Editing NetFront

{{Short description|Mobile browser}}
{{Infobox software
| name = NetFront Browser
| logo = 
| screenshot = PSP Browser.jpg
| caption = The [[PlayStation Portable]]'s web browser uses NetFront.
| collapsible = 
| author = 
| developer = [[Access (company)|Access Co., Ltd.]]
| released = {{Start date|1995||}}<ref name="firstrev">{{cite press release |title=ACCESS to Provide Free NetFront v3.0 Evaluation Copy For PocketPC |publisher=Access Co. |date=February 20, 2002 |url=http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2002/02202002.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629140156/http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2002/02202002.html |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=2013-11-27 |url-status=dead }}<!--accessdate related to accessing the archived version--></ref>
| discontinued = 
| programming language = 
| operating system = [[Linux]] ([[Access Linux Platform]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Qt Extended|Qtopia]], [[GTK+]], etc.), [[Symbian]] ([[S60 (software platform)|S60]] and [[UIQ]]), [[Palm OS|Garnet OS]], [[REX OS]] ([[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|BREW]]), [[VxWorks]], [[Nucleus RTOS|Nucleus]], [[ITRON project|ITRON]], [[OS-9]], [[Operating System Embedded|OSE]]
| engine = NetFront, [[WebKit]] (some versions)
| platform = [[Windows CE]], [[Wii U]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Sega Dreamcast]]
| size = 
| language = 
| genre = [[Mobile browser]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = {{Official website|https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/}}
}}

'''NetFront Browser''' is a [[mobile browser]] developed by [[Access (company)|Access Company]] of [[Japan]].<ref>[http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8322 NetFront: The Fast GTK+ Browser you Never Knew Existed]</ref> The first version shipped in 1995.<ref name="firstrev"/> They currently have several browser variants, both [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]]-based and [[WebKit]]-based.<ref>[https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/netfront-browser-be/ NetFront Browser BE (based on Chromium)]</ref><ref>[https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/netfront-browser-nx-dtv-profile/ NetFront Browser NX DTV Profile (based on WebKit)]</ref>

Over its lifetime, various versions of NetFront have been deployed on [[mobile phone]]s, [[multifunction printer]]s, [[Digital television|digital TV]]s, [[set-top box]]es, [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]]s, [[Voice over IP|web phone]]s, [[Video game console|game console]]s, [[Email|e-mail terminal]]s, automobile [[telematics]] systems, and other device types. This has included [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] consoles and several [[Nintendo]] consoles.

==Platforms==
For [[Pocket PC]] devices, the browser converted [[web page]] tables to a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally.
The engine also was used in Japanese and European versions of [[Dreamcast]] browser

The [[Nintendo 3DS]] Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Eric |title=WebKit-based version of NetFront browser aims at IPTVs, STBs |work=LinuxDevices.com  |publisher=eWeek |date=2011-06-09 |url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130128012644/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-date=2013-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances |work=Products &gt; Solutions for Internet Appliances |publisher=[[Access (company)|Access]] |year=2013 |url=http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120502141232/http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html |archive-date=2012-05-02}}</ref> The [[PlayStation 3]] Internet web browser received a major upgrade with [[firmware]] [[PlayStation 3 system software|version 4.10]],<ref>[http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/ps3-4-10-update/index.htm Support: System Software Updates]</ref> upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Webkit - Open Source 2012 |work=Open Source Code Distribution Service |publisher=Sony |date=2012-10-10 |url=https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213145101/https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |archive-date=2012-12-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PS3 System Software Update (v4.11) |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |publisher=Sony |url= http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/15/ps3-system-software-update-v4-11/}}</ref> The [[Wii U]] console is also equipped with NetFront NX,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818025502/http://www.nintendo.co.jp//wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html |date=2014-08-18 }}. Nintendo</ref> and GPL source code is available.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html Wii U Support GPL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129093930/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html |date=2013-11-29 }}. Nintendo</ref>
The [[Amazon Kindle]] [[e-reader]] uses NetFront as its web browser.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |title=NetFront Browser Gives Amazon Kindle Customers On-Device Access to Information-Rich Websites like Wikipedia.org |access-date=2014-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718224322/http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |archive-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nintendo's latest console, the [[Nintendo Switch]], is also using NetFront NX.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/netfront_browser_nx_by_access_-_powering_the_switch_webkit_online_services |title=NetFront Browser NX by ACCESS - Powering the Switch 'WebKit' Online Services |website=Nintendo Life |date=2017-03-07 |access-date=2018-10-19 }}</ref>

==Performance==
Netfront 3.5 had an [[Acid3]] score of 11/100 and NetFront Browser NX v1.0 had an Acid3 score of 92/100.
<gallery>
File:Acid3n35.png|Acid3 in NetFront 3.5<br>(PlayStation Portable)
File:Nintendo_3DS_Acid3_test_results.jpg|Nintendo 3DS Acid3 test results
</gallery>

==See also==

* [[Internet Browser (Nintendo 3DS)]]

==References==
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