Epiphany
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5recommend
0warn against
Jan 15, 2026first mention
Sep 17, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Epiphany on Gnome”
“You can download three Linux-compatible WebKit-based browsers from Apple's WebKit page:”
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“with Epiphany's webapps it's just there as an app to launch”
“Why wouldn't I use a native browser like Epiphany instead?”
“I do use some webapps, but with Epiphany rather than Firefox”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
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- Ask HN: Is it worthwhile to create a web browser in 2026? 1 mention
Data: epiphany.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
“epiphany: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/work_items/2889”
“Epiphany on Gnome”
“You can download three Linux-compatible WebKit-based browsers from Apple's WebKit page:”
“with Epiphany's webapps it's just there as an app to launch”
“I have Epiphany on Linux (not 100% same webkit).”
“Why wouldn't I use a native browser like Epiphany instead?”
“I do use some webapps, but with Epiphany rather than Firefox”
“I can reproduce such bugs using Epiphany [1] or other WebKit based browsers”