Lynx browser

This page was last updated at: May 5, 2026

Lynx is a lightweight Desktop web browser, across a variety of operating systems. It is developed by Thomas Dickey. It has been developed for about 34 years since launching in 1992.

About Lynx

Browser URL lynx.invisible-island.net
Browser made by Thomas Dickey
Development Status Active
The browser is actively maintained and developed
Launched 1992
Operating Systems BSD, Linux, Windows, NeXTSTEP
Device platform Desktop
Rendering Engine Text Mode
Lightweight Browser Lynx omits some mainstream features in order to reduce system resource & memory usage.
Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)
Forum Post
1998-03-19
 Newsgroup posts showing Lynx ported to NeXTSTEP
Download
2017-05-22
 Archived downloads of Lynx for NeXTSTEP

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