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    NetSurf

    NetSurf is a free, open source web browser. It is written in C and released under the GNU Public Licence version 2. NetSurf has its own layout and rendering engine entirely written from scratch. It is small and capable.

    • Free • Open Source
    • Web Browser
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
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    What is NetSurf?

    Small, fast and free.

    Whether you want to check your webmail, read the news or post to discussion forums, NetSurf is your lightweight gateway to the world wide web.

    Features

    Web standards: HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.1
    Image formats: PNG, GIF, JPEG, SVG, and BMP
    HTTPS for secure online transactions
    Unicode text
    Web page thumbnailing
    Local history trees
    Global history
    Hotlist manager (bookmarks)
    Cookie manager
    URL completion
    Text selection
    Scale view
    Search-as-you-type text search highlighting
    Save pages complete with images
    Fast, lightweight layout and rendering engine

    RISC OS only

    Image formats: Sprite, Drawfile and ArtWorks
    Drawfile export

    Written in C, features its own layout engine.
    Why choose NetSurf?

    Speed
    Efficiency lies at the heart of the NetSurf engine, allowing it to outwit the heavyweights of the web browser world. The NetSurf team continue to squeeze more speed out of their code.
    Interface innovation
    Simple to use and easy to grasp.
    Lean requirements
    From a modern monster PC to a humble 30MHz ARM 6 computer with 16MB of RAM, surfing the web whatever your system. Originally written for computer hardware normally found in PDAs, cable TV boxes, mobile phones and other hand-held gadgets, NetSurf is compact and low maintenance by design.
    Portable
    NetSurf can be built for a number of modern computer platforms 'out of the box'. Written in C, with portability in mind, NetSurf is developed by programmers from a wide range of computing backgrounds, ensuring it remains available for as many users as possible.
    Standards compliant
    Despite a myriad of standards to support, NetSurf is striving for complete standards compliancy. NetSurf aims to stay abreast of new and upcoming web technologies.

    See the project goals and progress page for further information on where NetSurf is headed.
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    CDeath
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    • Top negative comment  over 2 years ago • 0 replies
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    When I want to search in google/video popup tab and write: Memory error, free up some memory.
    I have 2Gb RAM and browser want more..

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    lunolas
    Comment • over 4 years ago • 0 replies
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    Hopefully better HTML support will come to this small and excellent browser

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    Said about NetSurf as an alternative

    Zeeslag Very similar performance and features. Runs on both linux and windows. Comes with an installer for windows for ease of use.
    Positive comment • about 1 month ago • as an alternative to  Dillo Dillo

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    Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about NetSurf, and it has gotten 32 likes

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    NetSurf was added to AlternativeTo by dholm on May 29, 2009 and this page was last updated Mar 16, 2021.

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