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WebKit is a browser engine, not a browser. There is no open-source browser based on it that you could use as an alternative to Firefox.
by layer8 2y ago
WebKit is a browser engine, not a browser. There is no open-source browser based on it that you could use as an alternative to Firefox.
- figomore 2y agoGnome Web is based on WebKit.
- layer8 2y agoI should have added “cross-platform”. It’s not a viable alternative for most Firefox users.
- ranger_danger 2y agoThere are several, just none that are still maintained. But webkit is still open source and there's no reason someone could not fork or start up a new browser project with 90% of the work already done by webkit, you just need a GUI.
- eadmund 2y agoEmacs supports browsing with WebKit: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Embedded-WebKit-Widgets.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Em... This is distinct from its own Emacs Web Wowser, which is a more primitive browser (but quite good for quite a lot!).
- kmlx 2y ago> There is no open-source browser based on it that you could use as an alternative to Firefox. here you go: https://github.com/duckduckgo/apple-browsers https://github.com/duckduckgo/apple-browsers