Avant Browser

Also known as: Gorilla

2002 – 2020 Discontinued

63

IE shell popular in the mid-2000s, adding tabs and a pop-up blocker.

Facts

Developer

Avant Force

Website

www.avantbrowser.com

Engines

TridentGeckoBlink

Platforms

Windows

Popularity

63/100

Key versions

1. Sept. 26, 2002
   Gorilla 6.5.2TridentStill named Gorilla, a multi-window shell around Internet Explorer.[1]
2. Jan. 26, 2003
   7.0.3.1Gorilla is renamed Avant Browser.[2]
3. Dec. 23, 2003
   8.02 Build 210Tabbed browser with Flash filter and popup blocker.[3]
4. Dec. 14, 2009
   11.7 Build 43Last release of the 11.7 series on the Trident engine.[4]
5. 2012
   2012Trident + GeckoMulti-process “dual core” version offering IE and Firefox engines.[5]
6. Mar. 17, 2020
   2020 build 3Trident + Gecko + BlinkLast version, bundling Chrome 80 (IE, Firefox and Chrome engines).[6]

Version sources: [1] avantbrowser.com (archive.org), [2] avantbrowser.com (archive.org), [3] avantbrowser.com (archive.org), [4] avantbrowser.com (archive.org), [5] avantbrowser.com (archive.org), [6] avantbrowser.com

Sources

1. https://www.avantbrowser.com/
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20030127083721/http://www.avantbrowser.com/