dwb AlternativesWeb Browsers and other similar apps like dwb

dwb is described as 'Lightweight web browser based on the webkit web browser engine and the gtk toolkit. dwb is highly customizable and can be easily configured through a web interface. It intends to be mostly keyboard driven, inspired by firefox's vimperator plugin' and is a Web Browser in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to dwb for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and BSD apps. The best dwb alternative is qutebrowser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dwb are Links, Tridactyl, Nyxt browser and Surf.

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  1. qutebrowser icon

    qutebrowser

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    An actively developed, keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI, inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl. It’s based on Python, PyQt5 and QtWebKit and free software, licensed under the GPL.

    129 qutebrowser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • WebKit
    • Qt
    • Flatpak
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    • qutebrowser is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to dwb.

    • qutebrowser is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to dwb.

    • qutebrowser is Free and Open Sourcedwb is also Free and Open Source
    • qutebrowser is Lightweight, Customizable, Privacy focused and Minimalisticdwb is not according to our users
  2. Links icon

    Links

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    Links is a text mode web browser, released under GPL. Links2 has the ability to display graphics.

    13 Links alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  4. Tridactyl icon

    Tridactyl

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    Replace Firefox's default control mechanism with one modelled on the one true editor, Vim. Implementing Vimperator/Pentadactyl as a WebExtension.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
  5. Nyxt browser icon

    Nyxt browser

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    Nyxt is a new type of web browser for power users. It's built from the ground-up to be completely customizable. Out of the box Nyxt ships with tens of features that allow you to quickly analayze, navigate, and extract information from the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. Surf icon

    Surf

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    surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit2/GTK+. It is able to display websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. uzbl icon

    uzbl

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    Uzbl is a lightweight webkit browser following the UNIX philosophy - to do one thing and do it well.

    98 uzbl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    WebInspector
     
  9. luakit icon

    luakit

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    luakit is a fast, light and simple to use micro-browser framework exensible by Lua using the WebKit web content engine and the GTK+ toolkit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. FixBrowser icon

    FixBrowser

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    FixBrowser is a truly lightweight web browser created from scratch. It intentionally doesn't support JavaScript to make things faster and much less resource intensive. Instead it contains an updated set of scripts that fix and improve various websites.

    52 FixBrowser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. uweb Browser icon

    uweb Browser

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    • Powerful: any native functionality with html5 enhancement and still secure; any urls to host a website; javascript and shell scripting for general processing; piping between console and GUI and more with Termux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    • uweb Browser is the most popular Android alternative to dwb.

    • uweb Browser is Free and Open Sourcedwb is also Free and Open Source
    • uweb Browser is Lightweight and Privacy focuseddwb is not according to our users

  12. Vimb

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    Vim-inspired lightweight browser with webkit engine, designed for efficient keyboard navigation. Offers vim-like keybindings, hinting, SSL validation, shortcut customization, and a read-it-later feature. Ideal for users seeking low memory usage and fast browsing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Slackware
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  13. conkeror

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    Conkeror is a keyboard-oriented, highly-customizable, highly-extensible web browser based on Mozilla XULRunner, written mainly in JavaScript, and inspired by exceptional software such as Emacs and vi. Conkeror features a sophisticated keyboard system, allowing users to run...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  14. Rose Browser icon

    Rose Browser

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    Clean tab-less browser based on webkit2 and GTK4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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