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Timeline of web browsers

 
Wikipedia: Timeline of 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. For an in depth history of earlier web browsers see the web browser article.

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Graphical Timeline

1993–2009

The following table chronicles the major release dates since 1993 for the more popular web browsers.

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 1.0†
Dec 1.0
1995 Lynx Netscape Opera IE
Jan
Feb
Mar 1.1
Apr
May
Jun 2.4
Jul
Aug 1.22 1.0†
Sep
Oct
Nov 2.0
Dec
1996 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mac IE
Jan 2.0 2.0B†
Feb
Mar 2.0
Apr 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
2000 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
Jan
Feb
Mar 5.0‡
Apr 2.8.3
May
Jun 4.0
Jul 5.5
Aug
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 MyIE2
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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr 8.0 2.0
May 8.0
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep 8.5 SM 1.0α† 1.5
Oct
Nov 1.5
Dec
2006 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino Mozilla
SeaMonkey
Firefox Safari Maxthon
Jan 8.1 SM 1.0
Feb 1.0
Mar
Apr M. 1.7.13‡
May
Jun 9.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 2.8.6 7.0 2.0
Nov
Dec 9.1
2007 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon 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 NetSurf
Jan
Feb 9.0.0.6‡
Mar 3.1 1.2
Apr 1.6
May 2.1
Jun 9.5 3.0
Jul
Aug Chrome
Sep 0.2.149.27† 2.1
Oct 9.6
Nov
Dec 1.0 2.5
2009 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon NetSurf
Jan
Feb
Mar 8.0
Apr 2.0
May 2.0 2.1
Jun 3.5 4.0
Jul 2.8.7
Aug 2.8.8.dev1 3.0α5
Sep 3.0 10.0
Oct 10.01 2.0
Nov 10.10 2.0 3.5.5
3.6β3
4.0.4 2.5.10
  • † Initial release
  • ‡ No subsequent releases are planned

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