List of Web browsers that are occasionally developed further

Updated at: Mar 19, 2026

These are web browsers that have a bit of an in-between-developmental status - we refer to them as "Idle". This means that they're a web browser that isn't under active development (the way that a browser like Chrome or Safari is for example). And yet they also don't seem to be Abandoned or Discontinued. Perhaps it's a browser project that runs on old or obscure platforms and the developers only provide updates and new features sporadically - such a browser isn't abandoned, it's also not really actively developed - we call it "Idle" and it seems like a useful distinction to make when comparing different browsers.

Browser Name	Rendering Engine	Year started	Device Type	Operating Systems	Status
115 Browser	Chromium	2024	Desktop	Linux, macOS, Windows	Idle
Air Browser	Webkit	2014	Mobile	iOS	Idle
Airy	Chromium	2024	Desktop	macOS, Windows	Idle
Arachne	Custom	1996	Desktop	Linux, FreeDOS	Idle
Asobi	Webkit	2021	Mobile	iOS	Idle
AWeb	Custom	1996	Desktop	Amiga OS	Idle
BadWolf	WebkitGTK	2019	Desktop	BSD, Linux	Idle
Board Browser	Electron	2025	Desktop	Linux, macOS, Windows	Idle
Carbon	Chromium	2022	Desktop & Mobile	Android, macOS, Windows	Idle
Conkeror	Gecko	2008	Desktop	Unix-like	Idle
Dashob	Chromium	2019	Desktop	Linux, macOS, Windows	Idle
FixBrowser	Custom	2025	Desktop	Linux, Windows, Haiku	Idle
IBrowse	Custom	1996	Desktop	Amiga OS	Idle
IceCat	Gecko	Unknown	Desktop	Linux, macOS, Windows	Idle
K-Meleon	Goanna	2000	Desktop	Windows	Idle
Line Mode Browser	Text Mode	1991	Desktop	BSD, Linux, Unix-like, macOS, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS Classic, MS-DOS	Idle
Luakit	WebkitGTK	2010	Desktop	BSD, Linux, Solaris, Hurd, Windows with WSL	Idle
MacLynx	Text Mode	1997	Desktop	Mac OS Classic	Idle
Mises	Chromium	2023	Mobile	Android, iOS	Idle
NetSurfer	WebView2	Unknown	Desktop	Windows	Idle
Nyxt Browser	Multiple	2017	Desktop	Linux	Idle
Pissandshittium	Chromium	2023	Desktop	Windows	Idle
Privacy Browser	Unknown	Unknown	Desktop & Mobile	Android, Linux	Idle
Programmer Browser	Electron	2022	Desktop	Linux, macOS, Windows	Idle
Puffin Browser	Chromium	2010	Desktop & Mobile	Android, Linux, macOS, Windows	Idle
w3m	Text Mode	1995	Desktop	BSD, Linux, Unix-like, Solaris, OS2	Idle
WebBuddy	Unknown	2019	Mobile	iOS	Idle