Konqueror

Also known as: Konqueror Embedded

2000 – present Active

64

KDE's browser and file manager. Its KHTML engine gave rise to WebKit.

Facts

Developer

KDE

Website

apps.kde.org

Current engines

Blink (QtWebEngine)

Former engines

KHTMLQtWebKit

Current platforms

LinuxBSDUnix

Former platforms

Windows

Details

Qt/Embedded and Qt Palmtop Environment (Linux PDAs; Konqueror Embedded page removed in 2019); Windows via the KDE on Windows project (KDE 4, around 2008–2011), no Windows build today

Popularity

64/100

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)

Safari

Key versions

1. Oct. 23, 2000
   KDE 2.0KHTMLFirst release, shipped with KDE 2 as web browser, file manager and document viewer.[1]
2. Dec. 7, 2000
   Konqueror/Embedded 0.1Port to Qt/Embedded for embedded devices, without X11 or kdelibs.[2]
3. Nov. 29, 2005
   KDE 3.5Second browser to pass the Acid2 test; built-in ad blocking.[3]
4. Jan. 11, 2008
   KDE 4.0Dolphin becomes the default file manager; Konqueror remains KDE’s web browser.[4]
5. 2010
   KWebKitPartQtWebKitQtWebKit integrated through the KWebKitPart component, after active KHTML development ended.[5]
6. Dec. 15, 2016
   16.12Blink (QtWebEngine)Ported to KDE Frameworks 5; pages rendered with Chromium-based QtWebEngine.[6]

Version sources: [1] kde.org, [2] dot.kde.org, [3] kde.org, [4] kde.org, [5] Konqueror (Wikipedia en), [6] kde.org

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konqueror
2. https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116140417mp_/http:/www.konqueror.org/embedded/
3. https://dot.kde.org/2000/12/07/konqueror-goes-embedded
4. https://apps.kde.org/konqueror/