Gemini is a group of technologies similar to the ones that lie behind your familiar web browser.
Using Gemini, you can explore an online collection of written documents which can link to other written documents. The main difference is that Gemini approaches this task with a strong philosophy of “keep it simple” and “less is enough”. This allows Gemini to simply sidestep, rather than try and probably fail to solve, many of the problems plaguing the modern web, which just seem to get worse and worse no matter how many browser add-ons or well meaning regulations get thrown at them.
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Let’s explore the 8 graphical Gemini clients at hand. For each title we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, a screenshot of the software in action, together with links to relevant resources.
| Graphical Gemini Clients | |
|---|---|
| Lagrange | Beautiful typography with full Unicode support |
| Kristall | Browser without support for css/js/wasm or graphical websites |
| Geopard | Colorful, adaptive Gemini browser |
| Agregore | Minimal web browser for the distributed web |
| Castor | Supports the Gemini, Gopher and Finger protocols |
| Yoda | Written in Rust, it uses GTK 4 and Libadwaita |
| Alhena | Explore Gemini, Gopher, Spartan, and Nex spaces |
| Eva | GTK+ client written in Rust |
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Hi, there’s also Dillo w/gemini plugin. I use it along with a few of the ones listed above.
Thanks Miguel.
Fortunately, the Gemini protocol is making good progress, so the number of graphics clients is growing exponentially: Alhena, Galacteek, Molasses, and Vimini are just a small sample of this rise. There is also an Awesome List about this protocol that can help anyone interested in it. 🙂
I infinitely prefer LinuxLinks to those ‘awesome’ lists which are often not maintained, or just contain dead software. Curated roundups are much more useful.