| Otter Browser | |
|---|---|
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.png) Otter Browser using Breeze style on KDE Plasma 5 | |
| Developer | Michał Dutkiewicz |
| Initial release | January 1, 2014; 12 years ago (2014-01-01) |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Engines | QtWebEngine,QtWebKit |
| Operating system | Unix-like (Linux,FreeBSD,OpenBSD),macOS,Microsoft Windows,Haiku,RISC OS,ArcaOS |
| Platform | Qt |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Website | otter-browser |
| Repository | |
Otter Browser is a cross-platformweb browser that aims to recreate aspects ofOpera 12.x using theQt framework.[2] Otter Browser isfree and open-source software and is licensed underGPL-3.0-or-later. It works onLinux-based operating systems,FreeBSD,OpenBSD,macOS,Haiku,RISC OS,OS/2, andWindows platforms.
The author of the software, Michał Dutkiewicz, began work on Otter Browser in 2014 due to versions of Opera after Opera 12 not having Linux versions at the time; and because he was dissatisfied with the changes made and features removed in builds after Opera 12.[3]
Early versions of the browser were released starting in January 2014 as an alpha.[4] The browser started out usingQtWebEngine because Presto was closed source. The browser was designed to be modular and allow for customization, instead of being a 1:1 recreation of Opera.[3]
Otter Browser was ported to RISC OS in 2019 as OBrowser, although it was noted that it did not behave like a standard RISC OS application.[5]
The first stable release came in 2019.[6]
The browser and QT5 were ported to OS/2 in 2022 because the latest browser OS/2 could run was the outdatedFirefox 49.[7][8]
The browser runs on QtWebEngine, which is a version of Blink, the web engine used by Chromium. The web browser was designed to have integration with theKDE Plasma andUnity desktop environments.[9] Otter Browser has a built-infeed reader for RSS and Atom,[10] a note-taking utility, and cookie management accessible from a sidebar. It also includes a built-in content blocker[6] and popup blocker, session management, password manager, bookmarking, userscript support, and privacy features such as 'do not track'.[3][11]
As of 2019[update], tab grouping, form auto-complete, extensions support, and amail client were planned to be implemented in future versions of the browser.[6]
Otter Browser has been praised for its aim to recreate classic Opera features and its modularity.[2][3] Praise was also given to its lightweight nature and navigable user interface. Some cons that have been noted are that the user interface may be ugly to some users as it does not support theming, it does not support extensions, and it may not have standout features compared to other browsers.[12]
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