surf

surf.suckless.org ↗

Minimal WebKit browser with direct cookie and JavaScript controls

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SI Score: 80/100
Pricing: Not confirmed
Free plan: Not confirmed
Sign-up required: Not confirmed

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Answers use saved listing facts and recorded sources.

What it does

surf is a small WebKitGTK browser whose manual documents cookie policies, JavaScript toggles, proxy use and TLS-certificate inspection.

surf exposes browser policy through command-line flags and keyboard controls. Its cookie policy can accept all cookies, reject all cookies or reject third-party cookies; a separate flag chooses the cookie file. Ctrl-Shift-A cycles the policy without reloading the page, while Ctrl-Shift-S changes script execution and reloads. The title shows the active policy and other state, and Ctrl-T displays the current TLS certificate.

This is a small WebKitGTK browser for a technical Linux or BSD workflow. Navigation through Ctrl-G requires dmenu, and the project warns that the WebKit package needs separate maintenance. surf uses the MIT/X Consortium License; the rendering engine and surrounding tools have their own requirements.

Strengths

Explicit cookie policies
Direct JavaScript and certificate-inspection controls

Best for

Technical Linux or BSD users who prefer a minimal configurable browser

Sources

surf | suckless.org software that sucks less (Oct 26, 2026)
surf.1 - surf - surf browser, a WebKit based browser (Oct 26, 2026)

SI Score

80/100

#1 in Browsers

Based on published information. No hands-on task test.

Method 2.0 · Published source review Assessed Oct 26, 2026Score ceiling for this evidence: 84/100.

Product usefulness 80

Evidence

Command flags, cookie files and exact keyboard toggles give observable control changes, bounded by engine maintenance and navigation-tool dependencies.

Limits: AI review of saved source passages. No hands-on test, human approval or automatic-provider checker receipt.

Source links and check dates are in Sources and checks below.

Separate website checks

These checks do not add points to the SI Score. They inspect the website's HTML, not the product in use.

Basic website checksunknown

No check recorded.

HTML accessibility checksunknown

No check recorded.

Homepage HTML responseunknown

No check recorded.

Trackers in homepage HTMLunknown

No check recorded.

Page date hintsunknown

No check recorded.

Policy links do not verify a company's conduct. An HTML response time is not application speed. Tracker and accessibility checks miss behavior after page load. Copyright dates do not prove product upkeep.

How the SI Score works →

Unconfirmed details may be unassessed, absent from the pages checked or temporarily unreadable. A missing price does not mean the service is free.

Sources and checks

Supporting pages for product usefulness, site facts, prices and separate website checks. Each record keeps its own date. Reading a page does not establish how well the product performs in use.

surf.suckless.org/
- Product usefulness evidenceChecked Oct 26, 2026
git.suckless.org/surf/file/surf.1.html
- Product usefulness evidenceChecked Oct 26, 2026

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