One of the hardest part of developing websites is getting them to look the same across all browsers. Flash has helped a little bit. But still, its nice to be sure that your site is going to look the same, no matter where its viewed (ahem, IE!).
Along comes BrowserLab, by Adobe. This web-based software allows you to emulate different browsers, and view any site in them! You can even do a side-by-side comparison. If you use Dreamweaver CS4, you can get an extension to test your files in the different browsers.
Their website says that this is an open free preview of their new service, so expect this to cost some money in the future. Good thing about that is, if they are charging for it, you can also expect a bunch of great features to be added!
The following browsers are supported:
- Firefox 2.0 – Windows XP
- Firefox 3.0 – Windows XP
- Internet Explorer 6.0 – Windows XP
- Internet Explorer 7.0 – Windows XP
- Internet Explorer 8.0 – Windows XP
- Safari 3.0 – OS X
- Safari 4.0 – OS X
- Firefox 2.0 – OS X
- Firefox 3.0 – OS X
Adobe has really stepped it up with this one! An AIR app would be perfect! At least we can keep up via @adobebrowserlab.
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