ELinks

What it does

Customization

ELinks is highly customizable and can be extended via scripts.checked 12 Oct 2026

Development status

The repository says the original ELinks team lost interest in development and identifies felinks as a continuation of ELinks.checked 12 Oct 2026

Documentation

The project points users to documentation in the doc directory, especially index.txt.checked 12 Oct 2026

Install guidance

The project directs users to the INSTALL file for instructions on installing ELinks.checked 12 Oct 2026

License

The repository states that GPL version 2 is the default license for contributions unless otherwise specified.checked 12 Oct 2026

Modular design

The project describes modularization and separating add-on modules such as cookies, bookmarks, SSL, and scripting as ways to limit code bloat.checked 12 Oct 2026

Portability

The project describes ELinks as portable and able to run on a variety of platforms.checked 12 Oct 2026

Product

ELinks is a feature rich text mode web browser for HTTP, FTP, and other protocols.checked 12 Oct 2026

Project history

ELinks began as a development version of the Links browser and was intended as an alternative with a more liberal approach to features and development.checked 12 Oct 2026

Rendering

ELinks can render frames and tables.checked 12 Oct 2026

Support

The project directs users to its community and feedback pages to request features or report bugs.checked 12 Oct 2026