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Eww (web browser)

Emacs Web Wowser is a lightweight web browser within the GNU Emacs text editor. Eww can only do basic rendering of HTML; there is no capability for executing JavaScript or handling the intricacies of CSS. It was developed by Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, who also created the underlying HTML rendering library.

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DeveloperLars Magne Ingebrigtsen
Written inEmacs Lisp
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
WebsiteGNU Emacs manual
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Emacs Web Wowser (a backronym of "eww"1) is a lightweight web browser within the GNU Emacs text editor.2 Eww can only do basic rendering of HTML; there is no capability for executing JavaScript or handling the intricacies of CSS.3 It was developed by Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, who also created the underlying HTML rendering library.14

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References

References

  1. "eww Random Thoughts". 16 June 2013.
  2. "Emacs 24.4 released". A built-in web browser (M-x eww)
  3. "Eww, a web browser inside a text editor". 19 February 2020.
  4. "EmacsWiki: eww".
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