NetCaptor

Tabbed Internet Explorer shell (launched as SimulBrowse in 1997), with alias search, tab groups and automatic data cleanup.

Facts

Developer

Stilesoft

Website

web.archive.org

Engine

Trident

Derived from

Internet Explorer

Platforms

Windows

Popularity

50/100 — Estimate: well-known shareware before IE7 added tabs

Key versions

1. Jan. 3, 1998
   SimulBrowseTridentFirst version, named SimulBrowse: one of the first tabbed browsers.[1]
2. Feb. 18, 2005
   7.5.4Last version: configurable search toolbar and Google Toolbar compatibility fixes.[2]
3. Jan. 3, 2008
   FinAdam Stiles officially announces the end of the project.[1]

Version sources: [1] netcaptor.com (archive.org), [2] NetCaptor (Wikipedia en)

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetCaptor
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100403012050/http://www.netcaptor.com/