Internet ExplorerWeb browser by MicrosoftInternet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly abbreviated as IE or MSIE) is a retired series of graphicalweb browsers developed by Microsoft that were used in the Windows line of operating systems. While IE has been discontinued on most Windows editions, it remains supported on certain editions of Windows, such as Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC.Netscape NavigatorNetscape Navigator was a brand of web browsers first developed and sold by Netscape Communications Corporation in 1994 that was progressively developed until its discontinuation in the late 1990s before the brand was briefly revived for the release of Netscape Navigator 9 under AOL in 2007.
FirefoxWeb browser made by MozillaPreview release(s)[±]Written inC++, JavaScript, HTML, C, Rust, and othersEnginesGecko, Quantum, and SpiderMonkey; WebKit on iOS/iPadOSOperating systemHaikuLinuxOracle SolarisOpenIndianamacOS Catalina or laterWindows 10 or laterWindows Server 2016 or laterAndroid Oreo or lateriOS 15 or lateriPadOS 15 or laterIncluded withVarious Unix-like operating systemsAvailable in97 languagesTypeWeb browserLicenseMPL 2.0Websitefirefox.comRepositorygithub.com/mozilla-firefox/firefoxMozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-sourceweb browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation.
Usage share of web browsersThe usage share of web browsers is the portion, often expressed as a percentage, of visitors to a group of web sites that use a particular web browser. There have been corporate battles to gain market share, and sometime a single browser or browser engine dominates the market. Once a browser drops below a certain market share, web developers may no longer put in effort to support it or ensure compatibility with their websites.
Google ChromeGoogle Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was launched in September 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free and open-source (FOSS) components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Versions for Linux, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android were later released, and Chrome became the default browser on Android devices. It is also the main component of ChromeOS, on which it serves as the platform for web applications.
MacOSmacOS (previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a proprietary Unix operating system, derived from OPENSTEP for Mach and FreeBSD, which has been marketed and developed by Apple since 2001. It is the current operating system for Apple's line of Mac computers. As of April 2026, within the market of desktop and laptop computers, it is the second most widely used desktop OS, after Microsoft Windows and ahead of all Linux distributions, including ChromeOS and SteamOS.
World Wide WebThe World Wide Web (also known as WWW, W3, or simply the Web) is a global interconnected information system that enables content sharing over the Internet. It facilitates access to documents and other web resources according to specific rules of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The Web was invented by English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee while at CERN in 1989 and opened to the public in 1993. It was conceived as a "universal linked information system".
Mobile operating systemA mobile operating system is an operating system used for smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smartglasses, or other non-laptop personalmobile computing devices. While computers such as laptops are "mobile", the operating systems used on them are usually not considered mobile, as they were originally designed for desktop computers that historically did not have or need specific mobile features.
HTML5Fifth and previous version of HyperText Markup LanguageHTML5 (Hypertext Markup Language 5) is a markup language used for structuring and presenting hypertext documents on the World Wide Web. It was the fifth and final major HTML version that is now a retired World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendation. The current specification is known as the HTML Living Standard.
CSSStyle sheet languageCascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for specifying the presentation and styling of a document written in a markup language, such as HTML or XML (including XML dialects such as SVG, MathML, or XHTML). CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript. CSS is designed to enable the separation of content and presentation, including layout, colors, and fonts.
SmartphoneA smartphone is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone (feature phone) with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allowing users to access a wide range of applications and services, such as web browsing, email, and social media, as well as multimedia playback and streaming.
Dynamic web pageA dynamic web page is a web page constructed at runtime (during software execution), as opposed to a static web page, delivered as it is stored. A server-side dynamic web page is a web page whose construction is controlled by an application server processing server-side scripts. In server-side scripting, parameters determine how the assembly of every new web page proceeds, and including the setting up of more client-side processing.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.