Editing Gopher (protocol) (section)

==Client software==
===Gopher clients===
These are clients, libraries, and utilities primarily designed to access gopher resources.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Client
! Updated
! License
! Language
! Type
! Notes
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://gitlab.com/SSS8555/acid/-/blob/master/README.md ACID]
| 2021
| ?
| [[C (programming language)|C]]
| GUI (Windows)
| Supports page cache, TFTP and has G6 extension.
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://bombadillo.colorfield.space/ Bombadillo]
| 2022
| GPLv3
| Go
| TUI (Linux, BSD, [[macOS]])
| Supports Gopher, Gemini, Finger
|-
| {{rh}} | [[cURL]]
| 2024
| 
| C
| CLI
| 
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://lists.sr.ht/~michel-slm/elpher elpher]
| 2022
| GPLv3
| [[Emacs Lisp]]
| TUI/GUI
| Elpher: a gopher, finger, and gemini client for GNU Emacs
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://codeberg.org/jeang3nie/eva eva]
| 2022
| GPLv3
| Rust
| GUI
| Eva (as in extra vehicular activity, or spacewalk) is a Gemini and Gopher protocol browser in GTK&nbsp;4.
|-
| {{rh}} |[http://www.jaruzel.com/gopher/gopher-client-browser-for-windows Gopher Browser]
| 2019
| Closed source
| VB.NET
| GUI (Windows)
| 
|-
| {{rh}} | [http://forthworks.com/iOS Gopher Client]
| 2018
| 
| 
| App (iOS)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gopher-client/id1235310088 |title=Gopher Client on the App Store |website=[[iTunes]] |author1=Charles Childers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524142744/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gopher-client/id1235310088 |archive-date=May 24, 2022}}</ref>
| Supports text reflow, bookmarks, history, etc.
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://gitlab.com/biotstoiq/gophercle gophercle]
| 2022
| [[MIT License|MIT]]
| [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| App (Android)
| Supports only basic functionalities like bookmarks, session-history, downloads, etc.
|-
| {{rh}} | [http://gopherus.sourceforge.net/ Gopherus]
| 2020
| BSD 2-clause
| [[C (programming language)|C]]
| TUI (Linux, BSD, Windows, DOS)
| Features bookmarks and page caching.
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://gophie.org/ Gophie]
| 2020
| [[GNU General Public License#Version 3|GPLv3]]
| [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| GUI (Windows, MacOS, Linux)
| 
|-
| {{rh}}| [https://kristall.random-projects.net/ Kristall]
| 2020
| [[GNU General Public License#Version 3|GPLv3]]
| [[C++]]
| GUI (Linux)
| Gemini GUI client with support for Gopher, Finger, and www.
|-
| {{rh}} |[https://github.com/skyjake/lagrange Lagrange]
| 2022
| [[BSD 2-Clause License|BSD 2-clause]]
| [[C (programming language)|C]]
| GUI
| Gemini GUI client with Gopher and finger support. Switches to gophermap/type 1 requests in parent/root navigation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://git.skyjake.fi/gemini/lagrange/releases/tag/v1.10.2 |title=v1.10.2 |work=gemini/lagrange |author1=skyjake |date=24 Jan 2022 |publisher=Gitea |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312103559/https://git.skyjake.fi/gemini/lagrange/releases/tag/v1.10.2 |archive-date=Mar 12, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{rh}} |[http://runtimeterror.com/tools/gopher/ Little Gopher Client]
| 2019
| 
| Pascal
| Linux, Mac, Windows
| Sidebar with a hierarchical view
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://github.com/jansc/ncgopher ncgopher]
| 2022
| BSD 2-clause
| Rust
| TUI
| ncgopher is a gopher and gemini client using ncurses.
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://github.com/afonsotrepa/PocketGopher Pocket Gopher]
| 2019
| [[Unlicense]]
| [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| App (Android)
| Supports bookmarks, history, downloads, etc.
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://reposcope.com/package/sacc sacc]
| 2022
| 
| C
| TUI
| sacc(omys) is a terminal gopher client.
|-
| {{rh}} | [https://www.xach.com/snarf/ snarf]
| 2020
| GPL
| C
| CLI
| Simple Non-interactive All-purpose Resource Fetcher
|-
| {{rh}} | [[w3m]]
| 2021
| MIT
| C
| TUI
| w3m is a text-based web browser
|-
|}

===Other clients===
Clients like web browsers, libraries, and utilities primarily designed to access World Wide Web resources, but which maintain(ed) gopher support.

* Browse, a browser for [[RISC OS]]
* [[Camino (web browser)|Camino]], versions 1.0 to 2.1.2, always uses port 70.
* [[Classilla]], versions 9.0 to 9.3.4b1 as of March 2021, hardcoded to port 70 from 9.0 to 9.2; whitelisted ports from 9.2.1
* [[Dillo#Forks|Dillo+]]
* [[Dooble]]
* [[ELinks]], versions 0.10.0<ref>{{cite mailing list|last=Fonseca|first=Jonas|mailing-list=elinks-users |title=[ANNOUNCE] ELinks-0.10.0 (Thelma) |url=http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2004-December/000785.html|publisher=[[Linux From Scratch]]|access-date=22 May 2010|date=24 December 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220130659/http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/elinks-users/2004-December/000785.html|archive-date=20 February 2007}}</ref> to 0.12pre6 as of October 2012, unmaintained browser with gopher build option. Fork ''felinks''<ref>{{cite web|title=What advantages does Elinks have over the current original version of Links?|publisher=[[GitHub]]|url=https://github.com/rkd77/elinks/issues/102 |work=rkd77/elinks |date=Mar 5, 2021 |last1=((asakura42)) |last2=((rkd77)) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313200000/https://github.com/rkd77/elinks/issues/102 |archive-date=Mar 13, 2023}}</ref> offers support as a build option
* Edbrowse, a line-oriented editor and browser with an interface like that of [[ed (text editor)]]
* [[Falkon]], with plug-in only, requires Falkon ≥ 3.1.0 with both the KDE Frameworks Integration extension (shipped with Falkon ≥ 3.1.0) enabled and the (separate) kio_gopher plug-in<ref name="kio_gopher"/> ≥ 0.1.99 (first release for KDE Frameworks 5) installed
* [[Mozilla Foundation|Mozilla]] [[Firefox]] versions 0.1 to 3.6, built-in support dropped from Firefox 4.0 onwards;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388195 |display-authors=et al. |first1=Robert |last1=Strong |date=2007-07-14 |website=Bugzilla |title=Bug 388195 – Remove gopher protocol support for Firefox |access-date=15 June 2010}}</ref> can be added back by installing one of the extensions by the Overbite Project<ref name="floodgap1"/>
* [[Galeon]] version 2.0.7
* [[Google Chrome]], with extension only,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=11345 |website=Issues - chromium |title=Issue 11345: gopher protocol doesn't work|access-date=25 July 2011|date=2 May 2009|author=hotaru.firefly|display-authors=etal}}</ref> Burrow extension<ref name="burrow"/>
* [[Internet Explorer for Mac]] version 5.2.3, PowerPC-only
* [[Internet Explorer]], dropped with version 6: Support removed by MS02-047 from IE 6 SP1 can be re-enabled in the [[Windows Registry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2002/ms02-047 |title=Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-047 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=28 February 2003 |access-date=23 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704230831/http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS02-047.mspx |archive-date=4 July 2011}}</ref> Always uses port 70. Gopher support was disabled in [[Internet Explorer]] versions 5.x and 6 for Windows in August 2002 by a patch meant to fix a security vulnerability in the browser's Gopher protocol handler to reduce the attack surface which was included in IE6 SP1; however, it can be re-enabled by editing the [[Windows registry]]. In [[Internet Explorer 7]], Gopher support was removed on the [[WinINET]] level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx |title=Release Notes for Internet Explorer 7 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |year=2006 |access-date=23 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804042206/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx |archive-date=4 August 2011}}</ref>
* [[K-Meleon]], dropped support
* [[Konqueror]], with plug-in only, requires kio_gopher plug-in<ref name="kio_gopher">{{cite web|url=http://userbase.kde.org/Kio_gopher|title=Kio gopher |website=KDE UserBase Wiki |access-date=1 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501125030/https://userbase.kde.org/Kio_gopher|archive-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[Line Mode Browser]], since version 1.1, January 1992
* [[Lynx (web browser)|Lynx]]
* [[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]], version 3.0
* [[NetSurf]], under development, based on the [[cURL]] fetcher
* [[Netscape Navigator]], version 9.0.0.6
* [[OmniWeb]], since version 5.9.2 {{small|(April 2009)}}, first [[WebKit]] Browser to support Gopher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.omnigroup.com/2009/04/01/for-immediate-release-omniweb-592-now-includes-gopher-support/|title=OmniWeb 5.9.2 now includes Gopher support|first=Linda|last=Sharps|date=1 April 2009|publisher=[[The Omni Group]]|access-date=3 April 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110814030727/http://blog.omnigroup.com/2009/04/01/for-immediate-release-omniweb-592-now-includes-gopher-support/|archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/releasenotes/|title=A comprehensive list of changes for each version of OmniWeb|date=1 April 2009|publisher=[[The Omni Group]]|access-date=3 April 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807064232/http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omniweb/download/releasenotes/|archive-date=7 August 2011}}</ref>
* [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]], Opera 9.0 included a proxy capability
* Pavuk, a web mirror (recursive download) software program
* [[SeaMonkey]], version 1.0 to 2.0.14, built-in support dropped from version 2.1 onward; could be added back to some versions via Overbite project,<ref name="floodgap1"/> but no longer supported.
* [[GNOME Web|Epiphany]], until version 2.26.3, disabled with switch to [[WebKit]]
* [[WebPositive]], a [[WebKit]]-based browser used in the [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] operating system
* [[libwww]], versions 1.0c {{small|(December 1992)}} to 5.4.1 {{small|December 2006}}, libwww is a discontinued [[Application programming interface|API]] for internet applications. A modern fork is maintained in Lynx

Browsers with no Gopher native support can still access servers using one of the available Gopher to [[HTTP]] gateways or [[proxy server]] that converts Gopher menus into [[HTML]]; known proxies are the Floodgap Public Gopher proxy and Gopher Proxy. Similarly, certain server packages such as GN and PyGopherd have built-in Gopher to [[HTTP]] interfaces. [[Squid (software)|Squid Proxy]] software gateways any <code>gopher://</code> URL to HTTP content, enabling any browser or web agent to access gopher content easily.

For [[Mozilla Foundation|Mozilla]] [[Firefox]] and [[SeaMonkey]], Overbite<ref name="floodgap1"/> extensions extend Gopher browsing and support the current versions of the browsers (Firefox Quantum v ≥57 and equivalent versions of SeaMonkey):
* OverbiteWX redirects <code>gopher://</code> URLs to a proxy;
* OverbiteNX adds native-like support;
* for Firefox up to 56.*, and equivalent versions of SeaMonkey, OverbiteFF adds native-like support, but it is no longer maintained
OverbiteWX includes support for accessing Gopher servers not on port 70 using a whitelist and for [[CCSO Nameserver|CSO/ph queries]]. OverbiteFF always uses port 70.
For [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] and [[Google Chrome]], Burrow<ref name="burrow">{{cite web|title=Burrow: Gopherspace Explorer for Chrome|url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/burrow-gopherspace-explor/plhaaggiajlcjclagmjnjmaonhkdhhji |website=Chrome Web Store |access-date=1 July 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240126222538/https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/burrow-gopherspace-explor/plhaaggiajlcjclagmjnjmaonhkdhhji |archive-date=26 January 2024}}</ref> is available. It redirects <code>gopher://</code> URLs to a proxy. In the past an Overbite proxy-based extension for these browsers was available but is no longer maintained and does not work with the current (>23) releases.<ref name="floodgap1">{{cite web|title=The Overbite Project|url=http://gopher.floodgap.com/overbite/|publisher=Floodgap|access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref>
For [[Konqueror]], Kio gopher<ref>{{cite web|title=Kio gopher|url=https://userbase.kde.org/Kio_gopher|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref> is available.

As the bandwidth-sparing simple interface of Gopher can be a good match for [[mobile phone]]s and [[personal digital assistant]]s (PDAs),<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Lore Sjöberg |url=https://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,62988,00.html |title=Gopher: Underground Technology |magazine=Wired News |access-date=27 July 2011 |date=12 April 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012175802/http://wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,62988,00.html |archive-date=12 October 2008}}</ref> the early 2010s saw a renewed interest in native Gopher clients for popular [[smartphone]]s.

Gopher popularity was at its height at a time when there were still many equally competing computer architectures and operating systems. As a result, there are several Gopher clients available for [[Acorn Computers#Network computers|Acorn RISC OS]], [[AmigaOS]], Atari [[MiNT]], [[Conversational Monitor System]] (CMS), [[DOS]], [[classic Mac OS]], [[MVS]], [[NeXT]], [[OS/2 Warp]], most [[Unix-like]] operating systems, [[OpenVMS|VMS]], [[Windows 3.1|Windows 3.x]], and [[Windows 9x]]. [[GopherVR]] was a client designed for 3D visualization, and there is even a Gopher client in [[MOO]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prentissriddle.com/trips/gophercon1993.html |title=GopherCon '93: Internet Gopher Workshop and Internet Gopher Conference |last=Riddle |first=Prentiss |date=1993-04-13 |access-date=2008-05-20 |work=PrentissRiddle.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Masinter |first1=L. |last2=Ostrom |first2=E. |chapter=Collaborative information retrieval: Gopher from MOO |chapter-url=https://larrymasinter.net/MOOGopher.pdf |title=The Proceedings of INET |volume=93 |date=June 1993}}</ref> Most such clients are [[Hard coding|hard-coded]] to work on [[Transmission Control Protocol]] (TCP) [[List of well-known ports (computing)|port]] 70.{{Ref RFC|1436}}