Eww browser

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Eww browser is a lightweight Desktop web browser and supports the Linux and Unix-like operating systems. It has been developed for about 13 years since launching in 2013.

Emacs Web Wowser (a backronym of "eww") is a lightweight web browser within the GNU Emacs text editor.

— Eww browser developers

About Eww browser

Browser URL http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/lisp/net/eww.el
Development Status Active
The browser is actively maintained and developed
Launched 2013
Operating Systems Linux, Unix-like
Device platform Desktop
Rendering Engine Text Mode
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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