Comparison of web browsers
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Contents
- 1 General information
- 2 Release history
- 3 Operating system support
- 4 Browser features
- 5 Accessibility features
- 6 Accessibility features (cont.)
- 7 Web technology support
- 8 JavaScript support
- 9 Protocol support
- 10 Image format support
- 11 Internationalization
- 12 Vulnerabilities
- 13 References
- 14 See also
- 15 External links
General information
Basic general information about the browsers: creator/company, license/price etc.| Browser | Creator | Cost (USD) | Open source | Software license | Current layout engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | W3C, INRIA | Free | Yes | W3C | ??? |
| AOL Explorer | America Online, Inc | Free | No | Proprietary | Trident |
| Arachne | Micheal Polak, Arachne Labs | Free | Yes | GPL | ??? |
| Arlington Kiosk Browser | Bob Pemberton, Arlington Technology | No | Proprietary | Trident | |
| Avant | Avant Force | Free | No | Proprietary | Trident |
| Camino | The Camino Project | Free | Yes | MPL, MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Gecko |
| Dillo | Arellano Cid, Geerken, Rota, et al. | Free | Yes | GPL | ??? |
| ELinks | Baudis, Fonseca, et al. | Free | Yes | GPL | ??? |
| Epiphany | GNOME | Free | Yes | GPL | Gecko |
| Flock | Flock Inc | Free | Yes | GPL,MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Gecko |
| Galeon | Marco Pesenti Gritti | Free | Yes | GPL | Gecko |
| iCab | Alexander Clauss | Free, (Pro) | No | Proprietary | iCab |
| Internet Explorer | Microsoft, Spyglass | Free | No | Proprietary | Trident |
| Internet Explorer for Mac | Microsoft | Free | No | Proprietary | Tasman |
| K-Meleon | Doozan, Erikson, Vallet, et al. | Free | Yes | GPL | Gecko |
| [KioWare] | KioWare.com | No | Proprietary | Trident | |
| Konqueror | KDE | Free | Yes | GPL | KHTML |
| Links | Patocka, et al. | Free | Yes | GPL | ??? |
| Lynx | Montulli, Grobe, Rezac, et al. | Free | Yes | GPL | ??? |
| Maxthon | MySoft | Free | No | Proprietary | Trident, Gecko |
| Mosaic | Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, NCSA | Free (non-commercial) | No | Proprietary | built-in |
| Mozilla | Mozilla Foundation | Free | Yes | MPL, MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Gecko |
| Mozilla Firefox | Mozilla Foundation | Free | Yes | MPL, MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Gecko |
| Netscape (v.6-7) [http://encycl.opentopia.com/#endnote_NetscapeVersion ] | Netscape Communications Corporation, AOL | Free | No | Proprietary, MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Gecko |
| Netscape Browser (v.8) [http://encycl.opentopia.com/#endnote_NetscapeVersion ] | Mercurial Communications for AOL | Free | No | Proprietary, MPL, GPL/LGPL tri-license | Trident, Gecko |
| Netscape Communicator (v.4) [http://encycl.opentopia.com/#endnote_NetscapeVersion ] | Netscape Communications | Free | No | Proprietary | ??? |
| Netscape Navigator (v.1-4) [http://encycl.opentopia.com/#endnote_NetscapeVersion ] | Netscape Communications | Free | No | Proprietary | ??? |
| OmniWeb | The Omni Group | No | Proprietary, LGPL | WebCore (KHTML) | |
| Off By One | Home Page Software | Free | No | Proprietary | ??? |
| Opera | Opera Software | Free | No | Proprietary | Presto |
| Safari | Apple Computer | Free | No | Proprietary, LGPL | WebCore (KHTML) |
| SeaMonkey | SeaMonkey Council | Free | Yes | MPL, MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Gecko |
| Shiira | Happy Macintosh Developing Team | Free | Yes | BSD | WebKit |
| [Sitekiosk] | Sitekiosk.com | 9 USD | No | Proprietary | Trident |
| WorldWideWeb (Later renamed Nexus) | Tim Berners-Lee | Free | Yes | Public domain | NeXTSTEP built-in |
| w3m | Akinori Ito | Free | Yes | MIT License | ??? |
| Browser | Creator | Cost (USD) | Open source | Software license | Current layout engine |
- ↑ There are four different products which all carry the name Netscape: Netscape versions 1 through 4, properly called Netscape Navigator, was a browser based on the original Netscape engine. Netscape 4 also was available as an Internet suite, properly called Netscape Communicator. Netscape 6 and 7 was a new Internet suite based on the Gecko engine and the Mozilla Application Suite user interface. Netscape 8, properly called Netscape Browser, is a new browser based on Firefox that can use both the Gecko (Firefox) and Trident (Internet Explorer) engines. See Netscape for more info.
Release history
A brief overview of the release history.| Browser | First public release | First stable release | Latest stable release | Latest testing release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Version | Date | Version | Version (date) | Version (date) | |
| Amaya | November 14, 1996 | 0.9 | November 14, 1996 | 0.9 | [ 9.51] (April 24, 2006) | [ none] (none) |
| AOL Explorer | June, 2005 | 1.0 | July, 2005 | 1.1 | [ 1.2] (November, 2005) | [ 1.5] (March, 2006) |
| Camino | February 13, 2002 | 0.1 | February 14, 2006 | 1.0 | [ 1.0.2] (June 21, 2006) | [ none] (none) |
| Dillo | December, 1999 | 0.0.0 | December, 1999 | 0.0.0 | [ 0.8.6] (April 26, 2006) | [ none] (none) |
| ELinks | December, 2001 | ??? | December, 2001 | ??? | [ 0.11.1] (January 29, 2006) | [ none] (none) |
| Epiphany | December 22, 2002 | 0.4 | September 8, 2003 | 1.0 | [ 2.14.2.1] (29 May, 2006) | [ 2.15.4] (10 July 2006) |
| Flock | October 24, 2005 | 0.4.9 | - | - | not yet released | [ 0.7.1 (Cardinal)] (June 22, 2006) |
| Galeon | June, 2000 | 0.6 | June, 2000 | 0.6 | [ 2.0.1] (February 26, 2006) | [ CVS] (Current) |
| iCab | 1998 | ??? | 1998 | ??? | [ 2.9.9a] (May 13, 2006) | [ 3.0b382] (2005-12-22) |
| Internet Explorer | August, 1995 | 1.0 | August, 1995 | 1.0 | [ 6.0 SP2] (August 6, 2004) | [ 7.0.5450.4 (Beta3)] (June 29 2006) |
| Internet Explorer for Mac | January 23, 1996 | 2.0b | April 23, 1996 | 2.0 | [ 5.2.3] (June 16, 2003) | [ Discontinued] (none) |
| K-Meleon | November 26, 2000 | 0.2 | November 26, 2000 | 0.2 | [ 0.9.13] (April 24, 2006) | [ 1.0 final] (July 15, 2006) |
| Konqueror | October, 2000 | ??? | October, 2000 | ??? | [ 3.5.3] (May 31, 2006) | [ n/a] (?) |
| Links | November 24, 1999 | 0.8 | November 24, 1999 | 0.8 | [ 0.99] (December 23, 2003) | [ n/a] (?) |
| Lynx | July, 1993 | ??? | July, 1993 | ??? | [ 2.8.5] (February 4, 2004) | [ 2.8.6] (?) |
| Maxthon | ???, 2002 | 0.1 (as MyIE2) | September 8, 2005 | 1.0.0250 | [ 1.5.2 build 21] (December 27, 2005) | [ n/a] (?) |
| Mosaic | April 22, 1993 | 1.0 | April 22, 1993 | 1.0 | [ Unix: 2.6; Mac OS, Windows: 3.0] (Mac OS, Unix: 1996; Windows: 1997) | [ Unix: 2.7b5; Mac OS: 3.0b4] (1996) |
| Mozilla | December 7, 1998 | "Preview" | March 19, 1999 | M3 | [ 1.7.13] (April 21, 2006) | [ 1.8b1] (February 26, 2005) |
| Mozilla Firefox | September 23, 2002 | 0.1 | September 23, 2002 | 0.1 | [ 1.5.0.4] (June 1, 2006) | [ 2.0b1 (branch builds) Minefield 3.0a1 (trunk builds)] (daily) |
| Netscape | April 5, 2000 | 6 Preview Release 1 | November 14, 2000 | 6.0 | [ 7.2] (August 17, 2004) | [ n/a] (?) |
| Netscape Browser | November 30, 2004 | 0.5.6+ | May 19, 2005 | 8.0 | [ 8.1] (January 25, 2006) | [ n/a] (?) |
| Netscape Communicator | June, 1997 | 4.0 | June, 1997 | 4.0 | [ 4.8] (August 22, 2002) | [ none] (none) |
| Netscape Navigator | October 13, 1994 | 0.9 | October 13, 1994 | 0.9 | [ 4.08] (November 9, 1998) | [ none] (none) |
| OmniWeb | 1994 | 0.5 | March 17, 1995 | 1.0 | [ 5.1.3] (February 2, 2006) | [ 5.5] (still testing) |
| Off By One | July 5, 2001 | 3.2a | December 7, 2002 | 3.4 | [ 3.5.d] (January 2, 2006) | [ N/A] (N/A) |
| Opera | September, 1996 | 2.1b1 | December, 1996 | 2.1 | [ 9.00] (June 20, 2006) | [ 9.01] (weekly) |
| Safari | January 7, 2003 | 0.8 | June 23, 2003 | 1.0 | [ 2.0.3 (417.8)] (January 10, 2006) | [ none] (none) |
| SeaMonkey | September 15, 2005 | 1.0a | January 30, 2006 | 1.0 | [ 1.0.2] (June 1, 2006) | [ n/a] (?) |
| Shiira | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | [ 1.2.2] (March 14, 2006) | [ n/a] (?) |
| WorldWideWeb | December, 1990 | ??? | February 26, 1991 | ??? | [ 0.17] (1994 ?) | [ none] (none) |
| w3m | 1995 | ??? | ??? | ??? | [ 0.5.1] (April 27, 2004) | [ n/a] (?) |
| Browser | Date | Version | Date | Version | Version (date) | Version (date) |
- ↑ As of August 2004, at least Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 is required to install the latest version of Internet Explorer for Windows. Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 is the last version that still works with Windows 98, Windows ME, Window NT 4.0 SP6a, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
- ↑ Mac OS X v10.4 is required to install the latest version of Safari.
Operating system support
The operating systems the browsers have been compiled to run on without emulation; for the given browser/OS combination, there are seven possibilities:- No indicates that it does not exist or was never released.
- Partial indicates that while the browser works, it lacks important functionality or is extremely unstable compared to versions for other OSs (that is to say it has roughly alpha or pre-alpha quality). It is still being developed however.
- Beta indicates that while a version of the browser is fully functional and has been released, it is still in development (e.g. for stability).
- Yes indicates that the browser has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.
- Dropped indicates that the latest stable version of the browser does not work on the operating system, although an older version is available that does. The number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that OS.
- Terminated indicates that while the browser works (e.g. Internet Explorer for Mac), development has ceased and no new versions will be released; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version.
- Included indicates that the browser comes pre-packaged as part of or has been integrated into the operating system.
| Browser | Windows | Mac OS X | Mac OS 9 | Linux | BSD | Unix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Avant | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Camino |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Dillo | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| ELinks |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Epiphany |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Flock | style="background: #dfdfff;" | Beta | style="background: #dfdfff;" | Beta |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #dfdfff;" | Beta |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Galeon |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| iCab |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Internet Explorer (Trident) | style="background: #ddfbff;" | Included |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffeedd" | Dropped (5.0) |
| Internet Explorer for Mac (Tasman) |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (5.2.3) | style="background: #ffeedd" | Dropped (5.1.7) |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| K-Meleon | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Konqueror | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Links | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Lynx | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Maxthon | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mosaic | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (3.0) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (3.0) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (3.0) | style="background: #ffeedd" | Dropped (2.6) | style="background: #ffeedd" | Dropped (2.6) | style="background: #ffeedd" | Dropped (2.6) |
| Mozilla | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (1.7.13) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (1.7.13) | style="background: #ffeedd" | Dropped (1.2.1) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (1.7.13) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (1.7.13) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (1.7.13) |
| Mozilla Firefox | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Netscape | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (7.2) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (7.2) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (7.2) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (7.2) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (7.2) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (7.2) |
| Netscape Browser | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape Communicator | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.80) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.80) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.80) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.80) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.80) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.80) |
| Netscape Navigator | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.08) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.08) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.08) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.08) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.08) | style="background: #EEDDFF" | Terminated (4.08) |
| Off By One | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| OmniWeb |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Opera | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffeedd" | Dropped (6.03) | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Safari |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddfbff;" | Included |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| SeaMonkey | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Shiira |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| WorldWideWeb (NEXTSTEP only) |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| w3m | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Browser | Windows | Mac OS X | Mac OS 9 | GNU/Linux | BSD | Unix |
Browser features
Information about what common browser features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).| Browser | Bookmark managing | Download managing | Password managing | Form managing | Spell checking | Search engine toolbar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| AOL Explorer | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Avant | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Camino | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Dillo | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
| ELinks | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Epiphany | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Flock | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Galeon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| iCab | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Internet Explorer [http://encycl.opentopia.com/#endnote_ActiveX ] | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Internet Explorer for Mac | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| K-Meleon | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Konqueror | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | |
| Links | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Lynx | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Maxthon [http://encycl.opentopia.com/#endnote_ActiveX ] | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Mosaic | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mozilla | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Mozilla Firefox | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Netscape | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Netscape Browser | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Netscape Navigator | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Off By One | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| OmniWeb | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Opera | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ||
| Safari | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| SeaMonkey | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Shiira | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| WorldWideWeb | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| w3m | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Browser | Bookmark managing | Download managing | Password managing | Form managing | Spell checking | Search engine toolbar |
- ↑ Internet Explorer is the only browser to support the Component Object Model (popularly known as ActiveX) natively. The embedding of ActiveX into Internet Explorer can add functionality to the browser, however this can also lead to infection with computer viruses, trojans and spyware.
- ↑ Spell checking can be added by installing an add-on like [ieSpell].
- ↑ Implemented in Internet Explorer 7.
- ↑ For the download manager kdenetwork needs to be installed.
- ↑ Spell checking can be added by installing an extension like the open source [Spellbound] or [Google Toolbar] for Firefox. Spellcheck is planned and currently in development for version 2.0 of Firefox.
- ↑ On Linux and Windows, Spell checking requires GNU Aspell to be installed.
- ↑ Opera can auto-complete forms with your personal information and website usernames.
Accessibility features
Information about what common accessibility features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).| Browser | Tabbed browsing | Pop-up blocking | Incremental finding | Ad filtering | Page zooming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ececec" | N/A | ??? |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| AOL Explorer | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Avant | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Camino | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Dillo |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ececec" | N/A |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| ELinks | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ececec" | N/A | style="background: #ececec" | N/A |
| Epiphany | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | |
| Flock | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Galeon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| iCab | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Internet Explorer |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | |
| Internet Explorer for Mac |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| K-Meleon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | |
| Konqueror | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Links |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Lynx |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ececec" | N/A |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ececec" | N/A | style="background: #ececec" | N/A |
| Maxthon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Mosaic |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ececec" | N/A |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mozilla | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | |
| Mozilla Firefox | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario [link] | |
| Netscape | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | |
| Netscape Browser | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | |
| Netscape Navigator |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Off By One | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ececec" | N/A | ??? | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
| OmniWeb | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Opera | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | |
| Safari | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | |
| SeaMonkey | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario [link] | |
| Shiira | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| WorldWideWeb |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| w3m |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Browser | Tabbed browsing | Pop-up blocking | Incremental finding | Ad filtering | Page zooming |
- ↑ Page zooming is different from text resizing, as it resizes not only characters, but also multimedia objects and web page layout.
- ↑ K-Meleon, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, and SeaMonkey support simple domain name-based blocking for images. More advanced regular expression-based Ad filtering for Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox can be added with external software such as the AdBlock extension. Selective CSS can also effectively hide ads.
- ↑ Epiphany supports AdBlock as an official extension.
- ↑ Opera 9 introduced a content blocker for webpages. [link]. Earlier releases support wildcard protocol/domain/path and filetype blocking using a filter.ini [link] file. More advanced Ad filtering for Opera can also be done with external software [link].
- ↑ Tabbed browsing and Page Zooming available only in Internet Explorer 7.
- ↑ Tabbed browsing turned off by default in Safari.
- ↑ Plug-in Available.
- ↑ Only on Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 Server. Will also be available in Windows Vista.
Accessibility features (cont.)
Information about what common accessibility features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).| Browser | HTML access key | Tabbing navigation | Spatial navigation | Caret navigation | Mouse gesture | Text-to-speech | Voice control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | ??? | ??? | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Avant | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Camino | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | |
| Dillo |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| ELinks | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Epiphany | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Flock | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Galeon | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? | Disabled | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| iCab | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | |
| Internet Explorer | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Internet Explorer for Mac | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| K-Meleon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | Disabled | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Konqueror | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | ||
| Links |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Lynx | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Maxthon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mosaic |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mozilla | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mozilla Firefox | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape Browser | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape Navigator | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Off By One |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| OmniWeb | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Opera | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Safari | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | |
| SeaMonkey | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Shiira | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| WorldWideWeb | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| w3m | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Browser | HTML access key | Tabbing navigation | Spatial navigation | Caret navigation | Mouse gesture | Text-to-speech | Voice control |
- ↑ Mouse gesture support can be added by installing extenstions like CocoaGestures (works with Cocoa applications)
- ↑ Text-to speech is available system-wide and is available from menu in web browsers.
- ↑ Mouse gesture support is available system-wide in KDE
- ↑ Text-to speech support depends on the kttsd application in the kdeaccessibility package
- ↑ Mouse gesture support can be added by installing Easy Go Back add-on [link] or similar applications.
- ↑ Doug Turner, the Minimo lead developer, has introduced spatial navigation to some special Firefox builds [link]. It may build as a default part of Firefox [link].
- ↑ Mouse gesture support can be added by installing extensions like All-in-One Gestures (Firefox-only) [link] and Mouse Gestures [link].
- ↑ Firefox works with a number of screen readers such as JAWS [link] and Microsoft SAPI 5 TTS [link] through extensions.
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.| Browser | CSS2 | Frames | Java | XSLT | MathML | XForms | RSS | Atom | SVG | Web Forms 2.0 | VoiceXML/X+V | WML | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| AOL Explorer | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Avant | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Camino | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Dillo |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | |
| ELinks | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Epiphany | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | |||
| Flock | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Galeon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| iCab | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Internet Explorer | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Internet Explorer for Mac | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| K-Meleon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Konqueror | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ||
| Links |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Lynx |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Maxthon | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Mosaic |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mozilla | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| Mozilla Firefox | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape Browser | style="background: #ffeedd" | Depends | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffeedd" | Depends | style="background: #ffeedd" | Depends | style="background: #ffeedd" | Depends |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape Navigator |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Off By One |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| OmniWeb | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Opera | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Safari | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| SeaMonkey | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Shiira | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| WorldWideWeb |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| w3m | ??? | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Browser | CSS2 | Frames | Java | XSLT | MathML | XForms | RSS | Atom | SVG | Web Forms 2.0 | VoiceXML/X+V | WML | ||
- ↑ CSS2 Revision 1, a W3C candidate recommendation, is the current version of CSS. Conformance criteria are detailed at [at the W3C website]. (CSS3 is only in draft status at present.) For more detailed information please see comparison of layout engines (CSS).
- ↑ XHTML is based on HTML but is an application of XML, which means that XHTML must be stricter than equivalent HTML code. XHTML is meant to be read by an XML parser but for backward compatibility reasons can also be parsed as HTML; this table only notes the browsers that are able to parse XHTML as XML. For more detailed information please see comparison of layout engines (XHTML).
- ↑ Dillo displays frames as links that the user can click on.
- ↑ Internet Explorer 7 Beta only
- ↑ Available with the MathPlayer plugin.
- ↑ XForms is supported experimentally in nightly builds dated after January 28 2005 [link]. Requires installation of an extension.
- ↑ RSS and ATOM feed autodetection in Konqueror depends on the aKregator package which is installed with kdepim.
- ↑ It is possible to use CSS to partially style MathML in Opera ([see here for more]). Since Opera 9.0 Technical Preview 2 (Opera 9TP2) it is also possible to use a [user javascript] method to support MathML ([see here]).
- ↑ RSS and ATOM feed autodetection in Epiphany depends on the Newsfeed extension which is included with Epiphany-extensions.
- ↑ Support for these features depends on the version of the Gecko rendering engine that Epiphany was built with.
- ↑ Web Forms 2.0 can be emulated in IE using DHTML behaviours, [available from SourceForge].
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.| Browser | JavaScript | ECMAScript 3 | DOM 1 | DOM 2 | DOM 3 | XPath | DHTML | AJAX | Rich editing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| AOL Explorer | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Avant | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Camino | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Dillo |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| ELinks | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Epiphany | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Flock | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Galeon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| iCab | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Internet Explorer | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Internet Explorer for Mac | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| K-Meleon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Konqueror | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Links | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Lynx |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Maxthon | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Mosaic |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mozilla | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Mozilla Firefox | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Netscape | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Netscape Browser | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffeedd" | Depends | style="background: #ffeedd" | Depends |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffeedd" | Depends | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Netscape Navigator | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Off By One |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| OmniWeb | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Opera | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ffffdd;" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Safari | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| SeaMonkey | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Shiira | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? |
| WorldWideWeb |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| w3m |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Browser | JavaScript | ECMAScript 3 | DOM 1 | DOM 2 | DOM 3 | XPath | DHTML | AJAX | Rich editing |
- ↑ Internet Explorer 5 and above has [its own event registration model] and [its own style sheets model], but these are incompatible with DOM 2.
- ↑ XPath is a part of DOM 3, but is considered separately here. [See what parts of DOM your browser supports].
Protocol support
Information about what internet protocols the browsers support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the browsers or extensions that provide such functionality.| Browser | HTTP | FTP | NNTP (Usenet) | SSL | IRC | Gopher | IDN | BitTorrent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? | ??? |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| AOL Explorer |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | Disabled |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ||
| Avant | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Camino | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Dillo | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ffffdd;" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ??? |
| ELinks | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
| Epiphany | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Flock | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Galeon | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? |
| iCab | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Internet Explorer |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | Disabled |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ||
| Internet Explorer for Mac |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | ||
| K-Meleon | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Konqueror | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | |
| Links | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Lynx | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | ??? | ??? |
Northern Ontario |
| Mosaic | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
Northern Ontario |
| Mozilla | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | |
| Mozilla Firefox | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | [No] | |
| Netscape | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario |
| Netscape Browser | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="background: #ddffdd" | |
Northern Ontario | style="backg |