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Falkon vs NetSurf: catalog facts
Falkon	NetSurf
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the GPL version 2.
Windows, Linux	macOS, Linux
An ad blocker and a password manager are enabled out of the box, and it follows Plasma theming…	Very small and light on resources Independent layout engine written in C
The extension ecosystem is tiny compared with Chromium and Firefox, and releases are infrequent.	Limited support for modern script-heavy websites Not a replacement for a mainstream browser on current sites
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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