Dooble is a Qt-based web browser that focuses on stability, privacy-oriented browsing features, and a compact codebase.
It supports private browsing workflows, domain-level JavaScript controls, custom search engines and style sheets, and includes some unusual capabilities such as Gopher support and native graphing tools for scientific studies.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports anonymous tab headers.
- Includes an application lock.
- Provides domain-level JavaScript disabling.
- Offers domain restrictions for blocking sites.
- Supports custom search engines.
- Supports custom style sheets.
- Allows multiple private windows and private instances, including downloads.
- Includes a JavaScript console.
- Supports Gopher.
- Includes native graphing of data for scientific studies.
- Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi OS, and other platforms.
Website: github.com/textbrowser/dooble
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Developer: Alexis Megas
License: BSD 3-Clause License
Dooble is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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