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qutebrowser

// QUTE_WEB_HIDE image:qutebrowser/icons/qutebrowser-64x64.png[qutebrowser logo] A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt.

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link:https://www.qutebrowser.org[website] | link:https://blog.qutebrowser.org[blog] | https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/blob/main/doc/faq.asciidoc[FAQ] | https://www.qutebrowser.org/doc/contributing.html[contributing] | link:https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/releases[releases] | https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/blob/main/doc/install.asciidoc[installing] // QUTE_WEB_HIDE_END

qutebrowser is a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. It's based on Python and Qt and free software, licensed under the GPL.

It was inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

// QUTE_WEB_HIDE qutebrowser's primary maintainer, The-Compiler, is currently working part-time on qutebrowser, funded by donations. To sustain this for a long time, your help is needed! See the https://github.com/sponsors/The-Compiler/[GitHub Sponsors page] or https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/blob/main/README.asciidoc#donating[alternative donation methods] for more information. Depending on your sign-up date and how long you keep a certain level, you can get qutebrowser t-shirts, stickers and more! // QUTE_WEB_HIDE_END

Screenshots

image:doc/img/main.png["screenshot 1",width=300,link="doc/img/main.png"] image:doc/img/downloads.png["screenshot 2",width=300,link="doc/img/downloads.png"] image:doc/img/completion.png["screenshot 3",width=300,link="doc/img/completion.png"] image:doc/img/hints.png["screenshot 4",width=300,link="doc/img/hints.png"]

Downloads

See the https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/releases[github releases page] for available downloads and the link:doc/install.asciidoc[INSTALL] file for detailed instructions on how to get qutebrowser running on various platforms.

Documentation and getting help

Please see the link:doc/help/index.asciidoc[help page] for available documentation pages and support channels.

Contributions / Bugs

You want to contribute to qutebrowser? Awesome! Please read link:doc/contributing.asciidoc[the contribution guidelines] for details and useful hints.

If you found a bug or have a feature request, you can report it in several ways:

• Use the built-in :report command or the automatic crash dialog.
• Open an issue in the Github issue tracker.
• Write a mail to the https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/qutebrowser[mailinglist] at mailto:qutebrowser@lists.qutebrowser.org[].

Please report security bugs to security@qutebrowser.org (or if GPG encryption is desired, contact me@the-compiler.org with GPG ID https://www.the-compiler.org/pubkey.asc[0x916EB0C8FD55A072]).

Alternatively, https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/security/advisories/new[report a vulnerability] via GitHub's https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/security-advisories/guidance-on-reporting-and-writing/privately-reporting-a-security-vulnerability[private reporting feature].

Requirements

The following software and libraries are required to run qutebrowser:

• https://www.python.org/[Python] 3.8 or newer
• https://www.qt.io/[Qt], either 6.2.0 or newer, or 5.15.0 or newer, with the following modules:
  • QtCore / qtbase
  • QtQuick (part of qtbase or qtdeclarative in some distributions)
  • QtSQL (part of qtbase in some distributions)
  • QtDBus (part of qtbase in some distributions; note that a connection to DBus at runtime is optional)
  • QtOpenGL
  • QtWebEngine (if using Qt 5, 5.15.2 or newer), or
  • alternatively QtWebKit (5.212) - This is not recommended due to known security issues in QtWebKit, you most likely want to use qutebrowser with the default QtWebEngine backend (based on Chromium) instead. Quoting the https://github.com/qtwebkit/qtwebkit/releases[QtWebKit releases page]: [The latest QtWebKit] release is based on [an] old WebKit revision with known unpatched vulnerabilities. Please use it carefully and avoid visiting untrusted websites and using it for transmission of sensitive data.
• https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro[PyQt] 6.2.2 or newer (Qt 6) or 5.15.0 or newer (Qt 5)
• https://palletsprojects.com/p/jinja/[jinja2]
• https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml[PyYAML]

On Python 3.8, the following backport is also required:

• https://importlib-resources.readthedocs.io/[importlib_resources]

On macOS, the following libraries are also required:

• https://pyobjc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/[pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-Cocoa]

The following libraries are optional:

• https://pypi.org/project/adblock/[adblock] (for improved adblocking using ABP syntax)
• https://pygments.org/[pygments] for syntax highlighting with :view-source on QtWebKit, or when using :view-source --pygments with the (default) QtWebEngine backend.
• On Windows, https://pypi.python.org/pypi/colorama/[colorama] for colored log output.
• https://asciidoc.org/[asciidoc] to generate the documentation for the :help command, when using the git repository (rather than a release).

See link:doc/install.asciidoc[the documentation] for directions on how to install qutebrowser and its dependencies.

Donating

qutebrowser's primary maintainer, The-Compiler, is currently working part-time on qutebrowser, funded by donations. To sustain this for a long time, your help is needed! See the https://github.com/sponsors/The-Compiler/[GitHub Sponsors page] for more information. Depending on your sign-up date and how long you keep a certain level, you can get qutebrowser t-shirts, stickers and more!

GitHub Sponsors allows for one-time donations (using the buttons next to "Select a tier") as well as custom amounts. For currencies other than Euro or Swiss Francs, this is the preferred donation method. GitHub uses https://stripe.com/[Stripe] to accept payment via credit cards without any fees. Billing via PayPal is available as well, with less fees than a direct PayPal transaction.

Alternatively, the following donation methods are available -- note that eligibility for swag (shirts/stickers/etc.) is handled on a case-by-case basis for those, please mailto:mail@qutebrowser.org[get in touch] for details.

• https://liberapay.com/The-Compiler[Liberapay], which can handle payments via Credit Card, SEPA bank transfers, or Paypal. Payment fees are paid by me, but they are https://liberapay.com/about/faq#fees[relatively low].
• SEPA bank transfer inside Europe (no fees):
  • Account holder: Florian Bruhin
  • Country: Switzerland
  • IBAN (EUR): CH13 0900 0000 9160 4094 6
  • IBAN (other): CH80 0900 0000 8711 8587 3
  • Bank: PostFinance AG, Mingerstrasse 20, 3030 Bern, Switzerland (BIC: POFICHBEXXX)
  • If you need any other information: Contact me at mail@qutebrowser.org.
  • If possible, please consider yearly or semi-yearly donations, because of the additional overhead from many individual transactions for bookkeeping/tax purposes.
• PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=me%40the-compiler.org&item_name=qutebrowser&currency_code=CHF&source=url[CHF], https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=me%40the-compiler.org&item_name=qutebrowser&currency_code=EUR&source=url[EUR], https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=me%40the-compiler.org&item_name=qutebrowser&currency_code=USD&source=url[USD]. Note: Fees can be very high (around 5-40%, depending on the donated amounts) - consider using GitHub Sponsors (credit card), Liberapay (credit cards, PayPal, or bank transfer) or SEPA bank transfers instead.
• Cryptocurrencies:
  • Bitcoin: link:bitcoin:bc1q3ptyw8hxrcfz6ucfgmglphfvhqpy8xr6k25p00[bc1q3ptyw8hxrcfz6ucfgmglphfvhqpy8xr6k25p00]
  • Bitcoin Cash: link:bitcoincash:1BnxUbnJ5MrEPeh5nuUMx83tbiRAvqJV3N[1BnxUbnJ5MrEPeh5nuUMx83tbiRAvqJV3N]
  • Ethereum: link:ethereum:0x10c2425856F7a8799EBCaac4943026803b1089c6[0x10c2425856F7a8799EBCaac4943026803b1089c6]
  • Litecoin: link:litecoin:MDt3YQciuCh6QyFmr8TiWNxB94PVzbnPm2[MDt3YQciuCh6QyFmr8TiWNxB94PVzbnPm2]
  • Others: Please mailto:mail@qutebrowser.org[get in touch], I'd happily set up anything link:https://www.ledger.com/supported-crypto-assets[supported by Ledger Live]

Sponsors

Thanks a lot to https://www.macstadium.com/[MacStadium] for supporting qutebrowser with a free hosted Mac Mini via their https://www.macstadium.com/opensource[Open Source Project].

(They don't require including this here - I've just been very happy with their offer, and without them, no macOS releases or tests would exist)

Thanks to the https://www.hsr.ch/[HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil], which made it possible to work on qutebrowser extensions as a student research project.

image:doc/img/sponsors/macstadium.png["powered by MacStadium",width=200,link="https://www.macstadium.com/"] image:doc/img/sponsors/hsr.png["HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil",link="https://www.hsr.ch/"]

Authors

qutebrowser's primary author is Florian Bruhin (The Compiler), but qutebrowser wouldn't be what it is without the help of https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/graphs/contributors[hundreds of contributors]!

Additionally, the following people have contributed graphics:

• Jad/link:https://yelostudio.com[yelo] (new icon)
• WOFall (original icon)
• regines (key binding cheatsheet)

Also, thanks to everyone who contributed to one of qutebrowser's link:doc/backers.asciidoc[crowdfunding campaigns]!

Similar projects

Various projects with a similar goal like qutebrowser exist. Many of them were inspirations for qutebrowser in some way, thanks for that!

Active

* https://fanglingsu.github.io/vimb/[vimb] (C, GTK+ with WebKit2)
* https://luakit.github.io/[luakit] (C/Lua, GTK+ with WebKit2)
* https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/[Nyxt browser] (formerly "Next browser", Lisp, Emacs-like but also offers Vim bindings, QtWebEngine or GTK+/WebKit2 - note there was a https://jgkamat.gitlab.io/blog/next-rce.html[critical remote code execution in 2019] which was handled quite badly)
* https://vieb.dev/[Vieb] (JavaScript, Electron)
* https://surf.suckless.org/[surf] (C, GTK+ with WebKit1/WebKit2)
* https://github.com/jun7/wyeb[wyeb] (C, GTK+ with WebKit2)
* Chrome/Chromium addons:
  https://vimium.github.io/[Vimium]
* Firefox addons (based on WebExtensions):
  https://tridactyl.xyz/[Tridactyl],
  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/vimium-ff/[Vimium-FF]
* Addons for Firefox and Chrome:
  https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys[Surfingkeys] (https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys/issues/1796[somewhat sketchy]...),
  https://lydell.github.io/LinkHints/[Link Hints] (hinting only),
  https://github.com/ueokande/vimmatic[Vimmatic]

Inactive

• https://bitbucket.org/portix/dwb[dwb] (C, GTK+ with WebKit1, https://bitbucket.org/portix/dwb/pull-requests/22/several-cleanups-to-increase-portability/diff[unmaintained] - main inspiration for qutebrowser)
• https://github.com/parkouss/webmacs/[webmacs] (Python, Emacs-like with QtWebEngine, https://github.com/parkouss/webmacs/issues/137[unmaintained])
• https://sourceforge.net/p/vimprobable/wiki/Home/[vimprobable] (C, GTK+ with WebKit1)
• https://pwmt.org/projects/jumanji/[jumanji] (C, GTK+ with WebKit1)
• http://conkeror.org/[conkeror] (Javascript, Emacs-like, XULRunner/Gecko)
• https://www.uzbl.org/[uzbl] (C, GTK+ with WebKit1/WebKit2)
• https://github.com/conformal/xombrero[xombrero] (C, GTK+ with WebKit1)
• https://github.com/linkdd/cream-browser[Cream Browser] (C, GTK+ with WebKit1)
• Firefox addons (not based on WebExtensions or no recent activity): http://www.vimperator.org/[Vimperator], http://bug.5digits.org/pentadactyl/index[Pentadactyl], https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx[VimFx] (seems to offer a https://gir.st/blog/legacyfox.htm[hack] to run on modern Firefox releases), https://github.com/shinglyu/QuantumVim[QuantumVim], https://github.com/ueokande/vim-vixen[Vim Vixen], https://github.com/amedama41/vvimpulation[VVimpulation], https://krabby.netlify.app/[Krabby]
• Chrome/Chromium addons: https://github.com/k2nr/ViChrome/[ViChrome], https://github.com/jinzhu/vrome[Vrome], https://github.com/lusakasa/saka-key[Saka Key] (https://github.com/lusakasa/saka-key/issues/171[unmaintained]), https://github.com/1995eaton/chromium-vim[cVim], https://github.com/dcchambers/vb4c[vb4c] (fork of cVim, https://github.com/dcchambers/vb4c/issues/23#issuecomment-810694017[unmaintained]), https://glee.github.io/[GleeBox]
• Addons for Safari: https://televator.net/vimari/[Vimari]

License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt.

pdf.js

qutebrowser optionally uses https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/[pdf.js] to display PDF files in the browser. Windows releases come with a bundled pdf.js.

pdf.js is distributed under the terms of the Apache License. You can find a copy of the license in qutebrowser/3rdparty/pdfjs/LICENSE (in the Windows release or after running scripts/dev/update_3rdparty.py), or