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Web Developer Resource Index: Browsers

A Browser is the most common client application, or user agent, designed for interacting with a Web Server. When a user selects a hyperlink, or enters a URI into the address bar of their browser, the server hosting the resource is contacted, and a brief negotiation is made by exchanging a set of headers. If all goes well, the resource is returned and the browser renders it so the user can view (or perhaps hear) the contents.

Since I advocate open-source software, standards compliance and accessibility, I will only list those browsers that meet the majority of these guidelines. Speed, configurability and extensibility are nice features too.

Updated: Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 @ 12:56 AM EST [31]

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1.Browse Happy

Brought to you by the Web Standards Project and now part of WordPress. You have a choice, educate and empower yourself. [276]
★★★★★
URI:http://webstandards.org/press/releases/archive/2005/06/01/
Author:
WaSP Committee
[3]
Reviewed:Saturday, June 11th, 2005 @ 11:46 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Browse Happy browser standards web
2.Graded Browser Support

The days of "best viewed in browser X" have expired, replaced by progressive enhancement and graceful degradation. The Yahoo! Development Network now classifies browsers into three categories: A-grade (capable), C-grade (incapable) and X-grade (fringe). [1645]
★★★★☆
URI:http://developer.yahoo.net/yui/articles/gbs/gbs.html
Author:
Nate Koechley
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 @ 12:56 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Graded Browser Support browser developer yahoo
3.Camino

A fast, standards-compliant Mac OS X browser based on Mozilla, but uses a native Cocoa interface over XUL. However, like Firefox it uses the Gecko layout engine (Safari uses WebCore). Originally developed by David Hyatt, who is now a Safari team member. [1635]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.caminobrowser.org/
Author:
Mike Pinkerton
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 @ 3:10 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Camino apple browser gecko mac mozilla osx safari webcore xul
4.Where Did Firefox Come From?

The story of Mozilla is long and rich in detail. There are many perspectives. This is Ben Goodger's. [1633]
★★★★★
URI:http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/009698.html
Author:
Ben Goodger
[3]
Reviewed:Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 @ 11:46 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Where Did Firefox Come From? browser firefox history mozilla
5.Konqueror

Konqueror is an open-source Web browser and file manager built for the Linux KDE desktop environment. It uses the KHTML layout engine, from which Apple's WebCore is derived. Supported are HTML 4.01, ECMAScript-262 (JavaScript), CSS and DOM standards. [1630]
★★★★☆
URI:http://konqueror.org/
Author:
KDE Project
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, February 4th, 2006 @ 10:11 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Konqueror browser css dom html javascript khtml linux open source webcore
6.OmniWeb

Although not open-source or free (you can download an evaluation copy), like Safari, the OmniWeb browser uses the WebCore rendering engine. Among Mac OS X users, it has a small but loyal following so it would be worth your while to install and try it out. [1629]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/gallery/
Author:
The Omni Group
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, February 4th, 2006 @ 9:38 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

OmniWeb apple browser khtml mac osx webcore
7.Shiira

Shiira is an open-source Web browser for Mac OS X. Written in Cocoa, it uses the WebCore (KHTML) rendering/layout engine, so it has the same standards and CSS support as Safari RSS. The stated goal of the project is "better and more useful than Safari." [1628]
★★★★☆
URI:http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en
Author:
Shiira Project
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, February 4th, 2006 @ 7:29 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Shiira apple browser khtml mac open source osx safari webcore
8.SeaMonkey

For Mozilla Suite fans out there, SeaMonkey 1.0 has just been released. On the surface, the browser looks like Netscape, under the hood it's built much like Firefox. Includes an email/newsgroup client, chat software, browser and Web page (HTML) editor. [1625]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/
Author:
SeaMonkey Project
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, February 3rd, 2006 @ 8:56 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

SeaMonkey browser chat email firefox html mozilla netscape news seamonkey
9.SafariTest

Lixlpixel's site has been out of commission lately, and Browsershots is so heavily loaded that I no longer use it. So, if you're looking for a new place to test your designs in Safari, this is the place to go. Powered by all open-source tools, of course! [1578]
★★★★☆
URI:http://snugtech.com/en/safaritest/
Author:
Antonio Madonna
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, December 24th, 2005 @ 11:11 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

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10.The Web Browser History Project

Learn how the first browser war ignited in this side-by-side release and feature history of Explorer and Navigator, each starting with version 1.0 and ending at 6/7 respectively. IE7 will be out later this year, and Netscape is at 8. See Firefox/Safari. [1490]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~jenj/release_history.html
Author:
Jennifer Jobst
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, August 16th, 2005 @ 12:30 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

The Web Browser History Project browser history ie netscape
11.Web Browser History

Beginning with Tim Berners-Lee and his WorldWideWeb browser (and server) for the NeXT (circa 1991) through Firefox (based on the Mozilla browser), this timeline runs you through everything in between. Many you may have heard of, some you may not have. [1471]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi_browse.htm
Author:
Bill Stewart
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, August 7th, 2005 @ 3:55 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Browser History browser history web
12.Remembering Netscape: The Birth of the Web

For the tenth anniversary of its IPO, Fortune Magazine recruited dozens of players to tell, in their own words, the story of the startup that brought us into the Internet era. This is the first of a two-part story. [1415]
★★★★☆
URI:http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/07/25/826...
Author:
Adam Lashinsky
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, July 17th, 2005 @ 12:39 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Remembering Netscape: The Birth of the Web browser history mozilla netscape web
13.Browser News: Stats

This site reports on browser usage from five different sources. However, as the page will warn you, you should take these numbers with a grain of salt because they can be misleading or skewed, depending on the source, and are effected by other factors. [1389]
★★★★☆
URI:http://upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat.htm
Author:
Charles Upsdell
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, July 9th, 2005 @ 6:14 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Browser News: Stats browser resources stats
14.Netscape, Mozilla and SillyDog

SillyDog, what? This guy has been following the Netscape browser for eons, and I'm embarrassed to admit I hadn't heard of this site until recently. How many people even remember what Mozilla stands for? Oh the irony, as it is so frequently spotted. [1361]
★★★★☆
URI:http://sillydog.org/netscape/kb/netscapemozilla.html
Author:
Antony Shen
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, July 2nd, 2005 @ 12:56 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Netscape, Mozilla and SillyDog browser history mozilla netscape
15.Netscape History

A timeline of Netscape, from its beginnings as NCSA Mosiac, the commercialization of the browser by Marc Andreessen, milestones like cookies and Javascript, purchase by AOL and the Mozilla fork, all the way to the present day Firefox derivation (v8). [1357]
★★★★☆
URI:http://holgermetzger.de/Netscape_History.html
Author:
Holger Metzger
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, June 30th, 2005 @ 4:39 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Netscape History browser history mozilla netscape timeline web www
16.IE vs. the World

The six "top" browsers are compared, rated, and reviewed individually. Select the "compare these products" from the right sidebar for a detailed, side-by-side chart of features. Clear winners: Firefox, and Safari for Mac users. [1233]
★★★★☆
URI:http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3118_7-6226062-1.html?tag=cnetfd.sd
Author:
Robert Vamosi
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, May 24th, 2005 @ 6:35 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

IE vs. the World browser firefox safari web
17.Acid2: The Guided Tour

Acid2 is a simple test page designed to help browser manufacturers determine if their product meets established Web standards. This very detailed guided tour explains all the inter workings of the page, which turns out to be anything but simple. [1155]
★★★★☆
URI:http://webstandards.org/act/acid2/guide.html
Author:
WaSP Committee
[3]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 18th, 2005 @ 9:17 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Acid2: The Guided Tour browser standards web
18.Browser Speed Comparisons

There's a race on, who will win? For many categories in this detailed article, the clear winner is Opera. Lots of discussion, tables, sortable data and results. Colored pop-up graphs too! Have a look if you're shopping for browsers, nice document. [1191]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html
Author:
Mark Wilton-Jones
[2]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 18th, 2005 @ 5:52 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Browser Speed Comparisons browser opera performance web
19.Browsershots

Life is good, when developers share their hard work with the community. Now to supplement lixlpixel's Mac browser screenshot generator comes Browsershots: check your design in 6 major browsers running different resolutions under Debian/GNU Linux. [1183]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.browsershots.org/
Author:
Johann Rocholl
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 18th, 2005 @ 12:07 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Browsershots browser linux screenshots web
20.Mac Browser Screenshot Generator

No Mac for testing your design? This service allows you to preview, and save, a screenshot of any page just by submitting the URI. Supports Safari, MacIE 5.2 and Mozilla browsers. Nice for developers on a budget, like me. (Felix is aka lixlpixel). [1072]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.fundisom.com/g5/
Author:
Felix Henke
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, May 15th, 2005 @ 3:44 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Mac Browser Screenshot Generator browser mac mozilla osx safari screenshots web
21.User Agent Switchboard

Holy comprehensive list batman! Every browser you ever heard of, indexed by popularity, name, operating system, and user agent string. Also listed are robots, both friendly and suspicious. Includes downloadable, zipped, tab-delimited text databases. [1150]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.pgts.com.au/pgtsj/pgtsj0212d.html
Author:
Gerry Patterson
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, May 14th, 2005 @ 4:55 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

User Agent Switchboard browser user agent
22.Browser Archive

A huge collection of browsers you can download and install. This resource is designed primarily for Web developers who want to test their designs in as many browsers as possible. [1045]
★★★★★
URI:http://browsers.evolt.org/
Author:
Adrian Roselli
[2]
Reviewed:Monday, April 25th, 2005 @ 1:14 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Browser Archive browser developer repository web
23.Digital Proof

A reviewed and rated list of links to articles and sites that advocate switching from Internet Explorer. [277]
★★★★☆
URI:http://digital-proof.org/
Author:
Digital Proof Staff
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, April 22nd, 2005 @ 4:27 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Digital Proof browser
24.Web Browser Standards Support

A summary of the level of support for standard Web technologies by popular Web browsers. It deals primarily with the Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape, Opera, and Internet Explorer Web browsers, and focuses on HTML, CSS and DOM technologies. [1027]
★★★★☆
URI:http://nanobox.chipx86.com/browser_support.php
Author:
David Hammond
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, April 22nd, 2005 @ 4:13 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Web Browser Standards Support browser css dom html standards web