Eww (web browser) explained

eww
Developer:	Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
Ver Layout:	stacked
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Programming Language:	Emacs Lisp
Genre:	Web browser
License:	GPL-3.0-or-later
Website:	GNU Emacs manual

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] [4]} It was developed by Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, who also created the underlying HTML rendering library.^{[1] [5]}

See also

• w3m used with emacs-w3m interface
• Emacs/W3

External links

• GNU Emacs manual
• Source code

Notes and References

1. Web site: eww Random Thoughts. 16 June 2013 .
2. Web site: Emacs 24.4 released. A built-in web browser (M-x eww).
3. Web site: Eww, a web browser inside a text editor. 19 February 2020 .
4. Web site: EWW and What it is and isn't good for. 24 January 2022 .
5. Web site: EmacsWiki: eww.