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Lynx vs Chawan: catalog facts
Lynx	Chawan
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Works on any terminal, including a bare SSH session with no graphics Extremely low bandwidth and resource use	CSS and JavaScript support in the terminal Inline image display
No JavaScript, CSS or images, so most modern sites are unusable Keyboard-driven interface with its own conventions to learn	No native Windows version, only via WSL Building from source requires the Nim compiler
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 24, 2026

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