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    What is uzbl?

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

    Features

    Uzbl uses the WebKit layout engine, and therefore inherits support for many web standards, including HTML, XML, XPath, CSS, ECMAScript (JavaScript), DOM, and SVG, passing the Acid3 browser test. Webkit supports Netscape-style plugins such as Adobe Flash Player and MPlayer.

    Numbered links feature enabled for keyboard navigation
    Uzbl's design focuses on keyboard control and hotkeys, although Uzbl supports mouse and other pointing device input. Like the pentadactyl and vimperator Firefox extensions, Uzbl employs a mode-based interface derived from the vi and Vim text editors. Rather than move the cursor to an address bar or a link, a user presses a hotkey to switch to "command" mode. From this mode she may: select links in the viewport through assigned keys (0 through 9 by default) or through typing an unambiguous string of the link text; navigate to another web page by typing its URL; modify settings; and perform other normal web-browsing tasks. While this mode-based interface creates an initially-steep learning curve, once learned it typically allows a user greater speed and convenience than many other browsers. Uzbl allows configuration of the hotkeys used.
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    Discontinued

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

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    very light, good for slower machines
    Positive comment • about 5 years ago • as an alternative to  K-Meleon K-Meleon

    Tags

    • webkit
    • Web Browser

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    Our users have written 0 comments and reviews about uzbl, and it has gotten 30 likes

    • Developed by Michael Walker
    • Open Source and Free product.
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    uzbl was added to AlternativeTo by tabakis on Jan 9, 2011 and this page was last updated Mar 7, 2021.

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