WebbIE Web Browser
The facts below are what the maker publishes about WebbIE Web Browser, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From WebbIE Web Browser's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| WebbIE Web Browser | Free | Free software |
The facts
Each one read from WebbIE Web Browser's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser engine
- otherchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Platform requirement
- The browser requires a supported version of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- desktopchecked 24 Sep 2026
What it does
- Browsing features
- It supports web search, forms, ecommerce, online email, heading navigation, link lists, and cropping page content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content rendering
- Images that are not children of link elements are not rendered, even if they have alt text.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Display settings
- Users can change font and font size and use system colors, including high visibility schemes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker provides an MSI installer that installs the browser and adds a desktop shortcut and Start menu entry.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- WebbIE is free software under GNU Public Licence V3 and may be used and redistributed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The maker says the default simplify navigation option may make some pages fail to work.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- WebbIE is designed to help blind and visually impaired people browse the web and do common tasks with screen readers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release information
- The listed version history shows version 5.1.0 dated 23 December 2021.checked 12 Oct 2026
- RSS
- The browser can open RSS news feeds so users can move quickly to stories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Screen readers
- The browser says it works with screen readers including NVDA, Thunder, JAWS, WindowEyes, Hal, and Windows Narrator.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists phone and email support and cautions that email inquiries are unlikely to receive a response.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Text display
- It renders web pages in a text-only display that users can navigate like a Word document.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Web compatibility
- It handles JavaScript and HTML5 features, while the maker says this gives the latest pages a chance of working.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
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