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GNOME Web vs surf: catalog facts
GNOME Web	surf
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free to download and build from source.
Linux	Linux
It integrates tightly with the GNOME desktop, keeps the interface deliberately plain, and uses WebKit rather than…	Very small, keyboard-driven browser Can be embedded in other applications through XEmbed
It is Linux-only, and WebKitGTK support for extensions and some web applications lags behind the mainstream engines.	No built-in tabs Depends on WebKit2GTK packaging, which the developers warn can be troublesome
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
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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