Text Based Linux Web Browsers: Lynx, Links, w3m

[Kristijntje]

Are you in the mood for some '90s-style Web browsing with no graphic elements? Or, more realistically, do you work with a Linux console and often need to check something on the Web? If so, get acquainted with text-based Web browsers such as w3m, Lynx, and the similarly named Links.

While browsing the Web without a mouse, graphics, fancy fonts, JavaScript, and Java can be sorely restrictive, it can also be quite speedy. If you're a fan of function keys and special commands, you'll be pleased to learn that these browsers provide plenty of shortcuts for every taste. After you gain experience, you'll be able to navigate around with just a few key taps.

All the programs are similar, so once you master one, you can become accustomed to the others quickly. They can usually render tables appropriately, but they're often unable to display frames or other text-positioning mechanisms the way the original HTML designer intended. For example, a page with several frames will display the text vertically, one frame's worth after another...

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