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qutebrowser

An actively developped, 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. Created by Florian Bruhin The-Compiler

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qutebrowser is a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. It’s based on Python, PyQt5 and QtWebKit and free software, licensed under the GPL.

It was inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

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Lightweight Browsers, The best browsers and extensions to let you navigate the web without touching the mouse, Free lightweight web browsers that may speed up your web navigation, and Top Linux Apps

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Configurable Customizable Keyboard driven Keyboard focused Lightweight Support for Hotkeys Vim key mapping Add a feature

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qutebrowser was added by Cyrille in Mar 2016 and the latest update was made in Sep 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Jul 2020. It's possible to update the information on qutebrowser or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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qutebrowser Comments

Comment by stewartwebb

about qutebrowser · Apr 2017 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

Can be interacted with without the use of a mouse, has vim-like controls, but is very easy to learn.

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