NetSurf
Sign in to saveNetSurf is an open-source web browser which uses its own layout engine. Its design goal is to be lightweight and portable. NetSurf provides features including tabbed browsing, bookmarks, and page thumbnailing.
Key facts
- Software.name
- NetSurf
- Software.logo
- NetSurf-logo.svg
- Software.screenshot
- NetSurf.png
- Software.caption
- NetSurf running on RISC OS
- Software.developer
- The NetSurf Developers
- Software.programming language
- ANSI C
- Software.operating system
- Official: RISC OS, AmigaOS 4, Windows; Linux/Unix-like, BeOS/Haiku, Atari TOS, macOS3rd party ports: AmigaOS 4, AmigaOS 3, Caanoo, MorphOS, Samsung TVs, Redox OS, Nintendo 3DS, Plan 9; KolibriOS port in development
- Software.size
- 4.0 MB (RISC OS)6.9 MB (AmigaOS)
- Software.genre
- Web browser
- Software.license
- GPL-2.0-only
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.netsurf-browser.org
- Image
- NetSurf.png
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- software version identifier
- 3.11
- Commons category
- NetSurf
- source code repository URL
- git.netsurf-browser.org/netsurf.git
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9 sectionsContents
- Features
- History
- Version history
- Ports
- Forks
- visurf
- See also
- References
- External links
NetSurf is an open-source web browser which uses its own layout engine. Its design goal is to be lightweight and portable. NetSurf provides features including tabbed browsing, bookmarks, and page thumbnailing.
In recent years, NetSurf has maintained a reputation as a nimble and capable browser for essential web tasks. A 2025 overview on Slashdot describes it as “a nimble portal to the internet,” highlighting its efficiency in handling tasks like checking webmail, reading news, or participating in online discussions, while remaining actively developed and optimized for performance.