pdqcp@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 11 months agoWhat are some good non chromium browser alternatives besides Firefox and Safari?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some good non chromium browser alternatives besides Firefox and Safari?pdqcp@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 11 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
I keep seen everyone recommend FF and Safari, but are there any other options that you would recommend?
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 months agoThat’s the thing, that’s it. Firefox (Gecko), Chromium (Blink) and Safari (Webkit) are the only serious browser engines left. Every other remotely relevant browser is just a rehash of these and it’s usually from really shady for-profit companies such as Opera or Brave.
minus-squarenottheengineer@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThere’s also Falkon, which has its own engine, but it’s far behind the others. Firefox is the only good choice in my opinion.
minus-squareDestragras@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoFalkon uses a Chromium wrapper https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html
minus-squarenottheengineer@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThanks, didn’t know that. The name Qtwebengine is a bit misleading.
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoqtwebengine is chromium? I always thought it was webkit…
minus-squarezhvsrl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoIt used to be. This change is also news to me. Really sad tbh.
minus-squareono@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoIt’s Chromium. https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module Chromium was once based on WebKit (it has since diverged) so perhaps that’s what gave you that impression?
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThere was qtwebkit, that’s where I got the expression from.
That’s the thing, that’s it.
Firefox (Gecko), Chromium (Blink) and Safari (Webkit) are the only serious browser engines left.
Every other remotely relevant browser is just a rehash of these and it’s usually from really shady for-profit companies such as Opera or Brave.
There’s also Falkon, which has its own engine, but it’s far behind the others. Firefox is the only good choice in my opinion.
Falkon uses a Chromium wrapper https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html
Thanks, didn’t know that. The name Qtwebengine is a bit misleading.
qtwebengine is chromium? I always thought it was webkit…
It used to be. This change is also news to me. Really sad tbh.
It’s Chromium.
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module
https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module
Chromium was once based on WebKit (it has since diverged) so perhaps that’s what gave you that impression?
There was qtwebkit, that’s where I got the expression from.