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Product
NetSurf is a free, open-source web browser written in C with its own layout and rendering engine.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Supported platforms
desktopRead 21 Sep 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Free plan
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Security
The project lists HTTPS support and provides a security email address for reporting security issues.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Support
Users are directed to report problems through the bug tracker and can use a general discussion mailing list for NetSurf.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
License
NetSurf is released under GNU General Public License version 2.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Founded
2002Read 28 Sep 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Browser engine
otherRead 21 Sep 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Features
Listed features include HTTPS, Unicode text, page thumbnailing, local and global history, bookmarks, cookie management, URL completion, and saving pages with images.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Images
NetSurf 3.11 lists support for PNG, GIF, JPEG, SVG, BMP, WebP, and JPEG XL images.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Intended use
NetSurf is described as a lightweight browser for tasks such as checking webmail, reading news, and posting to discussion forums.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Linux and Unix
The GTK front end targets Unix-like systems including Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris; GTK 3 is built by default, with GTK 2 available as an option.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Open source
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Other platforms
The project lists front ends for RISC OS, GTK, BeOS, AmigaOS, Atari, and dumb framebuffers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Release status
The official site lists NetSurf 3.11, released 28 December 2023, as its latest release.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Resource use
The project describes NetSurf as compact and designed to run on resource-constrained hardware.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Standards
NetSurf 3.11 lists HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.1 support.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org
Windows limitation
The Windows build is described as a technology demonstrator that is not ready for general use.Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org

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NetSurf Free Free, open-source browser Read 12 Oct 2026 · netsurf-browser.org

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