NetFront

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title: "NetFront" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1995-software", "android-(operating-system)-software", "cross-platform-software", "mobile-web-browsers", "palm-os-software", "pocket-pc-software", "software-based-on-webkit", "symbian-software", "windows-mobile-software"] description: "Mobile browser" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetFront" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mobile browser ::

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FieldValue
nameNetFront Browser
screenshotPSP Browser.jpg
captionThe PlayStation Portable's web browser uses NetFront.
developerAccess Co., Ltd.
released
operating systemLinux (Access Linux Platform, Android, Qtopia, GTK+, etc.), Symbian (S60 and UIQ), Garnet OS, REX OS (BREW), VxWorks, Nucleus, ITRON, OS-9, OSE
engineNetFront, WebKit (some versions)
platformWindows CE, Wii U, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Kindle, Nintendo Switch, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo Switch 2
genreMobile browser
licenseProprietary
website
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| name = NetFront Browser | logo = | screenshot = PSP Browser.jpg | caption = The PlayStation Portable's web browser uses NetFront. | collapsible = | author = | developer = Access Co., Ltd. | released = | discontinued = | programming language = | operating system = Linux (Access Linux Platform, Android, Qtopia, GTK+, etc.), Symbian (S60 and UIQ), Garnet OS, REX OS (BREW), VxWorks, Nucleus, ITRON, OS-9, OSE | engine = NetFront, WebKit (some versions) | platform = Windows CE, Wii U, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Kindle, Nintendo Switch, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo Switch 2 | size = | language = | genre = Mobile browser | license = Proprietary | website =

NetFront Browser is a mobile browser developed by Access Company of Japan. The first version shipped in 1995. They currently have several browser variants, both Chromium-based and WebKit-based.

Over its lifetime, various versions of NetFront have been deployed on mobile phones, multifunction printers, digital TVs, set-top boxes, PDAs, web phones, game consoles, e-mail terminals, automobile telematics systems, and other device types. This has included Sony PlayStation consoles and several Nintendo consoles.

Platforms

For Pocket PC devices, the browser converted web page tables to a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally. The engine also was used in Japanese and European versions of the Dreamcast browser and the Japanese PSBBN expansion for PlayStation 2.

The Nintendo 3DS Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.{{cite web |title=NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances |work=Products Solutions for Internet Appliances |publisher=Access |year=2013 |url=http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120502141232/http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html |archive-date=2012-05-02}} The PlayStation 3 Internet web browser received a major upgrade with firmware version 4.10, upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds. The Wii U console is also equipped with NetFront NX, and GPL source code is available. The Amazon Kindle e-reader uses NetFront as its web browser. Nintendo's latest console, the Nintendo Switch 2, is also using NetFront NX.

Performance

Netfront 3.5 had an Acid3 score of 11/100 and NetFront Browser NX v1.0 had an Acid3 score of 92/100. File:Acid3n35.png|Acid3 in NetFront 3.5 (PlayStation Portable) File:Nintendo_3DS_Acid3_test_results.jpg|Nintendo 3DS Acid3 test results

References

References

  1. (February 20, 2002). "ACCESS to Provide Free NetFront v3.0 Evaluation Copy For PocketPC". Access Co..
  2. [http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8322 NetFront: The Fast GTK+ Browser you Never Knew Existed]
  3. [https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/netfront-browser-be/ NetFront Browser BE (based on Chromium)]
  4. [https://www.access-company.com/en/products/browser/netfront-browser-nx-dtv-profile/ NetFront Browser NX DTV Profile (based on WebKit)]
  5. Brown, Eric. (2011-06-09). "WebKit-based version of NetFront browser aims at IPTVs, STBs". eWeek.
  6. [http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/ps3-4-10-update/index.htm Support: System Software Updates]
  7. (2012-10-10). "Webkit - Open Source 2012". Sony.
  8. (15 February 2012). "PS3 System Software Update (v4.11)". Sony.
  9. [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser] {{webarchive. link. (2014-08-18 . Nintendo)
  10. [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html Wii U Support GPL] {{webarchive. link. (2013-11-29 . Nintendo)
  11. "NetFront Browser Gives Amazon Kindle Customers On-Device Access to Information-Rich Websites like Wikipedia.org".
  12. (2017-03-07). "NetFront Browser NX by ACCESS - Powering the Switch 'WebKit' Online Services".

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