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The following is a list of notable [[web browser|web browsers]].

== Layout engines ==
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* [[Gecko (software)|Gecko]] is developed by the [[Mozilla Foundation]].
** [[Goanna (software)|Goanna]] is a fork of Gecko developed by Moonchild Productions.
* [[Servo (software)|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 (browser engine)|Presto]] was developed by [[Opera Software]] for use in [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]]. Development stopped as Opera transitioned to Blink.
* [[Trident (software)|Trident]] is developed by [[Microsoft]] for use in the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] versions of [[Internet Explorer 4]] to [[Internet Explorer 11]].
** [[EdgeHTML]] is the engine developed by Microsoft for [[Microsoft Edge Legacy|Edge [Legacy]]]. It is a largely rewritten fork of Trident with all legacy code removed.
* [[Tasman (browser engine)|Tasman]] was developed by Microsoft for use in [[Internet Explorer for Mac|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 (web browser)|Safari]], and formerly in [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] and [[Google Chrome]].
*** [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink]] is a 2013 fork of WebKit's WebCore component by Google used in Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and [[Vivaldi (web browser)|Vivaldi]].<ref name="ars-blink">{{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}}</ref>

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===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:
*[[360 Secure Browser]]
*[[AOL Explorer]] 
*[[Deepnet Explorer]] 
*[[GreenBrowser]] 
*[[Internet Explorer]]
*[[MediaBrowser]] 
*[[MSN Dial-Up Internet Access#MSN Explorer|MSN Explorer]] 
*[[NeoPlanet]] 
*[[NetCaptor]] 
*[[QQ Browser]]

===Gecko-based===
*[[Camino (web browser)|Camino]] for [[Mac OS X]] (formerly ''Chimera'')<ref>http://caminobrowser.org Camino reaches its end</ref> 
*[[Conkeror]], (keyboard-driven browser)
*[[Galeon]], ([[GNOME]]'s old default browser)
*[[K-Meleon]] ([[Microsoft Windows|Windows]])
**[[K-Meleon#K-MeleonCCF ME|K-MeleonCCF ME]] (for Windows based on K-Meleon core, mostly written in [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]])
**[[K-Ninja]] (for Windows based on K-Meleon)
*[[MicroB]] (for [[Maemo]])
*[[Minimo]] (for mobile)
*[[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]] (formerly ''Firebird'' and ''Phoenix,'' developed by the [[Mozilla Foundation|Mozilla foundation]])
**[[AT&T Pogo]] (based on Firefox)
**[[Cliqz]] (Firefox fork)
**[[Comodo IceDragon]] (Firefox-based web browser for Windows with privacy and performance enhancements developed by [[Comodo Cybersecurity|Comodo]])
**[[Flock (web browser)|Flock]] (was based on [[Firefox]] until version 2.6.1, and based on [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] thereafter)
**[[Floorp]] (based on Firefox with increased customization options)
**[[Iceweasel]] ([[Debian]]'s Firefox rebrand)
***[[Swiftweasel]] (processor-optimised builds based on Iceweasel)
**[[GNU IceCat]] ([[GNU]]'s [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of [[Firefox]])
**[[LibreWolf]]
**[[Netscape Browser|Netscape Browser 8]] to [[Netscape Navigator 9]] (discontinued)
**[[TenFourFox]] (Firefox port to [[PowerPC]] versions of [[macOS|Mac OS X]])
**[[Timberwolf (web browser)|Timberwolf]] ([[AmigaOS]]' Firefox rebrand)
**[[Tor Browser]] (privacy enabled browser)
***[[Mullvad Browser]] (based on Tor Browser)
**[[Swiftfox]] (processor-optimised builds based on Firefox)
**[[Waterfox]] (Firefox-based web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux)
**[[xB Browser]] (formerly XeroBank Browser and Torpark), portable browser for anonymous browsing, originally based on Firefox
**[[Zen Browser]]
*[[Firefox for Android]] (codenamed ''Fenix'')
*[[Mozilla Application Suite]] 
**[[Beonex Communicator]] (separate [[Branch (software)|branch]], based on Mozilla Application Suite) 
**[[Classilla]] (an updated fork of the Suite to [[Mac OS 9]]) 
**[[Gnuzilla]] ([[GNU]]'s [[Fork (software development)|fork]])
**[[Netscape (web browser)|Netscape]] ([[Netscape 6]] to [[Netscape (version 7)|7]], based on ''Mozilla'')
**[[SeaMonkey]] (successor to Mozilla Application Suite)
***[[Mozilla Corporation software rebranded by the Debian project#Iceape|Iceape]] ([[Debian]]'s Seamonkey rebrand)
*[[Skyfire (web browser)|Skyfire]] (for mobile) 
*[[SlimBrowser]]
*[[Yahoo!]] Browser (or partnership browsers e.g. "[[AT&T Yahoo!]] Browser"; "[[Verizon]] Yahoo! Browser"; "[[BT Group|BT]] Yahoo! Browser", etc.)

===Goanna-based===
*[[Basilisk (web browser)|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 (layout engine)|Trident]] and [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] include:
*[[K-Meleon]] with the [[IE Tab]] extension 
*[[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]] with the [[IE Tab]] extension
*[[Netscape Browser]] 8

===Webkit- and Trident-based===
*[[GNOME Web]]
*[[Maxthon]] (up until version 4.2)
*[[QQ browser]]

===Blink- and Trident-based===
*[[Baidu]] Browser 
*[[Maxthon]] (since version 4.2)
*[[Microsoft Edge]]

===Gecko-, Trident-, and Blink-based===
Browsers that can use [[Trident (layout engine)|Trident]], [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] and [[WebKit|Blink]] include:
*[[Lunascape]]<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

===KHTML-based===
*[[Konqueror]]
*[[Konqueror Embedded]]

===Presto-based===
*[[Internet Channel]] (for Wii console, Opera-based)
*[[Nintendo DS Browser]] (Opera-based)
*[[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] (for releases up until 12.18<ref name="operatowebkit">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>)

===WebKit-based===
*All browsers for iOS<ref name="ioswebkit">{{cite web |title=Open-sourcing Chrome on iOS! |year=2017 |url= https://blog.chromium.org/2017/01/open-sourcing-chrome-on-ios.html |quote=Due to constraints of the iOS platform, all browsers must be built on top of the WebKit rendering engine. |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[Safari (web browser)|Safari]]
*[[Arora (web browser)|Arora]]
*[[Bolt (web browser)|Bolt]]
*[[Dolphin Browser]]
*[[DuckDuckGo browser]] for macOS<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Introducing DuckDuckGo for Mac: A Private, Fast, and Secure Browsing App |url=https://spreadprivacy.com/introducing-duckduckgo-for-mac/}}</ref> 
*[[Flock (web browser)|Flock]] since version 3.0
*[[iCab]] since version 4
*[[GNOME Web]]
*[[Iris Browser]]
*[[Konqueror]] (version 4 can use WebKit as an alternative to its native KHTML)<ref>{{cite web|title=Projects/WebKit/Part&nbsp;— KDE TechBase|url=http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/WebKit/Part|access-date=2010-03-30|publisher=KDE TechBase}}</ref>
*[[Maxthon]] from version 3.0 to 5.0
*[[Midori (web browser)|Midori]] before acquisition by Astian Foundation
*[[NetFront]]
*[[OmniWeb]]
*[[Kagi_(search_engine)#Orion_Browser|Orion]]
*[[Otter Browser]]
*[[Origyn Web Browser]]
*[[QtWeb]]
*[[qutebrowser]] 
*[[PhantomJS]]
*[[Shiira]]
*[[SlimBrowser]] since version 10.0
*[[Steel (web browser)|Steel]]
*[[surf (web browser)|surf]]
*[[Uzbl]]
*[[Nokia Browser for Symbian]]
*[[webOS]]
*[[Haiku (operating system)#Software|WebPositive]]
*[[xombrero]]

===Blink-based===
*[[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]]
**[[Amazon Silk]]
**[[Arc (web browser)|Arc]]
**[[Avast Secure Browser]]
**[[Beaker (web browser)|Beaker]]
**[[Brave (web browser)|Brave]]
**[[ChatGPT Atlas]]
**[[Cốc Cốc]]
**[[Comodo Dragon]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
**[[Ecosia]]{{dubious|Ecosia browser notability?|date=September 2025}}
**[[Epic (web browser)|Epic]]
**[[Google Chrome]] (based on [[Blink (layout engine)|Blink]] since Chrome v. 28)
** [[Jio#Jio_apps|JioPages]]
**[[Microsoft Edge]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
**[[Naver Whale|NAVER Whale]]
**[[DuckDuckGo Private Browser|DuckDuckGo]] for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
**[[Opera (web browser)|Opera]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
** [[Opera_(web_browser)#Opera_GX|Opera GX]]
**[[Puffin Browser]]
**[[Qt WebEngine]]
***[[Dooble]] (from Version 2.2)
***[[Falkon]]
**[[qutebrowser]] (Blink backend mostly stable)
**[[Redcore]]
**[[Rockmelt]]
**[[SalamWeb]]
**[[Sleipnir (web browser)|Sleipnir]]
**[[SRWare Iron]]
**[[Torch (browser)|Torch]]
**[[Ungoogled-chromium]]
**[[Vivaldi (web browser)|Vivaldi]]
**[[Yandex Browser]]

===EdgeHTML-based===
*[[Microsoft Edge Legacy|Microsoft Edge [Legacy]]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===For Java platform===
*[[BOLT Browser]] 
*[[HotJava]] 
*[[Opera Mini]] (only the Android version is actively developed as of 2022)
*[[ThunderHawk (web browser)|ThunderHawk]]

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

Browsers created for enhancements of specific browsing activities.

====Current====
*[[ZAC Browser]] (for children with [[autism]], [[autism spectrum]] disorders such as [[Asperger syndrome]], pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and PDD-NOS)

====Discontinued====
*[[Flock (web browser)|Flock]] (to enhance social networking, [[blogging]], photo-sharing, and [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] news-reading)
*[[Ghostzilla]] (blends into the [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] to hide activity)
*[[Gollum browser]] (created specially for browsing Wikipedia)
*[[Kirix Strata]] (designed for data analytics)
*[[Miro (software)|Miro]] (a media browser that integrates a [[BitTorrent]] addon)
*[[Nightingale (software)|Nightingale]] (open source [[audio player (software)|audio player]] and web browser based on the Songbird (see below) media player source code)
*[[Prodigy (online service)|Prodigy Classic]] (executable only within the application)
*[[Rockmelt]] (designed to combine web browsing, and social activities such as [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] into a unified one window experience)
*[[Songbird (software)|Songbird]] (browser with advanced audio streaming features and built-in media player with library)
*[[SpaceTime (software)|SpaceTime]] (search the web in 3D)

===Mosaic-based===
[[Mosaic (web browser)|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.

*[[AMosaic]] 
*[[IBM WebExplorer]] 
*[[Internet Explorer]] 1.x 
*[[Internet in a Box]] 
*[[Mosaic-CK]] 
*[[Netscape (web browser)|Netscape]] 
*[[Spyglass, Inc.#Mosaic|Spyglass Mosaic]] 
*[[VMS Mosaic]]

===Others===
*[[Abaco (web browser)|Abaco]] (for [[Plan 9 from Bell Labs]] and [[Linux]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lab-fgb.com/abaco/tar/abaco-20080209-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz |title=abaco-20080209-1-i686.pkg.tar |access-date=February 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506121330/http://lab-fgb.com/abaco/tar/abaco-20080209-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>) 
*[[Amaya (web browser)|Amaya]] 
*[[Arachne (web browser)|Arachne]] (for DOS and Linux) 
*[[Arena (web browser)|Arena]] 
*[[AMSD Ariadna|Ariadna (AMSD Ariadna)]] (first Russian web browser) 
*[[AWeb]] ([[AmigaOS]])
*[[Baidu]] Mobile Browser
*[[Dillo]] (for lower-end computers)
*[[DR-WebSpyder]] (for DOS) 
*[[Embrowser]] (for DOS) 
*[[Flow (web browser)|Flow browser]]
*[[Gazelle (web browser)|Gazelle]] (from [[Microsoft Research]], OS-like)
*[[IBrowse]] (for AmigaOS)
*[[Ladybird (web browser)|Ladybird]] (from [[SerenityOS]])
*[[Mothra (web browser)|Mothra]] (for [[Plan 9 from Bell Labs]])
*[[NetPositive]] (for [[BeOS]])
*[[NetSurf]] (an open source web browser originally for [[RISC OS]] and GTK, e.g. Linux, Windows and more platforms, written in C)
*[[tkWWW#Phoenix|Phoenix]], a browser based on tkWWW
*[[Planetweb]] browser  (for [[Dreamcast]])
*[[Qihoo]] 360 mobile browsers
*[[tkWWW]], based on [[Tcl]]
*[[Voyager (web browser)|Voyager]] (for AmigaOS)

===Mobile browsers===
{{Main|Mobile browser}}
*[[Amazon Silk]]
*[[Safari (web browser)|Apple Safari]]
*[[Arc (web browser)|Arc]]
*[[Brave (web browser)|Brave]]
*[[Dolphin Browser|Dolphin browser]]
*[[Ecosia]]{{dubious|Ecosia browser notability?|date=September 2025}}
*[[Firefox Focus]]
*[[Google Chrome]]
*[[Microsoft Edge]]
*[[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]]
*[[Opera Mobile]]
*[[Puffin Browser]]
*[[QQ browser]]
*[[Samsung Internet]]
*[[UC Browser]]
*[[Vivaldi (web browser)|Vivaldi]]

== Text-based ==
{{Main|Text-based web browser}}

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* [[Emacs/W3]]
* [[Emacs Web Wowser|EWW]]
* [[Line Mode Browser]]
* [[Links (web browser)|Links]]
** [[ELinks]]
* [[Lynx (web browser)|Lynx]]
* [[w3m]]

== See also ==
* [[History of the web browser]]
* [[Timeline of web browsers]]
* [[Comparison of web browsers]]
* [[Comparison of browser engines]]
* [[List of search engines]]
* [[List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems]]
* [[Usage share of web browsers]]
* [[Browser wars]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== 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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