Lynx AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Web Browsers

The best Web Browser alternative to Lynx is Ladybird, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Lynx and 11 are Web Browsers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Browser alternatives to Lynx are Links, Dillo, W3M and Browsh.

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  1. Ladybird icon

    Ladybird

     61 likes

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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Ladybird screenshot 1
     
  2. Links icon

    Links

     93 likes

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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    Links screenshot 1
     
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    Links vs Lynx Comments
    vazirified
    Positive
    0

    Does everything that Lynx does, plus a bit more! Works better with "https" protocol and has a menu for those who prefer it!

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It is also a command line based web browser.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    aramparonikyan
    Positive
    0

    Unlike Chrome, IE etc, it is text based.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Links is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
  4. Dillo icon

    Dillo

     36 likes

    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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    Dillo screenshot 1
     
  5. W

    W3M

     27 likes

    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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    W3M screenshot 1
     
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    W3M vs Lynx Comments
    Jupiter2
    Positive
    0

    Terminal browser like Lynx

    aramparonikyan
    Positive
    0

    Unlike Chrome, IE etc, it is text based.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • W3M is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
  6. Browsh icon

    Browsh

     8 likes

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

    8 Browsh alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  7. Nyxt browser icon

    Nyxt browser

     10 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Nyxt browser screenshot 1
     
  9. uzbl icon

    uzbl

     31 likes

    Uzbl is a lightweight webkit browser following the UNIX philosophy - to do one thing and do it well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    WebInspector
     
  10. luakit icon

    luakit

     10 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    luakit screenshot 1
     
  11. Surfraw icon

    Surfraw

     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Surfraw screenshot 1
     
  12. Carbonyl icon

    Carbonyl

     4 likes

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

    46 Carbonyl alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Carbonyl screenshot 1
     
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    Carbonyl vs Lynx Comments
    davidhill01
    Positive
    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Carbonyl is Free and Open SourceLynx is also Free and Open Source
  13. A

    Arachne

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • DOSBox
    • MS-DOS
    Arachne screenshot 1
     
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    Arachne vs Lynx Comments
    Gamliel Fishkin
    Negative
    1

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

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