Dillo aims to be a multi-platform browser alternative that is small, stable, developer-friendly, usable, very fast, and extensible.
It is a minimalistic web browser particularly intended for older or slower computers and embedded systems. The software is a graphical browser built upon FLTK2, and it renders a good subset of HTML and CSS, excluding frames, JavaScript, and JVM support.
Dillo is the default browser in a number of mini distributions including Damn Small Linux, Feather Linux and VectorLinux.
Key Features
- Bookmarks.
- Tabbed browsing.
- Antialiasing.
- Support for GIF JPEG, PNG (including alpha transparency) images.
- CSS support.
- Cookies.
- Bug meter providing information regarding validation problems.
- Configurable keybindings.
- Different character sets.
- Support for compressed pages.
- Basic authentication.
- Very small footprint with few dependencies.
Website: github.com/dillo-browser/dillo
Support:
Developer: Jorge Cid and many contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Dillo is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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|---|---|
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| Luakit | Fast, extensible, and customizable WebKit-based web browser |
| Midori | Based on WebKit and the GTK+ 2 or GTK+ 3 interface |
| surf | Simple web browser based on WebKit2/GTK+ |
| Kristall | Small internet browser |
| Falkon | Lightweight Webkit browser following the UNIX philosophy |
| Dillo | Small, stable, developer-friendly, usable, very fast, and extensible |
| Dooble | Minimal, scientific, and stable web browser |
| Netsurf | Has its own layout and rendering engine entirely written from scratch |
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