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==Plugins and syndicated content support== Information about what web standards, and technologies the browsers support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the browsers or extensions that provide such functionality. {{sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;" |- ! style="width:12em" | Browser ! [[ActiveX]]{{efn|name=ActiveX}} ! [[NPAPI]]{{efn|name=ActiveX}} ! [[Java (programming language)|Java]]{{efn|name=Java}} ! [[Gears (software)|Gears]] ! [[RSS]] ! [[Atom (web standard)|Atom]] ! other [[web feed]] |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Amaya (web browser)|Amaya]] | {{No}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[AOL Explorer]] | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=IERSS}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=IERSS}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Avast Secure Browser]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Basilisk (web browser)|Basilisk]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Camino (web browser)|Camino]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{Partial}} | {{Partial}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Google Chrome|Chrome]] | {{No}} | {{Dropped}}{{efn|name=CHR42}} | {{Dropped}}{{efn|name=CHR42}} | {{Dropped}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2011/06/chrome-stable-release.html|title=Chrome Stable Release}}</ref> | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Dillo]] | {{No}} | {{dunno}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} class="table-rh" | [[Microsoft Edge (series of web browsers)|Edge]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[ELinks]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Falkon]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} class="table-rh" | [[Firefox]] | {{No}} | {{dropped}} | {{dropped}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Flock (web browser)|Flock]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Galeon]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[GNOME Web]] | {{No}} | {{Dropped}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web/Docs/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#Does_Epiphany_support_plugins.3F|title=Web FAQ|date=18 April 2021|publisher=[[Web (web browser)]]|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}}{{efn|name=epiphany-extensions}} | {{No}}{{efn|name=epiphany-extensions}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[iCab]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Internet Explorer]] | {{Yes}} | {{ Dropped}}{{efn|name=IENPAPI|Internet Explorer did for a time support NPAPI plugins. Plugins that functioned in the Netscape browser also functioned in Internet Explorer. This was due to a small ActiveX control implemented within a "plugin.ocx" file that acted as a shim between the ActiveX based browser and the NPAPI plugin. The IE browser would load the control and use it to host plugins specified within the page. However, Microsoft made the claim that the NPAPI plugins (or the IE implementation of the API) were a security issue and dropped support for them in version [[Internet Explorer 5|5.5 SP2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303401|title=Netscape-style plug-ins do not work after upgrading Internet Explorer|date=21 May 2004|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=17 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016233843/http://www.meer.net/jg/broken-plugins.html|archive-date=16 October 2007|url=http://www.meer.net/jg/broken-plugins.html|title=Microsoft breaks Web Plugins in Windows XP|last=Giannandrea|first=J.|date=4 September 2001|access-date=17 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306790|title=Description of Internet Explorer Support for Netscape-Style Plug-ins|date=31 January 2007|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=17 May 2009}}</ref>}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=IERSS}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=IERSS}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=IEhslice}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Internet Explorer for Mac]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[K-Meleon]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Konqueror]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=aKregator}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=aKregator}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Ladybird (web browser)|Ladybird]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Links (web browser)|Links]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Lynx (web browser)|Lynx]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Maxthon]] | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Mozilla Application Suite|Mozilla]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Netscape (web browser)|Netscape]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Netscape Browser]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Netscape Navigator]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Netscape Navigator 9]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[NetSurf]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[OmniWeb]] | {{No}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] | {{No}} | {{dropped}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Dropped}} | {{Dropped}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Pale Moon (web browser)|Pale Moon]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] | {{No}} | {{Dropped}} | {{No}}{{efn|name=safarijava}} | {{Partial}}{{efn|name=safarigears}} | {{Dropped}} | {{No}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[SeaMonkey]] | {{No}} | {{Dropped}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seamonkey-project.org/doc/npapi|title=Seamonkey documentation β NPAPI plugins|date=12 March 2020|publisher=[[SeaMonkey]]|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[Shiira]] | {{No}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[Sleipnir (web browser)|Sleipnir]] | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} | {{dunno}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=IERSS}} | {{Yes}}{{efn|name=IERSS}} | {{dunno}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[surf (web browser)|surf]] | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh2}} | [[WorldWideWeb]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- ! {{rh}} | [[w3m]] | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} |- class="sortbottom" ! Browser ! [[ActiveX]]{{efn|name=ActiveX}} ! [[NPAPI]]{{efn|name=ActiveX}} ! [[Java (programming language)|Java]]{{efn|name=Java}} ! [[Gears (software)|Gears]] ! [[RSS]] ! [[Atom (web standard)|Atom]] ! other [[web feed]] |} {{notelist|refs= {{efn|name=ActiveX|Internet Explorer (and [[Internet Explorer shell|Shells]]) is the only browser to natively support the [[Component Object Model]] (popularly known as [[ActiveX]]). Most other browsers use the [[NPAPI]] plugin architecture. ActiveX is more powerful than NPAPI in terms of the control it affords over the browser, but it is specific to Windows whereas NPAPI is cross-platform. There is a third-party plugin that adds partial ActiveX support, that is available for certain older versions of Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox and Netscape Navigator. The default settings in earlier versions of Internet Explorer allowed the automatic download, installation, and running of new ActiveX controls with minimal user intervention β this made it possible to use ActiveX on web pages to install viruses, spyware, etc. onto a user's computer.}} {{efn|name=Java|Java support is for built-in support by the browser without a plugin.}} {{efn|name=CHR42|NPAPI and the Java-plugin were disabled by default in Chrome versions 42 and not supported in Chrome versions 45 and higher.}} {{efn|name=IERSS|Internet Explorer 7 and later.}} {{efn|name=aKregator|RSS and ATOM feed autodetection in Konqueror depends on the [[aKregator]] package which is installed with kdepim.}} {{efn|name=epiphany-extensions|RSS and ATOM feed autodetection in Epiphany depends on the Newsfeed extension which is included with [[Epiphany-extensions]].}} {{efn|name=safarigears|Safari has Gears only on [[Mac OS X]] 10.4+. Windows is not supported.}} {{efn|name=safarijava|Safari had Java only on macOS, up to Safari 11. No longer supported Safari for Windows needed a plugin.}} <!--IENPAPI is declared above because of nested ref tags--> {{efn|name=IEhslice|Internet Explorer 8 supports syndicated content in <code>[[hAtom]]</code> / <code>hSlice</code> microformat by the name of a feature known as [[Internet Explorer 8#Web Slices and authenticated feeds|Web Slices]]. Internet Explorer 4.0β7 supported [[Channel Definition Format|CDF]].}} }}
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