[4][9] Falkon provides several icon sets and other elements to match the native look and feel of users' desktop operating systems.

[11] It is reported to consume fewer system resources than the major general purpose browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome.

By default this adblocker whitelists the web page of Falkon's main search engine, DuckDuckGo.

[14] In 2011 the source code was rewritten in C++ with a goal to create a full-featured general purpose portable web browser based on QtWebKit, with the initial target being visual integration with the look and feel of multiple desktop environments including Microsoft Windows, GNOME, and KDE Plasma.

[20] On 14 February 2022, Falkon started transitioning to KDE Gear by adopting the same version number.