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Dumber Documentation

Dumber is a keyboard-driven browser for tiling window managers, built with GTK4. It uses CEF by default, with WebKitGTK available as a fallback backend.

What is Dumber?

A browser designed for Wayland compositors that works like your favorite terminal multiplexer:

Tiling Panes - Split, stack, and organize pages like Zellij/tmux
Modal Keybindings - Keyboard-driven workflow with mode indicators
Session Management - Auto-save and restore workspaces
Built-in Ad Blocking - UBlock-based network + cosmetic filtering
Launcher Integration - Rofi/fuzzel with favicons and history
GPU Rendering - Automatic VA-API detection for video playback

Getting Started

Installation - Install via script, Flatpak, or from source
Getting Started - First steps after installation

Configuration

Configuration Overview - All configuration options
Configuration Reference - Quick reference table

CLI Reference

CLI Commands - All available commands

Reference

Dependencies - System dependencies for Arch and Debian/Ubuntu
Keybindings - Keyboard shortcuts reference
Floating Pane - Floating pane behavior, shortcuts, and profiles
Website Permissions - Camera, microphone, and screen sharing permissions
Session Exit Classification - Understanding crash reports
Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions

Requirements

Linux with Wayland (Sway, Hyprland, River, Niri, etc.)
GTK4, CEF for the default backend, and WebKitGTK for the fallback backend
GStreamer (for WebKit media playback and diagnostics)

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1# Dumber Documentation
2
3Dumber is a keyboard-driven browser for tiling window managers, built with GTK4. It uses CEF by default, with WebKitGTK available as a fallback backend.
4
5## What is Dumber?
6
7A browser designed for Wayland compositors that works like your favorite terminal multiplexer:
8
9- **Tiling Panes** - Split, stack, and organize pages like Zellij/tmux
10- **Modal Keybindings** - Keyboard-driven workflow with mode indicators
11- **Session Management** - Auto-save and restore workspaces
12- **Built-in Ad Blocking** - UBlock-based network + cosmetic filtering
13- **Launcher Integration** - Rofi/fuzzel with favicons and history
14- **GPU Rendering** - Automatic VA-API detection for video playback
15
16## Quick Navigation
17
18### Getting Started
19
20- [Installation](./installation.md) - Install via script, Flatpak, or from source
21- [Getting Started](./getting-started.md) - First steps after installation
22
23### Configuration
24
25- [Configuration Overview](./config/index.md) - All configuration options
26- [Configuration Reference](./reference/configuration.md) - Quick reference table
27
28### CLI Reference
29
30- [CLI Commands](./cli/index.md) - All available commands
31
32### Reference
33
34- [Dependencies](./reference/dependencies.md) - System dependencies for Arch and Debian/Ubuntu
35- [Keybindings](./reference/keybindings.md) - Keyboard shortcuts reference
36- [Floating Pane](./reference/floating-pane.md) - Floating pane behavior, shortcuts, and profiles
37- [Website Permissions](./reference/permissions.md) - Camera, microphone, and screen sharing permissions
38- [Session Exit Classification](./reference/session-exit-classification-runbook.md) - Understanding crash reports
39- [Troubleshooting](./reference/troubleshooting.md) - Common issues and solutions
40
41## Requirements
42
43- Linux with Wayland (Sway, Hyprland, River, Niri, etc.)
44- GTK4, CEF for the default backend, and WebKitGTK for the fallback backend
45- GStreamer (for WebKit media playback and diagnostics)

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