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).^[7] It is keyboard-driven and is inspired by similar software such as Vimperator and dwb.^[8] It is developed by Florian Bruhin.^[1]

qutebrowser
qutebrowser running in the command mode.
Original author(s)	Florian Bruhin ("the Compiler")
Developer(s)	Florian Bruhin[1][2] contributors[3]
Initial release	14 December 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-14)[4]
Stable release	v3.5.0 / 12 April 2025; 3 months ago (2025-04-12)
Repository	github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser
Written in	Python, JavaScript
Engine	WebKit or QtWebEngine
Operating system	Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD[5]
Available in	1 languages[6]
List of languages English[6]
Type	Web browser
License	GNU General Public License
Website	qutebrowser.org

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.^[9]

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

See also

• Free and open-source software portal
• Internet portal

• List of web browsers
• uzbl – another minimalist web browser with similar concept (discontinued)
• Minimalism (computing)