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Terminal-Based Web Browsers (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Over the past year as I've gotten into linux and self-hosting as a hobby, I've found an interest in using terminals and the "minimalist" feeling it gives me. Recently I found out there are terminal based web browsers and I'm really interested in the stripped down nature of web browsing it offers.

I already tried out W3M but I know there are a few others such as Lynx and Browsh.

I'm interested in hearing about other people's experiences with terminal web browsers, the pro's and con's and also the reasons for using them.

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[โ€“] the_wiz@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, if you want some really interesting experience i would recommend trying out Edbrowse, but for a really good day to day experience i personally really like Lynx: Most (for me) relevant pages work very well with it, it has a seamless gopher Integration and the UI hasn't changed (much) since i first used it in the mid 90s.

Why use Lynx? Well, it keeps away all the crap that makes the web unbearable since people started plastering their pages with blinking ad-banners, and today it is an absolutely great way to get around paywalls and read pages and articles undisturbed.

[โ€“] adminofoz@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 week ago

I've had a good enough experience with lynx that I gave it it's own alias. Now anytime I want to search i just "ddg anything" and usually I can find the result in want without leaving the terminal.

I'm sure there are other great uses but that's all I use it for and I love it.