More than 90 percent of people use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for browsing the Internet. The reason behind its popularity is that it comes inbuilt with Windows and is the most easily available one.

However, the web designers need to keep this point in mind that 10 percent of the users also use other web browsers. Hence, all sites must be tested for these browsers too.

Some of the other common browsers are:

Mozilla
Mozilla is a web browser that comprises of a Gecko code created by Netscape. It is Internet Explorer’s biggest competitor. It works successfully on almost all of the operating systems that range from Windows to Linux and Mac among others.

It comprises of Netscape, Firefox, Kmeleon and Camino along with a number of browsers for Linux. It is easily available from getfirefox.com.

Opera
Opera serves as an alternative to Mozilla. It is preferred by technical users because its features are constantly updated. It works successfully on Windows, Linux and Mac. A free version of Opera can be downloaded from opera.com.

Safari
It is Macintosh's official web browser. So if you want the users of Mac to see your website, it is necessary to test it on Safari. However, it doesn't work well with Windows. As it use the same engine as Konqueror, it can work on Linux.

However, softwares like BrowserCam can send you pictures of how your website would look on different browsers. This will help you to find out if there are any errors that need a correction.

Lynx
It is a text based browser and works on a number of operating systems including Windows. It does not work properly with graphics and layouts.

But in the modern day, where all websites work with graphics, it has limited use. It is preferred by blind users who turn the text into speech with the use of the screen readers. Your website's ability to work well with Lynx determines how useful it is for the disabled people as well as for the visitors who have things like Javascript turned off in their respective browsers.

Most of the sites would give out a message that ask its users to download another browser. However, your aim must be to enable the visitors using Lynx to be able to see a text-only version of your site. This is an essential part of any website.