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Lynx

Also known as: Lynx 3DS
1992 – present Active
55

Text-mode browser, the oldest still maintained. Widely used for accessibility and over SSH.

Facts

Developer
University of Kansas, then Thomas Dickey
Website
lynx.invisible-island.net
Engine
Lynx (text)
Current platforms
LinuxmacOSWindowsBSDUnixDOSMac OS ClassicConsoles
Former platforms
AmigaOther
Details
MacLynx port (Lynx 2.7.1) for classic Mac OS, still updated in 2025 (beta 6); Nintendo 3DS (lynx3ds homebrew port with images, version 2.0.1 in Aug. 2026); Atari TOS/MiNT (last version 2.8.4, 2001, not updated since); Amiga: ALynx (P. Marquardt's port, 1.29, 1995), then Lynx 2.8.x for 68k AmigaOS and MorphOS (Aminet, 1999–2007, not updated since 2007)
Popularity
55/100

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)
Bobcat

Key versions

  1. betaLynx (texte)Beta announced on Usenet: University of Kansas hypertext browser for campus information and Gopher.[1]
  2. 2.0Lou Montulli adds an Internet interface, opening Lynx to the Web.[1]
  3. DosLynxGarrett Blythe creates DosLynx, a DOS version.[1]
  4. 2.8Version 2.8, the base of all later releases maintained by Thomas Dickey.[2]
  5. 2.8.1Stable release 2.8.1.[3]
  6. 2.8.2Stable release with documented SSL support.[4]
  7. 2.8.5Stable release 2.8.5.[3]
  8. 2.8.7Stable release 2.8.7.[3]
  9. 2.8.9Stable release 2.8.9, after four years without a stable release.[3]
  10. 2.9.0First 2.9-series release; Windows installers with OpenSSL 3.[3]
  11. 2.9.3Latest stable release, adding the formaction form attribute.[3]

Version sources: [1] Lynx (web browser) (Wikipedia en), [2] lists.nongnu.org, [3] lynx.invisible-island.net, [4] ftp.lip6.fr

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)
  2. https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/04/maclynx-beta-6-back-to-power-mac.html
  3. https://www.webbrowserdirectory.com/browsers/maclynx/
  4. https://github.com/PeterWarrington/lynx3ds
  5. https://github.com/PeterWarrington/lynx3ds/releases
  6. https://atariuptodate.de/en/online
  7. https://aminet.net/comm/net/ALynx.readme
  8. https://aminet.net/comm/www/lynx-2.8.7-bin-m68k.readme
  9. https://aminet.net/comm/www/lynx287-mos.readme
  10. https://lynx.invisible-island.net