Lightweight, Linux-compatible browser evolves

eight-year-old Dillo project has released version 2.0 of its Linux-compatible, ultra-lightweight HTML browser for embedded systems, antiquated PCs, and other low-powered devices. Dillo 2 adds support for anti-aliased text, multiple languages, and tabbed browsing, while improving table rendering and lowering memory usage, says the project.(Click for larger view of dillo 2 screen capture)Dillo is a very lightweight browser that loads web pages fast enough to poke your eye out, almost, even on the humblest hardware. It supports a subset of HTML, CGI forms, SSL, and cookies (which it denies, by default, with per-site opt-in). Traditionally, it has not been very practical for browsing the modern Internet, due to missing support for Javascript, frames, and HTTPS, among other things. However, since it supports CGI forms, it has been suitable for survey kiosks and other closed, "walled garden" applications. Dillo has also been popular with web developers due to its concise HTML error reporting, available as a right-click menu option. And, through the years, Dillo has been tapped by a long list of "ultra-light" Linux distributions, including Damn Samll Linux, Antix (a MEPIS derivative), Mustang Linux (fork of Buffalo Linux), and VectorLinux (Slackware-based).