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List of web browsers#Trident shells

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The following is a list of web browsers that are notable.

Historical

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Layout engines

  • Gecko is developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
  • Goanna is a fork of Gecko developed by Moonchild Productions.
  • Servo is an experimental web browser layout engine being developed cooperatively by Mozilla and Samsung. In 2020 the engine's development was transferred to the Linux Foundation.
  • Presto was developed by Opera Software for use in Opera. Development stopped as Opera transitioned to Blink.
  • Trident is developed by Microsoft for use in the Windows versions of Internet Explorer 4 to Internet Explorer 11.
  • EdgeHTML is the engine developed by Microsoft for Edge [Legacy]. It is a largely rewritten fork of Trident with all legacy code removed.
  • Tasman was developed by Microsoft for use in Internet Explorer 5 for Macintosh.
  • KHTML was developed by the KDE project but has since been discontinued.
  • WebKit is a fork of KHTML by Apple Inc. used in Apple Safari, and formerly in Chromium and Google Chrome.
  • Blink is a 2013 fork of WebKit's WebCore component by Google used in Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Vivaldi.{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/google-going-its-own-way-forking-webkit-rendering-engine/ |title=Google going its own way, forking WebKit rendering engine |date=April 3, 2013 |publisher=Ars Technica |access-date=4 April 2013}}

Graphical

=Trident [[Internet Explorer shell|shells]]=

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Other software publishers have built browsers and other products around Microsoft's Trident engine. The following browsers are all based on that rendering engine:

=Gecko-based=

=Goanna-based=

  • Basilisk – similar to Pale Moon, but with the interface of Firefox 29–56 and a few other differences
  • K-Meleon – starting from version 77 (2019)
  • Pale Moon – a fork of Firefox that maintains support for XUL/XPCOM extensions and retains the user interface of the Firefox 4–28 era

=Gecko- and Trident-based=

Browsers that use both Trident and Gecko include:

=Webkit- and Trident-based=

=Blink- and Trident-based=

=Gecko-, Trident-, and Blink-based=

Browsers that can use Trident, Gecko and Blink include:

  • Lunascape{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10105896-2.html |title=Have it all: Lunascape, the browser with three engines |publisher=CNET News |date=2008-11-24 |access-date=2010-05-20 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025133300/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10105896-2.html |url-status=dead }}

=KHTML-based=

=Presto-based=

  • Internet Channel (for Wii console, Opera-based)
  • Nintendo DS Browser (Opera-based)
  • Opera (for releases up until 12.18{{cite web|url=http://my.opera.com/ODIN/blog/300-million-users-and-move-to-webkit |title=300 million users and move to WebKit |publisher=Opera Developer News}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/16/surprise-opera-12-18-has-been-released/|title=Surprise: Opera 12.18 has been released – gHacks Tech News|date=2016-02-16|work=gHacks Technology News|access-date=2017-11-03|language=en-US}})

=WebKit-based=

=Blink-based=

  • Chromium
  • Amazon Silk
  • Arc
  • Avast Secure Browser
  • Beaker
  • Brave
  • Cốc Cốc
  • Comodo Dragon{{cite web|author=JoWa|date=2 May 2014|title=Blink, since v. 28|url=https://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cd/comodo-dragon-33-vs-opera-20-vs-firefox-29-t104231.0.html;msg757861#msg757861|access-date=21 Apr 2017|publisher=Comodo Group, Inc.|archive-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317110435/https://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cd/comodo-dragon-33-vs-opera-20-vs-firefox-29-t104231.0.html;msg757861#msg757861|url-status=dead}}
  • Epic
  • Google Chrome (based on Blink since Chrome v. 28)
  • JioPages
  • Microsoft Edge{{cite web |title=Microsoft Edge: Making the web better through more open source collaboration |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration/ |website=Microsoft Windows Blog |date=December 6, 2018 |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=7 December 2018}}
  • NAVER Whale
  • DuckDuckGo for Android and Windows
  • Opera{{cite web|title=A first peek at Opera 15 for Computers|url=http://my.opera.com/ODIN/blog/2013/05/28/a-first-peek-at-opera-15-for-computers|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607164906/http://my.opera.com/ODIN/blog/2013/05/28/a-first-peek-at-opera-15-for-computers|archive-date=June 7, 2013|access-date=2013-06-24|publisher=Opera}}
  • Opera GX
  • Puffin Browser
  • Qt WebEngine
  • Dooble (from Version 2.2)
  • Falkon
  • qutebrowser (Blink backend mostly stable)
  • Redcore
  • Rockmelt
  • SalamWeb
  • Sleipnir
  • SRWare Iron
  • Torch
  • Ungoogled-chromium
  • Vivaldi
  • Yandex Browser

=EdgeHTML-based=

  • Microsoft Edge [Legacy]{{cite web|date=20 October 2020|title=The new Microsoft Edge is now mandatory in Windows 10 20H2|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/the-new-microsoft-edge-is-now-mandatory-in-windows-10-20h2/|access-date=28 October 2020|website=News, Reviews and Technical Support|publisher=BleepingComputer}}

=For Java platform=

=Specialty browsers=

{{See also|Augmented browsing|List of augmented browsing software|Site-specific browser}}

Browsers created for enhancements of specific browsing activities.

==Current==

==Discontinued==

=Mosaic-based=

Mosaic was the first widely used web browser. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) licensed the technology and many companies built their own web browser on Mosaic. The best known are the first versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape.

=Others=

=Mobile browsers=

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Text-based

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See also

References

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External links

  • Adrian Roselli, [https://browsers.evolt.org/ evolt.org Browser Archive] (2004). List and archive of many current and obsolete web browsers.
  • Daniel R. Tobias, [https://webtips.dan.info/brand-x/ Brand-X Browsers] (2002).
  • Michael Bernadi, [http://www.dendarii.co.uk/FAQs/dos-apps.html DOS Applications for Internet Use] (2006).

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