Flatsonar

Falkon

by KDE

Web Browser

Broad permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0+ v26.04.3
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Screenshot 1 of Falkon

About

Falkon is a new and very fast Qt web browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. This project has been originally started only for educational purposes. But from its start, Falkon has grown into a feature-rich browser.

Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above that, you can manage RSS feeds with an included RSS reader, block ads with a built-in AdBlock plugin, block Flash content with Click2Flash and edit the local CA Certificates database with an SSL manager.

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • talks to system service org.freedesktop.GeoClue2
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.GeoClue2
  • talks to system service org.freedesktop.UPower.*
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.UPower.*
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • access to xdg-config/kdeglobals
    --filesystem=xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro
  • talks to com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
    --talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
  • talks to org.kde.kconfig.notify
    --talk-name=org.kde.kconfig.notify
  • talks to org.kde.KGlobalSettings
    --talk-name=org.kde.KGlobalSettings
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
  • talks to org.kde.kwalletd6
    --talk-name=org.kde.kwalletd6
  • talks to org.kde.kwalletd5
    --talk-name=org.kde.kwalletd5
  • registers as a media player (MPRIS)
    --own-name=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.falkon.*

Who publishes this

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  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

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