Konqueror
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 29 of 53 web browsers by recommenders
Praised as a capable KDE browser and a great file manager, with tiling and solid overall use. Critics say it lacks WebExtensions support and crashes for some users.
Praised as a capable KDE browser and a great file manager, with tiling and solid overall use. Critics say it lacks WebExtensions support and crashes for some users.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 9 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
Good browser that handles everything
“still a gread tool, would just need some love and webextensions support to come back big”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “GitHub unwanted UX change: issue links now open in a popup” “still a great browser, albeit still missing webext support”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Firefox introduces Split View: Two tabs side by side, right where you need them” “KDE had a good browser (Konqueror)”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “CSS Curiosities of the Past” - Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Windows 8 Desktop Environment for Linux”
Open-source KDE alternative to Chrome
“Anything webkit-based and open source like Epiphany or Konqueror/Rekonq”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent” “Konqueror is the KDE equivalent”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO” “Konqueror could be an option.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Hang on to Your Firefox” Fond memories of KDE 3.5
“they still don't touch their KDE 3.5.10 Konqueror-primary days”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? [video]” “KDE 3.5 (Konqueror > Dolphin)”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? [video]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Crashes or refuses to open
“every time I try to run Konqueror or Falkon they crash immediately”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “The FreeBSD Foundation's Laptop Support and Usability Project” “But konqueror refused to open.”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “KDE Plasma 6.8 Set to Drop X11 Support Completely” “Konqueror crashed on opening.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Wayland-Exclusive in Dropping X11 Session Support” Missing WebExtensions support
“still a great browser, albeit still missing webext support”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Firefox introduces Split View: Two tabs side by side, right where you need them” “still a gread tool, would just need some love and webextensions support to come back big”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “GitHub unwanted UX change: issue links now open in a popup”
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 | — |
| KonquerorThis page | 12 | 6 | 67% | 9 | — | Approved |
What people said
19 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I liked Konqueror but abandoned in favor of Chrome browsers and variants”
“they all give me endless captchas”
“KDE had a good browser (Konqueror)”
“Konqueror could be an option.”
“Konqueror is the KDE equivalent”
“It's sad to see sidelining of KOffice, Konqueror (of course still exists), Amarok and other great apps.”
“maintaining a secure browser that isn't a fork of chrome is a tall ask these days”
“Anything webkit-based and open source like Epiphany or Konqueror/Rekonq”
“still a gread tool, would just need some love and webextensions support to come back big”
“its ad blocking plugin (and plugins overall) seems to never have progressed much since KDE 2”
“still a great browser, albeit still missing webext support”
“it supports arbitrary tiling”
“It's still a great file manager”
“Konqueror handled everything well”
“every time I try to run Konqueror or Falkon they crash immediately”
“they still don't touch their KDE 3.5.10 Konqueror-primary days”
“KDE 3.5 (Konqueror > Dolphin)”
“But konqueror refused to open.”
“Konqueror crashed on opening.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.