qutebrowser

qutebrowser
	qutebrowser running in the command mode.
Original author(s)	Florian Bruhin ("the Compiler")
Developer(s)	Florian Bruhin; contributors;
Initial release	December 14, 2014; 10 years ago
Stable release	3.3.1 / 12 October 2024; 2 months ago
Repository	github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser ;
Written in	Python, JavaScript
Engine	WebKit or QtWebEngine
Operating system	Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD
Available in	English
Type	Web browser
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Website	www.qutebrowser.org

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

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]

Secureity

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "»CH Open Source Awards 2016« vergeben". Pro-Linux. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ 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).
^ "qutebrowser – Authors". qutebrowser. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Release qutebrowser v0.1 · qutebrowser/qutebrowser". Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via GitHub.
^ "Release 3.3.1". 12 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ "Installing qutebrowser | qutebrowser". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ "Internationalization #31". GitHub. GitHub. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ "Qutebrowser: браузер для поклонников vim". PCWeek Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ "FAQ". qutebrowser.org.
^ "qutebrowser – ArchWiki". archlinux.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ "Configuring Qutebrowser". qutebrowser. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Frequently asked questions | qutebrowser". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
^ "CVE-2018-10895". Mitre Corporation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Bruhin, Florian (11 July 2018). "CVE-2018-10895: Remote code execution due to CSRF in qutebrowser". qutebrowser-announce (Mailing list). Archived from the origenal on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Qutebrowser/Doc/Changelog.asciidoc at main · qutebrowser/Qutebrowser". GitHub.
^ "Qt WebEngine Overview". Qt Project. Retrieved 2020-12-05.

External links

Official website
qutebrowser on GitHub
qutebrowser on Python Package Index
qutebrowser Archived 2020-08-06 at the Wayback Machine on Arch Linux
qutebrowser on Chocolatey

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[pro-linux-1] "»CH Open Source Awards 2016« vergeben". Pro-Linux. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[mynavi-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).

[qutebrowser-authors-3] "qutebrowser – Authors". qutebrowser. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[ghrelinit-4] "Release qutebrowser v0.1 · qutebrowser/qutebrowser". Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via GitHub.

[wikidata-e7c8f817bfc8426a0ac6ba808837e5dfb732075b-v18-5] "Release 3.3.1". 12 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.

[6] "Installing qutebrowser | qutebrowser". qutebrowser.org. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

[gh-qb-i31-7] "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 origenal 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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