macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dillolocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install dillo with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman
Fast and small graphical web browser. Version 3.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install dillo.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dilloAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dillo · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dilloDebian stable package indexes · dillo · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dilloFedora Rawhide package metadata · dillo · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dillonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/dillo/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S dilloArch Linux sync databases · dillo · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Fast and small graphical web browser
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dillo
- dillo-install-hyphenation
- dpid
- dpidc
history
Project history and usage
Dillo is a small, fast graphical web browser focused on personal security, privacy, and low resource use. The current official site describes support for Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows via Cygwin, and even Atari, with a custom rendering engine and a deliberately limited dependency stack.
Project history
According to the official 25-year history, Dillo began in 1999 when developers led by Jorge Arellano Cid forked the Gzilla/Armadillo code. The browser started in a GTK period, later moved toward FLTK to better match the project's goals of speed and small footprint, and eventually produced the 2.x and 3.x families.
Adoption history
Dillo became a favorite in lightweight Linux, BSD, rescue, embedded, and old-machine circles because it could render many documents quickly without the cost of mainstream browser engines. Package-manager adoption across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, Ubuntu, and Nix reflects that role as a useful, inspectable browser for constrained or deliberately simple environments.
How it is used
Users typically run Dillo as a graphical browser for local files, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and simple web pages. The user manual highlights its lack of JavaScript, support for a subset of HTML and CSS, local manual availability, configuration through files under `~/.dillo`, and privacy/network controls such as cookies, proxies, ad blocking, downloads, and image handling.
Why package nerds care
Dillo is package-nerd catnip because it embodies an alternative browser lineage: small C/C++ code, FLTK UI, no JavaScript requirement, static HTML friendly project infrastructure, and a modern revival after years of stalled development. Its 2025 GitHub migration notice is also unusually self-referential: the project moved toward self-hosted cgit partly so Dillo itself could browse its own development infrastructure.
Timeline
- 1999: Dillo begins as a fork of Gzilla/Armadillo.
- 2000: Dillo changes license to GPL with permission from the Gzilla/Armadillo author.
- 2004: Dillo 0.8.3 has HTTPS support via the DPI plugin mechanism.
- 2006: Last GTK1 release, 0.8.6.
- 2008: FLTK-based 2.0.0 release follows the porting effort.
- 2015: Dillo 3.0.5 released on the old project line.
- 2022: The old dillo.org domain expires, disrupting project infrastructure.
- 2024: New dillo-browser.org site documents the revival and 25-year history.
- 2025: Dillo 3.2.0 released and the project begins migration from GitHub to self-hosted git.
Related projects
- Dillo descends from Gzilla/Armadillo and is related to lightweight browser and fork projects such as dillo-plus, dilloNG, D+ browser, and Mobilized Dillo, all listed by the official README as related forks.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.dillo/dillorc/etc/dillo/dillorc~/.dillo/cookiesrc~/.dillo/domainrc~/.dillo/style.css~/.dillo/dpidrc~/.dillo/bm.txt~/.dillo/keysrc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.dillo/cookies.txt
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dillo | cli | global executable | |
dillo-install-hyphenation | cli | global executable | |
dpid | cli | global executable | |
dpidc | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version3.2.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillonone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dillo |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dillo |
| Homepage | https://dillo-browser.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo |
| Upstream docs | https://dillo-browser.github.io/doxygen/index.html |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo/releases/download/v3.2.0/dillo-3.2.0.tar.bz2 |
| Dependencies | fltk@1.3, jpeg-turbo, libpng, openssl@3 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dillo |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
dillo 3.0.5-7.1
Small and fast web browser
https://web.archive.org/web/20221006082222/https://www.dillo.org/
sudo apt install dillo- Section: web
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
Nix95%
dillo
nix profile install nixpkgs#dillo- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
Ubuntu apt95%
dillo 3.0.5-7build5
Small and fast web browser
sudo apt install dillo- Section: universe/web
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
apk95%
dillo 3.3.0-r2
Fast and small graphical web browser using OpenSSL
https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo
sudo apk add dillo- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dillo
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
apk95%
dillo-common 3.3.0-r2
Fast and small graphical web browser (common files)
https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo
sudo apk add dillo-common- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dillo
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
apk95%
dillo-doc 3.3.0-r2
Fast and small graphical web browser (documentation)
https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo
sudo apk add dillo-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dillo
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
apk95%
dillo-mbedtls 3.3.0-r2
Fast and small graphical web browser using MbedTLS
https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo
sudo apk add dillo-mbedtls- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dillo
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
dnf95%
dillo 3.3.0-1.fc45
A multi-platform graphical web browser
sudo dnf install dillo- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dillo
- 17 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
pacman95%
dillo 3.2.0-7
A small, fast graphical web browser built on FLTK
sudo pacman -S dillo- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dillo
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment