Web browser

A web browser is a computer program or mobile application for visiting websites on the World Wide Web. Since the late 1990s, most personal computers and mobile phones and other mobile devices have supported web browsers.

Web browsers are used to browse websites on the Internet. The first web browser was created in 1990.^[1] Many web browsers are available for free. All web browsers are used for visiting websites, but some web browsers exist with certain purposes in mind. For example, some browsers focus on data security, privacy,^[2] and keeping computers safe from viruses. Other browsers focus on providing the fastest and most simple experience.

Print-Screen of a Simple English Wikipedia page by Flock browser.

Some popular web browsers include:

• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Opera
• Safari
• Internet Explorer, included with Windows 10 and earlier, which is no longer supported^[3]
• Microsoft Edge, a more modernized version of Internet Explorer, included with Windows 10 and later

Web browsers and HTML

A webpage is one page of a website. Every web page has a web address.

A web browser goes to a web page using a web address. It downloads the HTML file stored at that address. Its browser engine then reads and translates the HTML file. The browser will then show the webpage on the screen as text, images and clickable links.