GNOME Web
Ranked 40 of 53 web browsers by recommenders
Minimal, WebKit-based Linux browser that keeps up with Safari sites and runs lightly. Critics point to missing extensions and limited features.
Minimal, WebKit-based Linux browser that keeps up with Safari sites and runs lightly. Critics point to missing extensions and limited features.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 57%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Keeps up with Safari compatibility
“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.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Apple's new 'Switch to Safari' campaign details why you should ditch Chrome” “m.youtube.com works fine in both Epiphany and Firefox”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux Devices” Efficient on Linux, beats Firefox
“similarly efficient under Linux in e.g. GNOME Web”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan” “A rare win for gnome web over firefox here”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “JPEG XL Demo Page”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Limited features, basic browsing only
“it can't handle anything beyond very basic browsing”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Is Firefox Firefucked?” “minimal and light on features”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Kagi releases alpha version of Orion for Linux” Stuttery and ineffective performance
“That thing has been so extremely ineffective.”
Comment from 3 May 2026 in “This Month in Ladybird - April 2026” “Gnome Web is stuttery and weird, though.”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “CSSQuake”
Other web browsers people recommend
The four most recommended other web browsers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | 1,572 | 1,371 | 53% | 12 | 16 yrs125 owners | — |
| Google Chrome | 503 | 1,086 | 32% | 12 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Brave | 397 | 248 | 62% | 12 | 4.9 yrs16 owners | — |
| Safari | 307 | 577 | 35% | 12 | 13 yrs27 owners | — |
| GNOME WebThis page | 8 | 6 | 57% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“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.”
“they all give me endless captchas”
“GNOME Web, technically, through WSL.”
“Gnome Web is stuttery and weird, though.”
“That thing has been so extremely ineffective.”
“Maybe GNOME web is the answer.”
“m.youtube.com works fine in both Epiphany and Firefox”
“it doesn't support extensions at all”
“A rare win for gnome web over firefox here”
“minimal and light on features”
“I don't expect much from Epiphany”
“similarly efficient under Linux in e.g. GNOME Web”
“it can't handle anything beyond very basic browsing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.