*Web Browser Compilation | Choose Your Browser Wisely* by Gorvam Saddar

Google Chrome is both designed and maintained by Google. The History of Google Chrome- Google Chrome was publicly released for Windows XP and later versions on September 2nd, 2008, this was the official beta version. Version 1.0 was released on December 11th, 2008 which was the first stable release. Google Chrome released beta versions of Chrome for OS X and Linux in December 2009. Version 2.0 was released on May 24th, 2009. This release contained mouse wheel support, full-screen mode, full-page zoom, basic Greasemonkey support. Version 3.0 was released on October 12th, 2009. This release gave users the ability to install themes to alter the appearance of the browser. Version 4.0 was released on January 25th, 2010 along with the extension gallery containing over 1,500 extensions. As of February 4th, 2011, the extension gallery featured over 11,500 extensions. Version 5.0 was announced on May 25th, 2010 and was the first stable release to support all three OS's.         more web browsers help is here ......         Version 6.0 was released on September 2nd, 2010. This release contained a few new things, things like, new tab page, merged menu buttons, form auto-fill. Version 7.0 was released on October 21st, 2010. This release contained new options for managing cookies, implemented HTML5 parsing algorithm. Version 8.0 was released on December 2nd, 2010. This release included a built in PDF viewer that works inside Chrome's sandbox for increased security, improved plug-in handling. Version 9.0 was released with The Chrome Web Store on February 11th, 2011. Version 10.0 was released on March 8th, 2011. This release contained GPU accelerated video, background WebApps, password sync added to Chrome sync, settings page opens in a tab rather than a dialogue box. Version 11.0 was released on April 27th, 2011. This release contained HTML5 Speech Input API and an updated icon. Version 12.0 was released on June 7th, 2011. This release contained hardware accelerated #D CSS, ability to delete flash cookies from inside Chrome, improved screen reader support, experimental new tab page. Version 13.0 was released on August 2nd, 2011. This release contained instant pages, experimental new tab page, native print interface and preview. Version 14.0 was released on September 16th, 2011. This release contained Web Audio API, additional Mac OS X Lion feature support, sync encryption for all data, print preview on Mac, validation of HTTPS sites. Version 15.0 was released on October 25th, 2011. This release contained faster print preview, redesigned new tab page, JavaScript full-screen API enabled by default, inline installation of Chrome Web Store items by verified sites, Extensions integrated into settings pages, GPU accelerated Canvas 2D disabled. Version 16.0 was released on December 13th, 2011. This release contained multiple profiles on by default, experimental support for side tabs was removed. Version 17.0 was released on February 8th, 2012. This release contained download scanning protection, new extensions API's, improved history tab, adjustable margins in print preview. Version 18.0 was released on March 28th, 2012. This release contained a brighter new tab button, and hardware-accelerated Canvas2D graphics. Version 19.0 was released on May 15th, 2012. This release contained access tabs between devices, reorganized and searchable settings interface, added better spell check, Web Store link to the bottom of New Tab page. Version 20.0 was released on June 26th, 2012. This release contained a new tab button which is bigger and wider. Version 21.0 was released on July 31st, 2012. This release contained Gamepad API, HTML5 audio/video. Version 22.0 was released on September 25th, 2012. This release contained new menu icon (replacing the wrench icon), added support for TLS 1.1. Version 23.0 was released on November 6th, 2012. This release contained manager for site permission control, hardware video acceleration with 25% more efficient power consumption, new icon for Chrome Web Store when opening a new tab. Version 24.0 was released on January 10th, 2013. This release contained support for MathML, HTML5 datalist element now supports suggesting a date and time, experimental support for CSS custom filters. Version 25.0 was released on February 21st, 2013. This release contained Opus audio support, VP9 video support, Web Speech API, encrypted omnibox search, disabled MathML support. Version 26.0 was released on March 26th, 2013. This release contained improved spell checker, desktop shortcuts for multiple users on Windows, Asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux. Version 27.0 was released on May 21st, 2013. This release contained resource handling optimized for faster page loads, stop packaging manifest version 1.0 extensions. Chrome runs on the following Operating Systems- Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, OS X 10.6 or later, Linux, iOS, and Android 4.0 or later. Main Features- Web Store Extensions Apps Keyboard Shortcuts- Ctrl+N. Opens a new window Ctrl+T. Opens a new tab Ctrl+Shift+N. Opens a new window in incognito mode Press Ctrl+O, then select file. Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome Press Ctrl and click a link. Opens the link in a new tab in the background Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab Press Shift and click a link. Opens the link in a new window Ctrl+Shift+T. Reopens the last tab you've closed Drag a link to a tab. Opens the link in the tab Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip. Opens the link in a new tab Drag a tab out of the tab strip. Opens the tab in a new window Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window. Opens the tab in the existing window Press Esc while dragging a tab. Returns the tab to its original position Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8. Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip Ctrl+9. Switches to the last tab Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown. Switches to the next tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp. Switches to the previous tab Alt+F4 or Ctrl + Shift + W. Closes the current window Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4. Closes the current tab or pop-up Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). Closes the tab you clicked Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar. Displays your browsing history in the tab Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together. Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together. Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab Alt+Home. Opens your homepage in your current window

To download Mozilla Firefox please visit this link. Mozilla Firefox is both designed and maintained by Mozilla. The History of Mozilla Firefox- Version 0.1 was the first release of Firefox on September 23rd, 2002. Version 0.2 was released on October 1st, 2002. This release contained web form auto-complete, extension management, toolbar customization, search bar, speed improvements, bug fixes. Version 0.3 was released on October 14th, 2002. This release contained image blocking, pop-up blocking whitelist, bookmark changes, tabbed browsing improvements, size and speed improvements, bug fixes. Version 0.4 was released on October 19th, 2002. This release contained improvements to pop-up blocking, improvements to toolbar customization, address bar gets smarter, themes, bug fixes. Version 0.5 was released on December 7th, 2002. This release contained multiple homepages, download fixes, history improvements, size and memory reduction, stability improvements, better windows experience, new themes, bug fixes. Version 0.6 was released on March 5th, 2003. This release contained a new default theme, improved privacy options, automatic image re-sizing, smooth scrolling, Mac OS X compatibility, bug fixes. Version 0.7 was released on October 15th, 2003. This release contained download/helper apps, cookie whitelisting, new password manager, web panels, autoscroll, bug fixes. Version 0.8 was released on February 9th, 2004. This release contained windows installer, download manager, work offline, better handling of file types, new default theme for Mac OS X, bug fixes, Version 0.9 was released on May 15th, 2004. This release contained a new default theme, extension/theme manager, online help system, bug fixes. Version 1.0 was released on November 9th, 2004. This release contained better tabbed browsing controls, bug fixes. Version 1.5 was released on November 29th, 2005. This release contained support dropped for Mac OS X v10.1, support for Mac OS X v10.2 now, back and forward now fast, improved HTML, CSS, HTTP, JavaScript, SVG compatibility. Version 2.0 was released on October, 24th, 2006. This release contained visual refresh of main theme, built- in phising protection, improved tabbed browsing, inline spell checking, live web titles, JavaScript 1.7, SVG text support, new Windows installer. Version 3.0 was released on June 17th, 2008. This release contained one click site info, malware protection, web forgery protection, new SSL error pages, add-on updates, vista parental controls, new download manager, full page zoom, tab scrolling and quick menu, improved integration with Windows, Mac, and Linux GTK theme, bookmark star button, bookmark tags, smart location bad, smart bookmark folders, easy to use download actions, improved speed, reduced memory usage, increased reliability, 25,000 total code changes, stability fixes. Version 3.5 was released on June 30th, 2009. This release contained support for HTML5 Version 3.6 was released on January 21st, 2010. This release contained support for persona themes, improved JavaScript performance. Version 4.0 was released on March 22nd, 2011. This release contained Firefox being available in over 80 languages, uses JagerMonkey, tabs are now on top by default, turn any tab into an app tab, homepage design was refreshed, support for the new proposed Audio Data API, CSS transitions are partially supported, support for more HTML5 form controls, web authors can get touch events from Firefox users on Windows 7 machines. Version 5.0 was released on April 28th, 2011. This release contained stability and security improvements, better tuned HTTP idle connection logic, improved canvas, JavaScript, memory, and networking performance, improved spell checking, improved desktop integration for Linux users. Version 5.0.1 was released on July 11th, 2011. This release contained a fix for an issue in Mac OX X 10.7 that could cause Firefox to crash. Version 6.0 was released on August 16, 2011. This release contained address bar now highlights the domain of the website you are visiting, added support for window.matchMedia, added Scratchpad, improved usability of the web console, reduced browser startup time when using Panorama, fixed stability issues. Version 7.0 was released on September 27th, 2011. This release contained improved memory handling for use cases, added support for text-overflow, added support for the web timing specification, enhanced support for MathMl, fixed stability issues. Version 8.0 was released on November 8th, 2011. This release contained add-ons installed by third-party programs are now disabled by default, added Twitter to the search bar, added support for HTML5 context menus, improved CSS hyphen support for many languages, improved WebSocket support, fixed stability issues. Version 9.0 was released on December 20th, 2011. This release contained improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion, added support for the font-stretch CSS property, improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS, fixed stability issues. Version 10.0 was released on January 31st, 2012. This release contained CSS3 3D-Transforms are now supported, most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default. Version 11.0 was released on March 13th, 2012. This release contained migration of settings from Google Chrome, SPDY protocol support, page inspector Tilt, sync add-ons, style editor. Version 12.0 was released on April 24th, 2012. This release contained page source now has line numbers, line breaks are now supported in the title attribute, URLs pasted into the download manager window are automatically downloaded, security fixes, bug fixes. Version 13.0 was released on June 5th, 2012. This release contained smooth scrolling now enabled by default, CSS turn angle unit is now supported, default homepage now has quicker access to bookmarks, history, settings, and more. Version 14.0 was released on June 26th, 2012. This release contained Google searches now utilize HTTPS, full screen support for Mac OS X Lion, improved site identity manager, pointer lock API implemented, API to prevent your display from sleeping. Version 15.0 was released on August 28th, 2012. This release contained background updates, optimized memory usages for add-ons, high precision even timer, new layout view added to inspector. Version 16.0 was released on October 9th, 2012. This release contained initial web app support, no longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures, Opus support by default, Acholi and Kazakh localization's added. Version 17.0 was released on November 20th, 2012. This release contained revision of the social API and support for Facebook messenger, awesome bar experience with larger icons, Mac OS X 10.5 no longer supported, fixed page scrolling on sites with fixed headers. Version 18.0 was released on January 8th, 2013. This release contained faster JavaScript performance via IonMonkey, support for Retina Display on OS X 10.7 and up, support for WebRTC, improvements around tab switching, disable insecure content loading on HTTPS pages, improved responsiveness for users on proxies. Version 19.0 was released on February 19th, 2013. This release contained built-in PDF viewer, startup performance improvements, web console CSS links now open in the Style Editor, CSS text-transform now supports full-width. Version 20.0 was released on April 2nd, 2013. This release contained security fixes, per-window private browsing, new download experience, ability to close hanging plugins without the browser hanging, new JavaScript profiler tool, various Version 21.0 was released on May 14th, 2013. This release contained social API now supports multiple providers, enhanced three-state UI for Do Not Track, ability to restore removed thumbnails on new tab page, graphics related performance improvements, implemented remote profiling, add support for element, security fixes. Mozilla Firefox runs on the following Operating Systems- Windows: XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008R2, 8, 2012. OS X: 10.6-10.8 Main features- Tabbed browsing Spell checking Incremental find Live bookmarking Smart bookmarks Download manager Private browsing Geolocation Extensions Keyboard Shortcuts- Ctrl+D: Add a bookmark Backspace: Move back Ctrl+B: Open Bookmarks in browser sidebar Ctrl+I: Open Bookmarks in browser sidebar F7: Toggles Caret Browsing on/off Ctrl+W: Close current tab Ctrl+F4: Close current tab Alt+F4: Close current window Ctrl+C: Copy Ctrl+X Cut Ctrl+Minus: Decrease text size within web page Shift+Del: Delete an individual form Ctrl+J: Launch Download Manager Ctrl+G: Find again Shift+F3: Find previous F11: Put the current browser window in full screen mode F1: Launch Firefox Help Ctrl+H: Display your browsing history Alt+Home: Load your home page Ctrl+Plus: Increase text size within web page F6: Move to next frame Shift+F6: Move to previous frame Ctrl+T: Create a new tab Ctrl+Tab: Make the next tab active Ctrl+N: Open a new browser window Ctrl+O: Launch the Open File dialog Ctrl+Enter: Open a link in a new tab Ctrl+U: Display the source of the current page Ctrl+V: Paste Ctrl+Page Up: Make the previous tab active Ctrl+P: Print F5: Refresh the current page Ctrl+F5: Refresh the current page, overriding your cache Ctrl+S: Open Save Page As... dialog Alt+Enter: Open Save Link Target As... dialog Ctrl+A: Select all Ctrl+L: Select location bar Ctrl+Down Arrow: Select next respective search engine in search bar Ctrl+Up Arrow: Select previous respective search engine in search bar Ctrl+Z: Undo

To download Safari please visit this link. Safari is both designed and maintained by Apple. The History of Safari- Safari 1 was both announced by Steve Jobs and the beta was released on January 7th, 2003. The last version of Safari 1 was is supported by Mac OS X v10.3. Safari 2 was released a little over 2 years later on April 29th, 2005. The final stable version was Safari 2.0.4 which was released on January 10th, 2006 for Mac OS X. 2.0.4 was the last version to be exclusively released on Mac OS X. Safari 3 was announced on June 11th, 2007. This version would be for Mac OS X v10.5, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. Safari 4 beta was publicly released on February 24th, 2009 with features such as the Top Sites tool, Cover Flow, and tabs in title bar. Safari 5 was released on June 7th, 2010 which featured the new Safari Reader and a 30% JavaScript performance increase compared to Safari 4. Safari 5 also included improved developer tools and supports more than a dozen new HTML5 technologies. 5.1 was released for both Windows and Mac on July 20th, 2011 with the new function "Reading List" and a faster browsing experience. Safari 6 the stable release was coincided with the release of OS X Mountain Lion on July 25th, 2012 and integrated into the OS. With integrating it into Mountain Lion it is no longer available for download on the Apple website or other sources. Safari 6 is not available for Windows. On June 11th, 2012 Apple released a developer preview of 6.0 with a new feature called iCloud Tabs, this allowed users to sync their open tabs with any iOS or OS X device running the late software. Safari 7 was announced at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 10th, 2013. The preview brought improvements in JavaScript performance and memory usage along with a new look for Top Sites and the Sidebar, and a new shared links feature. Safari 7 for OS X Mavericks and Safari 6.1 for Lion and Mountain Lion are slated for general release in the fall of 2013. Safari 6.0 requires a Mac that is running Mac OS X v10.7.4 or later. Safari 5.1.7 requires a Mac that is running Mac OS X v10.6.8 or any PC running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Safari 5.0.6 requires a Mac that is running Mac OS X v10.5.8. Main Features- Ability to save webpage clips for viewing on the Apple Dashboard (Mac OS X only) Automatic filling in of web forms Bookmark integration with Address Book Built-in password management via Keychain (Mac OS X only) Expandable text boxes Inline PDF viewing (Mac OS X only) iPhoto integration (Mac OS X only) Mail integration (Mac OS X only) Pop-up ad blocking Private browsing Quartz-style font smoothing Spell checking Support for CSS 3 web fonts Support for CSS animation Support for HTML5 Tabbed browsing Text search Keyboard Shortcuts- Control+Tab. Switch to Next Tab Control+Shift+Tab. Switch to Previous Tab Spacebar. Scroll Down by Full Screen Shift+Spacebar. Scroll Up by Full Screen Command+L. Go to Address Bar Command+T. Open New Tab Command+Click a link. Open Link in New Tab Shift+Click link. Add Linked Page to Reading List Command+Shift+R. Strip Styling and View in Reader Command+Plus. Increase Text Size Command+Minus. Decrease Text Size Command+0. Default Text Size Command+Escape. Enter or Exit Full Screen Command+Shift+H. Open Home Page Command+Shift+I. Mail Link to Current Page Command+Option+E. Empty Browser Cache Command+R. Reload Page Command+. Stop Loading Page Command+Option+U. View Page Source Command+Shift+K. Disable Pop Up Windows Command+F. Find Text on Page Shift+Return. Navigate Found Items Backwards Command+i. Hide or Show Toolbar Command+Shift+B. Hide or Show Bookmarks Bar Command+/. Hide or Show Status Bar Command+Shift+T. Hide or Show Tab Bar Command+Option+1. Show Top Sites Command+Option+2. Show History Command+Shift+L. Show Reading List Command+Option+L. Show Downloads

To download Opera please visit this link. Opera is both designed and maintained by Opera Software. The History of Opera- Opera was first released publicly with version 2.0 in 1996. This version only ran on Microsoft Windows. Opera 4.0 was released in 2000 which included a cross-platform core that facilitated the creation of editions of Opera for multiple Operating Systems and platforms. Opera was trialware, this meant Opera had to be purchased after the trial period ended. Opera 5.0 ended this requirement and became ad-sponsored which displayed ads to users who had not paid for Opera. Later versions of Opera gave users the choice of seeing banner ads or targeted advertisements from Google. Opera 8.5 was released in 2005, this version ended the advertisements and they were removed completely. Opera is now financially supported by revenue from Google which is Opera's default search engine. Opera 9.1 was released in 2006 and contained new features such as fraud protection, digital certificate provider, PhishTank. Opera 9.5 added malware protection from Haute Secure and GeoTruse was replaced with Netcraft. Editions of Opera were released in 2006 for Nintendo's DS and Wii gaming systems. Opera for Wii was called the "Internet Channel." Opera 10.5 introduced a new JavaScript engine called Carakan, this made Opera seven times faster than SunSpider in Opera 10.1. Opera 11 was released on December 16th, 2010, with features such as extensions, tab stacking, visual mouse gestures, and changes to the address bar. Opera 12 was released on June 14th 2012. Opera announced on February 12th, 2013 that it would drop Presto engine and transition it's web browsers to use WebKit. Opera 15 beta was released on May 28th, 2013. Features from previous versions are no longer present, and Opera Mail has been split into a standalone application. Opera runs on the following Operating Systems- Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD. Main Features- Built-in tabbed browsing Ad blocking Fraud protection Download manager BitTorrent client Search bar Web feed aggregator e-mail client called Opera Mail IRC chat client built in Speed Dial feature Keyboard Shortcuts- Ctrl + T. Open a new tab Ctrl + W. Close a tab Alt + Page Down. Cycle between tabs Up arrow. One line up Down arrow. One line down Left arrow. One character to the left Right arrow. One character to the right Shft+Space. One screen up Space. One screen down Ctrl+Page Up. One screen to the left Ctrl+Page Down. One screen to the right Shft+Up arrow. Next link up Shft+Down arrow. Next link down Shft+Left arrow. Next link to the left Shft+Right arrow. Next link to the right Shft+Enter. Activate link in new tab Alt+Left arrow. Previous page in history Alt+Right arrow. Next page in history F5. Reload the current page Shft+Z. Rewind Shft+X. Fast forward Alt+Z. Show entire backward history Alt+X. Show entire forward history Ctrl+F. Find text in page Ctrl+G. Find next instance of text Ctrl+Shft +G. Find previous instance of text F11. Use entire screen for viewing page Shft+F11. Pretend to be small-screen device Ctrl+O. Open file Ctrl+S. Save copy of page Shft+P. Print preview (toggle) Ctrl+P. Print page Ctrl+Q. Close Opera

To download Netscape please visit this link. Netscape is published by AOL but developed by Mercurial Communications. The History of Netscape- The first beta release for Netscape came out in 1994 and was known at the time as Mosaic. A legal challenge was was put against the name which led to the name change to Netscape Navigator. Version 2.0 was released which added a mail reader called Netscape Mail, this transformed Netscape from a mere web browser to an Internet suite. Version 3.0 of Netscape was in competition with Internet Explorer 3.0 but was still the number one browser for the time being. Netscape 3.0 introduced new features such as new plug-ins, background colors for tables, the archive attribute and the applet element. Version 4.0 introduced support of certain CSS1 elements, minimal dynamic font support and the proprietary object element. This version was quite successful despite the competition from Internet Explorer 4.0 and problems from the outdated browser core. Version 4.5 was released in October 1998. This version contained functionality improvements. A month later after the release of 4.5 the Netscape Communications Corporation was bought by AOL. Version 5.0 was cancelled as they wanted to develop a completely new program from scratch. Version 6.0 was released in 2000 and the code was based off of the Mozilla web browser. When released 6.0 flopped badly as it was not ready to release and was based on Mozilla 0.6. Version 7.0 was based off of Mozilla 1.0.1 and released in August 2002. In 2003 AOL closed down the Netscape division and laid off workers, Netscape was to still be developed "in house" which meant improvements would be minimal. Version 8.1.3 was released on April 2nd, 2007 which included general bug fixes that were identified in versions 8.0-8.1.2. Version 9.0 was released on October 15th, 2007. New features in this version were newsfeed support and become more integrated with the propeller internet portal, it also was able to be available to muliple Operating Systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. On March 1st, 2008 Netscape was discontinued due to low market shares. Netscape runs on the following Operating Systems- Netscape 4.08 requires Microsoft Windows 3.1. Netscape 6.2.3 requires Microsoft Windows 95. Netscape 7.2 requires Microsoft Windows 98. Netscape 9.0.6 requires Microsoft Windows 98SE-Vista. Netscape 7.0.2 requires Mac OS v9.x-10.0. Netscape 7.2 requires Mac OS v10.1. Netscape 9.0.6 requires Mac OS v10.2-10.5. Main Features- Ability to use either of two layout engines to render websites. (Internet Explorer 6's Trident or Gecko) Defense against phising, both whitelists and blacklists Tabbed browsing MultiBar ID theft and Spyware protection integrated Widgets Webmail button in Toolbar Pop-up advertisement blocker Keyboard Shortcuts- Ctrl+1. To open Navigator Ctrl+2. To open Messenger Ctrl+A. To select everything on a webpage use Ctrl+B. To edit your bookmarks Ctrl+C. To copy selected text to clipboard Ctrl L+D. To bookmark the current page Ctrl+F. To find text within a webpage Ctrl+H. To see a history of webpages that have been visited Ctrl+I. To see the page info for the current webpage Ctrl+L. To forward an email in Messenger Ctrl+M. To start writing a new message (email) Ctrl+N. To open a new navigator window Ctrl+O. To go to a new location Ctrl+P. To print the current page Ctrl+Q. To close Netscape Ctrl+R. To refresh the page Ctrl+S. To save a webpage Ctrl+T. To get new messages in Messenger Ctrl+U. To view the page source of a webpage Ctrl+V. To paste text that you have copied Ctrl+W. To close the current window Ctrl+Home. To go to the top of the current page Ctrl+End. To go to the bottom of the current page