W3m

w3m is a free and open source text-based web browser licensed under the MIT license. It differs from other text-based browsers by supporting elements such as tables, frames, and images.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

History

The name "w3m" stands for "Template:Nihongo", which is Japanese for "to see the WWW", and where "W3" is a numeronym of "WWW".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The original project is no longer active, but an active version is being maintained by a different developer, Tatsuya Kinoshita.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Functions

w3m runs in terminal emulator programs such as xterm and GNOME Terminal.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> The browser has tabbed browsing, right click menus, and image support,<ref name=":1" /> along with support for tables and frames. It also functions as a terminal pager.<ref name=":0" /> It can be navigated solely using the keyboard or with the mouse. There are two different display modes, one with colors and one that is monochrome.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

w3m can be used within Emacs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Some distributions require the installation of a second package, w3m-img, to render images using w3m.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

See also

• Eww (web browser)
• Emacs/W3
• Lynx (web browser)

External links

• Template:Official website
• w3mmee official website
• Template:GitHub currently (as of 2018–03) maintained version repository