NetSurf

NetSurf
Developer(s)The NetSurf Developers
Initial releaseMay 19, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-05-19)
Stable release
3.11[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 28 December 2023; 10 months ago (28 December 2023)
Preview releasePublic Autobuilder (n/a) [±]
Repository
Written inANSI C
Operating systemOfficial:[2] RISC OS, AmigaOS 4, Windows; Linux/Unix-like, BeOS/Haiku, Atari TOS, macOS
3rd party ports: AmigaOS 3, Caanoo, MorphOS, Samsung TVs, Redox OS, Nintendo 3DS, Plan 9; KolibriOS port in development
Size4.0 MB (RISC OS)
6.9 MB (AmigaOS)
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Websitewww.netsurf-browser.org Edit this on Wikidata

NetSurf is an open-source web browser which uses its own layout engine. Its design goal is to be lightweight and portable. NetSurf provides features including tabbed browsing, bookmarks, and page thumbnailing.

The NetSurf project was started in April 2002 in response to a discussion of the deficiencies of the RISC OS platform's existing web browsers.[3] Shortly after the project's inception, development versions for RISC OS users were made available for download by the project's automated build system. NetSurf was voted "Best non-commercial software" four times in Drobe Launchpad's annual RISC OS awards between 2004 and 2008.[4][5][6][7]

NetSurf supports both mainstream systems (e.g. macOS and Unix-like) and older or uncommon platforms (e.g. AmigaOS, Haiku, Atari TOS, RISC OS, and Redox[8]).

The browser was ranked in 2011 as number 8 in an article highlighting 10 browsers for Linux published in TechRepublic and ZDNet.[9][10] In 2010 it was referred to as a CLI browser superior to w3m.[11]

  1. ^ "NetSurf Change Log". 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Netsurf | Downloads". Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. ^ "Web browsers". The Icon Bar forums. April 2002. Retrieved 2001-02-15.
  4. ^ Williams, Chris (31 December 2004). "Best of 2004 awards results". Drobe Launchpad. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Best of 2006 awards results". Drobe Launchpad. 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Best of 2007 awards results". Drobe Launchpad. 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Drobe Awards 2008: The results". Drobe Launchpad. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  8. ^ "redox-os / netsurf". GitLab. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  9. ^ Wallen, Jack (January 11, 2011). "10 Web browsers for the Linux operating system". TechRepublic. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  10. ^ Wallen, Jack (February 4, 2011). "Top 10 Linux browsers: How I rate them". ZDNet. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  11. ^ "NetSurf - A Graphical Web Browser for Command Line (+CSS Support)". my open router. November 17, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2012.