List of web browsers

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The following is a list of web browsers.

Contents 1 Historical 1.1 Historically important browsers 1.2 Early browsers 2 Graphical 2.1 Trident-based browsers 2.2 Gecko-based browsers 2.3 KHTML and WebKit-based browsers 2.4 Browsers for the Java platform 2.5 Specialty Browsers (Current) 2.6 Specialty Browsers (Discontinued) 2.7 Other browsers 2.8 Mobile browsers 3 Text-based 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Historical

[edit] Historically important browsers

In order of release:

• WorldWideWeb
• Erwise
• ViolaWWW
• Mosaic
• Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator
• Internet Explorer (including Internet Explorer for Mac and Internet Explorer for UNIX)
• Opera
• Mozilla Application Suite
• Mozilla Firefox

[edit] Early browsers

• Act
• AMosaic
• Arena
• Cello
• CyberDog
• Grail
• IBM Web Explorer
• MacWeb
• MidasWWW
• NetShark
• Oracle PowerBrowser
• SlipKnot
• WebRouser

[edit] Graphical

[edit] Trident-based browsers

The proprietary Trident layout engine was developed by Microsoft for use in their web browser, Internet Explorer.

• Internet Explorer
• Arlington Kiosk Browser
• AM Browser, (formerly known as Crazy Browser)
• AOL Explorer
• Altimit OS Web Browser
• Avant Browser
• Browzar
• Maxthon (formerly known as MyIE2, includes both Gecko and Trident)
• Slim Browser
• NeoPlanet
• NetCaptor
• Netscape Browser (includes both Gecko and Trident)
• Many other Internet Explorer shells
• Yahoo! Browser (or partnership browsers eg. "AT&T Yahoo! Browser"; "Verizon Yahoo! Browser"; "BT Yahoo! Browser" etc.)
• iRider
• Smart Bro
• UltraBrowser
• Souvergin

[edit] Gecko-based browsers

The open source Gecko layout engine is developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

• Alefox
• Beonex Communicator
• Camino for Mac OS X (formerly Chimera)
• CompuServe
• DocZilla, a SGML browser
• Epiphany, GNOME's current default browser
• Flock (based on Firefox)
• Galeon, GNOME's former default browser
• IceWeasel, Debian's free fork of Firefox
• K-Meleon for Windows
• K-MeleonCCF for Windows (Based on K-Meleon)
• K-Ninja for Windows (Based on K-Meleon)
• Kazehakase, a very light GTK2 web browser for GNU/Linux
• Lolifox, a Firefox-based browser customized for the anime internet community
• Madfox (based on Firefox)
• ManyOne
• Mozilla Application Suite
• Mozilla Firefox (formerly Firebird and Phoenix)
• Netscape Browser 8 (includes both Gecko and Trident)
• Netscape (version 6 and newer)
• Salamander
• SeaMonkey
• Skipstone
• uBrowser - an OpenGL based 3D browser that uses the Gecko renderer from the Mozilla 1.8.1 codebase
• Torpark, portable browser for anonymous browsing

[edit] KHTML and WebKit-based browsers

The open source KHTML layout engine is developed by the KDE project. WebKit is an open-source fork of that engine by Apple Inc..

• ABrowse
• DeskBrowse
• Konqueror
• OmniWeb
• Safari
• Web Browser for S60 (for mobile)
• Shiira
• SkyKruzer
• Swift

[edit] Browsers for the Java platform

• HotJava (discontinued)
• ICE Browser
• Jazilla
• Warrior
• WebRenderer

[edit] Specialty Browsers (Current)

Browsers Created for enhancements of specific browsing activities.

• BrailleSurf (For rendering pages in braille)
• Browsezilla (For discovery of adult content) - includes adware
• Deck-It (WML website viewing | for developers)
• Flock (To enhance blogging, photosharing, and RSS newsreading)
• Ghostzilla (Blends into the GUI to hide activity)
• Heatseek (Designed to hide adult web browsing activity behind encryption)
• Public Web Browser (Designed for unenhancement of specific browsing activities.)
• Swoot (the first web-based browser, build your own browser)
• Songbird (software) (browser with advanced audio streaming features and built in media player with library.)

[edit] Specialty Browsers (Discontinued)

• Alis Tango (For non-english language)
• AOL (For use with their proprietary intranet)
• Mathbrowser (Designed to help render math equations on the web)

[edit] Other browsers

• 3B (3D browser)
• Abaco (for Plan 9 from Bell Labs)
• Amaya
• Arachne (DOS)
• AWeb
• BrowseX [1]
• Check&Get [2] (Browser and web change monitor, provides the tracking websites for updates and changes.)
• Charon (for Inferno)
• Chimera (not to be confused with Camino, which previously used the same name)
• Dillo (Small, fast, free, minimalistic, and multi-platform)
• Deepnet Explorer - Web + P2P + News Browser
• Emacs/W3
• Gollum browser
• Hv3 (using Tkhtml)
• iMeerkat (the simple browser)
• IBrowse
• iCab
• Kidz CD (web browser for children) [3]
• Links2 ("Links" text browser, with graphics and Javascript capabilities added)
• Links-hacked (some "Elinks" text browser improvements merged into Links2 graphics browser)
• Mothra (for Plan 9 from Bell Labs)
• NetPositive
• NetSurf (An open source web browser for RISC OS and GTK+ written in C)
• Nintendo DS Browser
• Off By One
• Offline Downloader
• Opera (Presto)
• Oregano
• Planetweb browser (discont. for Dreamcast)
• ProSyst mBrowser
• PlayStation Portable web browser
• Sleipnir
• SPIN (DOS)
• SuperBot (offline browser)
• VMS Mosaic (browser for OpenVMS)
• Voyager
• X-Smiles (experimental)

[edit] Mobile browsers

See Microbrowser

[edit] Text-based

• Abaco
• Alynx
• Bobcat
• DosLynx
• ELinks (active version of Links)
• Line-mode browser
• Links (not currently active)
• Lynx
• Netrik
• w3m
• WebbIE
• Wanna-Be (for Mac OS 7.5 - 9)

[edit] See also

• List of layout engines
• Comparison of web browsers
• List of web browsers for Unix/Linux
• Browser timeline

[edit] External links

• Adrian Roselli, evolt.org Browser Archive (2004). List and archive of many current and obsolete web browsers.
• Daniel R. Tobias, Brand-X Browsers (2002).
• WebRenderer, Java browser component
• Michael Bernadi, DOS Applications for Internet Use (2006).
• SoftNews NET SRL, Softpedia.com (2007) - a catalogue of freeware and shareware.