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Links
Links · founded 1999
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Links
Free
Free software under GNU GPL version 2 or later
Read 12 Oct 2026 · links.twibright.com
On the record
- Built-in ad blocking
- Yeslinks.twibright.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Display features
- Listed graphics features include 48-bit gamma correction, antialiasing, and user adjustment of font size and image enlargement.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Image formats
- In graphics mode, Links lists built-in display for GIF, JPEG, PNG, XBM, and TIFF images.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The manual says a compiled Links installation produces a single executable file with the components needed to run the browser.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The user manual describes Links as designed for low-level IT specialists.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- JavaScript
- The manual says JavaScript support was removed in release 2.1pre29 because it was buggy.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Linux platform
- The supported-platform list includes Linux, with Xorg, SVGAlib, and framebuffer graphics options.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- macOS platform
- The supported-platform list names MacOS X.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Navigation
- The manual lists bookmarks, background downloads, and asynchronous DNS lookup among the browser features.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeslinks.twibright.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Product
- Links is a web browser that runs in both graphics and text modes.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Project history
- Mikuláš Patočka began Links in 1999, and three contributors joined in 2000 to add graphics and JavaScript capabilities.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security and limits
- The download page warns that Links versions older than 2.6 have memory-write bugs in graphics mode that could potentially be exploited to attack a computer.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The development page asks users to email bug reports to four listed project addresses with reproduction details, version, operating system, and compiled capabilities where known.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Text and graphics
- Links can display text in text mode and images in graphics mode.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Web support
- The manual lists HTML 4.0 support without CSS, along with tables and frames in both modes.links.twibright.com · read 12 Oct 2026
