What is Web Browser?

A web browser is a computer program, for example, Chrome and Safari, that accesses and displays web pages. Browsers process HTML documents, style sheets, and scripts and display the resulting content. Nowadays, browsers come equipped with auxiliary navigation aids like bookmarks, add-ons, extensions, etc. Compatibility issues affect the e-commerce business and SEO in areas such as the speed of rendering and support for mobile devices.

Web browsers include Google Chrome, which offers extensions and sync. Apple Safari is optimized for macOS and iOS, and Mozilla Firefox is known for its privacy-centric features.

Related terms: rendering engine, user agent, cross-browser incompatibility, browser add-on