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This is a timeline of web browsers from the early 1990s to the present. Prior to browsers, many technologies and systems existed for information viewing and transmission. For an in-depth history of earlier web browsers, see the web browser article.

Graphical timeline

Timeline

1990s

The following table chronicles the major release dates during the 1990s for the more popular web browsers.

1990	WorldWideWeb / Nexus	Line Mode Browser (libwww)
Jan
Feb
Mar	2.0*
Apr
May
Jun
Jul	2.0.10
Aug	2.0.11
Sep
Oct
Nov	2.0.12
Dec	2.1
1991	WorldWideWeb / Nexus	Line Mode Browser (libwww)	ViolaWWW
Jan
Feb
Mar	2.0*
Apr
May
Jun
Jul	2.0.10
Aug	2.0.11
Sep
Oct
Nov	2.0.12
Dec	2.1
1992	WorldWideWeb / Nexus
Jan
Feb
Mar	2.0*
Apr
May
Jun
Jul	2.0.10
Aug	2.0.11
Sep
Oct
Nov	2.0.12
Dec	2.1
1993	Lynx
Jan
Feb
Mar	2.0*
Apr
May
Jun
Jul	2.0.10
Aug	2.0.11
Sep
Oct
Nov	2.0.12
Dec	2.1
1994	Lynx	Mosaic Netscape	Opera
Jan
Feb	2.2
Mar
Apr
May	2.3
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct		0.9*
Nov			1.0β*
Dec		1.0
1995	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE
Jan
Feb
Mar		1.1
Apr			1.0
May
Jun	2.4
Jul
Aug		1.22		1.0*
Sep
Oct
Nov				2.0
Dec
1996	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Mac IE
Jan					2.0B*
Feb
Mar		2.0
Apr			2.0		2.0
May	2.5
Jun
Jul
Aug		3.0		3.0	2.1
Sep	2.6
Oct
Nov
Dec			2.10
1997	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Mac IE
Jan					3.0
Feb	2.7
Mar
Apr
May
Jun		4.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct				4.0
Nov
Dec			3.0
1998	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Mac IE
Jan					4.0
Feb
Mar	2.8
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct	2.8.1	4.5
Nov			3.5
Dec
1999	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Mac IE	Mozilla
Jan					4.5
Feb
Mar				5.0		M3*
Apr
May
Jun	2.8.2
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2000s

The following table chronicles the major release dates during the 2000s for the more popular web browsers.

2000	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Mac IE	Mozilla
Jan
Feb
Mar					5.0†^[1]
Apr	2.8.3
May
Jun			4.0
Jul				5.5
Aug				5.6
Sep
Oct
Nov		6.0
Dec			5.0			0.6
2001	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE		Mozilla
Jan						0.7
Feb						0.8
Mar
Apr
May						0.9
Jun
Jul	2.8.4
Aug		6.1
Sep
Oct		6.2		6.0
Nov			6.0
Dec
2002	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Chimera	Mozilla	Phoenix
Jan
Feb					0.1*
Mar
Apr					0.2
May
Jun						1.0
Jul					0.4
Aug		7.0 (& 4.8)				1.1
Sep				6.0 SP1	0.5		0.1*
Oct							0.4
Nov					0.6	1.2
Dec							0.5
2003	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Camino	Mozilla	Firebird	Safari	Maxthon
Jan			7.0
Feb
Mar					0.7	1.3
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									.9*
2004	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Camino	Mozilla	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon
Jan						1.6
Feb	2.8.5						0.8
Mar
Apr
May			7.5
Jun					0.8	1.7	0.9
Jul
Aug		7.2		6.0 SP2
Sep							0.10 (PR)		1.0*
Oct
Nov							1.0
Dec
2005	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Camino	Mozilla SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr			8.0					2.0
May		8.0
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep			8.5			SM 1.0α*			1.5	3.0*
Oct
Nov							1.5
Dec
2006	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Camino	Mozilla SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape
Jan		8.1				SM 1.0
Feb					1.0
Mar
Apr						M. 1.7.13†^[2]
May
Jun			9.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct	2.8.6			7.0			2.0
Nov										4.0
Dec			9.1
2007	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Camino	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan						1.1
Feb
Mar
Apr			9.2
May									1.6		1.0*
Jun					1.5			3.0
Jul									2.0
Aug											1.1
Sep
Oct		9.0
Nov
Dec
2008	Lynx	Netscape	Opera	IE	Camino	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan
Feb		9.0.0.6†^[3]
Mar								3.1			1.2
Apr					1.6
May
Jun			9.5				3.0
Jul
Aug
Sep		0.2.149.27*
Oct			9.6
Nov
Dec		1.0							2.5
2009	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE	Camino	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan
Feb
Mar				8.0
Apr											2.0
May		2.0									2.1
Jun							3.5	4.0
Jul	2.8.7
Aug
Sep		3.0	10.0							5.1
Oct						2.0
Nov			10.10		2.0
Dec										6.0

2010s

The following table chronicles the major release dates during the 2010s for the more popular web browsers.

2010	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE	Camino	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan		4.0					3.6
Feb
Mar			10.50
Apr										6.1	2.5
May		5.0
Jun								4.1, 5.0
Jul			10.60							6.2
Aug									3.0	6.3
Sep		6.0									2.6
Oct		7.0
Nov
Dec		8.0	11.0
2011	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE	Camino	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan										6.4
Feb		9.0
Mar		10.0		9.0			4.0
Apr		11.0	11.10								2.7
May										6.5
Jun		12.0	11.50			2.1	5.0		3.1
Jul						2.2		5.1
Aug		13.0					6.0
Sep		14.0				2.4	7.0				2.8
Oct		15.0							3.2
Nov					2.1	2.5	8.0
Dec		16.0	11.60			2.6	9.0		3.3
2012	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE	Camino	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan						2.7	10.0
Feb		17.0
Mar		18.0			2.1.2†^[4]^[5]	2.8	11.0
Apr						2.9	12.0			6.7	2.9
May		19.0
Jun			12.00			2.10	13.0		3.4
Jul		20.0				2.11	14.0	6.0
Aug		21.0				2.12	15.0
Sep		22.0								6.8
Oct				10.0		2.13	16.0
Nov		23.0	12.10			2.14	17.0		3.5
Dec									4.0
2013	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE		SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan		24.0				2.15	18.0
Feb		25.0				2.16	19.0
Mar		26.0
Apr			12.15			2.17	20.0				3.0
May		27.0					21.0
Jun							22.0		4.1
Jul		28.0	15.0			2.19
Aug		29.0				2.20	23.0
Sep			16.0			2.21	24.0
Oct		30.0	17.0	11.0		2.22	25.0	7.0
Nov		31.0	18.0						4.2
Dec						2.23	26.0
2014	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE		SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan		32.0	19.0
Feb	2.8.8	33.0				2.24	27.0		4.3
Mar			20.0			2.25	28.0
Apr		34.0					29.0		4.4		3.1
May		35.0	21.0			2.26
Jun			22.0				30.0
Jul		36.0	23.0				31.0			6.9
Aug		37.0									3.2
Sep			24.0				32.0	7.1
Oct		38.0	25.0			2.30	33.0	8.0
Nov		39.0
Dec			26.0				34.0
2015	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE	Edge	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan		40.0				2.32	35.0
Feb			27.0				36.0
Mar		41.0	28.0		10*	2.33^[6]	37.0				3.3^[7]
Apr		42.0	29.0		11
May		43.0			13/15		38.0
Jun			30.0		16/19
Jul		44.0			20^[8]		39.0
Aug			31.0				40.0			6.10
Sep		45.0	32.0		21	2.38^[9]	41.0	9.0^[10]		6.11
Oct		46.0^[11]	33.0^[12]		23			9.0.1^[13]	4.4.8^[14]
Nov					25^[15]	2.39^[16]	42.0
Dec		47.0 ^[17]	34.0^[18]				43.0^[19]	9.0.2^[20]
2016	Lynx	Chrome	Opera	IE	Edge	SeaMonkey	Firefox	Safari	Maxthon	Lunascape	NetSurf
Jan	2.8.9dev8^[21]	48.0	35.0				44.0	9.0.3		6.12^[22]
Feb
Mar		49.0	36.0	11.0.29		2.40	45.0	9.1
Apr

* Initial release
† No subsequent releases are planned

References

^ "Internet Explorer for Mac No Longer Available for Download". Mactopia. Microsoft Corporation. 31 January 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "Mozilla 1.7.13". www-archive.mozilla.org. Mozilla Foundation. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "End of Support for Netscape web browsers". Netscape Blog. 28 December 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "Camino 2.1.2 Release Notes". caminobrowser.org. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "Camino reaches its end..." caminobrowser.org. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "SeaMonkey 2.33". www.seamonkey-project.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "NetSurf | News - NetSurf 3.3 released". www.netsurf-browser.org. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "Build 10240 now available for Windows Insiders in Fast and Slow rings". Microsoft. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "SeaMonkey 2.38". SeaMonkey Project. SeaMonkey Council. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ "About the security content of Safari 9". support.apple.com. Apple Inc. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update". Chrome Releases. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ Lawson, Bruce (27 October 2015). "Opera 33 and our contribution to Chromium - Opera Desktop". Opera Software. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "About the security content of Safari 9.0.1". Apple Inc. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "Maxthon for Windows Changelog: 4.4.8.1000". www.maxthon.com. Maxthon International. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ Myerson, Terry (12 November 2015). "First Major Update for Windows 10 Available Today". Windows Experience Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ "SeaMonkey 2.39". SeaMonkey Project. SeaMonkey Council. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
^ "Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update". Chrome Releases. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^ "Opera 34: The technology to help you". Opera Software. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "Firefox — Notes (43.0)". mozilla.org. Mozilla Foundation. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^ "About the security content of Safari 9.0.2". Apple Inc. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Changes since Lynx 2.8 release". lynx.invisible-island.net. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^ "Lunascape 6.12.0 has released". Lunascape Blog. Lunascape Corporation. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

Eric A. Meyer's take on a timeline structure for historical browsers
Google Chrome team's The Evolution of the Web

Web browsers Web browsers Category:History of web browsers

[1] "Internet Explorer for Mac No Longer Available for Download". Mactopia. Microsoft Corporation. 31 January 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[2] "Mozilla 1.7.13". www-archive.mozilla.org. Mozilla Foundation. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[3] "End of Support for Netscape web browsers". Netscape Blog. 28 December 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[4] "Camino 2.1.2 Release Notes". caminobrowser.org. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[5] "Camino reaches its end..." caminobrowser.org. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[6] "SeaMonkey 2.33". www.seamonkey-project.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[7] "NetSurf | News - NetSurf 3.3 released". www.netsurf-browser.org. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[8] "Build 10240 now available for Windows Insiders in Fast and Slow rings". Microsoft. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[9] "SeaMonkey 2.38". SeaMonkey Project. SeaMonkey Council. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[10] "About the security content of Safari 9". support.apple.com. Apple Inc. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[11] "Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update". Chrome Releases. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[12] Lawson, Bruce (27 October 2015). "Opera 33 and our contribution to Chromium - Opera Desktop". Opera Software. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[13] "About the security content of Safari 9.0.1". Apple Inc. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[14] "Maxthon for Windows Changelog: 4.4.8.1000". www.maxthon.com. Maxthon International. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[15] Myerson, Terry (12 November 2015). "First Major Update for Windows 10 Available Today". Windows Experience Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[16] "SeaMonkey 2.39". SeaMonkey Project. SeaMonkey Council. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[17] "Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update". Chrome Releases. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[18] "Opera 34: The technology to help you". Opera Software. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

[19] "Firefox — Notes (43.0)". mozilla.org. Mozilla Foundation. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[20] "About the security content of Safari 9.0.2". Apple Inc. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[21] "Changes since Lynx 2.8 release". lynx.invisible-island.net. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[22] "Lunascape 6.12.0 has released". Lunascape Blog. Lunascape Corporation. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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