Qutebrowser

qutebrowser (pronounced "cute browser") is a web browser for the operating systems Linux, Windows, and macOS, with vim-style key bindings and a minimal graphical user interface (GUI).^[8] It is keyboard-driven and is inspired by similar software such as Vimperator and dwb.^[9] It is developed by Freya Bruhin.^[1]

Original authorFreya Bruhin ("the Compiler")

Developers

• Freya Bruhin^[1][2]
• contributors^[3]

Release14 December 2014; 11 years ago (2014-12-14)^[4]

Stable release

3.7.0^[5]  / 3 April 2026; 5 months ago (3 April 2026)

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qutebrowser
qutebrowser running in the command mode.
Original author	Freya Bruhin ("the Compiler")
Developers	Freya Bruhin[1][2] contributors[3]
Release	14 December 2014; 11 years ago (2014-12-14)[4]
Stable release	3.7.0[5]  / 3 April 2026; 5 months ago (3 April 2026)
Written in	Python, JavaScript
Engine	WebKit or QtWebEngine
Operating system	Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD[6]
Available in	1 languages[7]
List of languages English[7]
Type	Web browser
License	GNU General Public License
Website	qutebrowser.org
Repository	github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser

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Qutebrowser is free and open-source software released under the GNU General Public License, and is included in the native repositories of Linux distributions such as Fedora and Arch Linux.^[10]

Qutebrowser can use two layout or browser engines: QtWebEngine by default, or WebKit optionally instead. It uses DuckDuckGo as the default search engine.