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ELinks vs Carboxyl: catalog facts
ELinks	Carboxyl
Free Free to download and build from source.	Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause licence.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Browses the web from a terminal or SSH session Long-running project with a maintained fork	Renders modern sites with JavaScript, WebGL and video in a terminal Works over SSH and without a graphical desktop
Text-only rendering, so many modern sites display poorly Usually has to be built from source or installed through a distribution package	Fullscreen mode is not supported yet On Linux without Docker it needs the same dependencies as Chromium
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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