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, Surf and uzbl.

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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.

    125 qutebrowser alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • WebKit
    • Qt
    • Flatpak
    qutebrowser screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Keyboard focused
    4.  Configurable
    5.  Customizable
    6.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Support for Hotkeys
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Portable
    6.  QT Based
    7.  Based on Webkit engine
    8.  Python-based
    9.  Based on QTWebEngine

    qutebrowser VS dwb

     

    • 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 and Privacy focuseddwb 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    Links screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Portable
    4.  Text-web-browser
    5.  Text mode

    Links VS dwb

     
  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.

    22 Tridactyl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox

    Tridactyl Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Tridactyl VS dwb

     
  5. 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.

    92 Surf alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last git commit on Oct 2022: https://git.suckless.org/surf/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Surf VS dwb

     
  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    WebInspector
    Discontinued

    Latest version was in 2016. See news: https://www.uzbl.org/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Tabbed browsing

    uzbl VS dwb

     
  7. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Nyxt browser screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Programmable
    2.  Extensive customisability

    Nyxt browser VS dwb

     
  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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    luakit screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface

    luakit VS dwb

     
  10. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    uweb Browser screenshot 1
    uweb Browser screenshot 2
    uweb Browser screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Multiple Account support
    3.  Bangs
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Extensible via user JScript
    6.  Block Trackers
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Integrated Password Manager

    uweb Browser VS dwb

     

    • 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

  11. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Slackware
    Vimb screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Keyboard focused

    Vimb VS dwb

     

  12. 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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last stable Windows version is from 2014, snapshot link doesn't work (last change in code: 2019).

    Properties

    1.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Mouseless
    2.  Browser-based
    3.  EMACS

    conkeror VS dwb

     
  13. Rose Browser icon

    Rose Browser

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    Clean tab-less browser based on webkit2 and GTK4.

    48 Rose Browser alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Rose Browser screenshot 1

    Rose Browser Features

    1.  Gtk
    2.  Based on Webkit engine

    Rose Browser VS dwb

     
  14. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    FixBrowser screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Work without JavaScript
    5.  Low resource footprint

    FixBrowser VS dwb

     
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