Web browser tests
Originally written .
This page lists the web browsers this site has been tested with. * denotes something being broken or missing. Functionality not implemented originally does not count towards this, so missing CSS support or missing HTML 5 support is not counted as a negative, so long as the fall-back works correctly.
Suggestions on what to test, as well as help in testing, is very much appreciated.
Tested working
Internet Explorer
The versions tested on Windows XP were tested using the wonderful Utilu IE Collection.
- 3. Tested on Windows XP.
- 3.01 and 3.03. Tested on Windows XP. * CSS is mostly broken, but site is still readable.
- 4. Tested on Windows XP. * <li>-width is broken, which makes the menu look funny.
- 5. Tested on Windows XP.
- 5.5. Tested on Windows XP and Windows 95. * My XSLT stylesheet which makes my RSS feed readable in a browser fails to run on Windows 95, but runs correctly on XP.
- 6. Tested on Windows XP and Windows 2000.
- 7. Tested on Windows XP.
- 8. Tested on Windows XP.
- 9. Tested on Windows Vista. * HTML5 video and audio is broken and goes straight to the fallback text.
- 11. Tested on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Microsoft Edge
- 88.0.705.81. Tested on Windows 8.1. * Does not display AV1 video, and doesn't correctly fall back to other options.
- 109.0.1518.140. Latest version on Windows 7. * Does not display AV1 video, and doesn't correctly fall back to other options.
- 133.0.3065.69. Most recent version in Windows 10 at time of writing.
Netscape Navigator
- Netscape Navigator 3. Tested on Windows XP and Windows 95. * Unicode doesn't work unless you change a registry setting.
Firefox
- 1.0. Tested on Windows XP. * Background colour, both from CSS and HTML, doesn't take via XSLT stylesheet.
- 1.5.0.12. Tested on Windows 95.
- 12.0. Tested on Windows 2000.
- 52.9.0. Tested on Windows Vista.
- 115.20.0esr. Tested on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
- 135.0.1 - Most recent version on Linux, MacOS and Windows at time of writing. Tested on Linux Mint 22.1, MacOS 15.3.1 and Windows 10.
- 135.1 - Most recent version on iOS at time of writing. Tested on iOS 18.3.1.
Safari
- 5.1.5 - Most recent version on Windows. Tested on Windows XP.
- 18.3 - Most recent version on MacOS at time of writing. Tested on MacOS 15.3.1.
- 604.1 - Most recent version on iOS at time of writing. Tested on iOS 18.3.1.
Screen readers
- VoiceOver. Tested on iOS 18.3.1.
- Firefox's built-in screenreader. Tested on version 135.0.1 on Linux Mint 22.1.
- Microsoft Edge's built-in screenreader. Tested on version 133.0.3065.69 on Windows 10.
Other
- Lynx 2.9.0 and 2.9.2. 2.9.0 tested on Linux Mint 22.1 and 2.9.2 on MacOS 15.3.1.
- Mozilla 1.0. Tested on Windows XP.
- NetSurf 3.11. Tested on Linux Mint 22.1.
- New Nintendo 3DS XL browser * For values of. It's pretty cramped, but given the 3DS' low resolution, this is probably unavoidable. It's readable in a pinch. Also, HTML5 video and audio don't work. Audio-tags are compleatly gone, while video tags display, but apparently the 3DS doesn't like any of the file formats I've got. Not sure what file formats will work, since I know it worked with Youtube in the browser back in the day, and I do serve normal h264 as an option.
- PlayStation 3 browser. Tested on a phat PS3 running firmware 4.91.
- PlayStation 4 browser. * XSLT stylesheet not being applied on my RSS page and HTML video subtitles not showing. Tested on system software version 12.02.
- Retrozilla 2.2. Tested on Windows 95 and Windows XP. * Background colour, both from CSS and HTML, doesn't take via XSLT stylesheet.
- Wii U Browser.
- Internet Explorer on the Xbox 360. Tested on system verion 2.0.17559.0.
- Microsoft Edge on the Xbox One. Tested on version 132.0.2957.106 on OS version 10.0.26100.3363.
Tested not working
- Internet Explorer 1.5. Tested on Windows XP. Does not correctly send the host header as part of HTTP 1.1, and as such it can't distinguish between several websites on the same server.
- Internet Explorer 2.01. Tested on Windows XP. Does not correctly send the host header as part of HTTP 1.1, and as such it can't distinguish between several websites on the same server.
Looking to test
- Internet Explorer 5 on Windows 3.11 (networking on Win 3.11 is hard)
- Internet Explorer 10 (don't have an easy way to install it)
- Nintendo DS Browser (don't have the cart)
- PlayStation Portable browser (don't have one)
- Whatever browser is availible for Linux for PlayStation 2 (don't have it)
- Whatever browser is availible for the Dreamcast (pretty sure there is one? need a broadband adapter first)
- JAWS (the screen reader)