Reviving the terminal internet — lo oking for collaborators

"mayankbhardwaj.25979--- via Lynx-dev" <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 00:53:03 +0530
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.lynx.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Lynx devs,

Long-time user of Lynx (and w3m) here, and a bit of a fan of what this =
project has always stood for: a web that's fast, keyboard-driven, and =
readable in the dark on a 1998 ThinkPad.
Lately I've been thinking that "surfing" the internet is gone =E2=80=94 =
you don't browse anymore, you get pushed. The terminal is the one place =
left that's calm, focused, and weirdly beautiful. So I want to build a =
modern terminal-based internet service in the spirit of Lynx, but =
remixed for today:
- text-first, zero-noise browsing
- terminal-native feeds (RSS/Atom, maybe Mastodon)
- collaborative browsing sessions (think SSH for the web)
- fast startup, no tracking, no dark patterns

I know this list's culture: newcomers are welcome, but suggestions =
usually come with patches. So my first step here is to listen =E2=80=94 =
I'd love to hear from the people who've been maintaining and improving =
Lynx for decades:
1. What do you see as the biggest pain points / missing pieces in =
text-mode browsing today?
2. Is anyone interested in a more modern side-project in the same spirit =
(new engine, not a Lynx fork), or is that a fool's errand you'd advise =
against?
3. If someone wanted to contribute meaningfully to Lynx itself, where =
would you point them first?
I'm prepared to write code, not just ideas. I'd rather spend my weekends =
building something with people who actually know this domain than =
polishing a toy alone.

Happy to share a rough spec or prototype with anyone curious. Thanks for =
keeping text-mode browsing alive.

Mayank=