Web Browser

Google Chrome is an independent web browser that combines a minimal design with innovative features. In addition to tabbed browsing and most other standard features, the browser offers an Incognito mode that enables private browsing session as well as integrated phishing and malware alerts and simplified file downloads. You can import your existing browser settings, favorites and passwords from Internet Explore and Firefox. Google Chrome offers a refreshing interface and several unique features but has some way to go to match up to it`s rivals.

Mozilla Firefox is an independent web browser that offers tabbed browsing combined with numerous handy features like popup blocking, Live Bookmarks (RSS integration), password manager and more. The functionality can be extended with dozens of freely available plug-ins (Extensions). Firefox can import all your Internet Explorer Favorites as well as some other settings, so switching is made easy. The default features of Firefox are good for general web surfing. An abundant collection of freely available extensions (add-ons) allow you to easily add the features you want and customize the browser to fit your needs. Other features include integrated spell checking, interface improvements, improved RSS features, and integrated anti-phishing. Firefox 3.5 offers many changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies, improving performance and ease of use.

Flock is a Mozilla based web browser that integrates sharing of photos, Favorites, news and blogging into the browser interface. It currently supports Flickr, Photobucket, del.icio.us, Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, Movable Type, Blogger, LiveJournal and other online services, as well as any RSS feed. You can easily subscribe to any website that offers RSS feeds and read/manage your feeds directly from within Flock. Other features include drag and drop photo sharing and a powerful web search toolbar that searches a variety of online resources simultaneously and returns a quick glance at the most relevant results.

Opera is a fast, secure, configurable, and standards compliant Internet/Intranet browser that also includes a newsreader and mail client. Opera gives you the freedom to run multiple windows without opening up other instances and many more features that make it a great choice for the serious web enthusiast. Opera comes with tons of features, including 128bit encryption, enhanced security for your online transactions, advanced download support features, cookie management and many more. Additional features include built-in download manager, integrated mail client with spam filter, skin support, mouse gestures pop-up killer, one-click log-in to password protected sites and more.

Avant Browser is a tabbed browser based on the Internet Explorer core. It allows you to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously, block popup windows, block Flash advertising, and offers additional mouse functions for faster navigation. Additional features include an integrated privacy cleaner that helps to remove surfing tracks, a built-in Yahoo/Google search, RSS/ATOM Reader, Popup blocking and more. Avant Browser also provides options to easily block downloads of pictures, videos, Flash, sounds and ActiveX components to further speed up page loading times. All your IE settings and Favorites are available from within Avant Browser.

Maxthon is an Internet Explorer based web browser that adds a lot of new features as well as a fresh new look to your standard Internet Explorer browser interface. Among the added features are a tabbed interface that allows you to quickly switch between multiple web pages and create groups of pages that you can launch with a single click. In addition, it offers several privacy features like cookie and history cleanup as well as an option to delete the typed address bar URLs (either all or only selected). There are many other features, most of them small, but very handy. For example, it offers a RSS sidebar, supports URL aliases and keyboard shortcuts, quick proxy switching, auto-scrolling, network speed display as well as content filtering and a popup window killer. Maxthon supports plug-ins (some come included).

Acoo Browser is multi-tabbed browser interface for Internet Explorer, that also supports customizable ad filtering and popup blocking, URL aliases and more. In addition, it allows you to create groups of Favorites that can be launched simultaneously, as well as support for mouse gestures. Other than that, the interface and functionality is very similar to the standard IE features, and all IE functionality is available from within Acoo Browser.

GreenBrowser is yet another IE based browser that offers tabbed, multi-page browsing and many additional features including grouped pages, ad filtering, search engine integration, privacy cleaner, form filler and much more. The interface is clean and uses many of the standard IE icons, so it should look familiar for most of it. Additional features include download monitor, link lister, proxy settings, popup filter, auto-scrolling and extend support for mouse gestures.

Lunascape is a triple rendering engine browser that allows you to choose and switch between three of the leading rendering engines, Trident (Internet Explorer), Gecko (Firefox) and WebKit (Safari and Chrome). You can switch between engines as needed, and also configure automatic engine switching, which enables you to associate specific websites and bookmarks with a selected rendering engine. In addition to the standard browser tools, Lunascape includes a variety of additional features, including skins, form filling, RSS feeds with news ticker, support for multiple search engines, tabbed browsing, privacy cleaning, combine favorites and more. Lunascape is also compatible with many IE toolbars and is starting to offer additional add-ons.

Zac Browser - Zone for Autistic Children is a content restricted web browser that was developed specifically for children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and PDD-NOS. It provides a full-screen interface with access to games, music and other online activities that cater specifically to kids who display the characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, like impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior.

Orca Browser is the Firefox version of the popular Avant browser. It uses the Firefox core engine and adds additional features like an AD Blocker, Flash Blocker, Online Profile Storage, auto Form-Filler, and an Outlook-Style RSS Reader. Orca Browser works with all your existing Firefox extensions and also supports community-made plug-ins that are interchangeable with Avant Browser.

Apple Safari for Windows, the Windows version of the popular Mac web browser, offers all the common features of modern browsers, including tabbed browsing, privacy browsing, phishing and malware protection, built-in RSS reader, support for advanced web technologies and much more. It also offers an iTunes-like cover flow display that provides a visual way to browse snapshots of websites in your favorites and browser history. Safari introduces a new Nitro JavaScript engine, which claims to outperform all other browser when it comes to speed. Unlike previous versions, Safari 4 now sports a native Windows look.

The all new Internet Explorer 8 offer several improvements over IE7. Now you can get more tasks done, more quickly on the web. Accelerators provide instant access to information like maps, web searches, translation, email, blogging, and more. Web Slices put you in control of the information you care about most. Now you can subscribe to specific content within a page and monitor things like auction items, sports scores, entertainment columns, weather reports, and more. The new Internet Explorer 8 Search Box takes results to a whole new level by adding graphics and images to enrich your search. InPrivate Browsing helps prevent Internet Explorer from storing data about your browsing session.

Wysigot is an offline/online browser that saves and monitors Internet and network (LAN) documents and optionally alerts you if any of them have changed. It provides several tools for capturing, updating and comparing the stored data as well as a basic search function. The interface is web-like and easy to use. You can schedule automatic updates for each document (web site), set alarms for specific pages and be notified if they change and the program will also highlight the actual changes directly on the page. The downloaded pages can be browsed offline in the same manner, complete with all images, Flash and so on. Additional features include annotations, safe mode (exclude ActiveX, Java etc. from download), an option to keep older versions of a page and more. An optional full version offers enhanced search features, export and several advanced features.

Web Wheels is a browser interface designed for pre-school and elementary school aged children. It provides a simple and unsophisticated interface that allows easy access to a list of sites that have been added by the parent, and there are no other sites accessible from within the interface. Your kid can access the sites via links on the browser home page (if he/she can read) and you can also assign an image (not provided) to a link for easier reference. The only browser control provided are Forward, Backward and Home and Print (printing can be restricted to a number of pages a day). Overall, Web Wheels is based on a good concept but shows obvious shortcomings in technical and aesthetic aspects.

KidRocket is a web browser for kids, that limits Internet access to about a dozen child-safe websites (Sesamestreet, Crayola, Nick and others). It offers a full-screen interface that can be locked by the parent, effectively preventing access to the desktop or other programs while it is running. In addition to web browsing, it also includes a doodle pad, a virtual Starbrite game and a math trainer. You can also choose to disable printing and keep track of the time the browser has been in use.

Hydra is an alternative Internet Explorer shell that comes with an Office 2007 style interface and loaded with additional features such as built-in translation, form filling, widgets sidebar, mouse gesture support, ad blocking and more. The browser comes also pre-configured with a variety of widgets in different categories, ranging from financial tools to unit converters, IP address lookup, news and more.

MW Web Browser is a simple IE based browser interface that allows you to quickly switch to a fake Microsoft Word document when your boss walks into the room. Switching can be done via keyboard shortcut (F1) or clicking on an area in the title bar. No Installation Required.

Deepnet Explorer is a web browser. that combines IE based browsing with integrated P2P file sharing capabilities and a built-in RSS/ATOM news feed reader. The browser offers a tabbed interface, built-in popup blocker, form filler, auto-login and more. You can easily switch between web browser, file sharing and RSS reader from the provided toolbar buttons, and also disable any of them (for example if you don`t want to use the file sharing). The file sharing component is Gnutella based and allows you to search the Gnutella network, download and also share files. The news reader supports XML, RSS, RDF, Atom and OPML. Deepnet Explorer also includes a Phishing Alarm, which detects potential phishing sites and prompts a warning message if a potentially fraudulent website is visited.

Browse3D is an IE based browser interface that offers 3D style page navigation, that enables you to display up to 4 web page snapshots at the same time. The snaphots are not live, but clicking on one will bring the actual web page to the foreground. It takes some getting used to, but can improve navigation for those that usually keep multiple browser windows open at the same time. You can hold down the CTRL key when clicking on any link, and it will be added to on of the 4 window panels, allowing you to pick links and then preview and browse them. The program makes a nice toy browser, but has probably little real-world value for most, especially as it does not support live page displays (unless you purchase a Pro version). The toolbar icons appeared to very unstable during our review and disappeared frequently.

AM Browser (formerly Crazy Browser) is a powerful Web browser that provides many features that make surfing the web more comfortable and less confusing. Web pages are organized on tabs to prevent your screen from getting cluttered. it has full support for P3P privacy notifications (requires IE6) and JavaScript error suppression. In addition, AM Browser can handle multiple monitors and has tab status indicators. Annoying ad windows can be removed automatically and multiple pages can be saved and reopened together. The browser also includes many preconfigured search engines to help you find things on the web and you can extend it to use your own search engines. AM Browser looks very much like IE, in fact, it uses the IE browser engine to render web pages and also incorporates other settings.

Fast Browser is an IE based, tabbed with additional features, including power search with more than 500 search engines, web page translation, URL analyzer, Google and Alexa integration, grouped Favorites and more. Fast Browser Pro also includes a FastBar feature, similar to the IE Explorer Bar, that integrates Notepad, Cookies, History and several other items into the browser interface.

E2 is an IE based, tabbed web browser with a built-in collection tool that lets you browse the web and collect anything that interests you - such as text snippets, images, mp3 files and so on. In addition, a built-in Media Player allows you to listen to your favorite music or to watch a movie while you are surfing, all in the same interface. Additional features include a built-in popup killer, link and file extraction, grouped pages and more. All standard IE options are also available.

BrowserG! is a browser/web surfing companion, that makes it easy to access and use your favorite desktop tools and favorite web sites. For example, you can start applications like MSN, AIM , ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, Kazza, Morpheous, Limewire and other tools from within BrowserG! or surf different sites with a single click. You can even keep a list of site-specific favorites for easy navigation, set up flags to lessen bookmark clutter and store comparison notes with links to other sites, which can be useful for online shopping or auctions. BrowserG! offers Netscape 6.0/Mozilla plugin support.(Install includes Mozilla download and JRE 1.3.0_01)