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iCab is a web browser for MacOS and Classic Mac OS by Alexander Clauss, derived from Crystal Atari Browser (CAB) for Atari TOS compatible computers. It was one of the few browsers still updated for the classic Mac OS prior to that version being discontinued after version 3.0.5 in 2008; Classilla was the last browser that was maintained for that OS but it was discontinued in 2021.

Key facts

Software.name
iCab
Software.logo
ICab Logo and Icon 2024.png
Software.screenshot
ICab Screenshot on macOS Sonoma 2024.png
Software.screenshot size
250px
Software.screenshot alt
The iCab web browser showing the Wikipedia homepage.
Software.caption
iCab 6.2.1 in dark mode on macOS Sonoma
Software.developer
Alexander Clauss
Software.operating system
Mac OS, iOS (active),Classic Mac OS 7.5–9.2.2 (discontinued)
Software.language
English, German, French, Danish, Spanish, Russian, Norwegian, Chinese and Japanese
Software.genre
Web browserFeed reader
Software.license
Shareware

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Versions
  • History
  • Features
  • iCab Mobile
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

iCab is a web browser for MacOS and Classic Mac OS by Alexander Clauss, derived from Crystal Atari Browser (CAB) for Atari TOS compatible computers. It was one of the few browsers still updated for the classic Mac OS prior to that version being discontinued after version 3.0.5 in 2008; Classilla was the last browser that was maintained for that OS but it was discontinued in 2021.

The downloadable product is fully functional, but is nagware—periodically displaying a dialog box asking the user to register the product, and upgrade to the "Pro" version.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “iCab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.