Run Internet Explorer in Mac OS X
Development, OS X Apps - August 18th, 2009 - 11 Comments
Microsoft officially stopped developing Internet Explorer for Mac’s a few years ago, but you can still download and run Internet Explorer on your Mac using either an older version of the software or a few different tools. We’ll cover how to run Internet Explorer under Mac OS X using a tool called WineBottler, which allows you to run windows apps like IE6, IE7, or even IE8 on your Mac. Now I don’t know anyone that wants to run Internet Explorer 6 for personal use, but if you’re doing any kind of development work for the web, you likely are required to check for IE6 compatibility. Many Mac users install Windows in VMWare or Parallels to get the ability to check their work in IE, but that’s not needed thanks to WineBottler. WineBottler is dependent on Wine to be able to run Internet Explorer 6, IE7, or even IE8 on your Mac and it’s included in the WineBottler download package.
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You may have noticed that WineBottler was previously named IEs4OSX, but its functionality remains the same: you can still run Internet Explorer 6, IE7, or even IE8 in Mac OS X by using it.
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i tried this on my early 2008 macbook pro and it actually sucked pretty bad- well I mean come on it’s IE6- but it didn’t work very good at all. just throwing in my 2 cents
I have installed this on my laptop. I need it for doing my time sheets (dont work with anything but IE6. stupid thing. Anyway I haven’t been able to use it yet. It just crashes.
For testing purposes I am using laptop with windows and IE on it. I’m not keen on tuning windows on my iMAC.
I installed it solely to run IE without the overhead and cost of running full Windows (need ActiveX just to access a security system). Cannot get it to work – “IEXPLORE.EXE has encountered a problem and needs to close” is the message. I wouldn’t care if it was slow, but it’s useless.
Sucks! Can’t get it to work at all. WASTE OF TIME. Don’t bother downloading.
I installed on 2007 Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard, in order to log in remotely to work email using Exchange. Got to the login screen, but once signed in it didn’t do anything.
I’ve been using this program for a couple years now. It seems it works fine in 10.5. In 10.6 ie6 locks up on the first webpage I try to load (even http://www.google.com). It was VERY handy when it was working. In particular, my real estate clients could access the MLS with it.
Side rant: Who are the BONEHEADS who decide to develop with activeX anyways?! There are NO GOOD REASONS to adopt activeX unless you are trying to alienate your userbase and create additional hardships for IE users.
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Wine is very limited in this kind of application. It runs everything through their 32bit conversion. Microsoft never wanted to make the 64bit stuff for mac. What they did make is junk. The wine application is used for gaming, I play left for dead 2 on my new intel mac. Ive never heard of the “Winebottler”, most Wine is done by hand, but it is a new happening so apps will come from it. I use “Cider”, it is close to wine, Ive gotten less bug though.