Internet Explorer for Mac

Internet Explorer for Mac (also referred to as Internet Explorer for Macintosh, Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, Internet Explorer:mac or IE:mac) is a discontinued proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform to browse web pages. Initial versions were developed from the same code base as Internet Explorer for Windows. Later versions diverged, particularly with the release of version 5, which included the fault-tolerant and highly standards-compliant Tasman layout engine. As a result of the five-year agreement between Apple and Microsoft in 1997, it was the default browser on the classic Mac OS and Mac OS X from 1998 until it was superseded by Apple's own Safari web browser in 2003 with the release of Mac OS X Panther (10.3). On June 13, 2003, Microsoft announced that it was ceasing further development of Internet Explorer for Mac, and the final update was released on July 11, 2003. The browser was not included in the default installation of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4), which was released on April 29, 2005. Microsoft discontinued releases of the product on December 31, 2005, and removed the application from its Macintosh downloads site on January 31, 2006. Microsoft recommended "that users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple's Safari." A Microsoft browser would not return to the macOS platform until Microsoft Edge in 2019.