Lynx (web browser)

Short description: Text-based, cross-platform web browser

Lynx

An older version of this article displayed in Lynx

Original author(s)| Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe, Charles Rezac
Developer(s)| Thomas Dickey
Initial release| 1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Stable release| 2.8.9rel.1[1][2] (8 July 2018; 8 years ago (2018-07-08)) [±]
Written in| ISO C
Engine| fork of libwww
Operating system| Unix-like,[3] DOS, Windows, VMS[4]
Available in| English
Type| Text-based web browser
License| GNU GPLv2
Website| {{{1}}}

Lynx is a customizable text-based web browser for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals.[5][6] As of 2023[update], it is the oldest web browser still being maintained,[7] having started in 1992.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Features
* 2.1 Privacy
* 2.2 Configurability
* 2.3 Accessibility
* 2.4 Remote access
* 2.5 Web design and robots
* 3 Supported platforms
* 4 See also
* 5 Notes
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

Lynx was a product of the Distributed Computing Group within Academic Computing Services of the University of Kansas.[8][9] It was initially developed in 1992 by a team of students and staff at the university (Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe and Charles Rezac) as a hypertext browser used solely to distribute campus information as part of a Campus-Wide Information System[10] and for browsing the Gopher space.[11] Beta availability was announced to Usenet on 22 July 1992.[12] In 1993, Montulli added an Internet interface and released a new version (2.0) of the browser.[13][14]

Garrett Blythe created DosLynx in April 1994[15] and later joined the Lynx effort as well. Foteos Macrides ported much of Lynx to VMS and maintained it for a time. In 1995, Lynx was released under the GNU General Public License, and is now maintained by a group of volunteers led by Thomas Dickey.[16]

## Features

Lynx and Firefox rendering the same page

Browsing in Lynx consists of highlighting the chosen link using cursor keys, or having all links on a page numbered and entering the chosen link's number.[17] Current versions support SSL[6] and many HTML features. Tables are formatted using spaces, while frames are identified by name and can be explored as if they were separate pages. Lynx is not inherently able to display various types of non-text content on the web, such as images and video,[5] but it can launch external programs to handle it, such as an image viewer or a video player.[17]

Unlike most web browsers, Lynx does not support JavaScript, which many websites require to work correctly.[18]

The speed benefits of text-only browsing are most apparent when using low bandwidth internet connections,[19] or older computer hardware that may be slow to render image-heavy content.

### Privacy

Because Lynx does not support graphics, web bugs that track user information are not fetched, meaning that web pages can be read without the privacy concerns of graphic web browsers.[9] However, Lynx does support HTTP cookies,[5] which can also be used to track user information. Lynx therefore supports cookie whitelisting and blacklisting, or alternatively cookie support can be disabled permanently.[17]

As with conventional browsers, Lynx also supports browsing histories and page caching,[20] both of which can raise privacy concerns.[21]

### Configurability

Lynx supports both command-line options and configuration files. There are 142 command-line options according to its help message. The template configuration file `lynx.cfg` lists 233 configurable features. There is some overlap between the two approaches to configuration, although there are command-line options such as `-restrict` which are not matched in `lynx.cfg`. In addition to pre-set options by command-line and configuration file, Lynx's behavior can be adjusted at runtime using its options menu. Again, there is some overlap between the settings. Lynx implements many of these runtime optional features, optionally (controlled through a setting in the configuration file) allowing the choices to be saved to a separate writable configuration file. The reason for restricting the options which can be saved originated in a usage of Lynx which was more common in the mid-1990s, i.e., using Lynx itself as a front-end application to the Internet accessed by dial-in connections.[22][23][17]

### Accessibility

Because Lynx is a text-based browser, it can be used for internet access by visually impaired users on a refreshable braille display and is easily compatible with text-to-speech software.[24][11][25] As Lynx substitutes images, frames and other non-textual content with the text from `alt`, `name` and `title` HTML attributes[26] and allows hiding the user interface elements,[27] the browser becomes specifically suitable for use with cost-effective general purpose screen reading software.[28][29][30] A version of Lynx specifically enhanced for use with screen readers on Windows was developed at Indian Institute of Technology Madras.[31]

### Remote access

Lynx is also useful for accessing websites from a remotely connected system in which no graphical display is available.[32][33][34] Despite its text-only nature and age, it can still be used to effectively browse much of the modern web, including performing interactive tasks such as editing Wikipedia.[20][35][36]

### Web design and robots

Since Lynx will take keystrokes from a text file, it is still very useful for automated data entry, web page navigation, and web scraping. Consequently, Lynx is used in some web crawlers.[citation needed] Web designers may use Lynx to determine the way in which search engines and web crawlers see the sites that they develop.[37][38][39] Online services that provide Lynx's view of a given web page are available.[40]

Lynx is also used to test websites' performance. As one can run the browser from different locations over remote access technologies like telnet and ssh, one can use Lynx to test the web site's connection performance from different geographical locations simultaneously.[35] Another possible web design application of the browser is quick checking of the site's links.[41]

## Supported platforms

Icon for OS/2 port

Lynx was originally designed for Unix-like operating systems. It was ported to VMS soon after its public release[citation needed] and to other systems, including DOS, Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS and OS/2.[8] It was included in the default OpenBSD installation from OpenBSD 2.3 (May 1998)[42] to 5.5(May 2014),[43] being in the main tree prior to July 2014,[44] subsequently being made available through the ports tree.[45] Lynx can also be found in the repositories of most Linux distributions, as well as in the Homebrew,[46] Fink, and MacPorts repositories for macOS.[36] Ports to BeOS, MINIX, QNX, AmigaOS[47] and OS/2[9] are also available.

The sources can be built on many platforms, such as Google's Android operating system.[48]

## See also

* Computer accessibility
* Links (web browser)
* ELinks
* w3m
* ModSecurity
* Comparison of web browsers
* Timeline of web browsers
* Comparison of Usenet newsreaders

## Notes

1. ↑ Dickey, Thomas E. (8 July 2018). "Stable release". http://lynx.invisible-island.net/release/.
2. ↑ Dickey, Thomas E. (8 July 2018). "Changes since Lynx 2.8 release". http://lynx.invisible-island.net/lynx2.8.9/breakout/CHANGES.
3. ↑ Nelson, H. (24 April 1999). "Lynx Installation Guide". http://lynx.invisible-island.net/lynx2.8.8/breakout/INSTALLATION.
4. ↑ Dickey, Thomas (11 September 2015). "Lynx2.8.8 [sic]". http://lynx.invisible-island.net/lynx2.8.8/index.html.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rakitin 1997.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Legan 2001.
7. ↑ "A Command Line Web Browsing with Lynx and Links Tools". 2016-04-27. https://www.tecmint.com/command-line-web-browsers/.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Paciello 2000, pp. 154–155.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Legan 2002.
10. ↑ Ernest Perez (September 1993). "State Library Online Information System uses a Hypertext Front End". ACM Siglink (Association for Computing Machinery) II (2): 3. doi:10.1145/164399.164402. https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/164399.164402. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bolso 2005.
12. ↑ Montulli 1992.
13. ↑ Stewart 2000.
14. ↑ Nelson 2000.
15. ↑ Buttles 1994.
16. ↑ JUAN FERRER MARTÍNEZ (1 January 2015). UF1302 - Creación de páginas web con el lenguaje de marcas. Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-84-283-9827-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=ddE9CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 User's Guide.
18. ↑ Wallen 2011.
19. ↑ "What is Lynx, and how do I use it?". 2018-01-18. https://kb.iu.edu/d/afik.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Senjen & Guthrey 1996, pp. 136–139.
21. ↑ Timmer 2010.
22. ↑ Help file.
23. ↑ Configuration file.
24. ↑ Paciello 2000, p. 157.
25. ↑ Seltzer 1995.
26. ↑ RNIB 2011.
27. ↑ Rosmaita 1996.
28. ↑ Dixon 2004.
29. ↑ Rosmaita.
30. ↑ Sajka 1999.
31. ↑ Achraya 2006.
32. ↑ Wayner 2010.
33. ↑ Chapman 2003.
34. ↑ Killelea 2002, p. 9.
35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Killelea 2002, pp. 60–61.
36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Taylor 2005, pp. 225–227.
37. ↑ King 2008, pp. 44–46.
38. ↑ Bartlett 2006.
39. ↑ Rognerud 2010, p. 187.
40. ↑ Paciello 2000, p. 135.
41. ↑ Killelea 2002, p. 178.
42. ↑ OpenBSD23.
43. ↑ OpenBSD55.
44. ↑ de Raadt 2014.
45. ↑ OpenBSDport.
46. ↑ "Homebrew Formulae". Homebrew. https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lynx.
47. ↑ Marquardt 1995.
48. ↑ "[APP Compiled lynx binary for android - Shell or ADB"]. 27 July 2011. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16050683#post16050683.

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## External links

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* t
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Gopher

A protocol for document search and retrieval on the Internet

Active clients|

* Dooble
* Gnuzilla
* K-Meleon
* Lynx
* W3m
* WebPositive

Discontinued clients|

* Agora
* Arachne
* Amaya
* Arena
* AT&T Pogo
* Beonex Communicator
* Camino
* Cello
* Classilla
* Conkeror
* Cyberjack
* ELinks
* Galeon
* GopherVR
* IBrowse
* Internet Explorer for Mac
* Kazehakase
* libwww
* Line Mode Browser
* Minimo
* Minuet
* Mosaic
* Mothra
* Mozilla Application Suite
* Netscape
* OmniWeb
* SlipKnot
* Songbird
* tkWWW
* UdiWWW
* xB Browser

Previously supported|

* Epiphany
* Firefox
* Flock
* Internet Explorer
* SeaMonkey

Server software|

* Bucktooth
* NetPresenz
* PyGopherd
* Squid
* Synchronet

Search engines|

* Jughead
* Veronica
* Wide area information server (WAIS)

Content|

* AllMusic
* CCSO Nameserver
* Gophermap
* Phlog

Hosts|

* SDF Public Access Unix System
* The WELL

People|

* John Goerzen
* Mark P. McCahill

Gopher+

* v
* t
* e

Lightweight web browsers

Web browsers designed to consume fewer resources than mainstream browsers.

* Arora
* Dillo
* ELinks
* Falkon
* K-Meleon
* Links
* Lynx
* Midori
* NetSurf
* QtWeb
* rekonq
* surf
* Uzbl
* w3m
* WebPositive
* xombrero

Comparison of lightweight web browsers

* v
* t
* e

Timeline of web browsers

General

* Comparison
* lightweight
* History
* List
* for Unix
* Usage share

1990s

| 1990|

* WorldWideWeb (Nexus)

|

1991|

* Line Mode Browser
* libwww

1992|

* Erwise
* MacWWW (Samba)
* MidasWWW
* tkWWW
* ViolaWWW

1993|

* AMosaic
* Arena
* Cello
* Emacs/W3
* Lynx 2
* NCSA Mosaic
* VMS Mosaic

1994|

* AirMosaic
* Internet in a Box
* ANT Fresco
* Argo
* IBM WebExplorer
* SlipKnot
* Minuet
* Navipress
* Mosaic/Mosaic Netscape/Netscape Navigator
* Spyglass Mosaic
* TCP/Connect II

1995|

* Agora
* ALynx
* AMSD Ariadna
* Cyberjack
* eWorld Web Browser
* Grail
* Internet Explorer 1
* Internet Explorer 2
* Netscape Navigator 2
* NetShark
* OmniWeb
* HotJava
* UdiWWW
* WebShark
* w3m

1996|

* Cyberdog
* Arachne
* AWeb
* IBrowse
* Amaya
* Internet Explorer 3
* Netscape Navigator 3
* Opera 2
* Oracle PowerBrowser
* tcpCONNECT4
* Voyager

1997|

* Netscape Communicator
* Internet Explorer 4
* Opera 2.1

1998|

* NeoPlanet
* Mozilla Application Suite
* Opera 3–3.21

1999|

* iCab
* Internet Explorer 5
* Omniweb 3
* Opera 3.5–3.62

2000s

| 2000|

* Beonex Communicator
* Galeon
* K-Meleon
* MediaBrowser
* Netscape 6
* Opera 4–4.02

|

2001|

* iCab 2.5
* Internet Explorer 6
* Omniweb 4
* Opera 5–5.12

2002|

* Avant Browser 7
* Camino
* Epiphany
* Netscape 7
* Opera 6–6.1

2003|

* GreenBrowser
* Maxthon
* Opera 7–7.3
* Safari
* SlimBrowser

2004|

* Avant Browser 9
* Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox
* Opera 7.5–7.55

2005|

* AOL Explorer
* Deepnet Explorer
* Firefox 1.5
* Opera 8–8.54
* Safari 2

2006|

* Avant Browser 11
* Firefox 2
* Internet Explorer 7
* Opera 9–9.27

2007|

* Maxthon 2
* Opera 9.5–9.64
* Safari 3
* SeaMonkey 1.1

2008|

* Chrome
* Firefox 3
* Netscape Browser
* Netscape Navigator 9
* NetSurf 1.2

2009|

* Avant Browser 11.7
* Chrome 2–3
* Firefox 3.5
* Internet Explorer 8
* Opera 10–10.63
* Pale Moon
* Safari 4
* SeaMonkey 2.0

2010s

| 2010|

* Chrome 4–8
* Firefox 3.6
* Lunascape 6.0.1
* Maxthon 3
* NetSurf 2.5
* Opera 11–11.64
* Safari 5

|

2011|

* Chrome 9–16
* Firefox 4–9
* Internet Explorer 9
* Lunascape 6.5
* Opera 12–12.17
* SeaMonkey 2.1–2.4
* Waterfox

2012|

* Chrome 17–23
* Firefox 10–17
* Internet Explorer 10
* Lunascape 6.7
* Maxthon 3.4
* NetSurf 2.9
* Safari 6

2013|

* Chrome 24–31
* Firefox 18–26
* Internet Explorer 11
* Opera 15–18
* Safari 7
* SeaMonkey 2.15–2.22

2014|

* Chrome 32–39
* Firefox 27–34
* Lunascape 6.9
* NetSurf 3.1
* Opera 19–26
* Safari 8
* SeaMonkey 2.23–2.31

2015|

* Chrome 40–47
* Firefox 35–43
* Lunascape 6.10–6.12
* Microsoft Edge 20, 25
* Opera 27–34
* Safari 9
* SeaMonkey 2.32–2.39
* Vivaldi

2016|

* Chrome 48–55
* Firefox 44–50
* Lunascape 6.13–6.15
* Microsoft Edge 38
* Opera 35–42
* Safari 10

2017|

* Chrome 56–63
* Firefox 51–57
* Microsoft Edge 40, 41
* Opera 43–49
* Safari 11
* SeaMonkey 2.46–2.49
* Basilisk
* Brave
* Vivaldi 1.7–1.15

2018|

* Chrome 64–71
* Firefox 58–64
* Microsoft Edge 42-44
* Opera 50-57
* Safari 12

2019|

* Chrome 72–79
* Firefox 65–71
* Opera 58–65
* Safari 13
* Vivaldi 2.3–2.10
* Whale 1.4–1.5

2020s

| 2020|

* Chrome 80–
* Firefox 72–
* Microsoft Edge 79—
* Opera 66–

|

Related topics

* 3D Markup Language for Web
* Aliweb
* ARPANET
* ASCII
* BITNET
* Browser wars
* CompuServe
* Elm
* Email
* File Transfer Protocol
* Gopher
* HTML
* HyperCard
* HyTelnet
* NCSA Telnet
* NLS
* Prodigy
* Teletext
* Telnet
* Usenet
* UUCP
* Videotex
* Viewdata
* Virtual Reality Markup Language
* Web page
* Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
* World Wide Web
* X.25

* v
* t
* e

Web browsers

Features * standards * protocols

| Features|

* Bookmarks
* Extensions
* Privacy mode
* Sync

|

Web standards|

* HTML
* v5
* CSS
* DOM
* JavaScript
* IndexedDB
* Web storage
* WebAssembly
* WebGL

Protocols|

* HTTP
* v2
* v3
* Cookies
* Encryption
* OCSP
* WebRTC
* WebSocket

Active

| Blink-based|

* Avast Secure Browser
* Beaker
* Blisk
* Brave
* Chrome
* Chromium
* Coc Coc
* Dragon
* Epic
* Falkon
* Kinza
* Maxthon
* Opera
* Otter
* Puffin
* SalamWeb
* Samsung Internet
* Silk
* Sleipnir
* Sputnik
* SRWare
* Torch
* UC
* Vivaldi
* Whale
* Yandex

|

Gecko-based|

* Firefox
* GNU IceCat
* IceDragon
* K-Meleon
* PirateBrowser
* SeaMonkey
* TenFourFox
* Tor
* Waterfox

WebKit-based|

* Dolphin
* Dooble
* GNOME Web
* iCab
* Konqueror
* Midori
* Safari
* surf

Other|

* 360
* Avant
* Basilisk
* CM Browser
* Edge
* eww
* Internet Explorer
* Links
* Lunascape
* Lynx
* NetFront
* NetSurf
* Pale Moon
* QQ browser
* qutebrowser
* SlimBrowser
* w3m

Discontinued

| Gecko-based|

* Beonex Communicator
* Camino
* Classilla
* Conkeror
* Galeon
* Ghostzilla
* Kazehakase
* Kylo
* Lotus
* MicroB
* Minimo
* Mozilla suite
* Pogo
* Strata
* Swiftfox
* Swiftweasel
* Timberwolf
* xB

|

Trident-based|

* AOL
* Deepnet
* GreenBrowser
* MediaBrowser
* MenuBox
* NeoPlanet
* NetCaptor
* SpaceTime
* UltraBrowser
* WebbIE
* ZAC

WebKit-based|

* Arora
* BOLT
* Opera Coast
* Flock
* Fluid
* Google TV
* Iris
* Mercury
* OmniWeb
* Origyn
* QtWeb
* rekonq
* Rockmelt
* Shiira
* Steel
* Browser for Symbian
* Uzbl
* WebPositive
* xombrero

Other|

* abaco
* Amaya
* Arachne
* Arena
* Blazer
* Charon
* Deepfish
* Dillo
* ELinks
* Gazelle
* HotJava
* IBM Home Page Reader
* IBM WebExplorer
* IBrowse
* KidZui
* Line Mode
* Mosaic
* MSN TV
* NetPositive
* Netscape
* Skweezer
* Skyfire
* Teashark
* ThunderHawk
* Vision
* WinWAP
* WorldWideWeb

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