epiphany(1)

epiphany1

A simple, clean, beautiful view of the web

Usage

epiphany [OPTION ...] [URL ...]

Overview

epiphany is the codename of GNOME Web, the web browser designed for the GNOME desktop. It offers first-class GNOME integration, using WebKitGTK for web rendering.

Options

--new-window

Open a new browser window instead of a new tab

-l, --load-session=FILE

Load the given session state file

-i, --incognito-mode

Start an instance with read-only user data, for browsing without storing history on your computer

-p, --private-instance

Start a temporary instance without any user data, for testing

-a, --application-mode=BASENAME

Start a private instance in web application mode (requires passing either desktop file basename or --profile)

--automation-mode

Start a private instance for WebDriver control

--profile=FILE

Start using a custom profile directory for user data

-?, --help

Show help options

--version

Show version

Epiphany has a comprehensive help system. Run the browser and select Help from the menu.

Releases

12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0–9
  4. 10
  5. 11–13
  6. Arch

--application-mode since Debian 10 (Buster); --automation-mode since Debian 10 (Buster); --incognito-mode since Debian 10 (Buster); --new-window since Debian 4.0 (Etch); --private-instance since Debian 4.0 (Etch); --profile since Debian 4.0 (Etch); --search since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --version since Debian 4.0 (Etch); -a since Debian 10 (Buster); -i since Debian 10 (Buster); -p since Debian 10 (Buster).

--add-bookmark until Debian 9 (Stretch); --bookmarks-editor until Debian 9 (Stretch); --display until Debian 9 (Stretch); --fullscreen until Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --import-bookmarks until Debian 9 (Stretch); --new-tab until Debian 9 (Stretch); --server until Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --usage until Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -b until Debian 9 (Stretch); -f until Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -n until Debian 9 (Stretch); -s until Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -t until Debian 9 (Stretch).

Author

Epiphany has been developed by Marco Pesenti Gritti (in memoriam), Christian Persch, Xan Lopez, Carlos Garcia Campos, Claudio Saavedra, Michael Catanzaro, Jan-Michael Brummer, Alice Mikhaylenko, Patrick Griffis, and many others.

From epiphany 51.2-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.