Lynx (web browser)

Lynx
Original author(s)Lou Montulli, Michael Grobe, Charles Rezac
Developer(s)Thomas Dickey
Initial release1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Stable release
2.9.2[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 31 May 2024; 3 months ago (31 May 2024)
Repository
Written inISO C
Enginefork of libwww
Operating systemUnix-like,[2] DOS, Windows, VMS[3]
Available inEnglish
TypeText-based web browser
LicenseGNU GPLv2
Websitelynx.invisible-island.net Edit this at Wikidata

Lynx is a customizable text-based web browser for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals.[4][5] As of 2024, it is the oldest web browser still being maintained,[6] having started in 1992.

  1. ^ Thomas E. Dickey (31 May 2024). "ANN: lynx2.9.2". Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ Nelson, H. (24 April 1999). "Lynx Installation Guide". lynx.invisible-island.net. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ Dickey, Thomas (11 September 2015). "Lynx2.8.8 [sic]". lynx.invisible-island.net. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ Rakitin 1997.
  5. ^ Legan 2001.
  6. ^ "A Command Line Web Browsing with Lynx and Links Tools". TecMint. 2016-04-27. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-30.