NetSurf
The facts below are what the maker publishes about NetSurf, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From NetSurf's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| NetSurf | Free | Free, open-source browser |
The facts
Each one read from NetSurf's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser engine
- otherchecked 21 Sep 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Other platforms
- The project lists front ends for RISC OS, GTK, BeOS, AmigaOS, Atari, and dumb framebuffers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- desktopchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Windows limitation
- The Windows build is described as a technology demonstrator that is not ready for general use.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Features
- Listed features include HTTPS, Unicode text, page thumbnailing, local and global history, bookmarks, cookie management, URL completion, and saving pages with images.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Images
- NetSurf 3.11 lists support for PNG, GIF, JPEG, SVG, BMP, WebP, and JPEG XL images.checked 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- NetSurf is released under GNU General Public License version 2.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Product
- NetSurf is a free, open-source web browser written in C with its own layout and rendering engine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The official site lists NetSurf 3.11, released 28 December 2023, as its latest release.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Resource use
- The project describes NetSurf as compact and designed to run on resource-constrained hardware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project lists HTTPS support and provides a security email address for reporting security issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Standards
- NetSurf 3.11 lists HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.1 support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users are directed to report problems through the bug tracker and can use a general discussion mailing list for NetSurf.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2002checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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