Links AlternativesWeb Browsers and other similar apps like Links

Links is described as 'Text mode web browser, released under GPL. Links2 has the ability to display graphics' and is a popular Web Browser in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Links for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and BSD apps. The best Links alternative is qutebrowser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Links are uzbl, Rose Browser, Surf and Nyxt browser.

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Links is a text mode web browser, released under GPL. Links2 has the ability to display graphics.

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Links alternatives page was last updated Mar 9, 2025
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  1. qutebrowser icon
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    An actively developed, keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI, inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl. It’s based on Python, PyQt5 and QtWebKit and free software, licensed under the GPL.

    124 qutebrowser alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • WebKit
    • Qt
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Keyboard focused
    4.  Configurable
    5.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Support for Hotkeys
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Portable

    qutebrowser VS Links

     
    • qutebrowser is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Links.

    • qutebrowser is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Links.

    • qutebrowser is Free and Open SourceLinks is also Free and Open Source
    • qutebrowser is Lightweight and Privacy focusedLinks is not according to our users
  2. uzbl icon
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    Uzbl is a lightweight webkit browser following the UNIX philosophy - to do one thing and do it well.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Latest version was in 2016. See news: https://www.uzbl.org/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Tabbed browsing

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  3. Rose Browser icon
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    Clean tab-less browser based on webkit2 and GTK4.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Rose Browser Features

    1.  Gtk
    2.  Based on Webkit engine

    Rose Browser VS Links

     
  4. Surf icon
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    surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit2/GTK+. It is able to display websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.

    93 Surf alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last git commit on Oct 2022: https://git.suckless.org/surf/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Surf VS Links

     
  5. Nyxt browser icon
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    Nyxt is a new type of web browser for power users. It's built from the ground-up to be completely customizable. Out of the box Nyxt ships with tens of features that allow you to quickly analayze, navigate, and extract information from the Internet.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Programmable
    2.  Extensive customisability

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    FixBrowser is a truly lightweight web browser created from scratch. It intentionally doesn't support JavaScript to make things faster and much less resource intensive. Instead it contains an updated set of scripts that fix and improve various websites.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Work without JavaScript
    5.  Low resource footprint

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    Vim-inspired lightweight browser with webkit engine, designed for efficient keyboard navigation. Offers vim-like keybindings, hinting, SSL validation, shortcut customization, and a read-it-later feature. Ideal for users seeking low memory usage and fast browsing.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Slackware

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Keyboard focused

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  8. dwb icon
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    dwb is a lightweight web browser based on the webkit web browser engine and the gtk toolkit. dwb is highly customizable and can be easily configured through a web interface. It intends to be mostly keyboard driven, inspired by firefox's vimperator plugin.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

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  9. luakit icon
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    luakit is a fast, light and simple to use micro-browser framework exensible by Lua using the WebKit web content engine and the GTK+ toolkit.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface

    luakit VS Links

     
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    Conkeror is a keyboard-oriented, highly-customizable, highly-extensible web browser based on Mozilla XULRunner, written mainly in JavaScript, and inspired by exceptional software such as Emacs and vi. Conkeror features a sophisticated keyboard system, allowing users to run...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last stable Windows version is from 2014, snapshot link doesn't work (last change in code: 2019).

    Properties

    1.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Mouseless
    2.  Browser-based
    3.  EMACS

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    A text-mode web browser. It displays websites in your terminal and allows you to navigate on them.

    14 Chawan alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Block Trackers
    6.  Tui
    7.  Text-web-browser
    8.  Terminal-based

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  12. uweb Browser icon
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    • Powerful: any native functionality with html5 enhancement and still secure; any urls to host a website; javascript and shell scripting for general processing; piping between console and GUI and more with Termux.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Multiple Account support
    3.  Bangs
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Extensible via user JScript
    6.  Block Trackers
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Integrated Password Manager

    uweb Browser VS Links

     
    • uweb Browser is the most popular Android alternative to Links.

    • uweb Browser is Free and Open SourceLinks is also Free and Open Source
    • uweb Browser is Lightweight and Privacy focusedLinks is not according to our users
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