Q167784

web browser from GNOME

Key facts

Original author: Marco Pesenti Gritti
Developers: The GNOME Project (mostly by Michael Catanzaro and Xan Lopez, both from Igalia )
Initial release: 24 December 2002 ; 23 years ago ( 2002-12-24 )
Written in: C ( GTK )
Engine: WebKitGTK
Operating system: Unix-like , Haiku
Platform: GNOME
Size: 2.6 MB (compiled package for AMD64 , without dependencies)
Available in: many languages with different translation percentage of User Interface and documents
Type: Web browser
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Website: apps .gnome .org /Epiphany

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Article

GNOME Web, called Epiphany until 2012 and still known by that code name, is a free and open-source web browser based on the GTK port of Apple's WebKit rendering engine, called WebKitGTK. It is developed by the GNOME project for Unix-like systems. It is the default and official web browser of GNOME, and part of the GNOME Core Applications.

GNOME Web is the default web browser on elementary OS, Bodhi Linux version 5 and PureOS GNOME Edition.