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qutebrowser
Original author(s)Florian Bruhin ("the Compiler")
Developer(s)
Initial release14 December 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-14)[4]
Stable release
v3.5.0 / 12 April 2025; 43 days ago (2025-04-12)
Repository
Written inPython, JavaScript
EngineWebKit or QtWebEngine
Operating systemLinux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD[5]
Available in1 languages[6]
List of languages
English[6]
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitequtebrowser.org

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).[7] It is keyboard-driven and is inspired by similar software such as Vimperator and dwb.[8] It is developed by Florian 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.[9]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Installing qutebrowser". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Internationalization #31". GitHub. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Qutebrowser: браузер для поклонников vim". PCWeek Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. ^ "FAQ". qutebrowser.org.
  9. ^ "qutebrowser – ArchWiki". archlinux.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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