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Carboxyl vs ELinks: catalog facts
Carboxyl	ELinks
Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause licence.	Free Free to download and build from source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Renders modern sites with JavaScript, WebGL and video in a terminal Works over SSH and without a graphical desktop	Browses the web from a terminal or SSH session Long-running project with a maintained fork
Fullscreen mode is not supported yet On Linux without Docker it needs the same dependencies as Chromium	Text-only rendering, so many modern sites display poorly Usually has to be built from source or installed through a distribution package
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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