Niguro launches Pako Browser with Nepal-focused tools and privacy features

Niguro has launched Pako Browser, a new lightweight web browser designed specifically with Nepali users in mind, adding another product to the growing ecosystem of Nepal’s independent search engine.

Pako is built around the Chromium engine but takes a different approach from mainstream browsers by combining a lightweight interface with Nepal-specific services, offline utilities and privacy controls.

The browser is currently available free for Windows 10 and Windows 11 64-bit systems. Niguro says the browser is designed to remain lightweight, with the installation package kept below 100 MB. The current release listed on the Pako website is version 0.3.27.

A browser built around Nepal

One of Pako’s main differences is its focus on features that are particularly relevant to Nepali users.

The browser includes an offline Bikram Sambat calendar, an AD-to-BS and BS-to-AD date converter, and word and sentence counting tools. These utilities are built into the browser and can be used without an internet connection.

Pako’s new-tab page also incorporates Nepal-oriented information, including festival countdowns for occasions such as Dashain, Tihar and Teej.

Niguro search is integrated into the new-tab experience, while users can also access Niguro News and other Nepali news sources from the browser.

The company describes Pako as a browser where “the little things are actually Nepali”, highlighting its intention to build services around local internet habits rather than simply adding Nepali branding to an existing browser.

Lightweight approach

Pako uses Chromium as its underlying browser engine, allowing it to maintain compatibility with the modern web while avoiding the need to ship a separate large browser engine.