NetSurf

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Browser engine

othernetsurf-browser.org · read 21 Sep 2026

Features

Listed features include HTTPS, Unicode text, page thumbnailing, local and global history, bookmarks, cookie management, URL completion, and saving pages with images.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Images

NetSurf 3.11 lists support for PNG, GIF, JPEG, SVG, BMP, WebP, and JPEG XL images.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Intended use

NetSurf is described as a lightweight browser for tasks such as checking webmail, reading news, and posting to discussion forums.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

License

NetSurf is released under GNU General Public License version 2.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Linux and Unix

The GTK front end targets Unix-like systems including Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris; GTK 3 is built by default, with GTK 2 available as an option.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Open source

Yesnetsurf-browser.org · read 21 Sep 2026

Other platforms

The project lists front ends for RISC OS, GTK, BeOS, AmigaOS, Atari, and dumb framebuffers.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Product

NetSurf is a free, open-source web browser written in C with its own layout and rendering engine.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Release status

The official site lists NetSurf 3.11, released 28 December 2023, as its latest release.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Resource use

The project describes NetSurf as compact and designed to run on resource-constrained hardware.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Security

The project lists HTTPS support and provides a security email address for reporting security issues.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Standards

NetSurf 3.11 lists HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.1 support.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Support

Users are directed to report problems through the bug tracker and can use a general discussion mailing list for NetSurf.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Windows limitation

The Windows build is described as a technology demonstrator that is not ready for general use.netsurf-browser.org · read 12 Oct 2026

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