It differs from other text-based browsers by supporting elements such as tables, frames, and images.

[8] The original project is no longer active, but an active version is being maintained by a different developer, Tatsuya Kinoshita.

[10] The browser has tabbed browsing, right click menus, and image support,[10] along with support for tables and frames.

There are two different display modes, one with colors and one that is monochrome.

[12] Some distributions require the installation of a second package, w3m-img, to render images using w3m.