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Revision as of 22:00, 4 December 2008

Graphical timeline representing the development of various web browsers.

A time line of web browsers from the early 1990s to the present. Prior to browsers, many technologies and systems existed for information viewing and transmission.

1994–present

The following table chronicles the major release dates since 1994 for the more popular web browsers. For a history of earlier web browsers, including WorldWideWeb, ViolaWWW and Mosaic, see the web browser article.

Netscape Opera IE Mac IE
1994 1.0† 1.0†
1995 2.0 1.0†
1996 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0†
1997 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE
Jan 3.0
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun 4.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 4.0
Nov
Dec 3.0
1998 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE
Jan 4.0
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 4.5
Nov 3.5
Dec
1999 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
Jan 4.5
Feb
Mar 5.0 M3†
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2000 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
Jan
Feb
Mar 5.0‡
Apr
May
Jun 4.0
Jul 5.5
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov 6.0
Dec 5.0 0.6
2001 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
Jan 0.7
Feb 0.8
Mar
Apr
May 0.9
Jun
Jul
Aug 6.1
Sep
Oct 6.2 6.0
Nov 6.0
Dec
2002 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla Chimera Phoenix
Jan
Feb 0.1†
Mar
Apr 0.2
May
Jun 1.0
Jul 0.4
Aug 7.0 1.1
Sep 6.0 SP1 0.5 0.1†
Oct 0.4
Nov 1.2 0.6
Dec 0.5
2003 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla Camino Firebird Safari
Jan 7.0
Feb
Mar 1.3 0.7
Apr 7.1
May 0.6
Jun 7.1 1.4 1.0†
Jul
Aug
Sep 7.2
Oct 1.5 0.7
Nov
Dec
2004 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla Camino Firefox Safari
Jan 1.6
Feb 0.8
Mar
Apr
May 7.5
Jun 1.7 0.8 0.9
Jul
Aug 7.2 6.0 SP2
Sep 0.10 (1.0 PR)
Oct
Nov 1.0
Dec
2005 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
SeaMonkey
Camino Firefox Safari
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr 8.0 2.0
May 8.0
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep 8.5 SM 1.0α†
Oct
Nov 1.5
Dec
2006 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
SeaMonkey
Camino Firefox Safari
Jan 8.1 SM 1.0
Feb 1.0
Mar
Apr M. 1.7.13‡
May
Jun 9.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 7.0 2.0
Nov
Dec 9.1
2007 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE SeaMonkey Camino Firefox Safari NetSurf
Jan 1.1
Feb
Mar
Apr 9.2
May 1.0†
Jun 1.5 3.0
Jul
Aug 1.1
Sep
Oct 9.0
Nov
Dec
2008 Netscape Opera IE Mac IE SeaMonkey Camino Firefox Safari NetSurf Chrome
Jan
Feb 9.0.0.6‡
Mar 3.1 1.2
Apr 1.6
May
Jun 9.5 3.0
Jul
Aug 8b2
Sep 0.2.149.27†
Oct 9.60 2.0α1 0.3.154.9
Nov 3.2.2 0.4.154.22
Dec 10α 3.2α1 0.5.155.0
  • † Initial release
  • ‡ No subsequent releases are planned

References

See also

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