Falkon
(10 | 4.3)
Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions - Built-in Ad-blocker - Portable - Based on QTWebEngine
TerrifiedTyphlosion
4 years ago
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 ...
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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) and tabs. Above that, it has by default enabled blocking ads with a built-in AdBlock plugin.
During the Akademy 2017 Konqueror BoF, the ex-maintainer of Konqueror , David Faure, proposed to integrate QupZilla into KDE in order to replace the aging Konqueror. His reasoning is that QupZilla is already much more advanced in terms of webbrowsing features, and there is almost nobody working in Konqueror, so there i...
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+ Extensible by Plugins/Extensions (24 )
+ Built-in Ad-blocker (15 )
+ Portable (13 )
+ Based on QTWebEngine (5 )
+ Lightweight (4 )
+ Multiple languages (3 )
+ Cross-Platform (1 )
+ Built-in RSS reader (0 )
+ Speed dial (0 )
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