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# Edbrowse, a Command Line Editor Browser

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Edbrowse is a combination editor, browser, and mail client that is 100% text based. It was originally written for blind users but has since been used by many sighted users as well. The program has unique scripting capabilities and can access web pages, submit forms, and send email without human intervention. It was primarily written by Karl Dahlke and is now developed by a team of several people.

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