carbonyl
The premium Open Source alternative to Google Chrome
🎯 Best for:Developers and sysadmins requiring full web access within CLI-only environments.
What is carbonyl?
A Chromium-based browser that renders full web pages inside a terminal emulator. It uses a custom Rust-based renderer to support JavaScript, WebGL, and HTML5 without a GUI.
Tech Stack
RustOS & Utilities
Why carbonyl?
- • Full JavaScript support
- • High-performance rendering
- • Works over SSH connections
Limitations
- • Limited image clarity
- • No extension support
- • Keyboard-heavy navigation
4/18/2026
Last Update
513
Forks
83
Issues
BSD-3-Clause
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Google Chrome)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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