What it does
Lynx is a maintained text web browser whose user guide documents cookie acceptance, per-domain rules and SSL connection-error prompts.
Lynx exposes cookie handling as an explicit decision. Its guide documents ignoring cookies, prompting for them or accepting them, with per-domain accept and reject lists and a Cookie Jar view. Persistent cookies depend on build and configuration choices, so check those settings when moving between machines or packages.
The browser also documents prompts for errors in SSL connections. Those choices matter even in a text-only session: removing a graphical interface does not remove a site's ability to receive requests or set state. Lynx suits terminal-based reading and link navigation where its available page features meet the task; the official site identifies version 2.9.3 as the current stable release.
Strengths
- Explicit cookie prompts and domain rules
- Terminal-oriented browsing workflow
Best for
- Terminal users who want to inspect cookie handling
Sources
- Lynx Users Guide v2.9.3 (Oct 26, 2026)
- LYNX – The Text Web-Browser (Oct 26, 2026)