Web browsers and suitable os platforms
The listing based on the analysis of the visitors and shall show how many different Web browser on several os platforms will be used in the World Wide Web (WWW). The listing is not complete, only Web browsers used on aadmm.de are listed. Table 1 list the os platforms Linux, MacOS, Solaris and Windows, Table 2 the os platforms AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2 and Unix, Table 3 several PDA browsers and Table 4 list a unsorted list of other browsers.
Table 1: Linux, MacOS, Solaris and Windows
Browser Name | Linux | MacOS | Solaris | Windows |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amaya | yes | yes *(1) | no | yes |
AWeb | no | no | no | no |
Beonex Communicator | yes | yes | no | yes |
Camino (Chimera**) | no | yes | no | no |
Chimera | no | no | no | no |
Dillo | yes | no | no | no |
eLinks | yes | no | no | yes *(2) |
Epiphany | yes *(3) | no | no | no |
Firefox (Firefird/Phoenix) | yes | yes *(4) | yes | yes |
Galeon | yes | no | no | no |
IBrowse | no | no | no | no |
iCab | no | yes | no | no |
Internet Explorer | yes *(5) | yes *(6) | yes *(7) | yes |
K-Meleon | no | no | no | yes |
Konqueror | yes | no | yes | no |
Links | yes | yes *(8) | yes | yes *(9) |
Lynx | yes | yes *(10) | no | yes *(11) |
Mozilla | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Netscape | yes | yes | yes | yes |
NetPositive | no | no | no | no |
OmniWeb | no | yes *(12) | no | no |
Opera | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Safari | no | yes *(13) | no | yes *(14) |
Seamonkey | yes | yes | no | yes |
Shiira | no | yes *(15) | no | no |
Sputnik | no | no | no | no |
Voyager | no | no | no | no |
w3m | yes | no | yes | yes *(16) |
WebTV | no | no | no | yes |
Browser Name | Linux | MacOS | Solaris | Windows |
Explanation Table 1:
(Chimera**) is Mozilla-based and the previous name of Camino and not the same as Chimera.
(Firebird/Phoenix) are the previous names of Firefox.
- earlier Versions as 9.3 need X11 for MacOS
- only with Cygwin for Windows
- Gnome Desktop Browser, Mozilla-based
- Firefox (Firebird) need MacOS X
- with CrossOver Office or Wine-Emulation
- since June 2003 no more continued for MacOS and since 2006 no more part of MacOS
- Binaries available till IE5, no more continued
- need X11 for MacOS
- only with Cygwin for Windows
- external program for MacOS 9, included in the kernel of MacOS X
- need Windows 95 or higher
- need MacOS X
- need MacOS X
- Safari 3 for windows available as public beta since Juny 2007
- need MacOS X 10.3
- only with Cygwin for Windows
Table 2: AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2 and Unix
Browser Name | AmigaOS | BeOS | OS/2 | Unix |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amaya | no | no | no | yes |
AWeb | yes | no | no | no |
Beonex Communicator | no | no | no | no |
Camino (Chimera**) | no | no | no | no |
Chimera | no | no | no | yes |
Dillo | no | no | no | no |
eLinks | no | no | no | no |
Epiphany | no | no | no | no |
Firefox (Firefird/Phoenix) | no | yes | yes | no |
Galeon | no | no | no | no |
IBrowse | yes | no | no | no |
iCab | no | no | no | no |
Internet Explorer | no | no | no | no |
K-Meleon | no | no | no | no |
Konqueror | no | no | no | no |
Links | no | yes | yes | yes |
Lynx | yes *(1) | no | yes | yes |
Mozilla | no | yes | yes | yes |
Netscape | no | no | yes | yes |
NetPositive | no | yes *(2) | no | no |
OmniWeb | no | no | no | no |
Opera | no | yes | yes | yes |
Safari | no | no | no | no |
Seamonkey | no | no | yes | no |
Shiira | no | no | no | no |
Sputnik | yes | no | no | no |
Voyager | yes *(3) | no | no | no |
w3m | no | no | no | no |
WebTV | no | no | no | no |
Browser Name | AmigaOS | BeOS | OS/2 | Unix |
Explanation Table 2:
(Chimera**) is Mozilla-based and the previous name of Camino and not the same as Chimera.
(Firebird/Phoenix) are the previous names of Firefox.
- Binary for AmigaOS available at Aminet
- BeOS continues as Zeta
- Voyager has the same name for AmigaOS/MorphOS and QNX, but they are independently projects
Table 3: PDA Browser
Browser Name | PDA os platform |
---|---|
Blazer/4.0 | Blazer Web Browser 4.0 for Palm OS |
Internet Explorer | Windows CE and Windows Mobile |
Minimo | Mozilla Minimo for Windows CE and Windows Mobile |
NetFront | NetFront Browser v3.5 for Symbian OS, Windows CE and Windows Mobile |
Opera | Symbian OS and Windows Mobile |
Webby Mobile | Webby Mobile for Windows CE and Windows Mobile |
Table 4: Unsorted browsers on miscellaneous os platforms
Browser Name | OS platform |
---|---|
Firefox | Firefox also available for FreeBSD and RISC OS |
Opera | FreeBSD, Nintendo DS and Wii, Playstation 2 and QNX |
ANTFresco/2.17 NCBrowser/2.35 |
RISC OS Desktop Computing Version RISC OS Settop Box Version for TV's |
NetSurf | RISC OS open source web browser |
Multizilla | Open source, Mozilla based, multiplatform |
Jazilla M4 Alpha; SUN | Open source, java based, X11 systems and Windows |
Escape | TV browser, java based, multiplatform |
HighWire/0.2.7 | Atari MiNTnet and STiK2 |
Contiki/1.0 | Commodore 64 |