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'''Lunascape''' is a [[web browser]] developed by Lunascape Corporation in [[Tokyo, Japan]]. It is unusual in that it contains three rendering engines: [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] (used in [[Mozilla Firefox]]), [[WebKit]] (used in [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]]), and [[Trident (layout engine)|Trident]] (used in [[Microsoft]] [[Internet Explorer]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Needleman |first=Rafe |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10105896-2.html |title=Have it all: Lunascape, the browser with three engines | Webware - CNET |publisher=News.cnet.com |date=2008-11-24 |accessdate=2012-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= |
'''Lunascape''' is a [[web browser]] developed by Lunascape Corporation in [[Tokyo, Japan]]. It is unusual in that it contains three rendering engines: [[Gecko (layout engine)|Gecko]] (used in [[Mozilla Firefox]]), [[WebKit]] (used in [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]]), and [[Trident (layout engine)|Trident]] (used in [[Microsoft]] [[Internet Explorer]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Needleman |first=Rafe |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10105896-2.html |title=Have it all: Lunascape, the browser with three engines | Webware - CNET |publisher=News.cnet.com |date=2008-11-24 |accessdate=2012-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/11/25/lunascape-browser-firefox-internet-explorer-and-chrome-all-in-one/ |title=Lunascape Browser: Firefox, Internet Explorer And Chrome All-In-One |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2008-11-25 |accessdate=2012-03-20}}</ref> This feature is common only to the [[Avant Browser|Avant]] web browser. The user can switch between layout engines seamlessly. |
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Lunascape is available for Windows and Android platforms, as well as for iPad and iPhone. |
Lunascape is available for Windows and Android platforms, as well as for iPad and iPhone. |
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| Developer(s) | Lunascape Corporation |
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| Initial release | October 2001 |
| Engine | Gecko, Trident, WebKit |
| Operating system | Windows Android iOS OS X (coming soon) |
| Available in | 28 languages[1] |
List of languages American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish | |
| Type | web browser |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www |
Lunascape is a web browser developed by Lunascape Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. It is unusual in that it contains three rendering engines: Gecko (used in Mozilla Firefox), WebKit (used in Apple's Safari), and Trident (used in Microsoft Internet Explorer).[2][3] This feature is common only to the Avant web browser. The user can switch between layout engines seamlessly.
Lunascape is available for Windows and Android platforms, as well as for iPad and iPhone.
History
Lunascape was released in October 2001 while the founders were in college. As the browser became popular, Hidekazu Kondo established the Lunascape Corporation in August 2004 while pursuing a PhD. Hidekazu Kondo then became the CEO of Lunascape Corporation. Additionally, Lunascape was selected as an "Exploratory Software Project" commissioned by the Japanese government.[4]
The company branched out to the United States and as of June 2008 is based in Sunnyvale, California.[5][6][7]
Lunascape introduced its browser internationally in December, 2008.
References
- ^ "Download Lunascape". Lunascape.tv. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ Needleman, Rafe (2008-11-24). "Have it all: Lunascape, the browser with three engines | Webware - CNET". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Lunascape Browser: Firefox, Internet Explorer And Chrome All-In-One". TechCrunch. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Lunascape Founders". Lunascape.tv. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "CNET Japan". V.japan.cnet.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Lunascape opens subsidiary in Silicon Valley". Asiajin. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Lunascape Corporate Info". Lunascape.tv. 2004-08-26. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
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