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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Some Awesome Opensource Web Browsers... Worth to Try... (part 2)

Some Awesome Opensource Web Browsers... Worth to Try... (part 2)

6  K-Meleon

K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is Free, Open Source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically for Microsoft Windows (Win32) operating systems.

Available platforms

  • Windows

Features

  • K-Meleon uses the native Windows API for user interface instead of Mozilla's cross-platform XML User Interface Language (XUL) layer, and as a result, is tightly integrated into the look and feel of the Windows desktop.
  • Simple and Highely costomizeable
  • Light weight
  • Better Privacy
  • Resource Friendly

official website :

K-Meleon

7  Konqueror

Konqueror is a free and open-source web browser and file manager that provides file viewer functionality for file systems such as local files, files on a remote FTP server and files in a disk image. It is a core part of the KDE Software Compilation. Konqueror is developed by volunteers and can run on most Unix-like operating systems and on Windows systems. Konqueror is licensed and distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2.

Available platforms

  • windows
  • Linux

Features

  • Webbrowsing using KHTML or KDEWebKit as rendering engines
  • File management using most of Dolphin's features (including version-control, service menus and the basic UI)
  • File management on ftp and sftp servers
  • Full featured FTP-client (you can split views to display local and remote folders and previews in the same window)
  • Embedded applications to preview files (e.g. Okular and Calligra for documents, Gwenview for pictures, KTextEditor for text-files)
  • Different kinds of plugins: Service-menus, KParts (embedded applications), KIO (accessing files using special protocols like http or ftp) and KPart-plugins (like AdBlocker...)
  • Customizable application

official website :

Konqueror

8 QupZilla

QupZilla is a new and very fast QtWebEngine browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. This project has been originally started only for educational purposes. But from its start, QupZilla has grown into a feature-rich browser. QupZilla 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.

Available platforms

  • Linux
  • Windows
  • BSD
  • OS X

Features

  • Native look & feel
  • Unified Library
  • Integrated AdBlock
  • Opera-like Speed Dial
  • Light weight & Fast

official website :

QupZilla

9 lynx

Lynx is a highly configurable text-based web browser for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals. As of 2015, it is the oldest web browser currently in general use and development, having started in 1992.

Available platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux (Unix-like)
  • DOS

Features

official website :

Lynx

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