A multi-process browser architecture is provided that splits the browser process and the renderer processes. The browser process may run on a user device and the renderer processes may run on a renderer server accessible by the user device. The browser process running on the user device can direct the renderer server to generate a new renderer process each time a user elects to open a new browser window or tab. The renderer process running on the renderer server can determine what content resources are needed to render a page and request the resources. Once the content resources are obtained, the appropriate renderer process can begin generating a layout of the page. The renderer process may transmit the layout to the browser process such that the page can be displayed on the user device.