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Lynx vs w3m: catalog facts
Lynx	w3m
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open 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	Runs entirely in a terminal, including over SSH Renders tables and frames as text
No JavaScript, CSS or images, so most modern sites are unusable Keyboard-driven interface with its own conventions to learn	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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