Surfraw AlternativesWeb Browsers and other similar apps like Surfraw

Apps similar to Surfraw include Lynx, which is free and open source. Other options are W3M and Chawan. In total there are three Terminal Emulators like Surfraw for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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Surfraw alternatives page was last updated Mar 9, 2025

Lynx
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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 displays, and vt100 emulators such as Kermit or Procomm...
12 Lynx alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Web Browser
Since
Since 2009
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
Xfce
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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).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Web Browser
Terminal Emulator
Origin
Japan
Since
Since 2010
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Japan
W
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Chawan
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A text-mode web browser. It displays websites in your terminal and allows you to navigate on them.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Unlicense)
Application type
Web Browser
Since
Since 2025
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Good alternative?Is Chawan a good alternative to Surfraw?

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