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Carboxyl vs w3m: catalog facts
Carboxyl	w3m
Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open 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	Runs entirely in a terminal, including over SSH Renders tables and frames as text
Fullscreen mode is not supported yet On Linux without Docker it needs the same dependencies as Chromium	No JavaScript, so many modern sites will not work Text interface takes some learning
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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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