Alternatives to Konqueror
KDE's combined web browser and file manager, using Qt WebEngine for pages. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Konqueror
KDE's combined web browser and file manager, using Qt WebEngine for pages.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Konqueror.
Falkon
Lightweight KDE browser built on QtWebEngine.
Falkon is KDE's lightweight Qt WebEngine browser with an ad blocker and password manager on by default and a Windows build, but it does not manage files.
Firefox
The main browser not built on Chromium, with tracking protection turned on by default.
Firefox offers a non-Chromium engine, strong extension support and builds on every major platform, but it is a browser only, without file management or FTP/SFTP.
Angelfish
A lightweight KDE web browser designed for mobile Linux devices that also runs on the desktop.
Angelfish is a lightweight KDE browser released with KDE Gear and suited to Linux phones, with a basic feature set and no file management.
GNOME Web
GNOME's browser, built on WebKitGTK, formerly known as Epiphany.
GNOME Web is a plain WebKitGTK browser that integrates with the GNOME desktop instead of Plasma, with no file manager and limited extension support.
Otter Browser
Use a configurable browser inspired by classic Opera.
Otter Browser is a Qt browser with classic Opera-style controls for Windows and Linux, without file management, and some planned features remain unfinished.
Dooble
An open-source Qt web browser focused on privacy and usability, with frequent releases.
Dooble is an independent Qt browser with privacy features and built-in domain filtering, adding Windows and macOS, but without file manager functions.
Chromium
The open-source browser project that Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi are all built from.
Chromium gives the upstream engine and Chrome's interface, installed on Linux through distribution packages, without file management or FTP/SFTP features.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Konqueror as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
gFTP
A free multithreaded GTK file transfer client for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
Konqueror combines a web browser, file manager and FTP/SFTP client in one KDE program, fitting best on a KDE Plasma desktop.
Krusader
A twin-panel commander-style file manager for KDE Plasma and other Linux and Unix desktops.
Konqueror is KDE's combined web browser and file manager with FTP and SFTP, but single-purpose commander features are not documented.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SeaMonkey
Classic internet suite combining a browser, email, feed reader, IRC client and HTML editor.
qutebrowser
A keyboard-driven browser with vim-style bindings and almost no interface to click on.
Vivaldi
A Chromium browser for people who want tab stacks, split screen and a mail client in the same window.
Luakit
A keyboard-driven web browser built on WebKitGTK and GTK, configured and extended with Lua.
