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QupZilla
Developer(s)David Rosca
Initial releaseDecember 2010 (2010-12)
Stable release
Repository
Written inC++
EngineQt WebEngine
Operating systemUnix-like (Linux, FreeBSD,[1] OS X,…), OS/2, Haiku, Microsoft Windows
PlatformQt
Available inMultilingual
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGPLv3
Websitewww.qupzilla.com

QupZilla is a free and open-source web browser, intended for general users. It allows seamless integration with users' desktop environments and has several distinguishing features. QupZilla is licensed under GPLv3.

Features

QupZilla makes use of Qt WebEngine[2] to support modern web standards.[3] Additional effort was put into seamless integration of the browser with the native look and feel of users' desktops.[4] Some additional features of the browser include the integration of history, web feeds and bookmarks in a single location, the ability to take a screenshot of the entire page, and an Opera-like "Speed dial" home page.[5] It is reported to consume fewer system resources than the major general purpose browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.[6]

QupZilla uses the Qt cross-platform application framework and offers an optimized built-in AdBlock. By default this adblocker whitelists the web page of QupZilla's main search engine, Duckduckgo. A "portable" (no installation) version for Windows platforms exists. QupZilla is also distributed in the PortableApps format.[7]

History

QupZilla v1.7.0 passed Acid3 test.

The project was started as a research project in 2010. The first preview release, written in Python (using PyQt library), was ready by December 2010.[8] In 2011 the source code was rewritten in C++ with a goal to create a general purpose portable web browser, with the initial target being seamless integration with the desktop environment's look and feel of Microsoft Windows and Linux.[9] Version 1.6.6 (May 2014) still supported Windows 2000.[10]

On 30 March 2016 QupZilla 2.0 was released. It marked the transition from QtWebKit to Qt WebEngine.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Qupzilla at Freshports". Freshports. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b David Rosca (30 March 2016). "QupZilla 2.0.0 released with QtWebEngine!". QupZilla Blog.
  3. ^ Němec, Petr (28 December 2011). "Softwarová sklizeň". Root.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Голубев, Сергей (10 February 2012). "QupZilla – браузер на основе Qt и WebKit". PC Week/RE (in Russian). Retrieved 25 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Richmond, Gary (6 January 2012). "QupZilla Browser: one web browser, three niche features". Free Software Magazine. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  6. ^ Sneddon, Joey (22 December 2011). "Qupzilla – the Best Browser You've Never Heard of?". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  7. ^ "QupZilla Portable 1.8.8 (web browser) Released". PortableApps. 21 October 2015.
  8. ^ "README.md". GitHub. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  9. ^ Chirkov, Maxim, ed. (26 December 2011). "Qupzilla – новый многоплатформенный web-браузер на базе Qt и WebKit". OpenNet (in Russian). Retrieved 25 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ David Rosca (12 October 2014). "Cookies issue + Build for Mac OS X available!". Development updates on QtWebKit browser QupZilla. Retrieved 29 January 2015. the latest 1.8 version is not working on Windows 2000
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