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Qutebrowser

qutebrowser is a web browser for the operating systems Linux, Windows, and macOS, with vim-style key bindings and a minimal graphical user interface (GUI). It is keyboard-driven and is inspired by similar software such as Vimperator and dwb. It is developed by Freya Bruhin.

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qutebrowser
Original authorFreya Bruhin ("the Compiler")
Developers
  • Freya Bruhin12
  • contributors3
Initial release14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)4
Stable release
3.7.05 Edit this on Wikidata / 3 April 2026 (3 April 2026)
Written inPython, JavaScript
EngineWebKit or QtWebEngine
Operating systemLinux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD6
Available in1 languages7
List of languages
English7
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitequtebrowser.org
Repository

qutebrowser (pronounced "cute browser") is a web browser for the operating systems Linux, Windows, and macOS, with vim-style key bindings and a minimal graphical user interface (GUI).8 It is keyboard-driven and is inspired by similar software such as Vimperator and dwb.9 It is developed by Freya Bruhin.1

Qutebrowser is free and open-source software released under the GNU General Public License, and is included in the native repositories of Linux distributions such as Fedora and Arch Linux.10

Qutebrowser can use two layout or browser engines: QtWebEngine by default, or WebKit optionally instead. It uses DuckDuckGo as the default search engine.

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "CH Open Source Awards 2016: vergeben". Pro-Linux (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. 長岡弥太郎 (16 October 2017). "PythonやPyQtをベースのテキストドリブンBrowser「Qutebrowser」がv1.0に" (in Japanese).
  3. "qutebrowser – Authors". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "Release qutebrowser v0.1". GitHub. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. "Release 3.7.0". 3 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. "Installing qutebrowser". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. "Internationalization #31". GitHub. GitHub. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. "Qutebrowser: браузер для поклонников vim". PCWeek Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. "FAQ". qutebrowser.org.
  10. "qutebrowser – ArchWiki". archlinux.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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