Timeline of web browsers

This is a timeline of web browsers from 1990 to the present. Prior to browsers, many technologies and systems existed for information viewing and transmission. For an in-depth history of earlier web browsers, see the web browser article.

Graphical timeline

Timeline

1990s

The following table chronicles the major release dates during the 1990s for the more popular web browsers.

1990 WorldWideWeb (Nexus)
1993 Lynx
Jan
Feb
Mar 2.0*
Apr
May
Jun
Jul 2.0.10
Aug 2.0.11
Sep
Oct
Nov 2.0.12
Dec 2.1
1994 Lynx Mosaic Netscape Opera
Jan
Feb 2.2
Mar
Apr
May 2.3
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 0.9*
Nov 1.0β*
Dec 1.0
1995 Lynx Netscape Opera IE
Jan
Feb
Mar 1.1
Apr 1.0
May
Jun 2.4
Jul
Aug 1.22 1.0*
Sep
Oct
Nov 2.0
Dec
1996 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mac IE
Jan 2.0B*
Feb
Mar 2.0
Apr 2.0 2.0
May 2.5
Jun
Jul
Aug 3.0 3.0 2.1
Sep 2.6
Oct
Nov
Dec 2.10
1997 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mac IE
Jan 3.0
Feb 2.7
Mar
Apr
May
Jun 4.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 4.0
Nov
Dec 3.0
1998 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mac IE
Jan 4.0
Feb
Mar 2.8
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 2.8.1 4.5
Nov 3.5
Dec
1999 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
Jan 4.5
Feb
Mar 5.0 M3*
Apr
May
Jun 2.8.2
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2000s

The following table chronicles the major release dates during the 2000s for the more popular web browsers.

2000 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mac IE Mozilla
Jan
Feb
Mar 5.0†
Apr 2.8.3
May
Jun 4.0
Jul 5.5
Aug 5.6
Sep
Oct
Nov 6.0
Dec 5.0 0.6
2001 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Mozilla
Jan 0.7
Feb 0.8
Mar
Apr
May 0.9
Jun
Jul 2.8.4
Aug 6.1
Sep
Oct 6.2 6.0
Nov 6.0
Dec
2002 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Chimera Mozilla Phoenix
Jan
Feb 0.1*
Mar
Apr 0.2
May
Jun 1.0
Jul 0.4
Aug 7.0 (& 4.8) 1.1
Sep 6.0 SP1 0.5 0.1*
Oct 0.4
Nov 0.6 1.2
Dec 0.5
2003 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino Mozilla Firebird Safari Maxthon
Jan 7.0
Feb
Mar 0.7 1.3
Apr 7.1
May 0.6
Jun 7.1 1.4 1.0
Jul
Aug
Sep 7.2
Oct 1.5 0.7
Nov
Dec .9*
2004 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino Mozilla Firefox Safari Maxthon
Jan 1.6
Feb 2.8.5 0.8
Mar
Apr
May 7.5
Jun 0.8 1.7 0.9
Jul
Aug 7.2 6.0 SP2
Sep 0.10 (PR) 1.0*
Oct
Nov 1.0
Dec
2005 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino Mozilla
SeaMonkey
Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr 8.0 2.0
May 8.0
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep 8.5 SM 1.0α* 1.5 3.0*
Oct
Nov 1.5
Dec
2006 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino Mozilla
SeaMonkey
Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape
Jan 8.1 SM 1.0
Feb 1.0
Mar
Apr M. 1.7.13†
May
Jun 9.0
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct 2.8.6 7.0 2.0
Nov 4.0
Dec 9.1
2007 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 1.1
Feb
Mar
Apr 9.2
May 1.6 1.0*
Jun 1.5 3.0
Jul 2.0
Aug 1.1
Sep
Oct 9.0
Nov
Dec
2008 Lynx Netscape Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan
Feb 9.0.0.6†
Mar 3.1 1.2
Apr 1.6
May
Jun 9.5 3.0
Jul
Aug
Sep 0.2.149.27*
Oct 9.6
Nov
Dec 1.0 2.5
2009 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan
Feb
Mar 8.0
Apr 2.0
May 2.0 2.1
Jun 3.5 4.0
Jul 2.8.7
Aug
Sep 3.0 10.0 5.1
Oct 2.0
Nov 10.10 2.0
Dec 6.0

2010s

The following table chronicles the major release dates during the 2010s for the more popular web browsers.

2010 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 4.0 3.6
Feb
Mar 10.50
Apr 6.1 2.5
May 5.0
Jun 4.1, 5.0
Jul 10.60 6.2
Aug 6.3
Sep 6.0 3.0 2.6
Oct 7.0
Nov
Dec 8.0 11.0
2011 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 6.4
Feb 9.0
Mar 10.0 9.0 4.0
Apr 11.0 11.10 2.7
May 6.5
Jun 12.0 11.50 2.1 5.0 3.1
Jul 2.2 5.1
Aug 13.0 6.0
Sep 14.0 2.4 7.0 2.8
Oct 15.0 3.2
Nov 2.1 2.5 8.0
Dec 16.0 11.60 2.6 9.0 3.3
2012 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Camino SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 2.7 10.0
Feb 17.0
Mar 18.0 2.1.2† 2.8 11.0
Apr 2.9 12.0 6.7 2.9
May 19.0
Jun 12.00 2.10 13.0 3.4
Jul 20.0 2.11 14.0 6.0
Aug 21.0 2.12 15.0
Sep 22.0 6.8
Oct 10.0 2.13 16.0
Nov 23.0 12.10 2.14 17.0 3.5
Dec 4.0
2013 Lynx Chrome Opera IE SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 24.0 2.15 18.0
Feb 25.0 2.16 19.0
Mar 26.0
Apr 12.15 2.17 20.0 3.0
May 27.0 21.0
Jun 22.0 4.1
Jul 28.0 15.0 2.19
Aug 29.0 2.20 23.0
Sep 16.0 2.21 24.0
Oct 30.0 17.0 11.0 2.22 25.0 7.0
Nov 31.0 18.0 4.2
Dec 2.23 26.0
2014 Lynx Chrome Opera IE SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 32.0 19.0
Feb 2.8.8 33.0 2.24 27.0 4.3
Mar 20.0 2.25 28.0
Apr 34.0 29.0 4.4 3.1
May 35.0 21.0 2.26
Jun 22.0 30.0
Jul 36.0 23.0 31.0 6.9
Aug 37.0 3.2
Sep 24.0 32.0 7.1
Oct 38.0 25.0 2.30 33.0 8.0
Nov 39.0
Dec 26.0 34.0
2015 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 40.0 2.32 35.0
Feb 27.0 36.0
Mar 41.0 28.0 2.33 37.0 3.3
Apr 42.0 29.0
May 43.0 38.0
Jun 30.0
Jul 44.0 20.10240 39.0
Aug 31.0 40.0 6.10
Sep 45.0 32.0 2.38 41.0 9.0 6.11
Oct 46.0 33.0 4.4.8
Nov 25.10586 2.39 42.0
Dec 47.0 34.0 43.0
2016 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 48.0 35.0 44.0 9.0.3 6.12
Feb 4.9 3.4
Mar 49.0 36.0 2.40 45.0 9.1
Apr 50.0 46.0 6.13 3.5
May 51.0 37.0 6.14
Jun 38.0 47.0
Jul 52.0
Aug 53.0 39.0 38.14393 48.0
Sep 40.0 49.0 10.0
Oct 54.0 41.0 11.0.36 4.9.4

5.0

Nov 50.0 6.15.0 3.6
Dec 55.0 42.0 2.46
2017 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 56.0 51.0 10.1
Feb 43.0
Mar 57.0 44.0 11.0.40 52.0
Apr 58.0 40.15063 53.0
May 45.0
Jun 59.0 46.0 11.0.43 54.0
Jul 60.0 2.48 5.1
Aug 47.0 55.0
Sep 61.0 48.0 11.0.46 41.16299 56.0 11.0
Oct 62.0 3.7
Nov 49.0 2.49 57.0
Dec 63.0
2018 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 64.0 50.0 58.0
Feb 51.0 6.15.2
Mar 65.0 52.0 11.0.56 59.0 5.2
Apr 66.0 42.17134
May 67.0 53.0 2.49.3 60.0
Jun 54.0 61.0
Jul 2.8.9 68.0 2.49.4
Aug 55.0 3.8
Sep 69.0 56.0 62.0 12.0
Oct 70.0 44.17763 63.0
Nov 57.0
Dec 71.0 64.0 12.0.2
2019 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 72.0 58.0 11.0.105 65.0
Feb
Mar 73.0 66.0 5.2.7
Apr 74.0 60.0
May 44.18362 67.0
Jun 75.0 62.0
Jul 76.0 68.0 3.9
Aug 63.0
Sep 77.0 44.18362.387.0 2.49.5 69.0 13.0
Oct 78.0 64.0 11.0.155 70.0 5.3.8
Nov 65.0
Dec 79.0 71.0

2020s

The following table chronicles the major release dates during the 2020s for the more popular web browsers.

2020 Lynx Chrome Opera IE Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 66.0 11.0.170 79.0 72.0
Feb 80.0 67.0 80.0 2.53.1 73.0
Mar 74.0 13.1
Apr 81.0 68.0 81.0 75.0
May 83.0 83.0 2.53.2 76.0 3.10
Jun 69.0 77.0
Jul 84.0 70.0 84.0 2.53.3 79.0
Aug 85.0 85.0 80.0
Sep 2.9.0dev.6 71.0 11.0.210† 2.53.4 81.0 14.0
Oct 86.0 72.0 86.0 82.0
Nov 87.0 87.0 2.53.5 83.0 6.1.0
Dec 73.0 84.0 14.0.2
2021 Lynx Chrome Opera Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 88.0 88.0 2.53.6 85.0
Feb 74.0 86.0
Mar 89.0 75.0 89.0 2.53.7 87.0
Apr 90.0 76.0 90.0 88.0
May 91.0 91.0
Jun 77.0 2.53.8 89.0
Jul 92.0 92.0 2.53.8.1 90.0
Aug 93.0 78.0 93.0 2.53.9 91.0
Sep 94.0 79.0 94.0 2.53.9.1 92.0 15.0
Oct 95.0 80.0 95.0 93.0
Nov 96.0 81.0 96.0 2.53.10 94.0
Dec 82.0 2.53.10.2 95.0
2022 Lynx Chrome Opera Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 97.0 83.0 97.0 96.0
Feb 98.0 84.0 98.0 97.0
Mar 99.0 85.0 99.0 2.53.11 98.0 15.4
Apr 101.0 86.0 101.0 99.0
May 102.0 87.0 102.0 2.53.12 101.0
Jun 103.0 88.0 103.0 102.0
Jul 104.0 89.0 2.53.13 103.0
Aug 105.0 90.0 104.0 104.0
Sep 106.0 91.0 105.0 2.53.14 105.0 16.0
Oct 107.0 92.0 107.0 106.0
Nov 108.0 93.0 107.0
Dec 94.0 108.0 108.0
2023 Lynx Chrome Opera Edge SeaMonkey Firefox Safari Maxthon Lunascape NetSurf
Jan 109.0 109.0 2.53.15 109.0
Feb 110.0 95.0 110.0 110.0
Mar 111.0 97.0 111.0 2.53.16 111.0
Apr 112.0 98.0 112.0 112.0
May 114.0 99.0 113.0 113.0
Jun 100.0 114.0 114.0
Jul 115.0 101.0 115.0 115.0
Aug 116.0 102.0 116.0 2.53.17 117.0
Sep 117.0 117.0 2.53.17.1 118.0
Oct 118.0 104.0 118.0 119.0
Nov 119.0 119.0
  • * Initial release
  • † No subsequent releases are planned

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