Functions and features
These browsers are designed to be agile – you add your own features.
At first glance, these browsers will just show text from web pages – and badly at that. Yet you can use these browsers for many small tasks, although many sites will not work properly.
Lynx’s deliberate effort to remain lean has paid off. It does support local editing, so you can change what you see. You can define execution links and set your personal Mail Address so you can use that to send email and fill in forms. It even has a feature that shows transfer rate. If you’re still using Usenet, you’re in luck. The Gopher protocol is making a comeback in some circles, and Lynx has got you covered.