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Chawan vs Lynx: catalog facts
Chawan	Lynx
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
CSS and JavaScript support in the terminal Inline image display	Works on any terminal, including a bare SSH session with no graphics Extremely low bandwidth and resource use
No native Windows version, only via WSL Building from source requires the Nim compiler	No JavaScript, CSS or images, so most modern sites are unusable Keyboard-driven interface with its own conventions to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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