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SPIDER MONKEY
The following is a list of notable [[web browser]]s.
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[[File:Timeline of web browsers.svg|400px|thumb|right|Timeline representing the history of various web browsers.]]
==Historical==
{{Web browsers by year}}

===Notable browsers===
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''In order of release'':
*[[WorldWideWeb]], February 26, 1991
*[[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]], April 22, 1993
*[[Netscape Navigator]] and [[Netscape Communicator]], October 13, 1994
*[[Internet Explorer 1]], August 16, 1995
*[[Opera (web browser)|Opera]], 1996, see [[History of the Opera web browser]]
*[[Mozilla Application Suite|Mozilla Navigator]], June 5, 2002<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.html |title=Mozilla 1.0 |accessdate=2008-09-07 |publisher=mozilla.org |date=2002 }}</ref>
*[[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], January 7, 2003
*[[Mozilla Firefox]], November 9, 2004
*[[Google Chrome]], September 2, 2008

==Notable layout engines==
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*[[Trident (layout engine)|Trident]] is developed by [[Microsoft]] for use in the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] version of their web browser, from [[Internet Explorer 4]] to the present time.
*[[Tasman (layout engine)|Tasman]] was developed by Microsoft for use in [[Internet Explorer for Mac|Internet Explorer 5 for Macintosh]].
*[[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] is developed by the [[Mozilla Foundation]].
*[[KHTML]] is developed by the [[KDE]] project.
*[[WebKit]] is a fork of KHTML by [[Apple Inc.]] used by Apple's [[Safari_(web_browser)|Safari]] and [[Google Chrome]]
*[[Presto (layout engine)|Presto]] is developed by [[Opera Software]]

==Graphical==
===Trident-[[Internet Explorer shell|shells]]===
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Other software publishers have extended the functionality of Microsoft's Trident engine. The following browsers are all based on the Trident rendering engine:
*[[AOL Explorer]]
*[[Avant Browser]]
*[[Winamp|Bento Browser]] (built into [[Winamp]])
*[[Enigma Browser|Enigma]]
*[[GreenBrowser]]
*[[Internet Explorer]]
*[[iRider]]
*[[Maxthon]]
*[[MenuBox]]
*[[MSN Explorer]]
*[[NeoPlanet]]
*[[NetCaptor]]
*[[RealPlayer]]
*[[SlimBrowser]]
*[[Tencent Traveler]]
*[[TomeRaider]]
*[[TheWorld Browser]]
*[[UltraBrowser]]
*[[WebbIE]]

===Gecko-based browsers===
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''Current/maintained projects are in '''boldface.'''''
*[[Mozilla Application Suite]] (discontinued)
:*[[Beonex Communicator]] (fork, based on Mozilla Application Suite) (discontinued)
:*'''[[Classilla]]''' (an updated fork of the Suite to [[Mac OS 9]])
:*'''[[Gnuzilla]]''' [[GNU]]'s [[Fork (software development)|fork]]
:*[[Netscape (web browser)|Netscape]] ([[Netscape 6]] to [[Netscape (version 7)|7]], based on ''Mozilla'') (discontinued)
:*'''[[SeaMonkey]]''' (successor to Mozilla Application Suite)
:**'''[[Mozilla Corporation software rebranded by the Debian project#Iceape|Iceape]]''' [[Debian]]'s Seamonkey rebrand
*[[Yahoo!]] Browser (or partnership browsers eg. "[[AT&T]] Yahoo! Browser"; "[[Verizon]] Yahoo! Browser"; "[[BT Group|BT]] Yahoo! Browser" etc.)
*[[Galeon]], [[GNOME]]'s old default browser (discontinued)
*'''[[K-Meleon]]''' for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
:*[[K-Ninja]] for Windows (based on K-Meleon; discontinued)
:*[[K-Meleon#K-MeleonCCF_ME|K-MeleonCCF ME]] for Windows (based on K-Meleon core, mostly written in [[Lua_(programming_language)|Lua]])
*'''[[Mozilla Firefox]]''' (formerly ''Firebird'' and ''Phoenix'')
:*[[Netscape Browser|Netscape Browser 8]] to [[Netscape Navigator 9]] (discontinued)
:*[[AT&T Pogo]] (based on Firefox, discontinued)
:*'''[[Swiftfox]]''' (processor-optimised builds based on Firefox)
:*'''[[Flock (web browser)|Flock]]''' (based on Firefox)
:*'''[[XeroBank Browser]]''' (formerly Torpark), portable browser for anonymous browsing, originally based on Firefox
:*'''[[Iceweasel]],''' [[Debian]]'s Firefox rebrand
:*'''[[Swiftweasel]]''' (processor-optimised builds based on Iceweasel)
:*'''[[GNU IceCat]],''' [[GNU]]'s [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]]

*[[DocZilla]], an [[Standard Generalized Markup Language|SGML]] browser (discontinued)
*'''[[Camino]]''' for [[Mac OS X]] (formerly ''Chimera'')
*'''[[Conkeror]],''' character- and keyboard driven browser, possibly targeted at people with disabilities
*[[Minimo]] (for mobile, discontinued)
*'''[[Fennec (browser)|Fennec]]''' (for mobile)
*'''[[Skyfire (web browser)|Skyfire]]''' (for mobile)
*'''[[MicroB]]''' (for [[Maemo]])

===Gecko- and Trident-based browsers===
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Browsers that use both [[Trident (layout engine)|Trident]] and [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] include:

*[[K-Meleon]] with the [[IE Tab]] extension
*[[Mozilla Firefox]] with the [[IE Tab]] extension
*[[Mozilla Firefox]] with the [[IE Tab]] extension
*[[Netscape Browser]] 8 (discontinued)
*[[Netscape Browser]] 8 (discontinued)

Revision as of 23:06, 17 August 2010

SPIDER MONKEY

Webkit- and Trident-based browsers

Gecko- and Trident- and WebKit-based browsers

Browsers that can use Trident, Gecko and WebKit include:

KHTML-based browsers

Presto-based browsers

WebKit-based browsers

Browsers for the Java platform

Specialty browsers

Browsers created for enhancements of specific browsing activities.

Current

  • Flock (To enhance social networking, blogging, photosharing, and RSS newsreading)
  • Gollum browser (Created specially for browsing Wikipedia)
  • Image Xplorer (Designed for the viewing, downloading, and printing of images only)
  • Kirix Strata (Designed for data analytics)
  • Miro (A media browser that integrates BitTorrent like Opera's integrated BitTorrent)
  • Songbird (browser with advanced audio streaming features and built in media player with library.)
  • SpaceTime (Search the web in 3D)
  • Wyzo (A media browser that integrates BitTorrent like Opera's integrated BitTorrent)
  • Zac Browser (For children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and PDD-NOS.)

Discontinued

Other browsers

Mobile browsers

Main article: Mobile browser

Text-based

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Have it all: Lunascape, the browser with three engines". CNET News. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  2. ^ "Projects/WebKit/Part - KDE TechBase". KDE TechBase. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

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