QupZilla

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QupZilla
White-blue colored globe
QupZilla with Chinese user interface showing its official website
QupZilla running in KDE Plasma 4
Developer(s) David Rosca
Initial release December 2010 (2010-12)
Stable release
2.0.2 (October 24, 2016; 3 months ago (2016-10-24)[1]) [±]
Development status Active
Written in C++
Operating system Unix-like (Linux, FreeBSD,[2] macOS,…), OS/2, Haiku, Microsoft Windows
Engine Qt WebEngine
Platform Qt
Available in Multilingual
Type Web browser
License GPLv3
Website www.qupzilla.com

QupZilla is a free and open-source web browser, intended for general users. It allows seamless integration with users' desktop environments and has several distinguishing features. QupZilla is licensed under GPLv3.

Features[edit]

QupZilla makes use of Qt WebEngine[3] to support modern web standards.[4] Additional effort was put into seamless integration of the browser with the native look and feel of users' desktops.[5] Some additional features of the browser include the integration of history, web feeds and bookmarks in a single location, the ability to take a screenshot of the entire page, and an Opera-like "Speed dial" home page.[6] It is reported to consume fewer system resources than the major general purpose browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.[7]

QupZilla uses the Qt cross-platform application framework and offers an optimized built-in AdBlock. By default this adblocker whitelists the web page of QupZilla's main search engine, Duckduckgo. A "portable" (no installation) version for Windows platforms exists. QupZilla is also distributed in the PortableApps format.[8]

History[edit]

QupZilla v1.7.0 passed Acid3 test.

The project was started as a research project in 2010. The first preview release, written in Python (using PyQt library), was ready by December 2010.[9] In 2011 the source code was rewritten in C++ with a goal to create a general purpose portable web browser, with the initial target being seamless integration with the desktop environment's look and feel of Microsoft Windows and Linux.[10] Version 1.6.6 (May 2014) still supported Windows 2000.[11]

On 30 March 2016 QupZilla 2.0 was released. It marked the transition from QtWebKit to Qt WebEngine.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rosca, David (24 October 2016). "QupZilla 2.0.2 released". QupZilla Blog. 
  2. ^ "Qupzilla at Freshports". Freshports. Retrieved 5 September 2013. 
  3. ^ a b David Rosca (30 March 2016). "QupZilla 2.0.0 released with QtWebEngine!". QupZilla Blog. 
  4. ^ Němec, Petr (28 December 2011). "Softwarová sklizeň" [Software picks (28 December 2011)]. Root.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 February 2012. 
  5. ^ Голубев, Сергей (10 February 2012). "QupZilla – браузер на основе Qt и WebKit" [QupZilla – browser based on Qt and WebKit]. PC Week/RE (in Russian). Retrieved 25 February 2012. 
  6. ^ Richmond, Gary (6 January 2012). "QupZilla Browser: one web browser, three niche features". Free Software Magazine. Retrieved 25 February 2012. 
  7. ^ Sneddon, Joey (22 December 2011). "Qupzilla – the Best Browser You've Never Heard of?". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 25 February 2012. 
  8. ^ "QupZilla Portable 1.8.8 (web browser) Released". PortableApps. 2015-10-21. 
  9. ^ "README.md". GitHub. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013. 
  10. ^ Chirkov, Maxim, ed. (26 December 2011). "Qupzilla – новый многоплатформенный web-браузер на базе Qt и WebKit" [Qupzilla – new multiplatform web browser based on Qt and WebKit]. OpenNet (in Russian). Retrieved 25 February 2012. 
  11. ^ David Rosca (2014-10-12). "Cookies issue + Build for Mac OS X available!". Development updates on QtWebKit browser QupZilla. Retrieved 2015-01-29. the latest 1.8 version is not working on Windows 2000 

External links[edit]

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