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Otter Browser mentions (20)

• Chrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future

  It took me a bit of searching, but it's nice to know that there are desktop browsers that are not based on Chromium or Gecko, i.e. Webkit [1]. I would like to Otter Browser [2], next time I use my Windows machine. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/nkzrj0/comment/gzht47d/ [2] https://otter-browser.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• If webkit is open source why isn't there a good webkit based browser on windows

  There are WebKit browsers for Windows: Otter Browser and my Split Browser (alpha). Source: about 1 year ago

• Opera consumed more than my RAM size ~3.4GB of 3.2GB!

  Ditch Opera for Otter Browser, which is a spiritual continuation of the classic Opera. Source: over 1 year ago

• What do you think about a lightweight nightly WebKit browser for Windows with split view? I've just made a proof-of-concept in Qt.

  Proof of concept for split screen and based on qt is long available with the otter browser - you may be interested in the project https://otter-browser.org/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Is Opera GX using more memory than Edge?

  Opera GX is overloaded with features, which take more RAM. Use the regular Opera for more lightweight experience. Or Otter Browser for even less RAM. Source: about 2 years ago

WebKitGTK+ mentions (4)

• Developing a Desktop Application via Rust and NextJS. The Tauri Way.

  One small note regarding Native Webview meant above. You can find ultimate information on this topic here. In a nutshell, Tauri applications use as HTML renderer Webkit (safari engine) on MacOS, Microsoft Edge WebView2 on Windows, and WebKitGTK on Linux (port of Webkit for Linux). Pay attention to the fact that a Tauri application could behave differently on different platforms according to the information above. - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• Fix Apple Bugs using a "Secret" Linux Browser

  Web (WebKitGTK) there is an alternative webkit browser that shares a lot of bugs, shortcomings, and peculiarities with Apple Safari. Simply called "Web" on my Ubuntu laptop, that "A simple, clean, beautiful view of the web. Powered by WebKitGTK 2.38.5" has also been known as Gnome Web or Epiphany in alternative builds and former version. It's got a beautiful minimalist globe icon, and it can save you time and... - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• Tauri reached 1.0

  So the Tauri website links to webkitgtk.org which at least is getting regularly updated, though I don't know just how closely it tracks upstream WebKit. Source: almost 2 years ago

• WebKit: [WPE][GTK] Enable AVIF decoder as experimental feature and unskip tests

  Also please note that this patch is only for the WPE and GTK ports, not yet for Safari. But having it included by default in those could convince Apple to also flip the switch. Source: about 3 years ago