Exploring different browsers

There are so many types and categories of browsers that it is hard to keep track of them all. I have listed a few browsers that we have installed and used and find it somewhat useful to use.

w3m

w3m is a text based browser which can display local or remote web pages as well as other documents. It is able to process HTML tables and frames but it ignores JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets. w3m can also serve as a pager for text files named as arguments or passed on standard input, and as a general purpose directory browser.

lynx

Lynx is a fully-featured text based World Wide Web (WWW) client for users running cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices (e.g., vt100 terminals, vt100 emulators running on Windows 95/NT/XP/7/8  or  any POSIX  platform,  or any other “curses-oriented” display).  It will display hypertext markup language (HTML) documents containing links to files residing on the local system, as well as files residing on remote  systems  running  Gopher, HTTP, FTP, WAIS, and NNTP servers.  Current versions of Lynx run on Unix, VMS, Windows 95/NT/XP/7/8, DOS DJGPP and OS/2.

netrik

netrik is an advanced text mode HTML (WWW) browser, that is to say a web browser running on character cell displays (linux console, xterm etc.) -- not unlike w3m, links or lynx.

When invoked with a filename or URL as argument, the specified document is loaded and displayed in interactive mode, so you can start browsing the web or some local HTML repository from there. (Alter‐natively the document can be just layouted and dumped to the screen, see OPTIONS below.)

When invoked with '-' instead of a file/URL, an HTML document is read from standard input, and dis‐played just the same.

links2

links2 is a text mode WWW browser with ncurses interface, supporting colors, correct table rendering, background downloading, menu driven configuration interface and slim code.

elinks

ELinks is a text mode WWW browser, supporting colors, table rendering, background downloading, menu driven configuration interface, tabbed browsing and slim code.

Chromium

Chromium is the core codebase that many web browsers, including Chrome, use. While they share a common foundation, there are key differences in how they are developed, what features they include, and how they handle data privacy. Chromium is open-source.

Chrome

Chrome is a web browser developed by Google that is built upon the open-source project called Chromium. Chrome is not open-source.

Firefox

Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It's known for its focus on privacy, security, and user customization. Firefox offers a variety of features, including private browsing, enhanced tracking protection, and the ability to synchronize data across devices. https://www.mozilla.org/

Falkon

The open source KDE web browser which focuses on privacy, security, and customization.https://www.falkon.org/

Epiphany

Epiphany is the codename for GNOME Web, a free and open-source web browser developed by the GNOME project for Unix-like systems. It's the default and official browser for GNOME and is known for its simple, clean, and beautiful user interface. https://apps.gnome.org/Epiphany/

Brave

Brave Browser is a free, open-source web browser built on the Chromium engine that emphasizes privacy and speed. It blocks ads, trackers, and other potentially malicious content by default, and is available on multiple platforms. https://brave.com/

LibreWolf

This project is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom. https://librewolf.net/

Mullvad

Mullvad web browser might be a considerable add-on for personal data safety. It will block ads and trackers plus has safe search and some other perks. However, we have our doubts this combo is able to protect your data from browser fingerprinting and keeping you from suspicion. https://mullvad.net/

Pale Moon

Pale Moon is a free and open-source web browser licensed under the MPL-2.0 with an emphasis on customization. https://www.palemoon.org/

Tor

Tor Browser is a web browser designed for private and anonymous browsing by routing internet traffic through a series of encrypted relays. https://www.torproject.org/

Zen

Zen Browser is a web browser built upon Mozilla's Firefox codebase, offering a visually modern and feature-rich browsing experience. It's designed with a focus on both customization and privacy. Zen Browser incorporates features like workspaces, compact mode, and split view, aiming to enhance productivity and organization. https://zen-browser.app/

Island

This is advertised as an enterprise browser. They wanted us to log in to even download. We do not recommend this to anyone for any purpose.