Alternatives to GNOME Web

GNOME's browser, built on WebKitGTK, formerly known as Epiphany. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as GNOME Web.

  • Firefox

    The main browser not built on Chromium, with tracking protection turned on by default.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Firefox uses Mozilla's non-Chromium engine with strong extension support and broader web app compatibility, and runs on every major platform rather than Linux only.

  • Chromium

    The open-source browser project that Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi are all built from.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Chromium brings the engine most sites are built for and is packaged by most Linux distributions, but most builds lack Widevine DRM for paid streaming.

  • Orion

    WebKit browser from Kagi that runs Safari, Chrome and Firefox extensions.

    FreeProprietarymacOSLinux

    Orion also uses WebKit and runs on Linux, adding Safari, Chrome and Firefox extension support and ad blocking, but it is closed source and still in beta.

  • Falkon

    Lightweight KDE browser built on QtWebEngine.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Falkon is KDE's lightweight browser on QtWebEngine with a built-in ad blocker and password manager, following Plasma theming rather than GNOME, with infrequent releases.

  • Midori

    Lightweight browser with an ad blocker and privacy-focused defaults.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Midori is a lightweight Chromium fork with ad blocking and tracking protection enabled, available on Linux, Windows and Android from a small team.

  • Min

    Browse with a minimal interface and grouped tabs.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Min offers a minimal interface with grouped tabs, tracker blocking and reader views, and uses userscripts rather than a browser extension store.

  • Konqueror

    KDE's combined web browser and file manager, using Qt WebEngine for pages.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Konqueror is KDE's Qt WebEngine browser that doubles as a file manager and FTP/SFTP client, and it fits best on a Plasma desktop rather than GNOME.

  • Luakit

    A keyboard-driven web browser built on WebKitGTK and GTK, configured and extended with Lua.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Luakit also uses WebKitGTK but is keyboard-driven and configured in Lua, with link hints, vertical tabs and a built-in ad blocker.

Also worth comparing

These listings name GNOME Web as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Angelfish

    A lightweight KDE web browser designed for mobile Linux devices that also runs on the desktop.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GNOME Web is another Linux-only open-source browser, using WebKitGTK instead of Qt and integrating with the GNOME desktop rather than KDE, with extension support that lags.

  • BadWolf

    A minimalist, privacy-oriented web browser built on WebKitGTK with JavaScript off by default.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GNOME Web also uses WebKitGTK on Linux but ships as a packaged desktop browser integrated with GNOME, without JavaScript disabled by default or isolated ephemeral sessions.

  • Ladybird

    Explore an independent browser with its own rendering engine.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinux

    GNOME Web uses WebKitGTK rather than Chromium and is a finished everyday browser, but it runs on Linux only and lags on extensions and some web applications.

  • surf

    A minimal WebKit2GTK web browser from the suckless project, without tabs and configured at compile time.

    FreeProprietaryLinux

    GNOME Web also uses WebKitGTK on Linux but offers a plain graphical interface with tabs and GNOME integration instead of compile-time configuration.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.