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Ironically, the only thing Emacs can't seem to do these days is be a browser. ;)

The xwidget_mvp branch has been merged into the emacs master branch about a month ago.

It allows you to embed GTK widgets INSIDE an emacs buffer, effectively allowing one to create actual GUIs inside of emacs.

This also allows you to embed a full webkit-based browser (with javascript support!) right into emacs, and use it like a regular browser.

Just clone the emacs repo, build it with gtk3 and xwidget support, and run 'M-x xwidget-webkit-browse-url' to get a full-fledged browser with proper rendering right inside emacs.

https://www.emacswiki.org/pics/static/EmacsXembedScreenshot....

There's only one question that remains to be answered. Why?

Browsing through an environment that's integrated nicely, deeply configurable, and completely programmable. What else would you want as a programmer and an pc user?

Why not? :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emacs/W3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eww_%28web_browser%29

I don't believe there is any Javascript support, though, so you'll be out of luck for many modern pages...

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