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    Rekonq

    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE
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    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last version, 2.4.2, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Rekonq is a web browser for KDE based on WebKit. It first focuses on being a light, fast & clean way to access to net. Its development is doubly based on using the new amazing features offered by the WebKit rendering engine and on the rock solid network KDE technologies.

    Features

    Adblock
    Rekonq comes with an automatic subscription to the Easylist filter, which is updated every week. Additionally, you can set up manual filters to block loading of elements from webpages that match your criteria. You can even download and import additional published filterlists or export your list for backup.

    Feeds from websites can be saved to Akregator

    Auto-load/click-to-load plugins
    One of the benefits of using the WebKit engine, is that plugins can be disabled from automatically loading. This comes in handy to surf websites fast, without being bogged down by flash plugins. In the so-called Click-to-load mode, you will instead see a button that you can click on to activate the plugin.

    Bookmarks Editor
    Bookmarks, web shortcuts, cookies and authentication information are shared with konqueror. You will see the same set of bookmarks from either application and you can log onto a website in Konqueror and carry on seamlessly if you decide to switch to rekonq. Your passwords are stored securely in KWallet and can be used from either Konqueror or rekonq.

    Embedded Applications
    rekonq plays well with other applications in the KDE family. rekonq will always use your chosen default applications to handle file types. PDF files, for example will open in an embedded Okular kpart within rekonq itself. Media files will open in Dragon Player (or any other designated default application for that filetype).

    FTP Support through KIO
    rekonq supports KIO services, including cookies, cache, proxies and network settings. KIO-slaves like file:/, ftp:/, man:/, help:/, info:/ etc will work in rekonq, too.
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    Rekonq

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    • Developed by adjam
    • Open Source and Free product.
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    Rekonq was added to AlternativeTo by gyorgyjano on Jan 17, 2010 and this page was last updated Jan 27, 2021.

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    • KDE
    • Based on Webkit engine
    • Support for FTP
    • Block ads
    • Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

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