Crest
Crest is a web browser for Apple devices that separates work, personal, and private browsing into distinct Spaces.
What is Crest?
Crest is a native web browser for Mac, iPhone, and iPad built around separate Spaces for different parts of your life and work. Instead of keeping every account and tab in one shared browser profile, it lets you organize browsing into distinct contexts with their own tabs, history, cookies, passwords, permissions, and visual identity. On Mac, Crest supports features such as Split View, a configurable sidebar, extension support, and built-in updating through direct signed releases. It is designed for people who want clearer boundaries between projects, roles, or accounts without constantly signing in and out of websites. Crest is published by Paul Davis and is available as a direct-download Mac app rather than a Mac App Store app.
Key features
- Separate browsing into distinct Spaces with isolated tabs, history, cookies, and site data
- Keep different accounts signed in on the same websites without mixing sessions
- Organize work with a sidebar, pinned items, and multi-page browsing layouts
- Use Split View to view multiple pages side by side
- Customize each Space with its own visual identity and layout preferences
- Add browser extensions on supported platforms
- Update the Mac app directly from within the app with built-in update checking
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Crest is a legitimate browser app. Access to websites, cookies, saved passwords, browsing history, and site permissions is normal for a browser, and those data are central to how its separate Spaces work. On Mac, the app is distributed directly rather than through the Mac App Store, so it is best to install updates from the app's built-in updater or the official product site. As with any browser, use care with extensions and the sensitive information you choose to save.
Recommendation: Keep Crest if you use it for everyday browsing or for keeping work, personal, and private sessions separate. If you no longer use it, you can remove it like other Mac apps, but doing so will also remove access to its saved browsing setup and locally stored browser data unless you have already synced or exported what you need.
Common paths
/Applications/Crest.app
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