# dillo-browser/dillo

NO LONGER UPDATED!, see https://dillo-browser.org/news/migration-from-github/. New repo at https://git.dillo-browser.org/dillo/

Repository: https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dillo
Homepage: https://dillo-browser.org/
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: browser, fltk, dillo
Last push: 2026-04-19T12:20:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2593, "days_push": 136, "days_rel": 592, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1161, forks 76 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:49.253582+00:00)

## What it is
Dillo is a fast, small-footprint graphical web browser written in C/C++ with its own real-time rendering engine and FLTK GUI toolkit. It focuses on personal security, privacy, and running on old or resource-limited machines, and is extensible via plugins.

## Use cases
- browse the web on old or low-resource machines
- a privacy-focused minimal web browser
- fast rendering on slow connections
- a tiny browser that fits in minimal environments
- extend a browser with custom plugins
- test web standards compliance with a bug meter

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight browser for old hardware or embedded systems
- privacy and security are priorities over modern web features
- you want a small codebase to hack on

## When to avoid
- you need full modern web standards, JavaScript-heavy sites, or rich media support
- you need a browser with a large extension ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, web-framework
- domain: web-development, privacy, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform
- tags: web-browser, fltk, lightweight, rendering-engine, plugins, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dillo-browser/dillo (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.253582+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:31:41.993447+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.253582+00:00, sha 0758aaed5bb4)
  - homepage: https://dillo-browser.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:36:07.375643+00:00, sha 17803201200d)
  - site_page: https://dillo-browser.org/doxygen/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:36:07.378380+00:00, sha 461f8414101d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.