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Lynx vs ELinks: catalog facts
Lynx	ELinks
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download and build from source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Works on any terminal, including a bare SSH session with no graphics Extremely low bandwidth and resource use	Browses the web from a terminal or SSH session Long-running project with a maintained fork
No JavaScript, CSS or images, so most modern sites are unusable Keyboard-driven interface with its own conventions to learn	Text-only rendering, so many modern sites display poorly Usually has to be built from source or installed through a distribution package
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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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