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{{Short description|Web browser}}
{{About|Netscape Browser version 8|an overview of all versions of the Netscape web browser software|Netscape (web browser)}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Netscape Browser
| logo = Netscape-logo.png
| logo size = 150px
| screenshot = 
| caption = Netscape Browser 8.1.3 under [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| developer = [[Mercurial Communications]] <br /> for [[AOL]], [[Netscape]]
| released = 8.0 (2005)
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q904815|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q904815|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q904815|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q904815|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language = 
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]] ([[Windows XP|XP]], [[Windows 2000|2000]], [[Windows Me|Me]], [[Windows 98|98]])
| replaces = [[Netscape 7]]
| replaced_by = [[Netscape Navigator 9]]
| language = 
| genre = [[Web browser]]
| license = [[proprietary software|Proprietary]]
}}
'''Netscape Browser''' (or ''Netscape 8'') is the eighth major release of the [[Netscape]] series of [[web browser]]s, now all discontinued. It was published by [[AOL]], but developed by [[Mercurial Communications]], and originally released for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] on May 19, 2005.

Netscape Browser was the first browser of the Netscape series to be based on [[Mozilla Firefox]], as opposed to Netscape versions [[Netscape 6|6]] and [[Netscape 7|7]] which were based on [[Mozilla Application Suite]]. Also, Netscape 6 and 7 were [[Internet suite]]s whereas Netscape Browser (version 8) was solely a web browser.

As with other recent versions, it incorporates support for [[AOL Instant Messenger]], and other AOL-related features.

Netscape Browser was succeeded by [[Netscape Navigator 9]], which reverted to the Navigator name.

[[File:Netscape Browser 0.5.6+.png|thumb|Netscape Browser 0.5.6+, the first alpha release of Netscape Browser]]