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![]() rekonq 0.7.0 running on Kubuntu 11.04 | |
Developer(s) | Andrea Diamantini and other KDE developers[1] |
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Initial release | 2 December 2008[2] |
Final release | 2.4.2[3] ![]() |
Repository | |
Written in | C++ |
Engine | WebKit |
Platform | KDE Platform |
Size | ~1.1 MiB[citation needed] |
Type | Web browser |
License | GNU GPL v3[4] |
Website | userbase |
rekonq was a lightweight, QtWebKit-based web browser developed inside the free software project KDE. It is the default web browser of Chakra GNU/Linux,[5] and was formerly of Kubuntu (between versions 10.10[6] and 13.10[7]). rekonq has been officially included in KDE Extragear since 25 May 2010.[8] In contrast to Konqueror, a web browser and file manager also developed by KDE, rekonq aims to be a standalone and simple web browser. Its code was initially based on Qt Development Frameworks' QtDemoBrowser and is developed on KDE Projects' Git repository.[9]
As of January 2014, there has been no further development of rekonq, and there is no manpower or sponsorship to restart development.[10]
rekonq integrates into the KDE desktop, e.g. downloading files through KDE download system, sharing bookmarks with Konqueror, KIO support, etc. rekonq possesses most of the features of a modern web browser, specifically:
rekonq uses the WebKit HTML rendering engine provided in QtWebKit.