Text-based web browser

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A text-based web browser is a

CPU

resources. They also can be heavily modified to display certain content differently

Text-based browsers are often very useful for users with

blindness. They are especially useful with speech synthesis

or text-to-speech software, which reads content to users.

Progressive enhancement allows a site to be compatible with text-based web browsers without compromising functionality to more sophisticated browsers, as the content is readable through pure HTML without CSS or JavaScript.^[1]

List of notable text-based web browsers

browsh
Charlotte Web Browser (for VM/CMS)^[2]
Emacs/W3 & EWW
for GNU Emacs

Line Mode Browser (by Tim Berners-Lee)
Links
- ELinks
Lynx (and derivatives ALynx and DosLynx)
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References

^ "Building a resilient frontend using progressive enhancement". GOV.UK. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "Description of CHARLOTT". IBM. 8 February 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

External links

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[1] "Building a resilient frontend using progressive enhancement". GOV.UK. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[2] "Description of CHARLOTT". IBM. 8 February 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

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List of notable text-based web browsers

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