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Links vs NetSurf: catalog facts
Links	NetSurf
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the GPL version 2.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux
It renders tables and frames in text mode, and the graphics mode draws images without needing X, which…	Very small and light on resources Independent layout engine written in C
There is no JavaScript engine, so most modern sites either fail or degrade to unusable.	Limited support for modern script-heavy websites Not a replacement for a mainstream browser on current sites
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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