Lynx

Spec sheet

Product

Lynx is a text web browser for character-cell displays such as terminals.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Supported platforms

desktopRead 23 Sep 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Free plan

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Support

The development page directs questions or comments to the lynx-dev mailing list, whose archive is linked there.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Automation

The manual documents command-line options to dump formatted pages, traverse links, and output pages for indexing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Browser actions

The user guide documents printing, mailing, saving rendered files, viewing source, and downloading or saving source files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Browser engine

otherRead 23 Sep 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Built-in ad blocking

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Cookies

The manual says cookie handling is enabled by default and provides options to configure cookie files and acceptance behavior.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Cross-device sync

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Current development

The official development page says work is underway on Lynx 2.9.4 and links to current source archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Downloads

The stable release page offers Lynx 2.9.3 as ZIP, gzip tar, and bzip2 tar distribution files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Extension support

noneRead 23 Sep 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Forms

Lynx supports HTML forms with buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, selection fields, and text-entry fields.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Help and support

The site provides an online user guide and directs questions or comments to the lynx-dev mailing list.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

HTML support

The user guide lists support for HTML forms, images, tables, frames, and other HTML features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Images

Lynx does not display images as images; its guide describes options to show image presence as labels or links.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Language support

The development page says Lynx supports multiple languages through gettext and that message catalogs are bundled with the source distribution.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Local files

Lynx can display local HTML files and other files supplied at startup.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Local use

Lynx can open local files and can be used to build information systems for local access or a single LAN.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Maintainer

The current development page identifies Thomas E. Dickey as the page updater and provides his email address.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Navigation

The guide describes navigating links with arrow keys or the numeric keypad, with a history page and visited links page.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Open source

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Secure connections

The current README says the SSL configure option enables HTTPS and SNEWS access using OpenSSL, and describes experimental GnuTLS support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Supported systems

The official user guide lists Unix, VMS, Windows, 386DOS, and OS/2 EMX as systems on which current versions run.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Tables

Lynx recognizes HTML table elements but does not create actual tables, instead rendering table content as text with line breaks and spaces.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Web protocols

The user guide says Lynx can display remote files served over HTTP, Gopher, FTP, WAIS, NNTP, Finger, and CSO/PH/QI, and access services through Telnet, TN3270, or rlogin.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

Windows availability

The development page links to Windows installers for the most recent release and current development.Read 11 Oct 2026 · lynx.invisible-island.net

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