# qutebrowser

11 Hacker News commenters recommended qutebrowser and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Keyboard-driven, vim-style web browser that people use daily for fast, mouse-free navigation.

## Why people recommend it

- Keyboard-driven, vim-style browsing (5 comments): "A tiled window manager with Qutebrowser and it's vimium style shortcuts is the closest I have come to this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48412951)) "I've used qutebrowser for years as I feel the keyboard controlled web is much more convenient" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47253019)) "Qutebrowser was my favorite browser for keyboard navigation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413975))
- Pairs well with tiling window managers (2 comments): "A tiled window manager with Qutebrowser and it's vimium style shortcuts is the closest I have come to this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48412951)) "Install a lightweight window manager and use a lightweight browser like qutebrowser." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48957727))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Google Chrome](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-chrome.md): 503 recommend
- [Zen Browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zen-browser.md): 141 recommend
- [Vivaldi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vivaldi-browser.md): 134 recommend
- [Microsoft Edge](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-edge.md): 102 recommend
- [Perplexity Comet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/comet.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

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