Otter Browser

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Otter Browser
Otter Browser Logo.svg
Slogan Controlled by the user, not vice versa
Developer(s) Michał Dutkiewicz
Initial release December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)
Preview release
Beta 12 / January 1, 2017; 0 days ago (2017-01-01)
Development status Active
Written in C++
Operating system Unix-like (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, OS X), Microsoft Windows
Engine QtWebEngine and QtWebKit
Platform Qt
Available in Multilingual
Type Web browser
License GPLv3
Website otter-browser.org

Otter Browser is a free and open-source web browser that aims to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera (web browser) (12.x) using Qt framework while keeping seamless integration with users' desktop environments.[1][2] Otter Browser is licensed under GPLv3.

Features[edit]

  • Passwords manager
  • Addon manager
  • Content blocking
  • Spell checking
  • Customisable GUI
  • URL completion
  • Speed dial
  • Bookmarks and various related features
  • Mouse gestures
  • User style sheets
  • Etc...

Planned features include a mail client (as module) and a BitTorrent module. A full list of planned features can be seen here:.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Otter browser". Otter browser. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2016-06-03. 
  2. ^ "Opera-Like Otter Web Browser Out In Alpha Form". Phoronix. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-06-03. 
  3. ^ "Planned features". Otter Browser. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-06-03. 

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