WebKit AlternativesBrowser Engines and other similar apps like WebKit

WebKit is described as 'The web browser engine used by Safari, Mail, App Store, and many other apps on macOS, iOS, and Linux' and is a Browser Engine in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WebKit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best WebKit alternative is Gosub, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WebKit are Servo, Gecko, WebKitGTK+ and Blink Rendering Engine.

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WebKit alternatives page was last updated May 20, 2025
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  1. Gosub icon

    Gosub

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    Gosub is a web browser with its own web engine. This engine is a modular system that allows developers to easily plug in their own components to customize the functionality of the engine. This will result in a more diverse landscape of browsers in the future.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    Gosub screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Modular System

    Gosub VS WebKit

     

    • Gosub is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WebKit.

    • Gosub is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WebKit.

    • Gosub is Free and Open SourceWebKit is also Free and Open Source
    • Gosub is Privacy focusedWebKit is not according to our users
  2. Servo icon

    Servo

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    Servo is a modern, high-performance web rendering engine designed for both application and embedded use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • KaiOS
    • Firefox OS
    Servo screenshot 1

    Servo Features

    1.  Modular System

    Servo VS WebKit

     
    Comments about Servo as an Alternative to WebKit
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    Positive Feb 10, 2024
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    It is fast and written in rust compare to all unsafe languages which is the new big thing and it is recently revived from the dead and they are going strong about it maybe someday it will defeat google dominance of the web

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    • Servo is the most popular Android alternative to WebKit.

    • Servo is Free and Open SourceWebKit is also Free and Open Source
  4. Gecko icon

    Gecko

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    Gecko is the name of the layout engine developed by the Mozilla Project. Gecko's function is to render web content, such as HTML, CSS, XUL, JavaScript, and render it on the user's screen or print it.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Firefox OS
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Gecko VS WebKit

     

    • Gecko is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to WebKit.

    • Gecko is Free and Open SourceWebKit is also Free and Open Source

  5. WebKitGTK+

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    WebKitGTK+ is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK+ platform.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    WebKitGTK+ Features

    1.  Gtk

    WebKitGTK+ VS WebKit

     

    • WebKitGTK+ is the most popular Web-based alternative to WebKit.

    • WebKitGTK+ is Free and Open SourceWebKit is also Free and Open Source
  6. Blink Rendering Engine icon

    Blink Rendering Engine

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    Blink is the rendering engine used by Chromium. Blink's mission is to improve the open web through

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Wear

    Blink Rendering Engine VS WebKit

     
  7. Goanna icon

    Goanna

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    Goanna is the name for the Open Source layout and rendering engine as used in Unified XUL Platform (UXP) applications like the Pale Moon web browser and the Interlink mail/news client.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Goanna VS WebKit

     

  9. MSHTML(Trident)

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    MSHTML (also known as Trident) is a proprietary browser engine for the Microsoft Windows version of Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MSHTML(Trident) VS WebKit

     
  10. Vaev icon

    Vaev

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    A lightning-fast, lightweight, and secure HTML/CSS engine.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Vaev screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  HTTPS Support
    2.  Support for HTML5

    Vaev VS WebKit

     

    • Vaev is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WebKit.

    • Vaev is Free and Open SourceWebKit is also Free and Open Source
    • Vaev is LightweightWebKit is not according to our users

  11. KHTML

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    It originated as the engine of the Konqueror browser in the late 1990s, Built on the KParts framework and written in C++, KHTML had relatively good support for Web standards during its prime. Engines forked from KHTML are used by most of the browsers that are widely used today...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    KHTML VS WebKit

     
  12. Presto (browser engine) icon

    Presto (browser engine)

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    Presto was the proprietary browser engine of the Opera web browser from the release of Opera 7 on 28 January 2003, until the release of Opera 15 on 2 July 2013, at which time Opera switched to using the Blink engine that was originally created for Chromium.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Presto (browser engine) VS WebKit

     

    • Presto (browser engine) is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to WebKit.

    • Presto (browser engine) is Free and ProprietaryWebKit is Free and Open Source
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    EdgeHTML

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    EdgeHTML is a fork of the MSHTML (Trident) engine of Internet Explorer. It is designed as a software component that enables developers easily to add web browsing functionality to other apps.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Xbox

    EdgeHTML VS WebKit

     

  14. Tkhtml

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    Tkhtml is a open-source browser engine written in C using the Tk widget toolkit. It was used primarily by the Html Viewer 3 (Hv3) minimalist web browser.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Tkhtml Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor

    Tkhtml VS WebKit

     
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