Cross-browser testing

[Roughnite]

Hi guys, im still an apprentice web designer and i mostly just test my websites in firefox and safari, and dont even bother with internet exploder. But can anyone suggest some kind of app or website to easily test a website across different browsers without actually opening each browser? Ive seen several sites that offer that service but they are either very limited or want $$

[TheDoc]

Why don’t you just download those browsers? I wouldn’t have it any other way.

[Hugo]

Yeah download them. I have right here:
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, 6, 7 (IETester)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Apple Safari 4
Google Chrome
Opera 9.64

If you don’t want to install those browsers there’s this website, http://browsershots.org/ . It usually takes quite some time, but you can test a lot there.

[mattvot]

I use IETester for IE versions:
http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage

It’s not perfect, but it does the job. I think it is what chris uses too.

[Ghostlab]

Vanamco make a great browser testing tool called Ghostlab

CHECK IT OUT HERE Ghostlab

It synchronizes scrolls, clicks, reloads and form input across all connected clients. This means what you’re testing is not the simple page load, but the full user experience.

We also have a built in inspector to check and debug errors on devices remotely.

Basically you can set up any javascript enable client out of the box, no set up time or effort.

[deekshaagarwal1995]

Hi Roughnite,

Your problem is very genuine and many of us face this in our day to day life. You can download two, three, four browsers at max but you can’t download all of them. Many people still use IE 7, but latest machines on windows come with the latest default IE and downgrading it is difficult. Similarly, you can’t test safari (at least latest versions) on windows and IE on mac (machines).

You have to find a solution in the cloud. http://www.lambdatest.com can help you by providing a cloud solution on which you get on premise access to any of the browser, browser version, operating system, and Device.

Hope that might solve you problem.

Cheers

[PapaJohn]

I use Google Chrome and think that it is great browser!

[jochend]

Have you considered using https://testingbot.com ?
They offer a lot of browser versions and mobile devices to test your website, and there’s a free trial for 2 weeks.

You can automatically or manually test your website and receive screenshots and a video recording.

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