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iCab is a configurable web browser for the Macintosh by Alexander Clauss. On 1st January 2008, stable versions 3.0.5 and 4.0.0 were released. iCab 4 is rewritten in Cocoa and uses WebKit for its rendering engine, and requires Mac OS 10.3.9. iCab 3.0.5 is suitable for users of older versions of Mac OS, requiring only Mac OS 8.5. iCab 2.9.9 is still available for users of 68k Macs.
The following platforms are currently supported: * Mac OS X / PowerPC and Intel (iCab 3 and 4) * Mac OS 8.5–9.2.2 / PowerPC (iCab 2 and 3) * Mac OS 7.6.1–9.2.2 / PowerPC (iCab 2) * Mac OS 7.1–8.1 / 68k (iCab 2)
All versions are available for free download. However, some "Pro" features will be made available only for registered users; at present, registered users only benefit to access to beta versions and a lack of expiry date on older versions. iCab is the only browser being developed for Mac OS 9 and earlier, and is the only one available for 68k systems that features tabbed browsing. At the same time it is compatible with the latest hardware and system software.
iCab's proprietary rendering engine has often been criticised for not supporting CSS and DOM, making it hard to design modern Web pages for the browser. However, in May 2005 the first public beta of iCab 3 was released with dramatically updated layout capabilities (including CSS2 support), although this version is not available for 68k-Macs. The iCab 3 series also has proper Unicode support, using ATSUI instead of the old WorldScript; this is the reason for iCab 3 requiring Mac OS 8.5 or later. iCab 4 now uses WebKit which gives it the same rendering abilities as Apple's Safari browser.
The following platforms are currently supported: * Mac OS X / PowerPC and Intel (iCab 3 and 4) * Mac OS 8.5–9.2.2 / PowerPC (iCab 2 and 3) * Mac OS 7.6.1–9.2.2 / PowerPC (iCab 2) * Mac OS 7.1–8.1 / 68k (iCab 2)
All versions are available for free download. However, some "Pro" features will be made available only for registered users; at present, registered users only benefit to access to beta versions and a lack of expiry date on older versions. iCab is the only browser being developed for Mac OS 9 and earlier, and is the only one available for 68k systems that features tabbed browsing. At the same time it is compatible with the latest hardware and system software.
iCab's proprietary rendering engine has often been criticised for not supporting CSS and DOM, making it hard to design modern Web pages for the browser. However, in May 2005 the first public beta of iCab 3 was released with dramatically updated layout capabilities (including CSS2 support), although this version is not available for 68k-Macs. The iCab 3 series also has proper Unicode support, using ATSUI instead of the old WorldScript; this is the reason for iCab 3 requiring Mac OS 8.5 or later. iCab 4 now uses WebKit which gives it the same rendering abilities as Apple's Safari browser.
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