# Falkon

Application: KDE

Dem still dey call am falkon browser, qupzilla

KDE, Browsers

KDE QtWebEngine browser, wey dem bin dey call QupZilla bifor. For Windows di process na falkon.exe.

## Wetin you need know

Falkon na KDE QtWebEngine. E no be Firefox.

falkon.exe na Falkon, wey dem bin dey call QupZilla bifor. firefox.exe na Firefox. Di engine na QtWebEngine, no be Gecko.

- **Wetin e be?**: Web browser

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If falkon.exe dey open, I go treat am as KDE Falkon, no be Firefox. QupZilla na di old name. To close firefox.exe no dey quit dis window.

## Wetin be Falkon?

Falkon na KDE desktop browser on top QtWebEngine. Di Windows executable na falkon.exe.

## If you never use am before

If you want KDE browser for Windows, dis one na Falkon, wey dem bin dey call QupZilla bifor, no be Firefox. Download am from falkon.org. Di process na falkon.exe. E dey use QtWebEngine (Chromium-family), no be Gecko. firefox.exe na Firefox.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**QtWebEngine browsing**

Daily tabs on top Chromium-family engine inside Qt app. E no be Gecko.

**KDE-style settings**

Falkon docs dey cover preferences and extensions. Firefox about:config na di wrong toolbox.

**One QupZilla upgrade path**

Old QupZilla shortcuts suppose dey replaced wit Falkon. Di old name na dis product family.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey want KDE browser for Windows
- Users wey dey upgrade from QupZilla
- Anybody wey tink say falkon.exe na Firefox

## Current status

Falkon (2018) na current web browser from KDE. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.falkon.org/.

## How old e be?

Dem rename QupZilla go Falkon when e join KDE, wit di Falkon name for 2018. E new pass Firefox and e no be 2004 KDE Konqueror-only story. Current Falkon na QtWebEngine.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| falkon.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ---------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

Falkon fit restore di last session. E no be Windows service.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Falkon\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------- |

## File formats

HTML, PDF, PNG, JPEG

## Common wahala dem

### Old QupZilla profiles

One 2016 QupZilla folder fit no migrate cleanly. Use current Falkon docs.

### People dey apply Firefox extension guides

AMO WebExtensions no be Falkon extension model.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from falkon.org

One Falkon plus KDE pack from any mill na junk. KDE dey host di project.

### Read docs.falkon.org

Mozilla Support go call di wrong engine and profile path.

### Confirm falkon.exe, no be firefox.exe

Open file location. Falkon folder na dis product.

## Alternatives

Firefox if you want Gecko. Chrome or Edge for stock Chromium. Midori if na Astian dem point you go.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.falkon.org/ ](https://www.falkon.org/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [docs.falkon.org/ ](https://docs.falkon.org/)Vendor support                  |
| Official site | [www.falkon.org/ ](https://www.falkon.org/)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

RAM dey follow QtWebEngine tabs. Current GPU driver dey help video.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Mozilla Firefox: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/mozilla-firefox/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Falkon official site ](https://www.falkon.org/)· Vendor product page
- [Falkon help ](https://docs.falkon.org/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: KDE

  **Category**: Web browser

  **Process**: falkon.exe

  **License**: Free and open source

  **First released**: 2018

  **Official site**: [falkon.org](https://www.falkon.org/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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