diff --git a/qutebrowser/simplebrowser.py b/qutebrowser/simplebrowser.py
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+"""Simple browser for testing purposes"""
+
+import sys
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebView
+
+app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+wv = QWebView()
+wv.load(QUrl(sys.argv[1]))
+wv.show()
+app.exec_()