Internet Explorer 5.2.3 for Mac OS X, showing its Initial release April 23, 1996; 22 years ago ( 1996-04-23) 5.2.3 (June 16, 2003; 15 years ago ( 2003-06-16)) Development status Unsupported through (up to 4.5), (up to 5.2.3), Website Internet Explorer for Mac (also referred to as Internet Explorer for Macintosh, Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, Internet Explorer:mac or IE:mac) is an unsupported inactive developed by for the platform. Initial versions were developed from the same code base as. Later versions diverged, particularly with the release of version 5 which included the cutting edge, and highly standards-compliant. As a result of the five-year agreement between and Microsoft in 1997, it was the default browser on and from 1998 until it was superseded by Apple's own web browser in 2003 with the release of 'Panther'. On June 13, 2003, Microsoft announced that it was ceasing further development of Internet Explorer for Mac and the final update was released on July 11, 2003. The browser was not included in the default installation of 'Tiger' which was released on April 29, 2005.
Microsoft stopped releases for the product on December 31, 2005 and they removed the application from their Macintosh downloads site on January 31, 2006. Microsoft recommended 'that users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple's Safari.' An archived version of the download is available on, but only works on and earlier versions, because of the discontinuation of Rosetta. Contents. History Versions of Internet Explorer for Macintosh were released starting with version 2 in 1996, to version 5 which received its last patch in 2003.
IE versions for Mac typically lagged several months to a year behind Windows versions, but included some unique developments including its own layout engine. Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh The first version of Internet Explorer for the Macintosh operating system was a beta version of Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh, released on January 23, 1996 as a free download from Microsoft's website. This first version was based on the web browser licensed from.
Available for both and based Macs running or later, it supported the embedding of a number of multimedia formats into web pages, including and formatted video and and formatted audio. The final version was released three months later on April 23. Version 2.1 released in August of the same year, was mostly aimed at fixed bugs and improving stability, but also added a few features such as support for the (the first version of Internet Explorer on any platform to do so) and support for.
3.0 for Macintosh used the IE 2.1 rendering engine in its built-in web browser. See also: Internet Explorer 3.0 for Macintosh On November 5, 1996 Microsoft announced the release of a beta version of Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Macintosh. This release added support for version 3.2, and controls. The final version, made available on January 8, 1997, also added support for the and security protocols and the and rating systems that can be used to control access to websites based on content ratings. A problem with an operating system extension used in the Mac OS, called CFM68K Runtime Enabler, led to a delay in the release of the version 3.0 for Macs based on the line of processors. Four months later on May 14, Microsoft released version 3.01 which included a version for 68k-based machines. This version also included features from the Windows version of Internet Explorer 4.0 such as and Monitoring Favorites that notified users when sites in their Favorites list have been updated.
It also included support for and introduced a Download Manager and a Manager. See also: Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh At the 1997 in, on August 6, and announced a partnership between Microsoft and Apple. Amongst other things, Apple agreed to make Internet Explorer the default browser instead of.
Five months later on January 6, 1998, at the Macworld Expo in, Microsoft announced the release of the final version of Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Macintosh. Version 4 included support for, a new faster and Security Zones that allow users or administrators to limit access to certain types of web content depending on which zone (for example Intranet or Internet) the content was coming from.
The most publicized feature of Internet Explorer 4.0 was support for Microsoft's technology, which was intended to deliver regularly updated content that users could personally tailor to their interests. However Active Channel failed to reach a wide audience. At the same event, Apple announced the release of.
This was the first version of the Macintosh operating system to bundle Internet Explorer as its default browser per the agreement with Microsoft; however, version 4.0 was not ready in time to be included so version 3.01 was bundled on the CDs. At the following year's San Francisco Macworld Expo on January 9, 1999, Microsoft announced the release of Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition. This new version, which dropped 68K processor support, introduced Form AutoFill, Print Preview, the Page Holder pane which let a user hold a page of links on one side of the screen that opened pages in the right hand and support for Mac OS technology like.
See also: Internet Explorer 5 Macintosh Edition Again a year later on January 5, 2000, Microsoft announced a new version of Internet Explorer at the San Francisco Macworld Expo, Internet Explorer 5 Macintosh Edition which was released two months later on March 27, 2000. The version of had been released a year earlier, but used the Trident layout engine. The Macintosh Edition introduced a new rendering engine called Tasman that was designed to be more compliant with emerging standards such as HTML 4.0,. It also introduced a number of features that were later added to other browsers such as complete support for the image standard (which previous versions did not support at all), switching, Text Zoom and source view. It also included an Auction Manager for tracking auctions in sites like and an Internet Scrapbook to allow users to quickly and easily store and organize web content (for example an image or a piece of selected text). Preview releases of the browser included a feature called the MediaBar which integrated MP3 and playback, but this feature was dropped from the final version.
The initial release was just for Mac OS 8 and, however two months after that release on May 15 a version was released, bundled with the Mac OS X DP4 release handed out to developers at the 2000. The included another preview of the Mac OS X version of IE. The release of on March 24, 2001 included yet another preview of the Mac OS X version of IE 5. This was updated later, and the release of on September 25, 2001 included the final version of Internet Explorer 5.1 for Mac OS X.
IE 5.1 for Mac OS 8 and 9 was released on December 18, 2001. According to Jorg Brown, one of the IE for Mac developers at Microsoft, after version 5 most of the team that produced IE for Mac were moved to another project.
IE for Mac was relegated to something they were expected to work on in their 'spare time'. On June 17, 2002, Microsoft announced the release of version 5.2 (the first Mac OS X-only release) which included a few performance and security fixes and support for Mac OS X features likes text smoothing. In 2002, Microsoft reassigned developers to develop version 6 of Internet Explorer for Mac, intended to be used as the base for a new product. Would be a subscription-only browser that worked with the online service, incorporate features like an address book, junk mail filters and an client. However, after hearing that Apple had started development of their own browser, they canceled the standalone browser development and concentrated on the MSN browser, which was released on May 15, 2003.
On June 13, 2003, reported that general manager had confirmed that aside from updates to fix security problems, there would be no new versions of Internet Explorer from Microsoft. Three days later on June 16, Microsoft released the final version for Mac OS X (PPC), version 5.2.3 and a month later on July 11, they released the final version for Mac OS 8 and 9, version 5.1.7. The last versions of Internet Explorer for Mac OS X (PPC) had a distinguishing blue logo that was the base for the logo used in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows (the Windows one just had a lighter blue, and it was less 3-D).
Internet Explorer 5 for Mac distinguishing features These are features found in Internet Explorer for Mac, which were not found in common contemporary browsers (with the possible exception of Internet Explorer for Windows). Some are still not features in many browsers. Support for annotative glosses to Japanese and Chinese characters (see ). Scrapbook feature lets the user archive any page in its current state. Auction Manager feature automatically tracks auctions. Although Internet Explorer for Mac did not have any support at all until version 5.0 (a year or two after other major browsers), the PNG support added in that version was unusually robust, including transparency and color correction.
Support for matching web page colors using. An option to change the browser color, to match the colors of the. The first builds had a choice of 9 colors, but later builds had 15. The URL auto-complete window in the pre-Carbon versions was translucent and blurred the content behind to maintain readability of the suggested completions.
This is the first time an app had a blurred translucent window and an effect similar to the look of iOS 7 years later. The later Carbon versions just used Mac OS X built-in window translucency without blurring.
Print Preview functionality allowing for adjustment of the font-size from within the preview pane. Page Holder sidebar functionality allowing users to hold a rendered page in the sidebar (a links-only view was available too) and load clicked links in the main browser window. Much of this functionality was replaced with tabbed browsing in later browsers, but not the links-only view. As with previous IE Mac versions, and in common with many other Macintosh internet software, the URL from which content was downloaded is added to the 's Comment field (visible through Get Info).
Support for the system. Ironically, Macintosh versions of Internet Explorer were characterized by strong support for Macintosh-only technologies, generally better than 's Other features These are features found in Internet Explorer for Mac and some other of its contemporaries.
Auto-complete in the address bar responds to typing partial URLs or page titles, searches favorites and history. Go menu allows access to the persistent global browser history. Tasman rendering engine offers superior CSS support compared to in other versions, and was not affected by the (not fixed in Trident until ). Text zoom allows the user to resize text on any page, regardless of how text size is specified Easter egg is included as an offline, accessible by typing ', in Internet Explorer 5 for Mac OS with the text replaced by the names of the developers. Cutting edge. October 25, 2006. Archived from on 2008-01-06.
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Last Updated: September 27, 2018 Ridiculous as it may seem, some websites such as corporate intranets, HR and banking sites still require Internet Explorer to access them in 2018. The problem for Mac users is that IE for Mac was way back in 2005 and Microsoft has replaced IE with which also isn’t available for Mac.
However, here are 3 easy ways to run Internet Explorer for Mac on any version of macOS including Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra and Mojave. Emulate Internet Explorer In Another Browser The easiest, quickest and simplest way to run Internet Explorer on Mac works by “fooling” sites into thinking you are using IE even though you are using another browser.
This works with Safari, Firefox, Chrome and a lesser known browser called iCab. It works by activating the Developer Mode in the browser then switching the User Agent to Internet Explorer, making the site think you’re accessing it using IE.
ICab does a similar thing except the ability to switch browser identities is a standard feature. Here are instructions how to emulate Internet Explorer in each browser starting with Safari. Open Safari on your Mac.
If you can’t find it, search for Safari in Spotlight in the top right of your Mac. When Safari is open, select Safari and then Preferences in the top left corner. Select the Advanced tab on the far right.
Then select the checkbox “Show develop menu in menu bar” at the bottom:. Close the Preferences and you’ll see a new “Develop” option in the Safari Menu Bar at the top of the screen.
Click on ii and you’ll see the option User Agent. You can then instruct Safari to appear as Internet Explorer.
Select Internet Explorer 9.0 unless you know that the site you’re trying to access only works with Internet Explorer 8.0 or 9.0. You should now be able to access sites that require Internet Explorer.
As you can see from the other options available in the User Agent, you can also make Safari pretend your Mac is a PC or Mac using Chrome, Firefox or Opera. Depending on the site you’re trying to access however, you may still experience problems as Safari can’t emulate Internet Explorer 100% accurately. For instance, this method does not work with sites that use ActiveX. In this case, your best bet is to. If you’re using Google Chrome, here’s how to emulate IE on a Mac:. Go to the View menu at the top of Chrome and select Developer and then Developer Tools.
A panel will open to the right of your browser window. Make sure that Console is selected in the upper Menu and then go to the bottom of the browser and click on the three dots next to Console as illustrated by the arrows below:. From the pop-up Menu that appears, select Network Conditions.
Next to user agent, deselect the option “Select Automatically” and then click on the Custom Menu and select the version of Internet Explorer you want Chrome to use. Any websites you visit will then think you are using Internet Explorer on your Mac. You can leave the console open or close it.
When you close the tab completely, Chrome will revert to being Chrome again – there’s no further action needed on your part. If you have problems doing this, an even easier solution is to use the. This automatically allows you to select which browser you want Chrome to appear as. You can run also emulate Internet Explorer in Firefox although it’s slightly more complicated and messy than doing it via Safari or Chrome. However, the process is made incredibly easy if you just install the.
This useful Add-On allows you to easily select what you want Firefox to run as, including Internet Explorer. As you can see, you can even make Firefox appear like it’s also a mobile device or even coming from an entirely different operating system such as Windows or Linux. Run Internet Explorer On Mac Using iCab is a free browser that like Safari, allows you to run as Internet Explorer on your Mac. It’s also a pretty darn quick browser too although a bit dated nowadays.
Here’s how to run IE on your Mac using iCab. Open iCab – you don’t even need to drag it into your Applications folder. You can just double click on the iCab icon. When iCab is open, simply go to View then Browser Identity and select one of the Internet Explorer options.
Unlike with the Safari method, you can disguise iCab as the last version of Internet Explorer that ever worked on Mac – Internet Explorer 5.2. Beyond that though, iCab only goes up to Internet Explorer 7.0 on Windows which some sites may not support but if you’ve had no luck with Safari, iCab is definitely worth a shot. If you have any questions or problems running IE on Mac using these tips, let us know in the comments below and we’ll try to help. Run Internet Explorer on Mac Using A Virtual Machine Although the above methods work for most sites, there are some websites that simply can’t be fooled into thinking you’re using Internet Explorer on a Mac.
For those sites, we recommend using which is guaranteed to work for any website but it takes more time and money to setup. Parallels allows you to run Windows simultaneously with macOS and the good news is that nowadays, you can. Microsoft no longer requires users to activate Windows 10 with a product key in order to actually use it. The only advantage of activating Windows 10 with a product key is that it allows you to customize the look of Windows, which isn’t exactly essential for most Mac users. Running Windows on your Mac almost guarantees access to any IE only sites on Mac.
Effectively, you are emulating a PC on your Mac so it’s just like accessing a website as if you were a PC user using Internet Explorer. You can either choose to in a virtual machine so you can switch between the two at any moment (by far the most convenient method) or install Windows in a partition on your hard drive so you can. Using RemoteIE To Run Internet Explorer on Mac Until the end of 2016, it used to be possible to run Internet Explorer on Mac on OS X 10.7 Lion or above using a Microsoft tool called RemoteIE.
RemoteIE allowed Mac users to access a remote or cloud version of Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, Microsoft decided to close down the service while it transitions to a new one. This method therefore no longer works and the information provided here is only for legacy and informational purposes. Before you start, make sure you’ve got a or account. If you’ve got an old Hotmail account which you don’t use anymore, that will also do as it will now have been converted into an Outlook.com account. If you can’t remember your password, use the recover password link on the Outlook.com log in page.
Go to the and sign in using your Microsoft account. Click on Yes to allow Remote IE to connect to your Microsoft account. Select the server closest to your location so that Remote.IE can establish the best possible connection to Azure RemoteApp and click Submit: 5. You’ll then see further instructions on the screen telling you to download and install Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Mac App Store. This is a free download that allows you to connect remotely to Remote.IE. Click on the link provided for Mac on the right and it should automatically prompt you to launch the Mac App Store or use this instead to install it from the App Store. When Remote Desktop launches on your Mac, click on Azure RemoteApp: 7.
You’ll then be prompted to get started with Azure RemoteApp: 8. Click Get Started and you’ll then be prompted to enter your Microsoft email address: 9. It will then take you to another sign in page where you must enter both your Microsoft email address and password: 10. You’ll then be shown the Internet Explorer invitation that you signed-up for earlier in the tutorial. Make sure the Internet Explorer checkbox is clicked: 11. Now go back to Microsoft Remote Desktop and you’ll see an option for the IE Technical Preview. Simply double click on it to launch Internet Explorer on your Mac.
Azure will then launch a virtual version of Windows: 13. And shortly after, Internet Explorer will then open in a separate Window: You can the surf the internet on your Mac using Internet Explorer as you would any other browser.
This is how the Apple site looks in IE for Mac: By going to the settings cog in the top right corner of Internet Explorer, developers can also activate the debugging mode to troubleshoot problems with how their websites appear in IE: Unfortunately, as we mentioned in the introduction, ActiveX is not supported running Internet Explorer this way so if the site you need to access requires ActiveX, you’re out of luck. The only way to access such sites is on a Windows PC with ActiveX installed.
You also cannot access files locally on your Mac although for more advanced users, it is possible to do using. If you do not use Internet Explorer for more than 2 minutes, it will also log you out automatically meaning you have to restart the process. Sometimes you may also find that the connection to the remote server doesn’t establish first time or the connection get’s stuck on on “Negotiating Credentials”. Often this is because the server is busy so try using a server in another location. We hope one of these ways of running IE on Mac works for you.
If you have any questions or problems running Microsoft Internet Explorer on your Mac, let us know in the comments below. Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes for Azure to “hook-up” with IE.
Trying closing Remote Desktop and then reopening it a few minutes later. Keep clicking on the Microsoft Remote App to keep refreshing it if still don’t see it. If this doesn’t work, also check: – Make sure you’ve signed into Azure remote app using the same credentials as when you signed-up for it. – Make sure you’ve received the email saying your account is ready (check your spam too) If you still don’t see it, log into the and click the “Remote” tab and select the correct region where you are located. Hope this helps! Ally Microsoft Remote Desktop IE keeps timing me out even though I am still using the website! I’m trying to fill out an important job application and its timed me out twice on Microsoft Remote Desktop IE and when I used a PC just that one website stopped responding and it’s pissing me off.
The application is long and I don’t have unlimited time to do this application over and over again. Is there a way to change the time-out settings from 2 minutes to a longer amount of time? Or can I get Remote IE to at least pop-up with a time-out warning before it times me out and logs off so I don’t loose all of my work? The job application will require me to upload a MS Word document of my resume from my Mac, will this Remote IE allow me to do this?