This article provides general information for notable browser engines.
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Some of these engines have shared origins.[1] For example, the WebKit engine was created by forking the KHTML engine in 2001.[2] Then, in 2013, WebKit was forked to create the Blink engine.[3]
General information[edit]
| Engine | Status | Steward | License | Embedded in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebKit | Active | Apple | GNU LGPL, BSD-style | Safari browser, Gnome Web, plus all browsers hosted on the iOSApp Store |
| Blink | Active | GNU LGPL, BSD-style | Google Chrome and all other Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Brave and Opera | |
| Gecko | Active | Mozilla | Mozilla Public | Firefox browser and Thunderbird email client, plus forks such as SeaMonkey and Waterfox |
| Servo | Active | Linux Foundation | Mozilla Public | experimental browser |
| Goanna | Active | M. C. Straver[4] | Mozilla Public | Pale Moon and Basilisk browsers |
| NetSurf | Active | hobbyists[5] | GNU GPLv2 | NetSurf browser[6] |
| KHTML | Active | KDE | GNU LGPL | Konqueror browser |
| EdgeHTML | Maintenance only | Microsoft | Proprietary | Universal Windows Platform apps; formerly in the Edge browser[7] |
| Trident | Discontinued | Microsoft | Proprietary | Internet Explorer browser and Microsoft Outlook email client |
| Presto | Discontinued | Opera Software | Proprietary | formerly in the Opera browser |
Operating system support[edit]
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| Engine | Windows | macOS | iOS | Android | Linux | BSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebKit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blink[8] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EdgeHTML | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Gecko | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Servo[9] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Goanna[10] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| NetSurf[11] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^Limer, Eric (2015-07-29). 'Can Microsoft Edge Start the Browser War We So Desperately Need?'. Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ^Paul Festa (2003-01-14). 'Apple snub stings Mozilla'. CNET Networks. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^Bright, Peter (April 3, 2013). 'Google going its own way, forking WebKit rendering engine'. Ars Technica. Conde Nast. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^M. C. Straver. 'About Moonchild Productions'. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- ^'NetSurf Developer page'. Netsurf-browser.org. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^'NetSurf web browser homepage'. Netsurf-browser.org. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^Mackie, Kurt (10 December 2018). 'Microsoft Edge Browser To Get New Rendering Engine but EdgeHTML Continues'. Redmond Mag. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^'Blink - The Chromium Projects'. Chromium.org. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^The Servo Project. 'README.md'. Github.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^'Remove target platforms we cannot reasonably support · Issue #184 · MoonchildProductions/UXP'. Github.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^'NetSurf - Downloads'. Netsurf-browser.org. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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