Cross Browser Compatibilty

[beng2000]

Hello.  I was wondering if I could get suggestions for free cross browser website/app.  Thanks.

[Nancy OShea]

... suggestions for free cross browser website/app.

By @beng2000

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I have no idea what that means. 

Error free code combined with modern web standards is cross-browser friendly.  No special apps required.

See below:

https://caniuse.com/?search=HTML5

If your site is not performing well on all modern browsers, validate code and fix your errors.

https://validator.w3.org/

https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

[beng2000]

I know this

[Ben M]

Websites and Apps are 2 different things altogether.  If you are testing a website, use a browser.  As Nancy eluded to, if your code is up to date and clear of errors you should be in the clear. I can't think of any instances where you would even still run into IE8 or earlier which used to cause issues.

For app development, use your app developer tools like Xcode.  There is no need to test a browser because Apps work with in their OS and not a browser so you need to be able to test that functionality.

[Nancy OShea]

I can't think of many situtations where people are using Internet Explorer period.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/internet-explorer-11-end-of-support

MS ended pulled the plug on it last month and told customers to stop using it and switch to Edge.

[BenPleysier]

Websites and Apps are 2 different things altogether. 

For app development, use your app developer tools like Xcode.  There is no need to test a browser because Apps work with in their OS and not a browser so you need to be able to test that functionality.

By @Ben M

See the difference?

[beng2000]

I know this too

[beng2000]

Yes, I know.

[BenPleysier]

I was mere replying to a statement that @Ben M made that Apps needed no browser. This may be true for mobile apps, but certainly not true for web apps.

To answer your question, the only app that I know of that is free of charge, https://browsershots.org/, has passed away dying of the dreaded 500 disease.

Having said that, there is much to say for using a framework like Bootstrap that has tested its code against all modern browsers. No need to do any testing of your own.

[beng2000]

Thank you Ben.

[Nancy OShea]

You know, you know.  OK.  Can you please elaborate on what you DON'T know?  Or what are you attempting to do that you can't do now?  If applicable, please provide examples.

[Ben M]

Exactly. If you are looking for free tools using the actual browsers or tools like XCode that emulate devices will be needed.  But we don't have the first clue what you are trying to test or where you are running into issues.  Is this a web app or a mobile app? Is this tied to a specific device/platform?  Most I can say is that is to go through a grid like G2 ( https://www.g2.com/categories/automation-testing#grid )and look through all of the testing apps on the market.  Some may have free or limited testing versions that may be enough for you, but as you can see without knowing specifics there are a lot of options.

[Liam Dilley]

There are people clearly wanting to help you but you got to give people more than you have to be able to do that. If your just looking for a tool that does everything for you without you having to know or do anything - Does not exist, not going to happen.