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Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to Linux

Opera confirms it's working on a Linux version of Opera GX, its gaming-focused browser. No release date yet, but after years of users asking it's happening.

16 January 2026

Orion Browser Releases Its First Linux Alpha

An alpha release of Orion for Linux, a new Webkit-based web browser from paid search engine Kagi, is out for testing – and early impressions are positive.

15 January 2026
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Zen Browser — What Mozilla Firefox Should Be?

Zen Browser is a Firefox fork that rethinks modern web browsing with vertical tabs, split views, and a clean way to open new tabs — all without AI gimmicks.

25 August 2025

Orion Browser for Linux Gets Exciting Progress Update

Kagi's privacy-focused Orion browser for Linux hits Milestone 2 with working tabs, bookmarks, and performance parity with GNOME Web/Epiphany.

13 August 2025
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Vivaldi 7.5 Browser Adds Tab Stack Colours, New DNS Settings

Colourful tab stacks and concise tab context menu are the headline changes on offer the latest update to the Vivaldi web browser.

3 July 2025
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Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds New Keyboard Shortcut Controls

A new version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download, carrying changes said to make our collective “everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful.” How does Vivaldi 7.4 make browsing […]

19 May 2025

Kagi’s Orion Browser Linux Port Uses GTK4/libadwaita

A few months back I reported that Kagi, the company behind the paid, private and privacy-focused search engine of the same time, is porting its Orion web browser to Linux – now we have our […]

12 May 2025

Vivaldi 7.2 Released with Speed Improvements + More

A big Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with a set of appreciable improvements long-time users will like, and would-be users may be tempted to try. Vivaldi 7.2 amps up its address bar logic […]

18 March 2025
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Kagi is Bringing the Orion Web Browser to Linux

Kagi, the company behind a paid, private search engine1 of the same name, has announced it’s bringing its Webkit-based Orion web browser to Linux. In a post on BlueSky, Kagi said: “We’re thrilled to announce […]

8 March 2025
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Vivaldi 7.1 Delivers Speed Dial Buffs, New Search Engine

Vivaldi web browser has just released its first major update of the year – a corker it is, too! Fans of the Chromium-based browser—though Vivaldi Technologies doesn’t appear to be part of the new Linux […]

23 January 2025
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Opera One, an AI-infused Web Browser, Hits Linux

I haven’t used the Opera web browser since… Well, forever – but I’m well aware it remains a popular option with folks. Today, June 20, Opera hit version 100 and, through the power of marketing, […]

20 June 2023
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Microsoft Wants Firefox to Ditch Google, Switch to Bing

Here’s a (hopefully toy) cat to toss amongst the pigeons – Microsoft is rumoured to be eyeing up a deal that would make Bing the default search engine in Mozilla Firefox. The rumour, by way […]

11 May 2023