Internet Explorer Alternatives

Internet Explorer is described as 'A graphical web browser developed by Microsoft as part of Windows OS since 1995, reaching peak usage with IE5 and IE6 before declining' and is a very popular Web Browser in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Internet Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPad apps. The best Internet Explorer alternative is Mozilla Firefox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Internet Explorer are Google Chrome, Vivaldi, Chromium and Opera.

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  1. GNU IceCat icon
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    Gnuzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Mozilla Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software.

    177 GNU IceCat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
     
  2. Yandex Browser icon
     185 likes

    Yandex Browser is a simple and easy-to-use internet browser. Based on the Chromium technology platform, it loads pages quickly, just shows you what you need and gives you plenty of space for viewing webpages.

    177 Yandex Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
     
  3. GNOME Web icon
     113 likes

    GNOME Web is the web browser for the GNOME desktop, based on the popular WebKit engine. It offers a simple, clean, beautiful view of the Web featuring first-class GNOME desktop integration. Its code name is Epiphany.

    181 GNOME Web alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  4. Maxthon Browser icon
     247 likes

    Experience a fast, secure browser featuring cloud solutions, ad-blocking, anti-IP tracking, free VPN, sync across devices, and Web3 AI tools. Maxthon offers user-controlled privacy settings, incognito mode, anti-phishing, tab management, split-screen multitasking, and more.

    175 Maxthon Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. K-Meleon icon
     125 likes

    K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically for...

    169 K-Meleon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Gecko
     
  6. SRWare Iron icon
     188 likes

    SRWare Iron, or simply Iron, is a fork of the free and open-source web browser Chromium , of which Google Chrome is a fork of. Iron primarily aims to eliminate usage tracking and other privacy violating...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. NetSurf icon
     43 likes

    NetSurf is a free, open source web browser. It is written in C and released under the GNU Public Licence version 2. NetSurf has its own layout and rendering engine entirely written from scratch. It is small and capable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
     
  8. Comodo Dragon is a Chromium technology-based Browser that offers you most of Google Chrome's features PLUS the unparalleled level of security and privacy you only get from Comodo. Including a greater level of privacy than Chromium technology offers.

    145 Comodo Dragon Internet Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Otter Browser icon
     81 likes

    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 objective is to become haven for power users that cannot stand what happened to Opera after ditching Presto engine. Ot.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  10. Konqueror icon
     123 likes

    Konqueror is an Open Source web browser powered by the KHTML rendering engine (and optionally Webkit) which means it supports the latest web standards such as HTML5, Javascript, CSS3, and others. Konqueror is part of KDEs "kdebase" package.

    161 Konqueror alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  11. Slimjet icon
     59 likes

    Slimjet is a fast, smart and powerful web browser based on the Blink engine. It is built on top of the Chromium open source project, on which Google chrome is also based. Slimjet integrates a lot of powerful and convenient features to help users maximize their online...

    136 Slimjet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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