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Eww browser is a lightweight web browser that runs on Desktop devices.
Emacs Web Wowser (a backronym of "eww") is a lightweight web browser within the GNU Emacs text editor.
— Eww browser developers
| Browser URL | http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/lisp/net/eww.el |
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| Launched | 2013 |
| Operating Systems |
Linux,
Unix-like
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| Device platform | Desktop |
| Rendering Engine | Text Mode |
| License | GPL 3.0 or later |
| Source Code Repository | |
| Lightweight Browser | Eww browser omits some mainstream features in order to reduce system resource & memory usage. |
| Wikipedia Article | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eww_(web_browser) |
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