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Browsh

Browse the modern web as text, even on a slow connection.

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  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is Browsh?

Browsh is a fully modern text-based browser that renders to a terminal or a browser. Its README says it runs a headless Firefox on a server and sends a text view, which suits poor connections, and it can run over Mosh. A Docker image is available.

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Pros: what Browsh does well

  • Works over very slow or unstable connections
  • Supports modern websites with JavaScript
  • Offloads the browser to a remote machine

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs Firefox installed
  • The browser client has fewer features than the terminal one

Who Browsh is for

People who work over SSH or poor connections and still need modern sites.

Who can skip it

Anyone with a normal connection and a regular browser.

Browsh alternatives

Not sold on Browsh? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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tmux

Focus: sessions and multiplexer. Shares terminal and ssh with Browsh. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

pgcli

Focus: postgres, sql and command line. Shares terminal and open source with Browsh. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Harlequin

Focus: sql editor, database and tui. Shares terminal and open source with Browsh. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

litecli

Focus: sqlite, sql and command line. Shares terminal and open source with Browsh. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

micro

Focus: text editor and nano alternative. Shares terminal and ssh with Browsh. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Tabby

Focus: serial and command line. Shares terminal and ssh with Browsh. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Browsh

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Headscale

Focus: private network, vpn and self-hosting. Shares open source and github with Browsh. Adds Linux. Rated 4.5 (Browsh: 4.3).

OtherFreeLinux
4.5Visit

ripgrep

Focus: search tool, command line and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Browsh. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

Deskflow

Focus: keyboard and mouse sharing, software kvm and multi-computer. Shares open source and github with Browsh. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

hyperfine

Focus: benchmark, speed test and command line. Shares open source and github with Browsh. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Miller

Focus: csv, json and data wrangling. Shares open source and github with Browsh. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Browsh: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
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