Internet Explorer
A Microsoft-developed graphical browser included with Windows since 1995, reaching up to 95% market share in the early 2000s with IE5 and IE6, currently diminished, with version 11 available for Windows 7 and 8. Known for its integration with Windows and ActiveX support.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Phone
Development has been stopped (except critical issues), replaced by 
Microsoft Edge on the long-term.
Features
- Block Trackers
- SmartScreen
- Multiple languages
- Bundled with Windows
Tags
- RSS
- trident
Internet Explorer News & Activities
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Recent activities
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What is Internet Explorer?
Windows Internet Explorer (IE) is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and has been included as part of the Windows operating system since 1995. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003 with IE5 and IE6 but steadily declining since, with a current usage share of about 44%.
Last version is Internet Explorer 11, available for Windows 7 and 8, not for XP.
Internet Explorer information
Developed by
Microsoft Licensing
Proprietary and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 2.1Alternatives
58 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
I Like Internet Explorer Because I'm An Nostalgia Person, I Always Love To Use Old Things, Oh, Also, If You Don't Like IE8, Try IE10 Or IE11
The only reason that IE gets used is because many people that have Windows just know that its the "internet" and don't even know what a browser is. I have met a few people who actually prefer it. i think because its either because that's what came with the computer or they don't like installing things.
A legendary browser! Just watched an anime called "Internet Explorer" =)
If you do want to test your browser for how good it is at handling HTML5, you can always check HTML5test.com the HTML5 score for MS Internet Explorer 9 is 138 -- Chrome is at 437 :P
The new version IE 11 scores 376 points. Still not as good as others, but they finally improved.
IE Score Has Rised To 413
oh no please no aaaaaaggggggghhhhh i'm dying help me
But Seriously. This and Adobe's PDF and Flash are some of the most exploitable pieces of popular software out there.
I'm only going to update since it looks more secure than IE8, but for whatever IE9 has to bring, doesn't benefit me as a Firefox/Opera user.
If you got IE, do the following: