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qutebrowser

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qutebrowser
Original author(s)Florian Bruhin ("the Compiler")
Developer(s)
Initial releaseDecember 14, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-14)[4]
Stable release
3.4.0[5] Edit this on Wikidata / 14 December 2024; 13 days ago (14 December 2024)
Repository
Written inPython, JavaScript
EngineWebKit or QtWebEngine
Operating systemLinux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD[6]
Available inEnglish[7]
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Websitewww.qutebrowser.org Edit this on Wikidata

qutebrowser (pronounced "cute browser" /kjuːtbraʊzər/[citation needed]) is a free and open-source web browser for Linux, Windows, and macOS operating systems with Vim-style key bindings and a minimal GUI.[8] It is keyboard-driven and is inspired by similar software such as Vimperator and dwb.[9] It uses DuckDuckGo as the default search engine and offers a choice between QtWebEngine and QtWebKit for its browser engine. qutebrowser is included in the native repositories of Linux distributions such as Fedora and Arch Linux.[10] qutebrowser is developed by Florian Bruhin, for which he received a CH Open Source award in 2016.[1]

Functionality

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As in Vim and vi, the browser has a command mode and an insert mode. In command mode key bindings can be used to perform functions, for example: 'G' to go to the bottom of a page, and 'gg' to the top. Specific commands can also be bound to keys or key-sequences by the user. A cheat sheet of all key bindings can be found here and they can be trained here.[inappropriate external link?]

qutebrowser is both written in and configured in Python. Through the configuration file custom functionality can be added, including custom key bindings, per-site settings, and arbitrary Python code that can interact with your browser or your system.[11]

Since version 2.0.0, qutebrowser supports blocking ads using the python adblock library. For users that don't have the adblock library installed or use an older version of qutebrowser, a simpler built-in adblocker can be used and modified using the blocked-hosts file that comes with qutebrowser.[12]

Security

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In July 2018, it was found that all versions of qutebrowser prior to 1.4.1 have a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allowed websites to change qutebrowser settings and, via settings like editor.command, possibly execute arbitrary code.[13] This was fixed in version 1.4.1; backported patches are available for prior versions.[14]

Supported platforms

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Qutebrowser runs on Windows 10 x64 (build 1809 or later), MacOS 12 or later, and Linux.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "»CH Open Source Awards 2016« vergeben". Pro-Linux. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ 長岡弥太郎 (16 October 2017). "PythonやPyQtをベースのテキストドリブンBrowser「Qutebrowser」がv1.0に" (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "qutebrowser – Authors". qutebrowser. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  4. ^ "Release qutebrowser v0.1 · qutebrowser/qutebrowser". Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via GitHub.
  5. ^ "Release 3.4.0". 14 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Installing qutebrowser | qutebrowser". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  7. ^ "Internationalization #31". GitHub. GitHub. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  8. ^ "Qutebrowser: браузер для поклонников vim". PCWeek Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ^ "FAQ". qutebrowser.org.
  10. ^ "qutebrowser – ArchWiki". archlinux.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Configuring Qutebrowser". qutebrowser. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Frequently asked questions | qutebrowser". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  13. ^ "CVE-2018-10895". Mitre Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. ^ Bruhin, Florian (11 July 2018). "CVE-2018-10895: Remote code execution due to CSRF in qutebrowser". qutebrowser-announce (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Qutebrowser/Doc/Changelog.asciidoc at main · qutebrowser/Qutebrowser". GitHub.
  16. ^ "Qt WebEngine Overview". Qt Project. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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