List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems

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The following is a list of web browsers for various Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Not all of these browsers are specific to these operating systems; some are available on non-Unix systems as well. Some, but not most, have a mobile version.

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Colored items in this table are discontinued.

Web browser Layout engine UI toolkit Source modelStatusNotes
Abaco CustomCustom (Acme-like)Open-sourceDiscontinuedFor Plan 9
Amaya Custom wxWidgets Open-sourceDiscontinuedAlso a web page composer tool (HTML editor)
Angelfish Blink Qt Open-sourceAdaptive browser for KDE and Plasma Mobile using QtWebEngine.
Arena Custom Xlib Open-sourceDiscontinuedDiscontinued testbed for W3C
Arora WebKit Qt Open-source Discontinued
Basilisk Goanna XUL Open-sourceBasilisk is a fork of Firefox with substantial divergence, especially for add-ons.
Beonex Communicator Gecko GTK+ Open-sourceDiscontinuedA separate branch of the Mozilla Application Suite
Brave Blink GTK Open-sourceMozilla Public License, version 2
Camino Gecko Cocoa Open-sourceDiscontinuedFormerly called Chimera; Requires Mac OS X
Conkeror Gecko XUL Open-sourceDiscontinued
Chromium Blink GTK Open-sourceClose affinity with Google Chrome
Dillo Dillo FLTK Open-sourceVersions prior to 2.0 were built upon GTK+.
Dooble Qt WebEngine Qt Open-source BSD License
Fifth WebKit FLTK Open-sourceAimed at replicating the pre-v15 Opera user experience.
Flock Gecko XUL Open-sourceDiscontinuedSpecialised version of Mozilla Firefox
Galeon Gecko GTK+ Open-sourceDiscontinued
GNU IceCat Gecko XUL Open-sourceRebranded Mozilla Firefox, renamed from Iceweasel
Google Chrome Blink GTK Closed sourceBased on Chromium - Freeware under Google Chrome Terms of Service
iCab WebKit Cocoa Closed sourceVersions prior to 4 used custom layout engine
Iceape Gecko XUL Open-sourceDiscontinuedRebranded as SeaMonkey
Internet Explorer for Mac Tasman Carbon Closed sourceDiscontinuedUsing Tasman in version 5
Internet Explorer for UNIX Trident Motif Closed sourceDiscontinued
Kazehakase Gecko GTK+ Open-sourceDiscontinuedDormant since 2012
Kirix Strata Gecko wxWidgets Open-source
Konqueror KHTML, WebKit Qt Open-sourceDefault web browser for KDE
LibreWolf Gecko XUL Open-sourceSoft-fork of Mozilla Firefox with a focus on privacy and security
Midori Gecko GTK Open-sourceDefault browser for Xfce
Mosaic Custom Motif Closed sourceDiscontinuedOne of the first web browsers
Mozilla Application Suite Gecko XUL Open-sourceDiscontinued
Mozilla Firefox Gecko XUL Open-source
NetSurf NetSurf GTK, Framebuffer Open-sourceNetSurf is not tied to any particular UI toolkits. Currently GTK and framebuffer front end implementations exist. For RISC OS, Amiga and others.
OmniWeb WebKit Cocoa Closed sourceUsing WebKit since version 5.5
Opera Blink Xlib Closed sourceOpera used its own layout engine, Presto, through version 12.XX. Linux versions were suspended when Opera moved to Blink and resumed with version 26.
Otter Browser WebKit/Blink (engine) Qt Open-sourceAimed at replicating the pre-v15 Opera user experience.
Pale Moon Goanna XUL Open-sourcePale Moon is a fork of Firefox with substantial divergence, especially for add-ons and user interface.
Falkon (QupZilla) Qt WebEngine Qt Open-source
Rekonq WebKit Qt Open-sourceDiscontinued
Roccat Browser WebKit Cocoa Closed source
Safari WebKit Cocoa Closed source
SeaMonkey Gecko XUL Open-sourceCommunity-developed version of now abandoned Mozilla Application Suite codebase
Shiira WebKit Cocoa Open-sourceDiscontinuedFor Mac OS X only
SRWare Iron Blink GTK Closed-sourceBased on Chromium, removes information transfer to third parties such as Google by default. Has had its source code available at various points in development but currently has a proprietary codebase
Surf WebKitGTK keyboard-drivenOpen-source Minimalist web browser.
Swiftfox Gecko XUL Closed sourceDiscontinuedProprietary optimised build of Mozilla Firefox
Swiftweasel Gecko XUL Open-sourceDiscontinuedOptimised build of Mozilla Firefox
TenFourFox Gecko XUL Open-sourceDiscontinued PowerPC build of Firefox for Mac OS X
tkWWW Custom Tcl Open-sourceDiscontinued
Uzbl WebKit GTK+ Open-sourceDiscontinuedFollows the Unix philosophy
GNOME Web WebKit GTK Open-sourceFormerly called Epiphany; Versions prior to 2.27.0 were built upon Gecko
Waterfox Gecko XUL Open-sourceFirefox fork
xombrero WebKit GTK+ Open-sourceDiscontinuedRenamed from xxxterm; originated from OpenBSD community
Web browser Layout engine UI toolkit Source modelStatusNotes

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See also

References

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/