Last Updated on: 9th December 2023, 05:20 pm
Web site: hacktivis.me/projects/badwolf
Category: Network
Subcategory: Web browsers
Platform: BSD, Linux
License: BSD-3-Clause
Interface: GUI
First release: 2019
BadWolf – a minimalist and privacy-oriented WebKitGTK+ browser.
Features:
– Privacy-oriented – No browser-level tracking, multiple ephemeral isolated sessions per new unrelated tabs, JavaScript off by default
– Minimalist – Small codebase (~1 500 LoC), reuses existing components when available or makes them available
– Customizable – WebKitGTK native extensions, Interface customizable through CSS
– Powerful & Usable – Stable User-Interface; The common shortcuts are available, no vi-modal edition or single-key shortcuts are used
– No annoyances – Dialogs are only used when required (save file, print, …), javascript popups open in a background tab
The name is a reference to BBC’s Doctor Who Tv serie.