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! Platforms Supported | ! Platforms Supported | ||
| colspan=3 | <center>Linux, Mac OS X, | | colspan=3 | <center>Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, others</center> | ||
|Mac OS X | |Mac OS X | ||
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! Web Browser | |||
| class="good" | Yes | |||
|class="good" | Yes | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
| class="good" | Yes | |||
|- | |||
!Mail/News Client | |||
|class="good" | Optional | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|class="good" | Yes | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|- | |||
!HTML Editor | |||
|class="good" | Optional | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|- | |||
!IRC Client | |||
|class="good" | Optional | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|class="bad"| No | |||
|- | |||
! Development Tools | |||
|class="good" colspan="2" | <center>DOM Inspector / Javascript debugger (both optional)</center> | |||
|class="bad"| None | |||
|class="bad"| None | |||
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Revision as of 22:50, 18 February 2004
Comparison between Mozilla products
| Feature | Mozilla Suite | Mozilla Firefox | Mozilla Thunderbird | Camino |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Version | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Platforms Supported | Mac OS X | |||
| Web Browser | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mail/News Client | Optional | No | Yes | No |
| HTML Editor | Optional | No | No | No |
| IRC Client | Optional | No | No | No |
| Development Tools | None | None | ||
Comparison between web browsers
| Feature | Mozilla/Firefox | Camino | Opera | Apple Safari | Microsoft Internet Explorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Mozilla: 1.6; Firefox: 0.8 | 0.7 | 7.23 | 1.2 | 6.0 SP1 |
| Cost | Free | Free | $39 (or free with ads) | Bundled | Bundled |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes | No | Partially | No |
| Platforms Supported | Win32, Mac OS X, Linux, others | Mac OS X | Win32, Linux, Symbian, Motorola, others | Mac OS X | Win32 |
| Tabbed Browsing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Popup Blocker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Add-on only |
| Form / Password Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited / via add-on |
| Themes | Many | Some | Many | Via separate application | Via separate application |
| Extensions | Many | None | None | Some | Some |
| Customisability | Extensive (e.g. via about:config) | ? | Ridiculously extensive (e.g. via prefs and .ini files) | ? | Extensive (e.g. via prefs, registry, policy files) |
There is also a comparison of supported web standards
Comparison between email clients
| Feature | Mozilla/Thunderbird | Eudora | Apple Mail | Outlook Express | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Mozilla: 1.6; Thunderbird: 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.3.3 | 6.0 | 2003 |
| Cost | Free | $49.95 (or free with ads) | Bundled | Bundled | approx $90 (or bundled with MS Office) |
| Open Source | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Ability to Block Spam | Bayesian spam filter | Yes, in paid version only | Bayesian and statistical spam filter | Needs third-party program | Predefined and manual filters only |
| Extensions | Yes | No | ? | No | Yes |
| Customisability | Extensive (e.g. via about:config) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Themes | Some | No | No | No | No |
| Platforms Supported | Win32, Mac OS X and Linux | Win32, Mac OS | Mac OS | Win32 | Win32 |
