Is Lynx dead?
Deaditude Score:
52.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> About as cool as Vine. And we know what happened there.
*Data last collected: 12 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2025
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
The Reddit tumbleweeds have taken over
Community Size
938
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
1
Posts
7.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDoes Anyone try Lynx develop by Tiktok?
r/lynxjs9 days ago
7(100%)6
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Lynx jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
1,810🇺🇸United States
477🇬🇧United Kingdom
147🇨🇦Canada
26🇮🇳India
26🇩🇪Germany
10Market Summary
2,496
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Lynx is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Lynx gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
50
Posts
Last mentioned 5 days ago
Community Interest
Average points25.0
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Google Ends Support for Lynx Browser
3 months ago
10243
Atari Lynx: The first color handheld game console
3 months ago
31
LynxJS
1 months ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Lynx videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
1.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+500.0%
Average Engagement
65.1
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Lynx:
Creative Strokes
Hobby Channel
Callstack
Major Creator
Linux and FOSS with Chris Were
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Using a terminal browser (Lynx) as my daily driver, with Newsboat
Linux and FOSS with Chris Were
1 months ago
00
1 months ago
131
Two Threads of Lynx.js Part 2
Callstack
11 days ago
80
Drawing a Lynx – Step by Step
Creative Strokes
1 months ago
20
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2025 | 52.9% |
| 29 Nov 2025 | 67.8% |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 69.7% |
| 2 Nov 2025 | 57.6% |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 59.2% |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 52.3% |
| 22 Sept 2025 | 63.4% |
| 9 Sept 2025 | 57.3% |
| 26 Aug 2025 | 64.0% |
| 12 Aug 2025 | 59.7% |
| 30 Jul 2025 | 60.2% |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 71.4% |
| 2 Jul 2025 | 70.2% |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 56.3% |
| 5 Jun 2025 | 49.4% |
| 10 May 2025 | 38.9% |
| 6 May 2025 | 41.6% |
| 3 May 2025 | 40.3% |
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