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Links vs w3m: catalog facts
Links	w3m
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, Command line
It renders tables and frames in text mode, and the graphics mode draws images without needing X, which…	Runs entirely in a terminal, including over SSH Renders tables and frames as text
There is no JavaScript engine, so most modern sites either fail or degrade to unusable.	No JavaScript, so many modern sites will not work Text interface takes some learning
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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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