Over the past year as I’ve gotten into linux and self-hosting as a hobby, I’ve found an interest in using terminals and the “minimalist” feeling it gives me. Recently I found out there are terminal based web browsers and I’m really interested in the stripped down nature of web browsing it offers.

I already tried out W3M but I know there are a few others such as Lynx and Browsh.

I’m interested in hearing about other people’s experiences with terminal web browsers, the pro’s and con’s and also the reasons for using them.

    • thisisbutaname
      2•2 days ago

      Emacs was my first thought too. I wasn’t sure it had a web browser too, but somehow it felt very likely

    • @confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      2•2 days ago

      I haven’t actually tried anything involving emacs yet. I’m a bit intimidated to learn something new when I’m already focused on other things at the moment.

      There’s only so many hours in the day to go down so many rabbit holes.

      I can at least have a look at it, thanks for the suggestion.

      • @littleomid@feddit.orgEnglish
        3•2 days ago

        If minimalism is what you’re looking for, Emacs is going to be your last station and I seriously recommend it to you.

        With Emacs: I check my mail, read news, code, keep notes, work on spreadsheets, manage my to-do, use it as my calendar, talk with ai, chat on Matrix and Discord, manage all my git repositories.

        You can use it to browse the web, listen to music and do about 1,000 other things. All from the same program, all with the same shortcuts.

        Fully hackable, fully customizable, fully self-documenting and fully free.

        • @confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
          1•2 days ago

          That sounds interesting. It sounds like it’s modular so can be built around extensions?

          I’ve been using nano as my editor but I feel like I’m getting to the point where I might benefit from something a little more powerful.

          I’ll download it later and see about learning the shortcuts at first. I have a couple other things I’m focused on right now before I get deep into learning and customizing emacs.

          Having mutliple purposes in one program does seem convenient and something I would probably enjoy.

          • @littleomid@feddit.orgEnglish
            2•2 days ago

            Whilst you can download it and use it, I recommend you either start with a starter pack, or something like Doom or Spacemacs. Else, you’ll spend a couple of years before you get anything done.