GNU IceCat Alternatives

GNU IceCat is described as 'Gnuzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Mozilla Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software' and is a very popular Web Browser in the web browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to GNU IceCat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best GNU IceCat alternative is Mozilla Firefox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU IceCat are Zen Browser, Brave, Tor Browser and Google Chrome.

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GNU IceCat alternatives are mainly Web Browsers, but if you're looking for Ad Blockers or Text to Speech Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android and Windows. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GNU IceCat.
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  1. Historically, Iceape was a re-branding of SeaMonkey by the Debian project. However, Debian discontinued Iceape in December 2013 citing security concerns and lack of a maintainer.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. TV Bro icon
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    Web browser built for Android TV, enabling remote control navigation. Supports tabs, bookmarks, voice search, user agent switching, and includes a download manager. Open source and optimized for seamless interaction on big screens, leveraging Android's built-in capabilities.

    10 TV Bro alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android TV
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  3. Cachy-Browser icon
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    Cachy-Browser, is a fork of the well-known Firefox with added security features and optimized performance. Patches from the librewolf browser are also incorporated for an even better browsing experience.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  4. PowerFox icon
     4 likes

    Open-source browser designed for Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6, supporting PowerPC and Intel hardware, adds modern web standards, regular security updates, TLS 1.3, NPAPI plugins, language packs, WebGL, color emoji support, and access to current websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  5. Carbonyl icon
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    Carbonyl is a Chromium based browser built to run in a terminal.

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  6. Sandcat Browser icon
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    Sandcat Browser 5 brings unique features that are useful for pen-testers and web developers. Sandcat is built on top of Chromium and uses the Lua programming language to provide extensions and scripting support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  7. Tunnel is a simplistic, minimalist web browser based on the principle that even if you don't use the internet very often, using Tunnel is probably still not a very good idea. It is one of the premier browsers for downloading other browsers, continuing the longlasting legacy...

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  8. Rekonq icon
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    Rekonq is a web browser for KDE based on WebKit. It first focuses on being a light, fast & clean way to access to net. Its development is doubly based on using the new amazing features offered by the WebKit rendering engine and on the rock solid network KDE technologies.

    96 Rekonq alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE
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  9. Boasts advanced ad blocking, robust data encryption, secure file vault with encrypted downloads, real-time web protection, privacy cleaner, browser lock with passcode or biometrics, flexible search engine choice, tracking protection, and dark mode support.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. Welcome to the MultiZen Browser project. This is an open-source multi-session browser, primarily designed for private browsing. It was developed out of a need for a substantial multi-session tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Zimbra Desktop icon
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    The free Zimbra Desktop client allows you to meld the online and offline worlds – storing and synching your email, calendar, contacts, files and documents in the cloud, yet having them locally accessible when on the road.

    58 Zimbra Desktop alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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