List of web browsers

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Web browser development timeline 1990–2017 (major versions).
Color-coded browsers with the same technical basis ( HTML renderer ):
  • Trident
  • Gecko
  • KHTML / WebKit / Blink
  • Presto
    • Most used browsers by country:
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Internet Explorer
  • UC browser
  • Opera                   (as of June 2015)
    • HTML renderer market share 1994–2006

    Lists of web browsers by platform or operating system .

    Multiplatform

    Most important

    Web browser last 1 version Base HTML rendering Haupt-
    Pr.-Spr.     		Manufacturer from 2 until 3 Liz. comment
    Amaya 11.4.4 C. W3C 1996 2013 Predecessor arena; often used for demonstration purposes regarding W3C standards
    AvantGo 5.7 Java 1997 2005 Windows CE, Palm OS, Symbian OS
    Cliqz 1.28 Mozilla Codebase Gecko C , C ++ , JavaScript Cliqz 2015 5/2020 LGPL u. a. m. for Windows, Android, iOS, macOS
    ELeft C. 2001 current only text; Splitting off links
    Google Chrome 76.0 Chromium Blink 4 C ++ Google Inc. 2008 current Windows , macOS , Linux , Android (4.0+); Market leader worldwide from the mid-2010s
    Internet Explorer 5.2 / Mac; 5.0 / Unix Trident /
    Tasman     		C ++ Microsoft 1996 2003 since 2003 (as in 1995) only for Windows ; was the market leader after winning the browser war
    Microsoft Edge 79.0.309.65 Chromium (since January 15, 2020) Blink 4 C ++ Microsoft 2019 current The newly revised browser has been available as a beta version since 2019. The official version has been available since January 15, 2020
    Konqueror 08/19 KHTML C ++ KDE project 2000 current LGPL for Unix derivatives ( Linux etc.), Windows
    Line mode browser 5.4.1 C. W3C / CERN 1991 2006 only text; closely related to the emergence of the World Wide Web ; ousted by Lynx
    Left 1.03 C. 1999 2011 GPL Text with frame capability, optional graphics
    Left (2.x) 2.19 C. 2005 current GPL not just text; Splitting off links
    Lynx 2.8.9 C. 1992 current GPL only text
    Mozilla Firefox 68.0 Mozilla Codebase Gecko C , C ++ , JavaScript Mozilla Corporation 2004 current first named Phoenix and Firebird ; "Inherited" navigator ; Market leader in Germany as of 2015
    NCSA Mosaic 3.0 Mosaic NCSA 1993 1997 historically significant graphical browser (4th ever)
    Netscape Navigator 4.08 Netscape Classic Netscape Communications 1994 2002 named as a spin-off from NSCA Mosaic Netscape ; in the Netscape Communicator package ; Market leader until Microsoft's browser war
    Netscape Navigator 6.0 ff. 9.0 Gecko Netscape Communications 2000 2008 first Netscape , sometimes called Netscape Browser ; in the Netscape Communicator package
    Opera 12.18 Presto C ++ Opera software 1996 (2014) Jump to version 15 gave rise to Vivaldi
    Opera 15 ff. 62.0 Chromium Blink 4 C ++ Opera software 2013 current leading browser in Sub-Saharan Africa except Southern Africa as of 2015
    Opera Mini Varies depending on the operating system Presto C ++ Opera software 2005 current for J2ME -compatible cell phones / smartphones
    Opera Mobile Varies depending on the operating system Presto C ++ Opera software 2011 current Symbian , Android , Windows Mobile devices
    SRWare Iron 75.0 Chromium Blink 4 C ++ SRware 2008 current like Chrome, but waiver of tracking etc.
    UC browser 12.12 (Android) Blink 4 Java UCWeb 2004 current for Android, BlackBerry OS , iOS, Windows and W. Mobile, Java ME ; leader in India , Mali as of 2015
    Vivaldi 2.6 Chromium Blink 4 C ++ Vivaldi Technologies 2015 current Was developed as the successor to Opera 12; End of 2015 beta versions , from 2016 Rel. 1.0 ff.
    Yandex.Browser 19.9 Chromium Blink 4 Yandex 2012 current (often Cyrillic script) for Windows , Android , iOS , macOS 10.9 (or later)
    Current graphical browser Mobile browser Available and useful, but text browser is outdated without further development   
    1 As of August 16, 2019
    2 Publishing year
    3 Development attitude

    Further

    Alphabetical order.

    More (Mobile)

    Java browser

    Only for Linux , Unix / derivatives

    For macOS only

    Surname developer License comment
    Browser MOApp Software Manufactory Freeware from Mac OS 10.7 (Lion)
    iCab Alexander Clauss Proprietary also Mac OS Classic
    MacWeb meanwhile discontinued
    Mozilla Camino Mozilla Foundation MPL / GPL / LGPL multiple licensing formerly Chimera ; Gecko -based; Development stopped in mid-2013.
    OmniWeb The Omni Group Freeware since February 2009 freeware
    Roccat Runecats Freeware from Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard)
    Apple Safari Apple Proprietary, parts under LGPL and BSDL no longer available for Microsoft Windows since version 6.0
    Shiira Shiira Project BSD WebKit is KHTML-based; no further development since August 2009
    Sunrise Atsushi Jike GPL
    Stainless Danny Espinoza

    For Mac OS PPC only

    Surname last version developer License comment
    AuroraFox 10.5 2013
    Classilla 8.6, 9.x Floodgap Mozilla Public License 2014
    Cyberdog 7.x-9.x Apple computer proprietary 1997
    Leopard web kit 10.5, 10.6 Tobias Netzel Open Software License , Apple Public Source License 2015
    TenFourFox 10.4, 10.5 Floodgap Mozilla Public License 2015

    For Microsoft Windows only

    Surname Last version Manufacturer from to Liz. comment
    Internet Explorer 11.x Microsoft 1995 current Unix and Mac OS versions with version 5.x discontinued
    Microsoft Edge 44.x Microsoft 2015 2020 Subsequent versions from January 2020 are multiplatform

    Status: March 12, 2020

    Further

    Alphabetical order.

    Internet Explorer essays

    These products are browsers based on Trident , the rendering engine of Windows Internet Explorer , and provide functions that IE does not offer by default, such as advertising filters.

    For DOS only

    • Arachne
    • DOSLYNX, based on Lynx
    • Lineo's Embrowser, based on DR-WebSpyder
    • Skipper, PC / GEOS 3.x browser
    • WebMagic, PC / GEOS 4.x browser
    • (DR-) WebSpyder from Caldera, originally based on Arachne

    For PDAs, cell phones, smartphones

    Only for certain operating systems, not multi-platform .

    For Android only

    For iOS only

    For Newton OS only

    • Nethopper
    • Newtscape (by Steve Weyer)
    • PocketWeb

    For Palm OS only

    Other

    For AmigaOS only

    For Atari TOS only

    For BeOS / Haiku only

    For game consoles

    For Sega Dreamcast only

    Other

    For RISC OS only

    • Acorn Browse
    • Oregano 2
    • Webster XL

    For other platforms

    C64

    • HyperLink for Commodore C64
    • Singular Browser for Commodore C64
    • The Wave for Commodore C64 / C128 under GEOS Wheels

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Burda: Aus for privacy browser Cliqz. In: heise online. Accessed April 30, 2020 .
    2. ↑ Comparison of Chrome and Iron for data protection on the srware website.
    3. ↑ Vivaldi as the natural successor to Opera 12. golem.de, February 5, 2015, accessed on February 11, 2015 .
    4. ↑ New technical preview brings improvements. golem.de, March 6, 2015, accessed on March 15, 2015 .
    5. ↑ Tatsuki Tomita: Vivaldi launches its first beta. (No longer available online.) November 3, 2015, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved November 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vivaldi.net
    6. ^ History of Yandex. Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
    7. ↑ M. C. Straver: The Goanna layout engine. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 25, 2017 ; accessed on February 2, 2018 .
    8. ^ Basilisk website.
    9. ↑ Otter Browser website.
    10. ↑ suckless web presence
    11. ↑ Classilla on the Floodgap website.
    12. ↑ Leopard Webkit on the Sourceforge website.
    13. ↑ TenFourFox on the Floodgap website.
    14. ↑ Microsoft: Frequently Asked Questions about the Internet Explorer Lifecycle. In: IE. April 19, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
    15. ↑ Web archive theother.com