Otter Browser
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Otter Browser, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Otter Browser's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Otter Browser | Free | Free software under GNU GPL v3 · no paid plans stated |
The facts
Each one read from Otter Browser's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The project says it focuses on powerful features for power users while keeping the browser fast and lightweight.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Build
- The browser is written primarily in C++ and uses the Qt framework.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Build dependencies
- Building from source requires Qt 5.15.0 or newer, OpenSSL, GStreamer with codecs, and CMake 3.16.0 or newer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Build requirements
- Building from source requires Qt 5.15 or newer, OpenSSL 1.0 or newer depending on Qt, GStreamer 1.0 or newer with codecs, and CMake 3.16 or newer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Built-in ad blocking
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Content blocking
- The changelog documents content blocking profiles and the ability to add custom blocking rules.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Feeds
- The changelog says the Feeds Reader includes Atom and RSS 2.0 parsers and category support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Users can compile Otter Browser from source or use pre-compiled binaries.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes its primary objective as serving power users who miss Opera after it dropped the Presto engine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Otter Browser is released under the GNU GPL v3.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Modularity
- The project says the browser is designed to be modular, with an abstraction layer intended to support replacing components such as bookmark and history managers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The project says that it does not intend to reproduce every Opera feature, citing Unite and widgets as examples it considers infeasible.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Portable mode
- A portable version can be configured by placing an arguments.txt file containing --portable beside the browser executable.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project activity
- The official site’s 2026-10-05 weekly report lists seven commits by one author, no new issues, and 254 open issues including seven bugs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The official site’s latest listed weekly report is dated 2026-10-05 and reports 254 open issues, including 7 bugs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Proxy settings
- The changelog documents multiple proxy configurations that can be assigned per page or host.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Otter Browser aims to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera 12.x UI using Qt.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser engine
- otherchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Browser features
- The project describes built-in content blocking, keyboard and mouse profiles, and managers for bookmarks, history, notes, and transfers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux and BSD
- Linux users can use an official AppImage, and the browser is also available in repositories for various Linux distributions and BSD systems.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux downloads
- Linux users can download an official AppImage, and the browser is also available in repositories of Linux distributions and BSD systems.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS downloads
- The official site lists DMG downloads for macOS.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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