# GNOME Web

8 Hacker News commenters recommended GNOME Web and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Minimal, WebKit-based Linux browser that keeps up with Safari sites and runs lightly. Critics point to missing extensions and limited features.

## Why people recommend it

- Keeps up with Safari compatibility (2 comments): "It's webkit based, keeps up with Safari, doesn't disable access to the Safari devtools, and it sends the exact same user agent string." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50084069)) "m.youtube.com works fine in both Epiphany and Firefox" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362897))
- Efficient on Linux, beats Firefox (2 comments): "similarly efficient under Linux in e.g. GNOME Web" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46456206)) "A rare win for gnome web over firefox here" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46710067))

## What people warn about

- Limited features, basic browsing only (2 comments): "it can't handle anything beyond very basic browsing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46328051)) "minimal and light on features" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46557246))
- Stuttery and ineffective performance (2 comments): "That thing has been so extremely ineffective." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47994095)) "Gnome Web is stuttery and weird, though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48612428))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Firefox for Android](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-for-android.md): 76 recommend
- [Opera browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/opera-browser.md): 70 recommend
- [NetSurf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netsurf.md): 17 recommend
- [Dia browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dia-browser.md): 14 recommend
- [Floorp Browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/floorp.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GNOME Web", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gnome-web/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).