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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
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-$1,440
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Team Size10 Users
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