Dillo

Dillo
Original author(s)Jorge Arellano Cid
Initial releaseDecember 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12)
Stable release
3.1.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 8 June 2024; 5 months ago (8 June 2024)
Repository
Written inC and C++
Operating systemLinux, BSD, OS X, FreeDOS
Available inEnglish
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Websitehttps://dillo-browser.github.io/

Dillo is a minimalistic web browser particularly intended for older or slower computers and embedded systems.[2] It supports only plain HTML/XHTML (with CSS rendering) and images over HTTP and HTTPS; scripting is ignored entirely.[2][3] Current versions of Dillo can run on Linux, BSD, OS X, IRIX and Cygwin.[4] Due to its small size, it was the browser of choice in several space-conscious Linux distributions. Dillo is free software, released under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later.[5]

Chilean software engineer Jorge Arellano Cid conceived the Dillo project in late 1999,[6] publishing the first version of Dillo in December of that year.[7] His primary goal in creating Dillo was to democratize access to information. Arellano Cid believed that no one should have to buy a new computer or pay for broadband in order to enjoy the World Wide Web.[8] To this end, he designed Dillo to be small, fast, and efficient, capable of performing well even on an Intel 80486 CPU with a dial-up Internet access.[2][9]

  1. ^ "Release v3.1.1". 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Wayner, Peter (19 October 2010). "Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed". InfoWorld. p. 3. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. ^ Arellano Cid, Jorge (1 July 2002). "Introducing Dillo, a lightweight embeddable browser". LinuxDevices.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Dillo Web Browser :: Compatibility". University of Bremen. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Dillo Web Browser :: Home Page". University of Bremen. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  6. ^ Arellano Cid, Jorge. "Personal info for Jorge Arellano Cid". Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  7. ^ Nieradzik, Tim (19 April 2009). "dillo:ChangeLog". Mercurial. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  8. ^ Arellano Cid, Jorge (December 2002). "Cuál sería el principal uso de Dillo?" (in Spanish). tux.cl. Archived from the original on 13 April 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2009. English translation available.
  9. ^ Arellano Cid, Jorge (December 2002). "Básicamente, de que se trata el proyecto Dillo?" (in Spanish). tux.cl. Archived from the original on 13 April 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2009. English translation available.