So, here's why I don't use Vivaldi, even though I think it's a solid browser and the only Chromium browser that isn't run by assholes trying to scam you.

KDE integration is downright dreadful. Vivaldi doesn't even try to inherit any of your KDE settings (and I use the default Breeze Dark theme!). Colours are different, fonts are different, the windows don't use shadows, icons are different, menus are non-standard, dialog boxes are the ugly Chrome ones, the settings window uses nothing but non-standard controls, and so on. Themes can alleviate some of these, but the KDE/Breeze themes you can download are... Not great. The option to use a native window is welcome, but the colours don't match up.

I really, honestly, genuinely like Vivaldi. No lie. Its options and configurability are awesome, it's fast, the Android version is just great (no issues there), and from everything I can gather, Tetzner and the team genuinely care - but using Vivaldi on KDE, which all my computers run, is... Harsh.

I fully understand it's hard to cater to a subset (KDE users) of a subset (Linux users), so I'm not mad, demanding anything, or insulting them. They're doing a great job - just their focus is not on a user like me, and that's fine. ❤️

Oh there's no back and forward two-finger swipe?

Oof.

@thomholwerda think you forgot about webengine browsers (so, qt-flavored chromium without any of the vendor-specific parts, which means there’s no google stuff in there)

KDE has falkon for that, which might be too minimal for your taste. but there’s also qutebrowser, which does have a bit of a learning curve but is otherwise pretty fantastic and probably one of the most ergonomic options out there. i like using it with mixed mouse/keyboard controls.

@thomholwerda that'd count as a selling point because i hate two finger swipe for back/forward when i do it by accident

still won't use proprietary chromium forks though

@thomholwerda Firefox is the only one that manages to do that for me

@mia I wrote about Falkon not too long ago.

https://www.osnews.com/story/141265/the-state-of-falkon-kdes-browser-is-much-better-than-you-know/

I was unable to keep using it. The small issues kept adding up, sadly.

@thomholwerda i’m really sad V8 essentially killed konqueror/khtml. it was not just the best option for KDE users, it was also overall unmatched in terms of features, desktop integration, render efficiency and standards compliance. its javascript engine however could not keep up with the times.