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w3m vs Carboxyl: catalog facts
w3m	Carboxyl
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause licence.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs entirely in a terminal, including over SSH Renders tables and frames as text	Renders modern sites with JavaScript, WebGL and video in a terminal Works over SSH and without a graphical desktop
No JavaScript, so many modern sites will not work Text interface takes some learning	Fullscreen mode is not supported yet On Linux without Docker it needs the same dependencies as Chromium
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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