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surf vs GNOME Web: catalog facts
surf	GNOME Web
Free Free to download and build from source.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Linux	Linux
Very small, keyboard-driven browser Can be embedded in other applications through XEmbed	It integrates tightly with the GNOME desktop, keeps the interface deliberately plain, and uses WebKit rather than…
No built-in tabs Depends on WebKit2GTK packaging, which the developers warn can be troublesome	It is Linux-only, and WebKitGTK support for extensions and some web applications lags behind the mainstream engines.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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