A minimal web browser based on Qt.
- Tabbed browsing with multiple window support
- Incognito mode with isolated session data
- Smart address bar with DuckDuckGo search fallback
- Full keyboard navigation (Ctrl+T, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+L, F11, etc.)
- Page zoom with visual indicator
- Background tab freezing for reduced resource usage
- Built-in PDF viewer
Install Nicol Browser from AUR
yay -S nicol- Qt 6.8 or later
- CMake 3.16 or later
- C++17 compatible compiler
sudo pacman -S base-devel cmake qt6-base qt6-webengine qt6-declarative hicolor-icon-themeNote: Ubuntu's official repositories only provide Qt 6.4, which is below the required 6.8. You'll need to install Qt 6.8 manually using the Qt Online Installer or aqtinstall.
sudo apt install build-essential cmake
# Then install Qt 6.8+ via Qt Online Installer or aqtinstallsudo dnf install cmake qt6-qtwebengine-devel qt6-qtdeclarative-develbrew install qt@6 cmakeInstall Qt 6.8 with MSVC 2022 components via the Qt Online Installer. Ensure CMake and MSVC build tools are available.
cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build --parallellThe executable will be at build/appnicol (Linux/macOS) or build/Release/appnicol.exe (Windows).
./build/appnicolnicol/
├── main.cpp # application entry point
├── Main.qml # root QML component
├── config.ini # browser configuration
├── ui/ # UI components
│ ├── BrowserWindow.qml
│ ├── ToolbarButton.qml
│ ├── AppMenuItem.qml
│ ├── ZoomOverlay.qml
│ └── FullScreenNotification.qml
├── chrome/ # internal pages (new tab, incognito, error)
└── assets/ # icons and resourcesThis project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 License.
