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Add to SafariWhen comparing Qutebrowser vs Firefox Focus, the Slant community recommends Qutebrowser for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop web browsers?” Qutebrowser is ranked 17th while Firefox Focus is ranked 33rd. The most important reason people chose Qutebrowser is:
With suggestions/auto-complete to reduce the learning curve.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Vim-style keyboard shortcuts and commands for rapid navigation
With suggestions/auto-complete to reduce the learning curve.
Pro Fast and light on resource usage
Pro Highly customizable
And quite easy to configure. You can even write your own config.
Pro Great for Privacy
Makes no unexpected network requests by default, unlike most other browsers (Chrome, Chromium, Brave, Firefox, etc).
Pro Userscripts
Call custom scripts on web pages or links (hinting mode).
You can use this for downloading of videos (youtube-dl, adfree), saving web pages as pdf or adding news sources to your RSS reader (newsboat).
Pro Keeps your activities private
It automatically blocks any ad trackers and erases your browsing history which includes your passwords and cookies.
Pro Good loading speed
Since it blocks ads, trackers and other things that can slow down web pages, you'll be able to browse the web faster.
Pro Simple to use
Pro Suitable as a secondary browser for everyday use
As it is very fast and private it can be used for everyday use together with a browser with your passwords and login information.
Cons
Con Software rendering only with Nouveau Drivers
Con Steep learning curve
If you're not a vim user, it will take some time to get used to the shortcuts.
Con Slow
As it is mainly written in Python, it's startup is slower than the competition.
Con Requires additional support and plugins for video playback
Con Notification spam
Tells you to clean the browser every single time you open it.
