NetFront

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| name = NetFront Browser

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| screenshot = PSP Browser.jpg

| caption = The PlayStation Portable's web browser uses NetFront.

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| released = {{Start date|1995||}}{{cite press release |title=ACCESS to Provide Free NetFront v3.0 Evaluation Copy For PocketPC |publisher=Access Co. |date=February 20, 2002 |url=http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2002/02202002.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629140156/http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2002/02202002.html |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=2013-11-27 |url-status=dead }}

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| operating system = Linux (Access Linux Platform, Android, Qtopia, GTK+, etc.), Symbian (S60 and UIQ), Garnet OS, REX OS (BREW), VxWorks, Nucleus, ITRON, OS-9, OSE

| engine = NetFront, WebKit (some versions)

| platform = Windows CE, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Kindle, Nintendo Switch, Sega Dreamcast

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| genre = Mobile browser

| license = Proprietary

| website = {{Official website|https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/}}

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NetFront Browser is a mobile browser developed by Access Company of Japan.[http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8322 NetFront: The Fast GTK+ Browser you Never Knew Existed] The first version shipped in 1995. They currently have several browser variants, both Chromium-based and WebKit-based.[https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/netfront-browser-be/ NetFront Browser BE (based on Chromium)][https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/netfront-browser-nx-dtv-profile/ NetFront Browser NX DTV Profile (based on WebKit)]

Over its lifetime, various versions of NetFront have been deployed on mobile phones, multifunction printers, digital TVs, set-top boxes, PDAs, web phones, game consoles, e-mail terminals, automobile telematics systems, and other device types. This has included Sony PlayStation consoles and several Nintendo consoles.

Platforms

For Pocket PC devices, the browser converted web page tables to a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally.

The engine also was used in Japanese and European versions of Dreamcast browser

The Nintendo 3DS Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Eric |title=WebKit-based version of NetFront browser aims at IPTVs, STBs |work=LinuxDevices.com |publisher=eWeek |date=2011-06-09 |url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130128012644/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-date=2013-01-28}}{{cite web |title=NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances |work=Products > Solutions for Internet Appliances |publisher=Access |year=2013 |url=http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120502141232/http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html |archive-date=2012-05-02}} The PlayStation 3 Internet web browser received a major upgrade with firmware version 4.10,[http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/ps3-4-10-update/index.htm Support: System Software Updates] upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.{{cite web |title=Webkit - Open Source 2012 |work=Open Source Code Distribution Service |publisher=Sony |date=2012-10-10 |url=https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213145101/https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |archive-date=2012-12-13 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=PS3 System Software Update (v4.11) |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |publisher=Sony |url= http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/15/ps3-system-software-update-v4-11/}} The Wii U console is also equipped with NetFront NX,[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818025502/http://www.nintendo.co.jp//wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html |date=2014-08-18 }}. Nintendo and GPL source code is available.[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html Wii U Support GPL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129093930/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html |date=2013-11-29 }}. Nintendo

The Amazon Kindle e-reader uses NetFront as its web browser.{{Cite web |url=http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |title=NetFront Browser Gives Amazon Kindle Customers On-Device Access to Information-Rich Websites like Wikipedia.org |access-date=2014-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718224322/http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |archive-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=dead }} Nintendo's latest console, the Nintendo Switch, is also using NetFront NX.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/netfront_browser_nx_by_access_-_powering_the_switch_webkit_online_services |title=NetFront Browser NX by ACCESS - Powering the Switch 'WebKit' Online Services |website=Nintendo Life |date=2017-03-07 |access-date=2018-10-19 }}