Web Browser

Web browser is a software designed to view the World Wide Web. Technically, it is at least one HTTP client. The term web browser (or browser) is based on Netscape Navigator. Other metaphors are or have been used. The first browser was used, as in English. Thereafter, we saw browser (especially in Quebec), web browser, Web Browser, surveyor, explorer or snoop (based on Internet Explorer).

Statistics

In June 2009, according to NetApplications, the worldwide market shares of Internet browsers were as follows: 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: 65.50% 
- Mozilla Firefox: 22.51% 
- Apple Safari: 8.43% 
- Google Chrome: 1.80% 
- Netscape: 0.74% 
- Opera: 0.72% 
- Other: 0.28%.

Download Microsoft Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer, sometimes abbreviated IE, MSIE, MS IE, or simply Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Web browser, installed by default with Windows. Since he dethroned Netscape Navigator in the late 1990s, the Web browser the most used in the world. Today, its main competitor is Mozilla Firefox.

Download Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a free Web browser developed and distributed by the Mozilla Foundation helped hundreds of volunteers through the methods of development of free software / open source and free source code. This software has enjoyed increasing success since its release, exceeding half a billion downloads in February 2008.

Download Safari

Safari is a web browser for Mac OS X developed by Apple. On June 8, 2009 version 4.0 was released for the platforms Mac OS X 10.4 (or later), Windows XP and Vista. This browser is one that is installed by default on Mac OS X. To run Safari 4.0, requires that Quartz Extreme is supported by the graphics card.

Download Chrome

Chrome is a web browser whose source code is developed under license from Google. Chromium is the name of the open source project at the base of the browser, Chrome itself is not open-source. The official binaries are subject to an End User License Agreement (EULA).

Download Opera

Opera is a suite of proprietary Internet software cross-platform program in Northern Europe and free for some versions (it is a freeware). The web browser software package that is used relatively little behind other software such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.