Posts Tagged ‘IE6’

What does your site look like?

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Have you ever wondered what your site looks like in another browser? With so many different browsers (IE 6, 7, FireFox, Safari, Opera) knowing what your site looks like can be difficult. When you combine these browsers with different operating systems (OS) such as Windows, Mac, and the 500 different versions of Linux it is almost impossible to gage the presentation of your site.

Well there maybe a solution, introducing Browsershots!!! This is a great service, which is free btw, that allows web designers to see what their pages look like on different browsers.

What is Browsershots?

Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source on-line service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server here.

*text and image taken from browsershots.org.

Browsershots lets you select the type of OS (Linux, Microsoft, or Mac) and the type of browser you are testing for, then you can come back and view how your site looks. There is no limit to the number of browsers or OSes you can test at once. If you want to know what your site looks like, Browsershots is a great place to start.

You Rock,

S.A.M.