Has Google ended support for plain HTML search?

18 hackerb9 5 9/10/2025, 9:17:47 PM google.com ↗

Comments (5)

hackerb9 · 2h ago
As of today, all plain HTML searches fail. Text mode browsers like `w3m`, `links`, and `lynx` now show a page that says, "Update your browser". Command line tools like `curl` and `wget` redirect to a page which say, "Turn on JavaScript to keep searching". Hopefully this is just a temporary glitch or security measure as Google hasn't announced anything yet.
benbristow · 35m ago
Probably in preparation for them forcing users to use AI search.

https://mashable.com/article/google-ai-mode-search-default-r...

jasonjmcghee · 53m ago
Woah. What do folks use for use cases that require it (e.g. lynx)?

There's: https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite

stathibus · 56m ago
Embrace…
ChrisArchitect · 2h ago