Popular Browsers and Their Foundations

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Every web browser looks nice and is easy to use, but there's a lot of code behind the scenes that makes everything work. This code decides how the browser shows web pages, runs JavaScript, and connects to the internet.

There are many web browsers out there, and the list is constantly evolving. Here is a list of some popular browsers and their foundations:

Browsers built on Chromium

• Google Chrome (Chromium + Google's proprietary components)
• Microsoft Edge (Chromium + Microsoft's proprietary components)
• Opera (Chromium + Opera's proprietary components)
• Vivaldi (Chromium + Vivaldi's proprietary components)
• Brave (Chromium + Brave's proprietary components)
• Yandex Browser (Chromium + Yandex's proprietary components)
• Samsung Internet (Chromium + Samsung's proprietary components)
• UC Browser (Chromium + UCWeb's proprietary components)

Browsers built on Gecko

• Mozilla Firefox (Gecko + Mozilla's proprietary components)
• Tor Browser (Gecko + Tor's proprietary components)
• Waterfox (Gecko + Waterfox's proprietary components)
• Pale Moon (Gecko + Pale Moon's proprietary components)

Browsers built on Blink

Note: Blink is a rendering engine, not a full browser foundation. However, some browsers use Blink as their rendering engine.

• Google Chrome (Blink + Chromium)
• Microsoft Edge (Blink + Chromium)
• Opera (Blink + Chromium)
• Vivaldi (Blink + Chromium)

Browsers built on WebKit

• Safari (WebKit + Apple's proprietary components)
• Konqueror (WebKit + KDE's proprietary components)

Browsers built on other foundations

• Internet Explorer (Trident + Microsoft's proprietary components)
• Microsoft Edge (pre-Chromium version) (EdgeHTML + Microsoft's proprietary components)
• Netscape Navigator (Gecko + Netscape's proprietary components) (discontinued)

Other browsers

Some browsers use custom or proprietary foundations, such as:

• Maxthon (uses a custom foundation)
• Sleipnir (uses a custom foundation)
• K-Meleon (uses a custom foundation)

Note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there may be other browsers not included here. Additionally, some browsers may use a combination of different foundations or rendering engines.

Source: AI

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