Netscape (web browser)
| Netscape | |
|---|---|
Netscape Navigator 9.0 | |
| Developer(s) | Netscape Communications AOL |
| Initial release | October 13, 1994 |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | No current dedicated website, formerly: https://www.browser.netscape.com/, (archived here) |
The Netscape web browser is the general name for a series of web browsers formerly produced by Netscape Communications Corporation, which eventually became a subsidiary of AOL. The original browser was once the dominant browser in terms of usage share, but as a result of the first browser war, it lost virtually all of its share to Internet Explorer due to Microsoft's anti-competitive bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows.
Netscape was discontinued and support for all Netscape browsers and client products was terminated on March 1, 2008.
In 2024, AOL brought back the browser in name only as a Chromium fork.