Browsers for Mac

Browsers for Mac

If you're looking for browsers or browser extensions, CNET Download.com has you covered. We feature all the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and more, as well as Firefox extensions, Internet Explorer add-ons, even RSS readers. If you want to surf the Web, CNET Download.com is the place to start. See all 251 products in this category.

for the week of: December 27Downloads

1.
Mozilla Firefox
Web Browsers4,121
2.
Adobe Flash Player beta
Other Browser Add-ons & Plugins1,682
3.
Opera
Web Browsers957
4.
Google Chrome
Web Browsers847
Business Productivity Online Suite

Improve productivity and Extend IT resources

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5.
Camino
Web Browsers793
6.
Apple Safari
Web Browsers573
7.
Safari AdBlock
Other Browser Add-ons & Plugins425
Sonic PDF Creator

Convert any Windows file to a secure PDF document.

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8.
Adobe Shockwave Player
Web Browsers275
9.
NetNewsWire
Newsreaders & RSS Readers200
10.
Mozilla Firefox
Web Browsers114

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System Surveillance Pro

Monitor PC activity by logging websites, keystrokes and chats.

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Release date

Safari Cookies Dec 30
Other Browser Add-ons & Plugins
BookmarksX Dec 30
Offline Browsers
ZoomInto Dec 29
Other Browser Add-ons & Plugins
SiteSucker Dec 28
Offline Browsers
bkBrowser Dec 27
Offline Browsers
Opera Dec 22
Web Browsers
Cooliris for Safari Dec 22
Web Browsers
Cooliris for Firefox 3 Dec 22
Other Browser Add-ons & Plugins
Safari AdBlocker Dec 20
Other Browser Add-ons & Plugins
Adobe Flash Player beta Dec 17
Other Browser Add-ons & Plugins

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1.
Mozilla Firefox
Surf the Web, block pop-ups, and keep spyware at bay with this lean and fast open-source browser.
2.
Opera
Browse faster with Turbo, Speed Dial, mouse gestures, and spell checker.
3.
Adobe Shockwave Player
Browser plugin to view rich multimedia web content.
4.
Apple Safari
Browse the Web with speed and an elegant interface.
5.
Flock
Get the most out of social networking and the Web in this browser.
6.
SmarterFox
Browse faster by speeding up common tasks.
7.
NetNewsWire
RSS & Atom newsreader with Google Reader integration.
8.
Camino
Mac-native Web browser with Mozilla's rendering engine.
9.
Safari AdBlock
Block ads in Safari.
10.
Cooliris for Firefox 3
3D Web browser plug-in for viewing photos and videos.

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an introduction to Browsers

Browsers, often called Web browsers, are software clients that allow users to navigate to sites on the World Wide Web. The majority of these Web sites use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), but many browsers can also interpret other protocols, including FTP, RSS, and P2P protocols such as BitTorrent. Hypertext pioneer Tim Berners-Lee created the first ever Web browser, WorldWideWeb, in 1990, but the software didn't become popular until the release of NCSA Mosaic, the first graphical client.

Browsers truly hit the mainstream with the launch of Netscape Navigator, which was later shortened to simply Netscape, though the free client's popularity was radically affected by the 1995 release of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's entry into the browser market. In the years since, IE has completely dominated the market, only recently losing ground to alternative browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Opera.

Aside from general Web browsers, various subsets of the category offer special services. Offline browsers cache content from the Internet for future reference when you're not connected to a network. Newsreaders manage content from Usenet newsgroups and syndicated feeds.

In recent years, the open-source browser Mozilla Firefox has earned praise for the ability of third-party developers to easily create extensions that add functionality. Among the thousands of home-brewed add-ons for Firefox, we've narrowed down our favorites in a collection of the best. The Microsoft browser also allows for IE add-ons, but its closed framework makes it a bit more difficult for developers.

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