 w3m running in anxterm displaying the Wikipedia main page. | |
| Developer(s) | Akinori Ito et al. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1995 |
| Stable release | 0.5.3[1]  / 15 January 2011 |
| Preview release | v0.5.3+git20230121[2] / 21 January 2023 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | OS/2,[3][4]Unix &Unix-like (Solaris,SunOS,HP-UX,Linux,FreeBSD andEWS-UX (EWS-4800),[5]Windows (withCygwin),macOS (withHomebrew) |
| Available in | English and Japanese |
| Type | Web browser,Terminal pager |
| License | MIT license |
| Website | w3m |
w3m is afree and open sourcetext-based web browser licensed under theMIT license. It differs from other text-based browsers by supporting elements such as tables, frames, and images.[6][7]
The name "w3m" stands for "WWW wo miru (WWWを見る)", which is Japanese for "to see theWWW", and where "W3" is anumeronym of "WWW".[8] The original project is no longer active, but an active version is being maintained by a different developer, Tatsuya Kinoshita.[9]
w3m runs interminal emulator programs such asxterm andGNOME Terminal.[10] The browser has tabbed browsing, right click menus, and image support,[10] along with support for tables and frames. It also functions as a terminal pager.[6] It can be navigated solely using the keyboard or with the mouse. There are two different display modes, one with colors and one that is monochrome.[11]
w3m can be used withinEmacs.[12]
Some distributions require the installation of a second package, w3m-img, to render images using w3m.[13]
