dwb AlternativesWeb Browsers and other similar apps like dwb

Apps similar to dwb include qutebrowser, which is free and open source. Other options are Links, Tridactyl, Surf and luakit. You can choose from more than 10 Web Browsers like dwb for Linux, Mac, Windows and Android.

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  1. qutebrowser icon
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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.

    139 qutebrowser alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • WebKit
    • Qt
    • Flatpak
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  2. Links icon
     94 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  3. Tridactyl icon
     7 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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  4. Surf icon
     12 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. luakit icon
     10 likes

    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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  6. Nyxt browser icon
     9 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. uzbl icon
     30 likes

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

    97 uzbl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  8. FixBrowser icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. uweb Browser icon
     13 likes
    • 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

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  10.  2 likes

    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.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Slackware
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  11. Clean tab-less browser based on webkit2 and GTK4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12.  2 likes

    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
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