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'''w3m''' is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open source]] [[text-based web browser]] licensed under the [[MIT License|MIT license]]. It differs from other text |
'''w3m''' is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open source]] [[text-based web browser]] licensed under the [[MIT License|MIT license]]. It differs from other text-based browsers by supporting elements such as tables, frames, and images.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rutland |first=David |date=2022-11-02 |title=The 3 Best Terminal-Based Web Browsers for Linux |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/best-terminal-web-browsers-linux/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=MUO |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Negus |first=Christopher |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YDXlYUuIQv8C&pg=PA567 |title=Linux Bible |date=2005-01-28 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-7645-8974-4 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The name "w3m" stands for "{{nihongo|''WWW wo miru''|WWWを見る}}", which is Japanese for "to see the [[WWW]]" where W3 is a [[numeronym]] of WWW.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w3m.sourceforge.net/FAQ |access-date=8 April 2022 |title=W3M FAQ}}</ref> The original project is no longer active, but an active version is being maintained by a different developer, Tatsuya Kinoshita.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Ankush |date=2020-10-20 |title=Best Terminal-based Web Browsers for Linux Users |url=https://itsfoss.com/terminal-web-browsers/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=It's FOSS |language=en}}</ref> |
The name "w3m" stands for "{{nihongo|''WWW wo miru''|WWWを見る}}", which is Japanese for "to see the [[WWW]]", and where "W3" is a [[numeronym]] of "WWW".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w3m.sourceforge.net/FAQ |access-date=8 April 2022 |title=W3M FAQ}}</ref> The original project is no longer active, but an active version is being maintained by a different developer, Tatsuya Kinoshita.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Ankush |date=2020-10-20 |title=Best Terminal-based Web Browsers for Linux Users |url=https://itsfoss.com/terminal-web-browsers/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=It's FOSS |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Functions == |
== Functions == |
Latest revision as of 22:28, 1 September 2024
Developer(s) | Akinori Ito et al. |
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Initial release | 1995 |
Stable release | 0.5.3[1]
/ 15 January 2011 |
Preview release | v0.5.3+git20230121[2]
/ 21 January 2023 |
Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | OS/2,[3][4] Unix & Unix-like (Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD and EWS-UX (EWS-4800),[5] Windows (with Cygwin), macOS (with Homebrew) |
Available in | English and Japanese |
Type | Web browser, Terminal pager |
License | MIT license |
Website | w3m |
w3m is a free and open source text-based web browser licensed under the MIT license. It differs from other text-based browsers by supporting elements such as tables, frames, and images.[6][7]
History
[edit]The name "w3m" stands for "WWW wo miru (WWWを見る)", which is Japanese for "to see the WWW", and where "W3" is a numeronym of "WWW".[8] The original project is no longer active, but an active version is being maintained by a different developer, Tatsuya Kinoshita.[9]
Functions
[edit]w3m runs in terminal emulator programs such as xterm and GNOME Terminal.[10] The browser has tabbed browsing, right click menus, and image support,[10] along with support for tables and frames. It also functions as a terminal pager.[6] It can be navigated solely using the keyboard or with the mouse. There are two different display modes, one with colors and one that is monochrome.[11]
w3m can be used within Emacs.[12]
Some distributions require the installation of a second package, w3m-img, to render images using w3m.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "w3m Files".
- ^ "v0.5.3+git20230121".
- ^ TOKORO, Kyosuke. "w3m 0.2.1–3 for OS/2 WARP". Archived from the original on 4 May 2001. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ Watson, Dave (September 2001). "Text-Mode Web Browsers for OS/2". The Southern California OS/2 User Group. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ w3m manual page
- ^ a b Rutland, David (2 November 2022). "The 3 Best Terminal-Based Web Browsers for Linux". MUO. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Negus, Christopher (28 January 2005). Linux Bible. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7645-8974-4.
- ^ "W3M FAQ". Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Das, Ankush (20 October 2020). "Best Terminal-based Web Browsers for Linux Users". It's FOSS. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b Hoffman, Chris (23 January 2012). "How to Browse From the Linux Terminal With W3M". How-To Geek. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "How to use the W3M text-based web browser on Linux". AddictiveTips. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "EmacsWiki: w3m". www.emacswiki.org. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Rankin, Kyle (2006). Linux Multimedia Hacks: Tips & Tools for Taming Images, Audio, and Video. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 978-0-596-10076-6.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- w3mmee official website
- w3m on GitHub currently (as of 2018–03) maintained version repository