Port details
chawan Chawan is a text-mode web browser and pager
0.4.4 www Σ 0.4.4Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. Maintainer: hoanga@gmail.com Port Added: 2025-08-04 13:48:05Last Update: 2026-09-07 19:52:10Commit Hash: 75ac0e1 License: UNLICENSEWWW: https://chawan.net Description: # Chawan is a text-mode web browser and pager for Unix-like systems, with a focus
on implementing modern web standards while remaining self-contained, easy to
understand and extensible.
It includes functionality like CSS, inline images inside the terminal, and
JavaScript through a small, independent browser engine.
Most of Chawan has been developed from scratch in the memory-safe Nim
programming language. Manual pages: #
pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist # USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
no SUBR information found for this port
Dependency lines :
To install the port : # cd /usr/ports/www/chawan/ && make install clean To add the package , run one of these commands: pkg install www/chawan pkg install chawan PKGNAME: chawan Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port. # distinfo: # TIMESTAMP = 1788793914
SHA256 (chawan-v0.4.4.tar.gz) = e0a06e1504e10a51c6009751d79b798c98d8274e559fe195d4b4b7ddadf91bb8
SIZE (chawan-v0.4.4.tar.gz) = 3698813
Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC): #
Dependencies # NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered. Build dependencies: #
nim : lang/nim gmake>=4.4.1 : devel/gmake pkgconf>=1.3.0_1 : devel/pkgconf
Library dependencies: #
libbrotlicommon.so : archivers/brotli libbrotlidec.so : archivers/brotli libssh2.so : security/libssh2
There are no ports dependent upon this port # Configuration Options : # No options to configure Options name : # www_chawan USES: # gmake libtool pkgconfig ssl
FreshPorts was unable to extract/find any pkg message # Master Sites: #
Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) Commit Credits Log message 0.4.4 Yusuf Yaman (nxjoseph) Al Hoang www/chawan: Update 0.4.2 => 0.4.4
Changelogs:
- https://chawan.net/news/chawan-0-4-3.html
- https://chawan.net/news/chawan-0-4-4.html
PR: 298292
Approved by: osa, vvd (Mentors, implicit)
MFH: 2026Q3 0.4.2 Yusuf Yaman (nxjoseph) Al Hoang www/chawan: Update 0.3.2 => 0.4.2
While here, sort LIB_DEPENDS order.
Changelog:
https://git.sr.ht/~bptato/chawan/tree/v0.4.2/item/NEWS
PR: 296100
MFH: 2026Q2
Approved by: osa, vvd (Mentors, implicit) 0.3.2 Vladimir Druzenko (vvd) www/chawan: Fix DISTNAME
Use just version in DISTNAME "is a no go" © diizzy.
Reported by: diizzy (via email)
Approved by: blanket
Fixes: 4a0169a0f3f9 (new port: A text-mode web browser and pager) 0.3.2 Vladimir Druzenko (vvd) Al Hoang www/chawan: Update 0.3.0 => 0.3.2
Changelogs:
https://chawan.net/news/chawan-0-3-1.html
https://codeberg.org/bptato/chawan/compare/v0.3.1...v0.3.2
PR: 291799
MFH: 2025Q4 0.3.0 Vladimir Druzenko (vvd) Al Hoang www/chawan: update 0.2.2 -> 0.3.0
Release notes:
https://chawan.net/news/chawan-0-3-0.html
While here fix warning from portclippy.
PR: 291235 0.2.2 Hiroki Tagato (tagattie) Al Hoang www/chawan: new port: A text-mode web browser and pager
Chawan is a text-mode web browser and pager for Unix-like systems, with a focus
on implementing modern web standards while remaining self-contained, easy to
understand and extensible.
It includes functionality like CSS, inline images inside the terminal, and
JavaScript through a small, independent browser engine.
Most of Chawan has been developed from scratch in the memory-safe Nim
programming language.
WWW: https://chawan.net
PR: 288598
Reported by: Al Hoang <hoanga@gmail.com> (new maintainer)
