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Which engines do major browsers use? [closed]

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What engines do these browsers use:

  • Firefox; is it Gecko?
  • Safari; is it Webkit?
  • Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
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codedude Avatar asked Jul 25 '09 19:07

codedude


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1 Answers

  • Firefox and other Mozilla browsers (IceWeasel, etc) use Gecko.
  • Internet Explorer uses Trident.
  • Safari, Google Chrome and Konqueror use Webkit, although on 04/03/2013 Google announced that Chrome will use its own fork from Webkit named Blink
  • Opera 9+ uses Presto, although it has announced (4/2013) that is will move over to using Blink.
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zombat Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 00:09

zombat