AWeb
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The facts
Each one read from AWeb's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional protocols
- It supports the gemini:// and spartan:// protocols, plus file:// directory browsing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Amiga integration
- AWeb uses the ReAction user interface toolkit, DataTypes, ARexx, and an Amiga BOOPSI and shared-library plugin system.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The project says it is not realistic to expect AWeb to support modern technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, WebAssembly, and WebGL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Contributions
- The project welcomes code, testing, translation, and documentation contributions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Development API
- The project provides API documentation for AWeb development and plugin creation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- AWeb 3.6 Beta 8 is listed as the latest release, dated May 2026, and is distributed as an LhA archive without an installer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- The site links to user and developer documentation and lists [email protected] as a contact email.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download
- The site lists AWeb 3.6 Beta 8 as the latest release, dated May 2026, and says it can be run without an installer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The page lists AmiSSL 5.27 HTTPS with modern TLS and FTPS support in the FTP module.checked 12 Oct 2026
- HTML support
- AWeb 3.6 supports improved HTML 4 and XHTML 1.0/1.1.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The amigazen project maintains the fork under the AWeb Public License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- The project says AWeb cannot realistically support newer web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, WebAssembly, and WebGL on classic Amiga.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Memory
- The release notes recommend at least 8MB of Fast RAM for real world websites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Networking
- Its HTTP/1.1 stack supports gzip, chunked transfer encoding, range resume, and keep-alive.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network requirements
- AWeb requires bsdsocket.library for TCP/IP and AmiSSL 5.27 or later for TLS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Other protocols
- AWeb supports the gemini:// and spartan:// protocols, as well as file:// and view-source: URLs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- AWeb 3.6 is a fork and modernization of the AWeb web browser for Amiga.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The release is built for a 68020 CPU; AmigaOS 3.2 or later is recommended, and 8 MB of Fast RAM is the minimum recommended for real-world websites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scripting and styles
- It supports JavaScript 1.5 with XMLHttpRequest and CSS1/CSS2 inline styles and external stylesheets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- AWeb uses AmiSSL 5.27 for HTTPS with modern TLS and supports FTPS in its FTP module.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- AmigaOS 3.2 or later is recommended; the release is built for a 68020 CPU.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- desktopchecked 24 Sep 2026
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