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24 alternatives to Cosmos Browser
Connect to the Internet through SMS without data or Wi-Fi
Cosmos Browser is an internet browser that enables users to access web content through SMS messages rather than requiring data plans or Wi-Fi connectivity. Designed for people in areas with limited internet… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cosmos Browser launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hello all, This is my second year of working on a project[1] with the goal of browsing the web, on an Android smartphone, without reliance on Wi-Fi or mobile data. While this concept might seem aimless, my goal was to provide a way for people in areas with limited, expensive, or censored cellular internet access a way to view the web in a basic format. I finished work on a basic client-server model last year[2], and this year, I implemented a new pseudo-distributed peer-to-peer model that allows any TxtNet Browser user to use their own smartphone to run a background server service that…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Cosmos Video 3.0▲458A meetings tool to create visibility & a sense of belonging
2022 · cosmos.video · its alternatives →
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Wave Browser▲185A web browser designed to simplify productivity
Dec 2025 · wavebrowser.co · its alternatives →
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Connect with your customers through different messaging apps
2016 · bird.com · its alternatives →
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Cosmos▲114Cosmos is a iOS music player totally free and open-source
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Your free, instant & disposable SMS solution
2023 · receive-smss.com · its alternatives →
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Universe▲112The easiest way to make an awesome website. From your phone.
2016 · beta.onuniverse.com · its alternatives →
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Quest▲85Mobile browser connects you to the web without distractions
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Orion 1.0▲241WebKit. Extensions. Privacy. Check icon Pick all three.
Nov 2025 · blog.kagi.com · its alternatives →
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Collect money over text with 1 API call
2022 · prtmb.readme.io · its alternatives →
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Help Offline▲102An offline emergency help providing system 🇮🇳
2018 · team-anything.github.io · its alternatives →
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If you text 8145594701, it will send back an image with the prompt you specified. Currently only US numbers can send/receive texts because Twilio. Sorry to the rest of the planet! I think this will likely fall over but I figured this would be a cool little thing to demo. I removed the NSFW filter so be mindful of your prompts! I don't persist numbers and there is no linkages being saved between the original text message and the generated images.
2022 · its alternatives →
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Add SMS checkout to your website with 2 lines of code
2022 · its alternatives →
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Basement Browser▲108A multiplayer mobile browser with AI agents on every webpage
Mar 2026 · basementbrowser.com · its alternatives →
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Nice Pushbullet alternative. Text yourself from Chrome.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Cosmos▲13Most Easy and Secure Home Server: VPN, Apps & Much More
2023 · cosmos-cloud.io · its alternatives →
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This is just a goofy thing I cooked up over the weekend. It's kind of like a screensaver, but with more reading and sliders. (It's not terribly efficient, so expect phone batteries to take a hit!)
Jan 2026 · da.nmcardle.com · its alternatives →
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Cosmos Extension adds support for Cosmos to MetaMask
2023 · metamask.mysticlabs.xyz · its alternatives →
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2015 · haxpax.github.io · its alternatives →
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