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QtWeb Internet Browser - lightweight, fast, secure & portable browser for web
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QtWeb Internet Browser - lightweight, secure and portable browser having unique user interface
and privacy features. QtWeb is an open source project
based on Nokia's Qt framework and Apple's WebKit rendering engine
(the same as being used in Apple Safari and Google Chrome).
QtWeb is so compact and self-sufficient (not much dependencies), that it operates perfectly in bootable Windows (WinPE-based) and Linux environments (LiveCD)
and has been used in many freeware and shareware projects, like Active@ Boot Disk.
What's new in version 3.8.5 (released on Sep 9, 2013)
- Qt Framework is upgraded to the version 4.8.5
- Added Shift-JIS encoding
- Redesigned searches dialog and model
- WebInspector integration improved
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
What's new in version 3.8.4 (released on May 27, 2013)
- Qt Framework is upgraded to the latest version 4.8.4
- The latest AppleWebKit 534.34, which is faster and more robust
- Windows (Win32), MacOS X (cocoa), Linux & Unix (elf) binaries
- Executables (for all platforms) are more compact in size
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
What's new in version 3.7
- Qt Framework is upgraded to the latest version 4.7.5
- Context menus improved for the web page
- Added support for the Farsi language
- Released for Linux & Unix platforms (Intel-based, 32-bit)
- OpenSSL is upgraded to the latest version 1.0.0b
- Web Page Search re-implemented
- HTML5 Local Storage configuration added
- Minor changes and fixes, see here
QtWeb Intenet Browser version 3.5
- Qt Framework is upgraded to the latest version 4.7.0
- WebKit is upgraded to the latest public build AppleWebKit/533.3
- Released for MacOS X: source code and downloadable application
- New JavaScript core (SunSpider test 3 times faster)
- View Page Source - editor re-implemented
- Added Hungarian and Czech languages
- Minor changes and fixes, see here
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Customizable User Interface
- Change Application Style on the fly, and see how the program and websites look under different versions of Windows and Unix environment
- Move Navigation Bar and Bookmarks Bar anywhere within a mainframe, or even undock and place them on the Desktop
- Customize web search providers, menu titles, assign hot keys and your favorite shortcuts to any menu commands
- Show/Hide toolbar buttons and toolbars themselves (Menu Bar, Navigation Bar, Status Bar, Bookmarks Bar, Tab Bar)
- Tabbed browsing by default. User Interface can be switched to non-tabbed
Privacy and Security features
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Turn on Private Browsing mode to avoid leaving traces of browsing, even UserAgent which is being sent to the web server is masked
- Easy access to most privacy functions via toolbar buttons, Privacy menu and customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Supported SSL to access secure sites. Certificate information and certification path can be displayed
- Full Reset feature - clears all caches and restores all local settings to the state just after installation, as it was never run on the machine
- AdBlock function allows to hide most disturbing advertisements and block web counters which slow down browser's performance while webpage loading
Lightweight, fast and portable browser
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Size of executable is 6 MB only, no additional DLLs and other configuration files required
- Single portable EXE file - QtWeb.exe, that can be copied to and run from USB
- Scripting support allows any web page (including JavaScripted ones) to be loaded and dumped into a file from a command line
- Can be run in limited Windows environment (Win PE), like Active@ Boot Disk, or BartPE running from CD/DVD/USB
- Buit-in Torrent client allows to download files via torrents exchange protocol
Portable Browser usage scenarios
- Limited Windows environment (Windows booting and running from CD / DVD / USB Flash - WinPE, BartPE)
- Portable scenarios (minimum dependencies, can be run directly from CD or USB, no installation is required)
- Strong privacy required (no traces of browsing to be left on the local machine while browsing, or after browser has been reset)
- Clean browsing environment (all toolbars, including navigation bar, can be turned off or docked anywhere, and even moved outside the main browsing window)
- Multimedia machines (Virtual Keyboard supported, simple and convenient mouse navigation, all functions easy access)
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