Comparison of web browsers
This is a Comparison of Web browsers containing a comparison in the form by of a table for the major web browsers used around the world. It compares web browsers by technical details, features and other information.
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | Netscape | Mozilla | Mozilla Firefox | Opera | Safari | Konqueror | Lynx | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company or Organization | Microsoft Corporation | Netscape Communications Corporation | Mozilla Organization | Mozilla Organization | Opera Software ASA | Apple | KDE | None | None |
| Current stable version | 6.0 SP2 | 7.1 | 1.7.2 | 0.9.3 | 7.54 | 1.2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8.3 | 0.99 |
| Cross Platform | Yes (Windows and Mac; Mac version discontinued) | Yes (Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix) | Yes (Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix) | Yes (Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix) | Yes (Multiple platforms) | No (Mac only) | No (Only to KDE) | Yes (Windows and Unix) | Yes (Windows and Unix) |
| Layout engine | Trident (Win) Tasman (Mac) |
Gecko | Gecko | Gecko | Presto | KHTML | KHTML | ? | ? |
| License | Freeware Proprietary Bundled with Microsoft Windows |
Freeware Proprietary |
Freeware | Freeware | Required to buy license to remove ads; Free to use with ads Proprietary |
Freeware Proprietary |
Freeware | Freeware | Freeware |
| Source code | Closed Source | Open Source | Open Source | Open Source | Closed Source | Partly Open source | Open source | Open source | Open source |
| Mode | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Text | Text |
| Javascript | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Renders frames | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Tabbed Browsing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |