Comparison of web browsers

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This is a comparison of both historical and current web browsers based on developer, engine, platform(s), releases, license, and cost.

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Basic general information about the browsers. Browsers listed on a light purple background are discontinued. Platforms with a yellow background have limited support. Script error: No such module "Hatnote".Template:Sticky header

Browser Developer Layout engine Platform Latest release License Cost (USD)
Version Date
rowspan="3" Template:Rh2 | Amaya
(discontinued)
W3C, INRIA Custom Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="3" Template:Open source No cost
macOS
Windows
Template:Rh2 | AOL Explorer
(discontinued)
America Online, Inc Trident Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Proprietary No cost
rowspan="6" Template:Rh2 | Arora
(discontinued)
Benjamin C. Meyer WebKit BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="6" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
Haiku
macOS
OS/2
Windows
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | Avast Secure Browser Avast Software Blink Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Proprietary No cost
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
rowspan="3" Template:Rh | Basilisk
Basilisk-Dev Goanna Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="3" Template:Open source No cost
macOS
Windows
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Brave Brave Software Inc. Blink Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source No cost
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Template:Rh2 | Camino
(discontinued)
The Camino Project Gecko macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open sourceTemplate:Efn No cost
rowspan="5" Template:Rh class="table-rh" | Chrome Google Blink Android Template:Chrome cached versions Template:Chrome cached versions rowspan="5" Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn No cost
iOS Template:Chrome cached versions Template:Chrome cached versions
Linux Template:Chrome cached versions Template:Chrome cached versions
macOS Template:Chrome cached versions Template:Chrome cached versions
Windows Template:Chrome cached versions Template:Chrome cached versions
Template:Rh | Chromium The Chromium Project Blink (built nightly) Template:Open source No cost
rowspan="4" Template:Rh2 | Cliqz
(discontinued)
Cliqz GmbH Gecko Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Template:Rh | Comodo Dragon Comodo Group Blink Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open source No cost
Template:Rh2 | Comodo IceDragon
(discontinued)
Comodo Group Gecko Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open source No cost
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Dillo The Dillo team Custom BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Dooble Dooble Team Blink BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="5" Template:Rh class="table-rh" | Edge Microsoft EdgeHTMLTemplate:Efn
BlinkTemplate:Efn
Android Template:Edge cached versions Template:Edge cached versions rowspan="5" Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn No cost
iOS Template:Edge cached versions Template:Edge cached versions
Linux Template:Edge cached versions Template:Edge cached versions
macOS Template:Edge cached versions Template:Edge cached versions
Windows Template:Edge cached versions Template:Edge cached versions
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | ELinks Baudis, Fonseca, et al. Fork of Links BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
rowspan="6" Template:Rh | Falkon David Rosca Blink BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="6" Template:Open source No cost
Haiku
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="7" Template:Rh class="table-rh" | Firefox Mozilla Foundation GeckoTemplate:Efn
Gecko w/ServoTemplate:Efn
Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="7" Template:Open source No cost
BSD
iOS
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="4" Template:Rh2 | Flock
(discontinued)
Flock Inc WebKit BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn No cost
Linux
macOS
Windows
rowspan="4" Template:Rh2 | Galeon
(discontinued)
Marco Pesenti Gritti Gecko BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | GNOME Web
(Epiphany)
Marco Pesenti Gritti WebKit BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | GNU IceCat GNU Gecko Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Windows
Template:Rh | iCab Alexander Clauss WebKit macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn
LGPLTemplate:Efn
DependsTemplate:Efn
Template:Rh2 | Internet Explorer
(discontinued)
Microsoft,
Spyglass
Trident Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Proprietary BundledTemplate:Efn
Template:Rh2 | Internet Explorer for Mac
(discontinued)
Microsoft Tasman macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Proprietary No cost
Template:Rh | K-Meleon Dorian, KKO, et al. Goanna Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open source No cost
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Konqueror KDE KHTML
WebKit
BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Ladybird Ladybird Browser Initiative LibWeb Android rowspan="5" Template:Open source No cost
BSD
Haiku
Linux
macOS
rowspan="6" Template:Rh | Links Patocka, et al. Custom BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="6" Template:Open source No cost
Haiku
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | Lunascape Lunascape Corporation Gecko
Trident
WebKit
Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Proprietary No cost
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
rowspan="6" Template:Rh | Lynx Montulli, Grobe, Rezac, et al. Fork of libwww BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="6" Template:Open source No cost
Haiku
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Maxthon Maxthon International Limited Blink
Trident
Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Proprietary No cost
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | Midori Christian Dywan, et al. WebKit Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Template:Rh2 | Mosaic
(discontinued)
Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, NCSA Custom Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Proprietary DependsTemplate:Efn
Template:Rh2 | Mozilla Application Suite
(discontinued)
Mozilla Foundation Gecko Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open sourceTemplate:Efn No cost
Template:Rh2 | Netscape
(v.6–7)Template:Efn
(discontinued)
Netscape Communications Corporation, AOL Gecko 7.2 2004-08-17 Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn
Tri-licenseTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
No cost
Template:Rh2 | Netscape Browser
(v.8)Template:Efn
(discontinued)
Mercurial Communications for AOL Gecko
Trident
Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn
Tri-licenseTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
No cost
Template:Rh2 | Netscape Communicator
(v.4)Template:Efn
(discontinued)
Netscape Communications Fork of Mosaic Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Proprietary No cost
Template:Rh2 | Netscape Navigator
(v.1–4)Template:Efn
(discontinued)
Netscape Communications Fork of Mosaic 4.0.8 1998-11-09 Template:Proprietary No cost
Template:Rh2 | Netscape Navigator 9Template:Efn
(discontinued)
Netscape Communications
(division of AOL)
Gecko Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn
Tri-licenseTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
No cost
rowspan="7" Template:Rh | NetSurf The NetSurf Developers Custom BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="7" Template:Open source No cost
Haiku
Linux
macOS
RISC OS
Unix
Windows
Template:Rh2 | OmniWeb
(discontinued)
The Omni Group WebKit macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn
LGPLTemplate:Efn
No cost
Template:Rh | Opera Opera Software PrestoTemplate:Efn
BlinkTemplate:Efn
Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Proprietary No cost
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | Opera Mobile Opera Software PrestoTemplate:Efn
WebKit for 14
Blink Template:Efn
Android 63.3.3216.58675 2021-04-23 rowspan="4" Template:Proprietary No cost
iOS 3.1.0 2021-06-10
Symbian 12.0.22 2012-06-24
Windows Mobile 10.0 2010-03-16
rowspan="3" Template:Rh | Origyn Web Browser Sand-labs WebKit AROS 1.25[1] 2016-04-02 rowspan="3" Template:Open source No cost
AmigaOS 4.x 1.23r5[2] 2022-01-02
MorphOS 1.24[3] 2014-04-15
rowspan="2" Template:Rh | Pale Moon Moonchild Productions Goanna Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="2" Template:Open source No cost
Windows
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Puffin Browser CloudMosa Inc. WebKit iOS 10.4.1.51678 2024-10-02 rowspan="5" Template:Proprietary DependsTemplate:Efn
Android
Linux
macOS
Windows
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | qutebrowser Florian Bruhin WebKit
QtWebEngine
BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Windows
rowspan="2" Template:Rh | Safari Apple Inc. WebKit iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="2" Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn
LGPLTemplate:Efn
BundledTemplate:Efn
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | SalamWeb Salam WebTechnologies DMCC Blink Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:ProprietaryTemplate:Efn No cost
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | SeaMonkey SeaMonkey Council Gecko BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
Template:Rh2 | Shiira
(discontinued)
Happy Macintosh Developing Team WebKit macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open source No cost
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | Sleipnir Fenrir Inc. Blink
Trident
Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Proprietary No cost
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | SRWare Iron SRWare Blink Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Proprietary No cost
Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata 2022-04-29
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | surf suckless.org WebKit BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
Unix
Windows
rowspan="2" Template:Rh2 | Torch Browser
(discontinued)
Torch Media Blink macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="2" Template:Proprietary No cost
Windows
Template:Rh2 | Uzbl
(discontinued)
Dieter Plaetinck WebKit Unix-like Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open source No cost
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | Vivaldi Vivaldi Technologies Blink Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Proprietary No cost
Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
rowspan="4" Template:Rh | Waterfox Alex Kontos Gecko Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Windows
rowspan="1" Template:Rh | WebPositive Haiku WebKit Haiku 1.9.11 [4] 2024-02-05 rowspan="1" Template:Open source No cost
Template:Rh2 | WorldWideWeb
(Nexus)
(discontinued)
Tim Berners-Lee Custom NeXTSTEP Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open source No cost
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | w3m Akinori Ito Custom BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source No cost
Linux
macOS
Unix
Windows
rowspan="5" Template:Rh | Yandex Browser Yandex Blink Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Proprietary No cost
Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Browser Developer Layout engine Platform Latest release License Cost (USD)
Version Date
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Usage share of web browsers November 2020

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Operating system support

Browsers are compiled to run on certain operating systems, without emulation.

This list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common OSes today (e.g. Netscape Navigator was also developed for OS/2 at a time when macOS 10 did not exist) but does not include the growing appliance segment (for example, the Opera web browser has gained a leading role for use in mobile phones, smartphones, the Nintendo DS and Wii, and Personal Digital Assistants, and is also used in some smart TVs). Both the web browser and OS means most recent version, example: Windows 11 with Internet Explorer 11. Template:Sticky header

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Browser features

Information about what common browser features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons). Template:Sticky header Template:Sort-under

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Accessibility features

Information about what common accessibility features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons). Browsers that do not support pop-ups have no need for pop-up blocking abilities, so that field is marked as N/A. Template:Sticky header Template:Sort-under

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Accessibility features (continued)

Information about what common accessibility features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons). Template:Sticky header Template:Sort-under

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Web technology support

Information about what web standards, and technologies the browsers support, except for JavaScript. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the browsers or extensions that provide such functionality. Template:Sticky header

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Plugins and syndicated content support

Information about what web standards, and technologies the browsers support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the browsers or extensions that provide such functionality. Template:Sticky header

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JavaScript support

Information about what JavaScript technologies the browsers support. Note that although XPath is used by XSLT, it is only considered here if it can be accessed using JavaScript. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the browsers or extensions that provide such functionality, e.g., Babel. Template:Sticky header

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See what parts of DOM your browser supports

Protocol support

Information about what Internet protocols the browsers support (in addition to HTTP that all (modern) browser should and do fully supportTemplate:Efn). External links lead to information about support in future versions of the browsers or extensions that provide such functionality.

More than half of web traffic from Chrome to Google's servers is handled by QUIC protocol, not TCP (or HTTP/1). Chrome, Opera, and Firefox have support for QUIC, and HTTP/3, while Safari is testing it for a subset of users. Template:Sticky header

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Image format support

Information about what image formats the browsers support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the browsers or extensions that provide such functionality. Template:Sticky header Template:Sort-under

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Internationalization

Most browsers are available in more than one language. Template:Sticky header


See also

References

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