{"id":5264,"date":"2022-01-31T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alvarotrigo.com\/epa\/linux-web-browsers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:14:01","slug":"linux-web-browsers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alvarotrigo.com\/blog\/linux-web-browsers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 22 Linux Web Browsers [Updated 2024]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are multiple web browsers for the different Linux distributions. Here’s a list of the best Linux web browsers:<\/p>\n\n\n

1. Opera<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Opera is quite a well-known browser and it’s available for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Linux operating systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opera is a speed-focused and distraction-free browser that also provides Adblocking and privacy features. It has been out there for quite a while (since 1995).<\/p>\n\n\n

2. Brave<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Like many other modern browsers, Brave sells us privacy and speed as one of their main features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Related article:<\/strong> Top Open Source Web Browsers: alternatives<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You can block almost anything. From ads to cookies, malware, cross-site trackers, etc. And contains some advanced features such as a crypto wallet, crypto rewards, and advanced security features.<\/p>\n\n\n

3. Waterfox<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A Linux Firefox-based web browser that is also available for Windows, Mac, and Android.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It supports Chrome, Firefox, and Opera extensions, which is quite amazing! It comes with private tabs support, limited data collection and promises a fast and private experience.<\/p>\n\n\n

4. Epiphany Browser<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Epiphany is a browser for the GNOME desktop and elementary OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s based on Webkit and puts special emphasis on keeping a minimalistic and simple user interface.<\/p>\n\n\n

6. Falkon Browser<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A KDE browser based on QtWebEngine rendering engine that was created in 2010 for educational purposes only and that kept on evolving and improving to become a quite decent browser with plenty of features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It uses an ad-blocker by default and supports all basic features you would expect from a browser.<\/p>\n\n\n

6. Tor<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A modern-looking browser for Linux focused on privacy and blocking any kind of trackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It supports multi-layered encryption so your data is as secure as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n

7. Min \u2013 A Fast, Minimal Browser<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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As its own names hints, it’s a Linux browser focused on minimalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Min browser allows you to focus on what matters without distractions and to keep things organized.<\/p>\n\n\n

8. GNU IceCat<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Also known as GNU IceWeasel, GNU IceCat is a web browser for Linux but also available for macOS, Windows, and Android operative systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It focuses on privacy and is considered the GNU version of Firefox. It contains a spy block and fingerprint protection.<\/p>\n\n\n

9. Chrome<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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We all know Chrome, so there’s little to say about the mega-popular Google browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe, secure, up-to-date, and all we would expect from a mainstream web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n

10. Vivaldi<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A great evergreen web browser<\/a> for Linux. It’s fully customizable and provides us with the option to choose what we want and what we don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It puts a special emphasis on privacy and security and has an active community around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tabs management is fully customizable too, providing us much more flexibility in this aspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you using Ubuntu? Then you should be reading about the best web browsers for Ubuntu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

11. Qupzilla<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A lightweight browser developed mainly by David Rosca using C++. It’s a free and open-source project under the GPLv3 license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It integrates with most Linux desktop environments, comes with an RSS reader, and promises us privacy and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n

12. Firefox<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Mozilla Firefox is a well-known browser so it won’t require much explanation. Created by the Mozilla Foundation, it uses Gecko as the rendering engine.<\/p>\n\n\n

13. Midori<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A free lightweight browser for Linux distributions based in Electron ( as opposed to the mainstream browsers that use WebKit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midori is a fast browser that also runs in embedded computers and that is ideal for machines with high CPU usage.<\/p>\n\n\n

14. Chromium<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Chromium is the open-sourced version of Chrome. Chrome contains a few more proprietary features like wider support for video formats or automatic updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can say Chrome is based on Chromium but Chromium won’t contain all features from Chrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Discover what are the best Chromium-based web browsers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

15. Konqueror<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A free and open-sourced web browser developed by volunteers that uses KHTML or KDEWebKit rendering engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s especially focused on providing a great experience when managing files with the browser. (local files, remote through FTP, disk images…)<\/p>\n\n\n

16. Lynx<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Lynx is a terminal text-based web browser for Linux created in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check out what are the best text browsers<\/a> out there.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It supports SSL and many HTML features. Do not expect JavaScript to work on it. Ideal for very slow connections or computers with no graphical interface.<\/p>\n\n\n

17. Links2<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A cross-platform browser is available for Debian-based Linux distributions. It comes with basic support for rendering modern websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn’t support CSS and comes with two modes. A text-only mode for the console and a basic graphic mode that is able to display images, tables, and some basic elements.<\/p>\n\n\n

18. Slimjet<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A Chromium-based web browser by FlashPeak advertises itself as an alternative to the big names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comes with an ad-blocker, a speed-up download feature, a form filler, a Youtube video downloader, an instant photo uploader, a photo enhancement feature, a weather forecast, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n

17. Seamonkey<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Seamonkey was born in 2005 as a fork of Mozilla Application Suite to keep its community-driven development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It contains an e-mail client and a newsgroup one as well as a web feed reader, HTML editor, and an IRC chat.<\/p>\n\n\n

20. Dooble<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Like many other browsers, Dooble was born in 2017 to improve users’ privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available for Linux, Mac, Windows, and FreeBSD operating systems.<\/p>\n\n\n

21. Pale Moon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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An open-sourced web browser for Linux that was developed out of a Firefox\/Mozilla fork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It uses Goanna’s rendering engine and focuses on providing an easy-to-use user and stable user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n

22. Surf<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A simple and quite basic browser-based on WebKit2\/GTK+ engine. It aims for simplicity and usability and focuses on advanced users, unlike the mainstream browsers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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