List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems Informatics Technology 482 regular-tuition-program.pts-ptn.net

The following is a list of web browsers for various Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Not all of these browsers are specific to these operating systems; some are available on non-Unix systems as well.

Graphical

Web browser	Layout engine	UI toolkit	Notes
Abaco	custom	rio	For Plan 9
Amaya	custom	wxWidgets	Also a web page composer tool
Arena	custom	Xlib	discontinued testbed for W3C
Arora	WebKit	Qt	FOSS
Beonex Communicator	Gecko	GTK+	Discontinued, a separate branch of the Mozilla Application Suite
Camino	Gecko	Cocoa	Requires Mac OS X
Conkeror	Gecko	XUL	FOSS
Chromium	Webkit	GTK+	close affinity with Google Chrome
Dillo	Dillo	FLTK	versions prior to 2.0 were using built upon GTK+
Flock	Gecko	XUL	Specialised version of Mozilla Firefox, discontinued
Galeon	Gecko	GTK+	Discontinued
GNU IceCat	Gecko	XUL	Rebranded Mozilla Firefox, renamed from Iceweasel
iCab	WebKit	Cocoa	Proprietary; versions prior to 4 used custom layout engine
Iceape	Gecko	XUL	Rebranded SeaMonkey
Internet Explorer for Mac	Tasman	Carbon	using Tasman in version 5, discontinued
Internet Explorer for UNIX	Trident	Motif (widget toolkit)	Discontinued
Kazehakase	Gecko	GTK+	FOSS
Kirix Strata	Gecko	wxWidgets	Proprietary
Konqueror	KHTML	Qt	Default web browser for KDE
Midori	WebKit	GTK+	Default browser for XFCE
Mothra	Custom	rio	Discontinued
Mozilla Application Suite	Gecko	XUL	Discontinued
Mozilla Firefox	Gecko	XUL	FOSS (with proprietary components)
NetSurf	NetSurf	GTK+, Framebuffer	NetSurf is not tied to any particular UI toolkits. Currently GTK+ and framebuffer front end implementations exist.
OmniWeb	WebKit	Cocoa	Proprietary. Using WebKit since version 5.5.
Opera	Presto	Xlib	Proprietary.
Rekonq	WebKit	Qt	FOSS
Safari	WebKit	Cocoa	Proprietary
SeaMonkey	Gecko	XUL	Community-developed version of now abandoned Mozilla Application Suite codebase
Shiira	WebKit	Cocoa	For Mac OS X only, discontinued
Swiftfox	Gecko	XUL	Proprietary; optimised build of Mozilla Firefox
Swiftweasel	Gecko	XUL	Optimised build of Mozilla Firefox
TenFourFox	Gecko	XUL	PowerPC build of Firefox for Mac OS X
tkWWW	Custom	Tcl	FOSS
Uzbl	WebKit	GTK+	FOSS, follows the Unix philosophy.
Web	WebKit	GTK+	Versions prior to 2.27.0 were built upon Gecko
xombrero	WebKit	GTK+	renamed from xxxterm, FOSS, originated from OpenBSD community
Web browser	Layout engine	UI toolkit	Notes

Text-based

Features	Ad filtering Augmented browsing Download manager Cookies Favicon Incremental search Bookmarks (Bookmarklet Live bookmark Smart Bookmark) Browser security Privacy mode Browser synchronizer (comparison) Tabbed browsing Universal Edit Button Plugin Extension

Web standards	Acid tests Cascading Style Sheets HTML HTML5 OCSP SVG XHTML WebGL JavaScript MathML

Related topics	World Wide Web Widget Rich Internet application Site-specific browser Internet suite Mobile Web Offline reader BrowserChoice.eu Pwn2Own iLoo Man-in-the-browser WPAD PAC SPDY HTTP HTTPS SSL/TLS WebSocket XML CRL

Desktop

Gecko-based	AT&T Pogo Avant Camino Firefox (Epic Conkeror GNU IceCat Pale Moon Pentadactyl Timberwolf Swiftfox Swiftweasel TenFourFox Vimperator xB Browser) Galeon Ghostzilla K-Meleon Kazehakase Kirix Strata Lotus Symphony Lunascape Mozilla (Beonex Communicator Classilla Netscape SeaMonkey)

WebKit-based	Arora Avant Chromium (Chrome Dragon SRWare Iron Torch Yandex.Browser) Dooble Flock Fluid iCab Konqueror Lunascape Maxthon Midori OmniWeb Origyn Web Browser QupZilla rekonq Safari Shiira Sleipnir Uzbl Web WebPositive xombrero

Presto-based	Opera

Trident-based	AOL Explorer Avant Conqueror Browser Deepnet Explorer Empire Browser GreenBrowser Lunascape Maxthon MenuBox NeoPlanet NetCaptor Internet Explorer MediaBrowser Sleipnir SlimBrowser SpaceTime UltraBrowser WebbIE ZAC Browser

Text-based	ELinks Emacs/W3 Line Mode Browser Links Lynx Net-Tamer w3m

Other	abaco Amaya Arachne Arena Charon Dillo Gazelle IBM Home Page Reader IBrowse KidZui Mosaic Mothra NetPositive NetSurf

Mobile

Gecko-based	Firefox for mobile MicroB Minimo

Presto-based	Nintendo DS & DSi Browser Opera Mini Opera Mobile

WebKit-based	Android Browser Chrome Dolphin Browser S60 web browser Rockmelt Safari Silk Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser Steel BOLT

Other	Blazer Deepfish Galio ibisBrowser Internet Explorer Mobile Iris Browser Konqueror Embedded NetFront Obigo Browser Skweezer Skyfire Teashark ThunderHawk UC Browser uZard Web Vision WinWAP BlackBerry Browser

Television and video game console

Gecko-based	Kylo

Presto-based	Internet Channel

WebKit-based	Google TV NetFront Steam overlay Wii U Internet Browser

Other	Galio MSN TV (WebTV)

Software no longer in development shown in italics

Category
Commons

Internet suites

Current	AOL Desktop Arachne Classilla Gnuzilla MSN Explorer Opera SeaMonkey

Discontinued	AOL OpenRide Beonex Communicator Cyberdog Cyberjack Emissary Internet Explorer 3 4 5 Minuet Mozilla Netscape 5 Communicator

Related technologies	HyperCard Gopher Email Elm Viewdata Teletext Videotex X.25 Aliweb ASCII HyperText Markup Language HyTelnet Libwww Virtual Reality Markup Language File Transfer Protocol Telnet NLS NCSA Telnet UUCP Usenet ARPANET BITNET Prodigy CompuServe 3D Markup Language for Web

Related articles	Browser wars Web page World Wide Web Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog List of web browsers List of web browsers for Unix/Linux Comparison of web browsers Usage share of web browsers Timeline of web browsers

Early web browsers (up to 1996)

Comparison History List for Unix Timeline Usage share

1990	WorldWideWeb (Nexus)

1991	Line Mode Browser (libwww)

1992	ViolaWWW Erwise MidasWWW MacWWW (Samba) tkWWW

1993	NCSA Mosaic AMosaic VMS Mosaic Cello Lynx (2.0) Arena Emacs/W3

1994	IBM WebExplorer Netscape Navigator MicroMind SlipKnot (1.0) TradeWave MacWeb IBrowse Navipress Argo Minuet AIR Mosaic (Internet in a Box) Spyglass Mosaic TCP/Connect II ANT Fresco

1995	Internet Explorer 1 Netscape Navigator 2.0 OmniWeb Sun WebRunner (HotJava) Grail Internet Explorer 2 Delrina Cyberjack AOL Web Browser for Macintosh eWorld Web Browser for Macintosh NetShark WebShark Opera AMSD Ariadna UdiWWW ALynx Agora

1996	Arachne 1.0 Internet Explorer 3 Netscape Navigator 3.0 Oracle PowerBrowser Apple Cyberdog INRIA Amaya (.9) AWeb VaporWare Voyager tcpCONNECT4

Related articles	3D Markup Language for Web Aliweb ARPANET ASCII BITNET Browser wars CompuServe Email Elm File Transfer Protocol Gopher HyperCard HTML HyTelnet libwww NCSA Telnet NLS Prodigy Teletext Telnet Usenet UUCP Videotex Viewdata Virtual Reality Markup Language Web page Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog World Wide Web X.25

List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems

Graphical

Text-based

See also