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Downloads:
2,398,524
- Operating Systems:
Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 98/NT/Me/2000/XP
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
April 19, 2006
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Publisher's description of Netscape 8.1
From Netscape Communications:In addition to high-speed browsing and instant-messaging capabilities, Netscape features one-click searching from the address bar; Quick Launch, which reduces the browser start-up time; Click-to-Search, which allows users to select a word within a Web page and search; improved instant messaging, including support for buddy icons, file transfers, and buddy alerts; and tabbed browsing, which allows users to view multiple Web pages in a single browser window.
Netscape 8.1 adds anti-spyware protection, dynamic security center, profile manager, and enhanced RSS support features.
Editor's review of Netscape 8.1
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- "Navigate your life"
- Version reviewed: Netscape 8.1
The new Netscape Navigator takes a Firefox foundation, some neat Sidebar innovations, and an inside track to the Netscape.com social-networking and news site to create a browser that has some great features with minimal wonkiness.
Netscape.com is a huge part of the new Navigator: some new features might not be of interest if you don't hang out there. The Share button inside the address bar connects you directly to Netscape.com. Highlight content from the page and hit Share. The content becomes a summary, in a box that just needs a few tags to be submitted to the collective. Already-posted articles show Vote and Discuss icons instead of Share.
Bookmarks and History are self-explanatory sidebars, but a series of Netscape.com-related ones work well, too. Netscape Friends' Activity shows you what your friends have been doing, Netscape Tracker tracks the latest site updates, and Netscape News tracks only news posts. Non-Netscape.com users--a small, rebellious group, no doubt--will appreciate the Mini-Browser sidebar, which is essentially two tabs opened simultaneously, and the Link Pad, a savable URL notepad. Drag-and-drop adds a URL, clicking on the saved link opens it in a new tab. This is one of Navigator's new tricks that we love, but wish had more traditional notepad functionality. All Sidebar features have toolbar icons that you can add at will.
Most of the bundled features from version 8 have been removed. IE mode, integrated AOL IM, RSS reader, form filler, and security suite are gone, but the compatibility with Firefox 2 extensions and LinkPad more than make up for the loss. The innovations here might make this more than a backup browser.
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User reviews of Netscape 8.1
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 344 votes
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86 out of 109 people found this review helpful
Version: Netscape 8.1
"The best version of Netscape ever"
Pros: I am not sure how many Netscape users are left, with the likes of Firefox, Opera, Avant, Slim, Aol Exploer, etc on the market. I don't know if this new version, 8.1, will bring any of them back, but it is greatly improved. Netscape 8.1 comes with it's own security center now, and it is a good one. It features spyware protection, excellant popup blocking, ID theft protection, and site ratings. The tabbed browsing is improved and the web pages open faster. Firefox users will like this version, Opera users will never switch, so who knows. If you have the time, try it out. It is much improved
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4 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: Netscape 8.1
Pros: Looks great, runs a little faster than Internet Explorer, best download manager i have ever used, FREE
Cons: none
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Netscape 8.1
Pros: This is the best Browser on the net today. Pages load much faster than they ever would with internet explorer. I'm giving this one a 10. If you have a slow internet connection, give this browser a try.
Cons: None
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Netscape 8.1
Pros: The Netscape Browser is very good. It's stable and the Netscape Security Center keeps the browser from being a gateway from malware (worms, trojans, adware, spyware, etc.). Additionally, it piggy backs on the Firefox browser to add extra security.
Cons: It isn't anywhere as customizable as Firefox. I can't log into AOL, via the Netscape Browser, unless I tell it to "display like Internet Explorer."
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Version: Netscape 8.1
Pros: This is a good browser offering more security than firefox and opera.
Iy has an highly efficient inbuilt Spyware and adware scanner which not only scans your downloads but also scans your PC.
It has a different interface which looks good.
Pages definitely load faster than IE.
Cons: Tabbed browsing could be a bit better
Freezes up sometimes
No extensions and hardly any themes. So, FF is definetly more customizable.
Overall I recomend this download
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