Updated at: May 5, 2026
NeXTSTEP is a discontinued operating system based on the Mach kernel and UNIX derived BSD. It was developed by NeXT in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was later used by Apple to be used as the basis of their macOS operating system.
| Browser Name | Rendering Engine | Timeline | Device Type | Operating Systems | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | Custom | 1996 - 2012 | Desktop | Unix-like, Windows, OS X, NeXTSTEP | Discontinued |
| Arena Browser | Custom | 1993 - 1998 | Desktop | Unix-like, NeXTSTEP | Discontinued |
| Line Mode Browser | Text Mode | 1991 - 2017 | Desktop | BSD, Linux, Unix-like, macOS, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS Classic, MS-DOS, NeXTSTEP | Idle |
| Lynx | Text Mode | 1992 → | Desktop | BSD, Linux, Windows, NeXTSTEP | Active |
| NetSurfer (NeXTSTEP) | Custom | Unknown | Desktop | NeXTSTEP | Discontinued |
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Formerly WorldWideWeb
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Custom | 1990 - 1992 | Desktop | NeXTSTEP | Discontinued |
| OmniWeb | WebKit | 1995 - 2012 | Desktop | OS X, NeXTSTEP | Discontinued |
| SpiderWoman | Custom | Unknown | Desktop | NeXTSTEP |