epiphany

epiphany-browser [OPTION...] [URL]

--help
    Print help and exit

--version
    Print version information and exit

--new-window URL
    Open URL in a new window

--new-tab URL
    Open URL in a new tab

--profile=DIR
    Use specified profile directory

--incognito
    Start in private browsing mode

--app=URL
    Run in application mode for URL

--class=NAME
    Set application class name

--debug
    Enable debug logging

--session=FILE
    Restore session from FILE

--no-default-browser-check
    Skip default browser check

Epiphany, also known as GNOME Web, is the default web browser for the GNOME desktop environment. Launched via the epiphany-browser (or simply epiphany on some distributions) command, it utilizes the WebKitGTK rendering engine for efficient rendering of modern web pages. Designed for simplicity and integration with GNOME, it features a minimalistic interface, reader mode, private browsing, and seamless support for GNOME Keyring for password management.

The command allows launching the browser with specific URLs, creating new tabs or windows, managing sessions, and running in application mode for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). It supports extensions via the GNOME Shell integration and emphasizes privacy with features like blocking trackers. Epiphany is lightweight compared to Chromium-based browsers, making it ideal for low-resource systems while supporting HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript standards. It's actively maintained by the GNOME project and available in most Linux distributions' repositories.

Full integration requires GNOME desktop; some features like extensions need WebKitGTK 2.0+. Not suited for heavy extension ecosystems like Firefox.

Without arguments, launches the browser with the default start page or homepage setting.
URLs can be http/https/file schemes.

Install via epiphany-browser or gnome-web package. Depends on webkit2gtk-4.0.

First released in 2003 by the GNOME project as a simple Gecko-based browser. Switched to WebKit in 2008 (version 2.0). Renamed GNOME Web in 2015. Actively developed, with major updates aligning with GNOME releases (e.g., GTK4 port in recent versions).

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