carbonyl
A Chromium based web browser that runs inside a terminal. It supports most web features, so you can browse modern sites from a text console or over SSH.
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Overview
Carbonyl is a Chromium-based web browser that runs inside a terminal. It supports most Web APIs, including WebGL, WebGPU, audio and video playback and animations. It needs no window server, so it works in a safe-mode console and over SSH. The project says it starts in under a second, runs at 60 FPS and idles at 0% CPU. You can run it with Docker, npm or prebuilt binaries.
Key features
- Chromium engine rendered in the terminal
- Supports WebGL, WebGPU, audio and video
- No window server needed, works over SSH
- Run through Docker, npm or downloaded binaries
Best for
People who need to browse modern sites from a text console or remote server. On Linux without Docker it needs the same dependencies as Chromium.
- Upstream
- fathyb/carbonyl
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/carbonyl
- Upstream stars
- 20k
- Category
- Apps and everyday utilities
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Forked
- 2026-03-28
- Sync status
- In syncLast synced 2026-10-20
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