Text-Based Browsers

Users recommend lightweight text-based web browsers like Lynx, w3m, and elinks, along with alternative protocols such as Gopher and Gemini, for simpler browsing without modern web bloat.

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jacquesm Feb 25, 2021 View on HN

I've got just the thing for you:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)

tomc1985 Apr 30, 2020 View on HN

There's text-based webbrowsers like Lynx too

mcluck Oct 28, 2022 View on HN

You might be interested in Gemini and the browsers implemented for ithttps://gemini.circumlunar.space/

0x20cowboy Mar 3, 2022 View on HN

Maybe use Gopher? Lynx supports it and there are a few other newish clients out there.

reustle Dec 2, 2014 View on HN

You could always use the Lynx browser

jrnichols Aug 3, 2019 View on HN

the current web makes me miss the days of gopher and browsing with lynx.

every May 7, 2024 View on HN

You might want to play around with the lynx browser as well...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)

nunodonato Aug 1, 2022 View on HN

do you use any particular browser or extension? or do you mean stuff like gopher/gemini?

malandrew May 16, 2014 View on HN

Also try using lynxhttp://lynx.browser.org/

bra-ket Jun 16, 2015 View on HN

you can use lynx: http://lynx.isc.org/