text-based-web-browser-comparison

This is the code that powers this blog post comparing how different pages look under different text-based browsers.

List of Browsers Compared

• retawq
• elinks
• links2
• w3m
• lynx

Browsers not compared

• Netrik (no https support)

Config Options Used

• retawq
  • Enable SSL support
• lynx
  • Always allow cookies
• elinks
  • underline
  • linux frames
  • 256 color
  • utf8
• links2
  • Linux frames
  • Color
• w3m
  • Render frames

Launch xterms and take Screenshots

make screenshots

Results

Final results are published on my blog

Related Work

• Kmandla comparison
• 2005 Text Mode Browser Roundup
• The history and evolution of the Links browsers