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lightweight browser Last modified: Friday, March 17, 2006
Lightweight browser is the term used to describe a Web browser that forgoes support of all Web standards in favor of a faster program that will requires less system resources to run on a computer. Lightweight browsers often do not include support for CSS, JavaScript, and other Web elements but will still render most pages correctly for viewing.
Dillo A lightweight browser mainly based on GTK+ and aims to be a multi-platform browser alternative that is small, stable, developer-friendly, usable, fast, and extensible. Links A graphics and text mode web browser, released under GPL. w3m W3m is a text-based web browser that allows you to browse Web pages through a terminal emulator window. w3m can also be used as a text formatting tool that typesets HTML into plain text.	Related Categories Browsers Related Terms ActiveX control browser CSS HTML Web Web site