Castor is a graphical client for plain-text protocols written in Rust with GTK.
It currently supports the Gemini, Gopher and Finger protocols.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: git.sr.ht/~julienxx/castor
Support: Code Repository
Developer: Julien Blanchard
License: MIT License
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