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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of layout engines. While these are mainly used in web browsers, they are also used in email clients for rendering HTML email, and used to render EPUB e-books, for example. The selection of layout engines that remain in development is much smaller than what is available for most other types of desktop software. A 2015 Popular Mechanics article, for instance, noted that "every browser has a rendering engine, but some of them share DNA, and virtually all of them date back decades."
Contents
This article is not all-inclusive—please see individual "Comparison of layout engine" articles for detailed comparisons of HTML5 feature support, CSS feature support, and the like. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs.
General information
Basic general information about the engines.
Release history
A brief overview of the release history.
Operating system support
The operating systems the engines can run on without emulation.