Lynx AlternativesWeb Browsers & Terminal Emulators like Lynx

Lynx is described as 'Fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) browser for users on Unix, VMS, and other platforms running cursor-addressable, character-cell terminals or emulators. That includes vt100 terminals, other character-cell displays, and vt100 emulators such as Kermit or Procomm' and is a very popular Web Browser in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to Lynx for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Oracle Solaris apps. The best Lynx alternative is Ladybird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lynx are Dillo, W3M, Lynxlet and Browsh.

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Lynx is a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) browser for users on Unix, VMS, and other platforms running cursor-addressable, character-cell terminals or emulators. That includes vt100 terminals, other character-cell...

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Lynx alternatives page was last updated Mar 13, 2025
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  1. Ladybird icon

    Ladybird

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    Ladybird is an open-source web browser currently in development, with an alpha version expected to launch in 2026.

    49 Ladybird alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Ladybird screenshot 1

    Ladybird Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Independent

    Ladybird VS Lynx

     

    • Ladybird is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Lynx.

    • Ladybird is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Lynx.

    • Ladybird is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
  2. Dillo icon

    Dillo

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    Dillo is a multi-platform graphical web browser, known for its speed and small footprint, that is developed with a focus on personal security and privacy.

    129 Dillo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    Dillo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Portable
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Small-footprint
    8.  Automated speed adjustments
    9.  Debugging

    Dillo VS Lynx

     

    • Dillo is the most popular Windows alternative to Lynx.

    • Dillo is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
    • Dillo is Lightweight and Privacy focusedLynx is not according to our users

  4. W3M

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    w3m is a text-based web browser as well as a pager like ' more ' or ' less '. With w3m you can browse web pages through a terminal emulator window (xterm, rxvt or something like that).

    7 W3M alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    W3M screenshot 1

    W3M Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Text-web-browser
    4.  Text mode

    W3M VS Lynx

     
    Comments about W3M as an Alternative to Lynx
    Jupiter2
    Positive •Aug 17, 2016
    0

    Terminal browser like Lynx

    aramparonikyan
    Positive •Sep 7, 2015
    0

    Unlike Chrome, IE etc, it is text based.

    Lynx Icon

    • Almost everyone thinks W3M is a great Lynx alternative.

    • W3M is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
  5. Lynxlet icon

    Lynxlet

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    Lynxlet is an application for launching the text web browser Lynx in a Terminal window. Lynxlet is a Termlet - a class of applications designed to make Terminal based programs easy to use.

    5 Lynxlet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Lynxlet screenshot 1

    Lynxlet Features

    1.  Command line interface

    Lynxlet VS Lynx

     
  6. Browsh icon

    Browsh

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    A fully-modern text-based browser, rendering to TTY and browsers.

    8 Browsh alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Browsh Features

    1.  Text-web-browser

    Browsh VS Lynx

     
  7. Surfraw icon

    Surfraw

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    Surfraw - Shell Users' Revolutionary Front Rage Against the Web provides a fast unix command line interface to a variety of popular WWW search engines and other artifacts of power.

    3 Surfraw alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Surfraw screenshot 1

    Surfraw VS Lynx

     
  9. Carbonyl icon

    Carbonyl

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    Carbonyl is a Chromium based browser built to run in a terminal.

    47 Carbonyl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Carbonyl screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works in a terminal
    2.  WebGL
    3.  Chromium-based Browsers
    4.  WebGPU

    Carbonyl VS Lynx

     
    Comments about Carbonyl as an Alternative to Lynx
    davidhill01
    Positive •Mar 13, 2025
    0

    It doesn't work nicely in pure console - dumped me into a white screen with no navigation or UI. virtually no documentation on the github and no updates in ~2 years.

    Lynx Icon
    Carbonyl icon
    • Carbonyl is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
    • Carbonyl is LightweightLynx is not according to our users

  10. Chawan

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    Chawan screenshot 1

    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

    Chawan VS Lynx

     

  11. Arachne

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    full-screen Internet suite containing a graphical web browser, email client, and dialer.

    2 Arachne alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • DOSBox
    • MS-DOS
    Arachne screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Latest release in 04 March 2013 for DOS and May 24, 2008 for Linux. See http://www.glennmcc.org/

    Arachne Features

    1.  Command line interface

    Arachne VS Lynx

     
    Comments about Arachne as an Alternative to Lynx
    Gamliel Fishkin
    Negative •Jan 21, 2018
    1

    Lynx is a text web browser, and Arachne was a suite with a graphical web browser.

    Lynx Icon
    • Arachne is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
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