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===Comparison between Mozilla products===
===Comparison between web browsers===


{| border="1" cellpadding="5" rules="all"
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" rules="all"
! Feature
! Product
! [http://mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/ Mozilla Suite]
! Mozilla 1.6, Firefox 0.8
! [http://mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox]
! [http://www.opera.com/ Opera 7.23]
! [http://mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Mozilla Thunderbird]
! [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1]
! [http://mozilla.org/products/camino/ Camino]
! Camino 0.7
|-
! [http://www.apple.com/safari/ Safari 1.2]
! Current Version
| 1.6
| 0.8
| 0.5
| 0.7
|-
! Components
| Web browser, e-mail client, HTML WYSIWYG editor, IRC client, DOM inspector, JavaScript debugger
| Web browser, DOM Inspector
| E-mail client
| Web browser
|-
|-
! Platforms Supported
! Platforms Supported
| colspan=3 | <center>Linux, Mac OS X, Win32, others</center>
| Win32, Mac OS X, Linux, others
|Mac OS X
| Win32, Mac OS 8.6+, Linux, [http://www.symbian.com/ Symbian OS], others
|}
| Win32
 
| Mac OS X
===Comparison between web browsers===
| Mac OS X
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" rules="all"
! Feature
! Mozilla/Firefox
! Camino
! [http://opera.com/ Opera]
! [http://apple.com/safari/ Apple Safari]
! [http://microsoft.com/windows/ie/ Microsoft Internet Explorer]
|-
! Version
| Mozilla: 1.6; Firefox: 0.8
| 0.7
| 7.23
| 1.2
| 6.0 SP1
|-
|-
! Cost  
! Cost
| Free
| Free
| $39 (or free with ads)
| Bundled
| Free
| Free
| $39 (or free with ads)
| Bundled
| Bundled
| Bundled
|-
|-
! Open Source  
! Open Source
|class="good"| [http://mozilla.org/MPL/ Yes]  
|class="good"| [http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ Yes]
|class="good"| [http://mozilla.org/MPL/ Yes]
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No  
|class="bad"| No
|class="good"| [http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/webcore/ Partially]  
|class="good"| [http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ Yes]
|class="bad"| No
|class="good"| [http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/webcore/ Partially]
|-
! Platforms Supported
|class="good"| Win32, Mac OS X, Linux, others
|class="bad"| Mac OS X
|class="good"| Win32, Linux, [http://symbian.com/ Symbian], [http://motorola.com/ Motorola],  others
|class="bad"| Mac OS X
|class="bad"| Win32
|-
|-
! Tabbed Browsing
! Tabbed Browsing
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="bad"| No
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="bad"| No
|-
|-
! Popup Blocker
! Pop-up Blocking
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="bad"| Via add-on
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="bad"| Add-on only
|-
|-
! Form / Password Manager
! Form/Password Manager
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="good" | Yes
|class="bad"| Limited / via add-on
|-
|-
! Themes
! Themes
|class="good"| [http://texturizer.net/firefox/themes/ Many]
|class="good"| [http://texturizer.net/firefox/themes/ Many]
|class="good"| [http://my.opera.com/community/customize/ Many]
|class="bad"| None
|class="bad"| Some
|class="bad"| Some
|class="good"| [http://my.opera.com/community/customize/ Many]
|class="good"| Via separate application
|class="good"| Via separate application
|class="bad"| None
|-
|-
! Extensions
! Extensions
|class="good"| [http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ Many]
|class="good"| [http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ Many]
|class="bad"| None
|class="bad"| None
|class="good"| Some
|class="bad"| None
|class="bad"| None
|class="good"| Some
|class="good"| Some
|class="good"| Some
|-
! Customisability
|class="good"| Extensive (e.g. via [[Firefox : FAQs : About:config Entries | about:config]])
| ?
|class="bad"| Ridiculously extensive (e.g. via prefs and .ini files)
| ?
|class="good"| Extensive (e.g. via prefs, registry, policy files)
|}
|}


There is also a [[Intro : Comparison: Standards Comparison| comparison of supported web standards]]
There is also a [[Intro : Comparison: Standards Comparison| comparison of supported web standards]]


===Comparison between email clients===
===Comparison between e-mail clients===


{| border="1" cellpadding="5" rules="all"
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" rules="all"
|-
|-
! Feature
! Product
! Mozilla/Thunderbird  
! Mozilla 1.6, Thunderbird 0.5
! [http://eudora.com/ Eudora]
! [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/oe/ Outlook Express 6]
! [http://apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Apple Mail]
! [http://www.microsoft.com/outlook/ Outlook 2003]
! [http://microsoft.com/windows/oe/ Outlook Express]
! [http://www.eudora.com/ Eudora 6.0]
! [http://microsoft.com/outlook/ Outlook]
! [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Apple Mail 1.3.3]
|-
|-
! Version
! Platforms Supported
| Mozilla: 1.6; Thunderbird: 0.5
| Win32, Mac OS X, Linux
| 6.0
| Win32
| 1.3.3
| Win32
| 6.0
| Win32, Mac OS 9+
| 2003
| Mac OS X
|-
|-
! Cost  
! Cost
| Free
| Free
| Bundled
| $109 standalone
| $49.95 (or free with ads)
| $49.95 (or free with ads)
| Bundled  
| Bundled
| Bundled
| approx $90 (or bundled with MS Office)
|-
|-
! Open Source
! Open Source
|class="good"| Yes  
|class="good"| Yes
|class="bad"| No  
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|-
|-
! Ability to Block Spam
! Spam Blocking
|class="good"| Bayesian spam filter
|class="good"| Bayesian spam filter
|class="bad"| With third-party program
|class="good"| Predefined and manual filters only
|class="good"| Yes, in paid version only
|class="good"| Yes, in paid version only
|class="good"| Bayesian and statistical spam filter
|class="good"| Bayesian and statistical spam filter
|class="bad"| Needs third-party program
|-
|class="good"| Predefined and manual filters only
! Newsreader
| Yes
| Yes
| No
| No
| No
|-
|-
! Extensions
! Extensions
|class="good"| Yes
|class="good"| Yes
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
| ?
|class="bad"| No  
|class="good"| Yes
|class="good"| Yes
|-
|class="bad"| No
! Customisability
|class="good"| Extensive (e.g. via about:config)
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
|-
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|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|class="bad"| No
|-
! Platforms Supported
|class="good"| Win32, Mac OS X and Linux
|class="bad"| Win32, Mac OS
|class="bad"| Mac OS
|class="bad"| Win32
|class="bad"| Win32
|}
|}

Revision as of 09:29, 18 February 2004

Comparison between web browsers

Product Mozilla 1.6, Firefox 0.8 Opera 7.23 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Camino 0.7 Safari 1.2
Platforms Supported Win32, Mac OS X, Linux, others Win32, Mac OS 8.6+, Linux, Symbian OS, others Win32 Mac OS X Mac OS X
Cost Free $39 (or free with ads) Bundled Free Bundled
Open Source Yes No No Yes Partially
Tabbed Browsing Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Pop-up Blocking Yes Yes Via add-on Yes Yes
Form/Password Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Themes Many Many None Some Via separate application
Extensions Many None Some None Some

There is also a comparison of supported web standards

Comparison between e-mail clients

Product Mozilla 1.6, Thunderbird 0.5 Outlook Express 6 Outlook 2003 Eudora 6.0 Apple Mail 1.3.3
Platforms Supported Win32, Mac OS X, Linux Win32 Win32 Win32, Mac OS 9+ Mac OS X
Cost Free Bundled $109 standalone $49.95 (or free with ads) Bundled
Open Source Yes No No No No
Spam Blocking Bayesian spam filter With third-party program Predefined and manual filters only Yes, in paid version only Bayesian and statistical spam filter
Newsreader Yes Yes No No No
Extensions Yes No Yes No ?
Themes Some No No No No
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