Hello, Ivan,
I would recommend You browse the browsers named elinks, lynx and links, the latter being installed with the X11 (or so) package on Void Linux. The first two C, if I recall correctly. These are TTY-only and do not support JavaScript or any media files, so code base should be a tad shorter. Additionally I suggest using the plugin named uBlock Origin. It allows connecting to first and third party sites or not, and further.
Cheers,
vFeb 27, 2026, 20:56 by vetrov.iv5_AT_gmail.com:
> Hi all,
>
> A few months ago I tried to use surf as my main browser, but it turned
> out to be unsuitable for me mostly because some websites are not loading
> or loading too slowly using webkitgtk.
>
> Then when I couldn't find any surf ports to other web engines, I decided
> to create surf-like browser in c++ using Qt WebEngine. I'm not very
> experienced at c++ programming and this was my first Qt project. There
> are still many features that need to be added, including support for
> configuration via command-line options, but generally, it seems to work
> and I have been using it as my only browser for a few weeks. Downloads
> are supported via built-in Qt WebEngine mechanism and can be viewed and
> and modified with dmenu.
>
> https://codeberg.org/uiv/surf.git
>
> Which browser do you use? I would welcome any thoughts, suggestions or
> patches.
>
> Best,
> Ivan
>
Received on Sat Feb 28 2026 - 20:57:34 CET