# Nyxt review (2026): is it any good? > Keyboard-first browser customized in Common Lisp Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Nyxt describes itself as the hacker's browser, built around keyboard navigation, fuzzy command search and tab management. Every class, method and function can be overwritten, so users can change its behavior in Lisp. It is available for macOS, Linux and BSD, with Windows only through WSL for now. - **Category:** Browsers - **Made by:** Atlas Engineer - **Website:** https://nyxt.atlas.engineer - **Runs on:** macOS, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a point-and-click browser. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Nyxt is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Downloads are offered without a listed price, and the source is on GitHub. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The full browser; the download page lists no price. | Read from https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/download on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Nyxt before buying. ## Key features - **Link hinting and jump headings:** Follow links from the keyboard and jump to page headings by fuzzy search. - **Tab search and multi-tab actions:** Fuzzy-search open tabs, search across several tabs at once and run commands on selected groups of tabs. - **Fully customizable:** Every class, method and function can be overwritten and reconfigured, and any variable can be inspected at runtime. - **Built-in ad blocker:** Ships with an ad blocker that uses uBlock Origin rules, plus vi bindings and a subset of the Web Extensions API. - **Two web engines:** Works with WebKit and WebEngine through a minimal engine interface. ## Good for - Keyboard-focused users and tinkerers who write Lisp - People who want to reshape browser behavior - Researchers juggling many tabs ## Worth knowing - Windows is not officially supported; it runs through WSL on Windows 10 and 11 while an official port is in development. - Only a subset of the Web Extensions API is supported. - The GitHub page says the project is under active development. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Nyxt is a keyboard-driven browser where every class, method and function can be rewritten in Lisp. Windows is not officially supported and runs through WSL, and only a subset of the Web Extensions API works. - **Value for money: A.** Free, with no price listed on the download page and the source on GitHub, so under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The whole browser downloads with no listed price or paid plan. - **Features: C.** Link hinting, tab search, an ad blocker and two web engines, but only a subset of the Web Extensions API is supported. - **Ease of use: D.** No rating on record. It is built for keyboard use and customization in Lisp, which is a steep curve for most people. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Linux and macOS, with Windows only through WSL for now. Desktop only, no phone version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Atlas Engineer's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among browsers - Nyxt's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 20 of the 60 other browsers we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 22 of 60) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Nyxt has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/browsers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nyxt is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. - You could make: Ad and tracker blocking and bookmarks: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A web browser. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Linux. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Web browser, Keyboard-first, Ad and tracker blocking, Bookmarks ## Alternatives - [Qutebrowser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qutebrowser): Keyboard-driven browser with a minimal interface. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nyxt-vs-qutebrowser) - [Min](https://toolgpa.com/tools/min-browser): Free, open-source minimal browser with tasks and history search. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/min-browser-vs-nyxt) - [Falkon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/falkon): Lightweight KDE web browser with a built-in ad blocker. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/falkon-vs-nyxt) - [Firefox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/firefox): Free, open-source browser from Mozilla with tracker blocking built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/firefox-vs-nyxt) - [Otter Browser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otter-browser): Open-source Qt browser that revives the classic Opera 12 interface. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nyxt-vs-otter-browser) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://nyxt.atlas.engineer - https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/download - https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/faq - https://github.com/atlas-engineer/nyxt Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/nyxt Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).