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Opera 9.52 | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
It is the fastest browser, especially at starting up.
This is the browser I use myself, so it is the one most likely to render correctly.
It is now free and ad-free. |
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Firefox 3.0.1 | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
Most widely supported next to IE. |
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Sea Monkey 1.1.11 | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
Similar to Firefox, with integrated Email. |
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Safari 3.1.2 | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
Now works both on Macs and PCs. Some rendering problems. |
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Flock 1.2.5 | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
Similar to Firefox for social networking. |
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IE 8 beta 2 (8.0.6001.18241) | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
It is pain to get Java Web Start working. It has many bugs and crashes frequently. |
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IE 7 (7.0.6000) | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
It is pain to get Java Web Start working. |
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IE 6 (6.0.2800) | with the Java 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
Not secure. |
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Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 beta | with the Java 1.6.0_10 JRE (Java Runtime Environment).
early beta, not secure. |
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Sun’s Java | 1.6.0_07 JRE (Java Runtime Environment) |