Webcat

Also known as: webCat, harbour-webcat

2014 – 2021 Discontinued

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Alternative native browser for Sailfish OS (Jolla) on QtWebKit, with tabs that don't reload, user-agent choice, a download manager, private browsing and simple ad blocking.

Facts

Developer

Leszek Lesner (llelectronics)

Website

openrepos.net

Engine

WebKit (QtWebKit)

Platforms

Other

Details

Sailfish OS (Jolla, armv7hl then aarch64); last version 3.1.0 (May 2021)

Popularity

33/100 — Estimate: a few thousand users; 66 votes on OpenRepos, 19 GitHub stars, also distributed in the Jolla Store

Key versions

1. Jan. 11, 2014
   0.8-2First release published on OpenRepos for Sailfish OS (Jolla).
2. Jan. 31, 2015
   1.0.0Version 1.0.0.
3. Mar. 17, 2015
   2.0.0Version 2.0.0.
4. June 19, 2018
   3.0.0Version 3.0.0.
5. May 13, 2021
   3.1.0Last version: Qwant search engine and YouTube fix.

Version sources: openrepos.net

Sources

1. https://openrepos.net/content/llelectronics/webcat
2. https://badphonereview.blogspot.com/2014/01/webcat-sailfish-browser-for-jolla.html
3. https://github.com/llelectronics/webcat