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Internet Explorer

Windows Internet Explorer (IE) is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and has been... Created by Microsoft

Free
Windows
Windows S
Windows Phone
Discontinued

There are many alternatives to Internet Explorer for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The most popular Windows alternative is Mozilla Firefox, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Internet Explorer and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Internet Explorer are Google Chrome (Free), Vivaldi (Free), Opera (Free) and Chromium (Free, Open Source).

Internet Explorer is discontinued

Development has been stopped (except critical issues), replaced by

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Microsoft Edge on the long-term.

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Alternatives to Internet Explorer for Windows with Open Source License

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox (known simply as Firefox) is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite. Firefox is highly extensible, with...
- More features, more customizable, more platforms, and open source. Buster_Blue • Sep 2017 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Open Source and Respects Privacy. Guest • Aug 2015 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- mozilla uses a ton of ram, internet explorer really doesnt Guest • Feb 2019 • 3 agrees and 7 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD iPad Snapcraft PortableApps.com Haiku Fire TV
Privacy focused Customizable Security & Privacy Cloud sync ... Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Security focused HTML5 Support Bookmark organization Website screenshots Block trackers Firefox Extensions UI customization Content blocker Integrated PDF Viewer Privacy Protected Privacy settings Add-ons on Mobile Built-in Download Manager Container tabs Content blocking Custom DNS Customizability Developer Tools Efficiency Support for Firefox extensions Guided configuration Live updating Low-Ram Usage Night mode/Dark Theme No Tracking Smart Keywords Stability Tabbed browsing Support for Themes Themes Tracking Protection Add-ons Save Articles Built-in Script Blocker Clean design Cookie whitelist DNS over HTTPS Encrypted sync Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Based on Gecko engine Integrated Password Manager Legacy addons support Optimized for Mobile Moddable Password management Picture in Picture Pocket integration Portable Toggle reader view Undo close tab list Support for WebExtensions Add a feature

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Chromium

Chromium is the open-source browser project from which Google Chrome takes its source.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PC-BSD ... Xfce
Extensions Based on Blink engine Bluetooth Support Chrome-like ... Web Browsers Based on Chromium Google smart lock Portable Support for Chrome extensions Add a feature

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Waterfox

Waterfox is a high performance browser based on the Mozilla platform. Made specifically for 64-bit systems, Waterfox has one thing in mind: speed.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Support for 64 bit Privacy focused Privacy enhanced Web Browsers Based on Firefox ... Firefox Extensions Legacy addons support Extensions Optimized Firefox UI customization Automated speed adjustments Classic extension support Cloud sync Support for Firefox extensions Optimized for Windows Portable Specific for 64-Bit Add a feature

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Pale Moon

Pale Moon is an Open Source, Goanna-based web browser available for Microsoft Windows and Linux focusing on efficiency and ease of use. Pale Moon offers you a...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Lightweight Built-in RSS reader Customizability Customizable ... Web Browsers Based on Firefox Support for Firefox extensions Based on Gecko engine Optimal performance Privacy-friendly Security & Privacy UI customization Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Based on Goanna engine Legacy addons support Optimized Firefox Optimized for Windows Portable Security focused Add a feature

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Firefox Developer Edition

Firefox Developer Edition brings you latest features, fast performance, and the development tools you need to build for the open web. Its powerful development tools will...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Developer Tools Web Browsers Based on Firefox Portable Web Development Add a feature

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Firefox Nightly

Firefox Nightly is the development (alpha) release channel of Mozilla Firefox . Firefox Nightly gets a new version every few hours. It...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Chrome OS ... Android Tablet Kindle Fire
Firefox Extensions Auto Updates Block trackers Bookmark organization ... Built-in Download Manager Cloud sync DOM Inspector Firefox Firefox Sync Gecko Hardware Accelerated Remote Debugging Servo Web Console WebGPU Webrender WebRTC WebVR Add a feature

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Falkon

Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. ...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Lightweight Built-in Ad-blocker Built-in RSS reader Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... Multiple languages Portable Based on QTWebEngine Add a feature

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SeaMonkey

The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop the SeaMonkey all-in-one internet application suite. A lighter alternative to...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com
WYSIWYG Support Add-ons Built-in Download Manager Built-in RSS reader ... Customizable Firefox Extensions Lightweight Plugins Portable Security & Privacy Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Support for Firefox extensions Integrated Email Client Modular System Privacy focused Add a feature

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Iridium Browser

Iridium Browser is a free, open, and libre browser modification of the Chromium code base, with privacy being enhanced in several key areas.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Privacy focused Web Browsers Based on Chromium Security focused Ungoogled Add a feature

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Otter Browser

Web browser controlled by the user, not vice-versa. Otter Browser is a project aiming to recreate best aspects of classic Opera (12.x) UI using Qt5. Its primary...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku
Full keyboard shortcuts Opera-like Built-in Download Manager Content Filtering ... Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Mouse gestures Portable Tabbed browsing Add a feature

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