Crazy Browser

Free shell around Internet Explorer, a pioneer of tabs and tab groups in the early 2000s.

Facts

Developer

Crazybrowser.com

Website

web.archive.org

Engine

Trident

Derived from

Internet Explorer

Platforms

Windows

Popularity

60/100

Key versions

1. Jan. 15, 2002
   1.0TridentFirst release of this tabbed Internet Explorer shell.
2. Apr. 4, 2002
   1.05Smart pop-up filter, Windows XP theme support, middle-click opens links in a new tab.
3. Jan. 2, 2005
   2.0 Beta 1Adds a multiple-document interface (MDI) alongside tabs and support for the XP SP2 information bar.
4. Apr. 29, 2005
   2.0 RC1Support for Browser Helper Objects and plug-ins, page zoom and mouse gestures.
5. June 21, 2005
   2.0Final 2.0 release, with fixes for Windows XP x64 Edition.
6. Jan. 19, 2006
   3.0 Beta1Introduces the content filter (ad blocker), History Eraser and a proxy manager.
7. Feb. 12, 2006
   3.0 Beta2Built-in RSS reader that turns feeds into readable pages.
8. Apr. 4, 2008
   3.0 RC1Full Windows Vista compatibility, favicons and a redesigned MDI interface.
9. Feb. 6, 2010
   3.01First final 3.x release, with Safe Recovery session restore.
10. Apr. 26, 2010
    3.05Lock tab, mark tab and group organisation.
11. Sept. 20, 2011
    3.10Last release listed on the site (still in 2015): Internet Explorer 9 support.

Version sources: crazybrowser.com (archive.org)

Sources

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101214123809/http://crazybrowser.com/
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813105013/http://crazybrowser.com/whatsnew.htm