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Nordstjernen vs Lobo Evolution: catalog facts
Nordstjernen	Lobo Evolution
Free Free to download; the source is available but not under an open-source licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Independent engine not based on Chromium, Gecko or WebKit Development tracked against the HTML specification	Independent rendering engine written in pure Java CobraEvolution engine can be embedded in Java programs
Source-available rather than open source; Northstar is the GPL sibling A from-scratch engine may not render every site correctly	Web standards support is incomplete, so many sites render poorly Requires a Java runtime
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Source-available	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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