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Links is a web browser running in both graphics and text mode. Features:

- Links runs on Linux, BSD, UNIX in general, OS/2, Cygwin under Windows, AtheOS, BeOS, FreeMint.
- Links runs in graphics mode (mouse required) on X Window System (UN*X, Cygwin), SVGAlib, Linux Framebuffer, OS/2 PMShell, AtheOS GUI
- Links runs in text mode (mouse optional) on UN*X console, ssh/telnet virtual terminal, vt100 terminal, xterm, and virtually any other text terminal. Mouse is supported for GPM, xterm, and OS/2. Links supports colors on terminal.
- Easy and quick user control via pull-down menu in both text and graphics mode, in 25 languages.
- HTML 4.0 support (without CSS)
- HTTP 1.1 support
- Tables, frames in both graphics and text mode, builtin image display in graphics mode
- Builtin image display for GIF, JPEG, PNG, XBM, TIFF in graphics mode
- Anti-advertisement animation filter in animated GIFs
- Bookmarks
- Background file downloads
- Automatic reconnection in case of TCP connection breakdown
- Keepalive connections
- Background (asynchronous) DNS lookup
- Possibility to hook up external programs for all MIME types, possibility to choose one of more programs at every opening.
- 48-bit high-quality image gamma correction, resampling and Floyd-Steinberg dithering in all color depths.
- Font resampling (antialiasing) for virtually unlimited pitch range, LCD optimization of fonts and images.
- Builtin fonts in the executable without reliance on any fonts installed in the system
- User-adjustable menu, HTML font size and image zoom factor.
- User-adjustable display gammas (red, green, blue), viewing-condition correction gamma and precise calibration of both - - - monitor and Links on a calibration pattern
- Automatic aspect ratio correction for modes like 640x200, 640x400, 320x200 with user-adjustable manual aspect ratio correction.
- Support for one-wheel mice (vertical scroll), two-wheel mice (vertical and horizontal scroll) and smooth scrolling by grabbing the plane with a mouse (no wheel needed).
- Easy installation, the browser is just one executable and no more files.

I am Baas wrote:I managed to run it in text mode but not in graphics mode. Obviously, some libraries are missing but i am not sure where to get those .dll files for Windows. Anyone?

I am Baas wrote:http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/links-portable

Of course one can just use the portableapps version now in the database:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2331

TP109 wrote:Anyway, a yaP launcher can fix that. Use two launchers in the same yaP root folder with these settings:

[...]

[GENERAL]
application = links\links.exe
[BEFORE]
dir = %Appdata%\.links
[AFTER]
-dir = %Appdata%\.links

Don't uncomment or modify [AFTER] sections if an installed Links versions already exists on the PC.

Midas wrote:Quick note to point that in my opinion the '[AFTER]' directive is redundant, even if you have Links2 installed, as the 'dir' keyword in the '[BEFORE]' section takes care of everything. And here's a screencap of Links2 with my current color configuration: