Internet Explorer inside Firefox

Even the hardcore Firefox users need to use Internet Explorer once in a while. There are two reasons for that:

1. Sometimes you need to perform cross-browser testing to make sure that your website is being displayed correctly in both browsers

2. Certain sites, like the Microsoft Windows Update homepage, require the user to be using Internet Explorer

In order to avoid having to switch between browsers you can use a Firefox extension called IE View. The extension allow the user to load pages under Internet Explorer with a single right-click, and it also makes possible to make some sites load under IE by default.

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6 Responses to “Internet Explorer inside Firefox”

Krishna Kumar on February 4th, 2007 6:24 am

That is a useful tip. Some sites I visit, like cnn.com, don’t display properly in Firefox. And I have to frequently keep both browsers open at the same time.
Anthony on February 4th, 2007 10:09 am

Very cool…
DotMySpot on February 4th, 2007 11:38 am

Hi, just stopping by nice blog you have here.. gooday!
inspirationbit on February 4th, 2007 3:47 pm

Yes, it’s a useful FF extension. But unfortunately it’s not supported on Mac OS X. I wonder why? Do they think that designers on Mac don’t need to test their sites on IE?
Baxter Tocher on February 5th, 2007 8:57 am

I prefer IE Tab:

http://ietab.mozdev.org/