Edbrowse is a command-line text editor, web browser, email client, IRC client and database interface.
It is modelled on the ed text editor and presents web content through a command-response interface. This linear approach is designed to work effectively with speech synthesisers and braille displays.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Edit multiple files or browse multiple websites simultaneously.
- Transfer blocks of text between editing sessions.
- Perl-compatible regular expressions for searching and modifying text.
- Access resources using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, Gopher and Gophers.
- Render HTML pages as text while retaining links and forms.
- Follow hyperlinks and complete and submit web forms.
- JavaScript support using QuickJS or QuickJS-ng.
- Supports cookies, web caching and encrypted connections.
- Send and receive email using POP3, SMTP and IMAP.
- Filter incoming email according to its subject, sender or destination.
- Connect to and communicate through IRC.
- Access and modify SQL database tables through ODBC.
- Browse directories and rename, delete or move files.
- Define commands, functions, branches and loops in configuration files.
- Supports multiple languages.
Website: github.com/edbrowse/edbrowse
Support:
Developer: Karl Dahlke and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Edbrowse is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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