Falkon
Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser.
It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms.
Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar).
Features
Falkon News & Activities
Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about KDE PlasmaKDE Gear 24.08 released: major enhancements across Dolphin, Konsole, Kdenlive, and more
The KDE Project has announced the release of KDE Gear 24.08, the latest stable version of its open-...
Recent activities
- AlternativeToMe liked Falkon
- canermeow added Falkon as alternative to Sigma AI Browser
- Danilo_Venom added Falkon as alternative to Google Chrome
- kelsonv reviewed Falkon
Good balance of features and light weight for low-end hardware like the PineTab2 and virtual machines. More capable than NetSurf or Dillo, and faster than Firefox, Chrome, Vivaldi or Angelfish. It also runs well under LXQt, which I like to use on that low-spec hardware.
Downsides: No support for Chromium extensions, and the Falkon extension pool is small. No support for external password managers, but works with auto-type. No bookmark sync, but you can send pages from your phone to the...
- POX added Falkon as alternative to FixBrowser
- soulrain thinks Lightweight is a important feature of Falkon
- kelsonv liked Falkon
- muhammadfarag added Falkon as alternative to Avira Secure Browser
Comments and Reviews
Falkon is very lightweight and runs quickly. If I need to quickly load a webpage, I run it through Falkon. However, if you're looking for in-depth customisation, such as through extensions, then Falkon doesn't have much in that regard. At least it comes with AdBlocker built in, and Greasemonkey, so if you're savvy with Greasemonkey scripts, then Falkon will do just fine for you.
Works in portable, but not standard installation on Win 10. Seems to think Falkon is already running and then gives MSVCR120.dll missing issue. Tried to install with all Google processes stopped. Using portable, I miss Adguard or Ublock Origin. Adblock just doesn't cut it for me. (no extensions)
Good balance of features and light weight for low-end hardware like the PineTab2 and virtual machines. More capable than NetSurf or Dillo, and faster than Firefox, Chrome, Vivaldi or Angelfish. It also runs well under LXQt, which I like to use on that low-spec hardware.
Downsides: No support for Chromium extensions, and the Falkon extension pool is small. No support for external password managers, but works with auto-type. No bookmark sync, but you can send pages from your phone to the desktop using KDE Connect if Falkon is your default browser.
It is by far the fastest and simplest browser i've come across so far. While it currently doesn't provide many useful extensions, it is still delivered with a built-in AdBlocker that does a wonderful job. A favourite for old and slow computers !
it's lightweight and simple
Love Falkon and it is alive again!!! After 3.1 update in March 2019 no more updates came but 3.2 released January 2022 so it is 'officially' active again. Despite being under KDE project, it works with all distros/GUIs of Linux and also Windows back to Win7. It is not specific to KDE.
I use it as my testing and sandboxing web browser. Ensures items stay separated and has always provided functionality necessary.
It is also the best lightweight browser I found that can provide access to net without sacrificing much, maintaining security, and very light on resources. If you have a device that is older and resource hog browser is the lone item making it unbearable, this is the solution to that. On older devices I run this and only open the 'normal' browsers when I have to. I already extend out device life to 10 yearish mark. Even dozen years old with Ubuntu on Gnome 3.3x and using Falkon instead of other browsers as able, devices can hit 12-15 year mark easily (this written during ubuntu 20.04, 22.04 ltsr releasing in few weeks) those older devices cannot handle kde even so falkon maybe even more useful in keeping devices running.
If more people knew about Falkon, it could help cut down on e-waste, seriously. Many people could get another year of use of their device with hardly any pain-point if they just had a lightweight browser like Falkon. I have a family member that uses a 10 year old device over school device they provided to them that is less than 3 years old simply because of bloated build, which is cycled out, paid from tax money, create waste ....
Software like Falkon can be server far greater purposes than 'just a lightweight browser'.
This browser is NOT discontinued Lastest release was in 2022.