Until the end of 2016, it used to be possible to run Internet Explorer on Mac on OS X 10.7 Lion or above using a Microsoft tool called RemoteIE. RemoteIE allowed Mac users to access a remote or cloud version of Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, Microsoft decided to close down the service while it transitions to a new one.
As we all know, the Internet Explorer is a software owned by Microsoft and comes by default on all PC running on Windows OS. Being a Mac user whose PC runs on OS X, you do not have access to Microsoft software for your Mac PC. Well, good news you can now download the Internet Explorer on your Mac. Find out how in this post as we are going to how to install and use the Microsoft Internet Explorer on your Mac PC in a simple method. What we are going to use to do this is a service from Microsoft which is known as Modern.IE which is free for all users. With this, you can get the latest version of Internet Explorer available and also get it working smoothly on your Mac. To use this feature, the following should be accessible and put in place.
So we got to the detailed part of how to make this work. As long as you have downloaded the Remote Desktop app, you should be able to put the following steps into practice on any operating system compatible with this app. While the following tutorial was created for the OS X El Capitan, you can try it with Sierra, Yosemite, Mavericks, Snow Leopard or any other compatible OS:. Download the Modern I.E software.
Open the Modern I.E. Subscribe to it for free using your Microsoft account. A confirmation mail will be sent to your Microsoft account.
Go over to your Microsoft account inbox and enter the mail which was sent to you. Click on the link to verify your account.
Run the Remote Desktop app by Microsoft. In the title bar of the app, search for ‘Azure Remote App’. Login to the app using your Microsoft login details and then authenticate your profile. Go to your Microsoft inbox and the accept the invitation to use IE. Double click on the IE Tech Preview button which is ‘Internet Explorer’.
After the IE 11 has finished loading, search for the Internet Explorer on your Mac.
About Internet Explorer for Mac Internet Explorer for Mac, a.k.a. Internet Explorer:mac or Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, was a proprietary but free-of-charge web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform. Initial versions were developed from the same code base as Internet Explorer for Windows, however later versions diverged, particularly with the release of version 5 which included the Tasman rendering engine. As a result of the five-year agreement between Apple and Microsoft in 1997, it was the default browser on Mac OS before it was replaced by Apple owned Safari web browser. Internet Explorer remained available for the Mac OS until January 31, 2006. No major updates had been released since March 27, 2000 aside from bug fixes and updates to take advantage of new features in Mac OS X. Internet Explorer Features.
Auto-complete in the address bar responds to typing partial URLs or page titles, searches favorites and history. Go menu allows access to the persistent global browser history. CSS support. Text zoom allows the user to resize text on any page, regardless of how text size is specified. Scrapbook feature lets the user archive any page in its current state. Auction Manager feature automatically tracks eBay auctions.
Print Preview functionality allowing for adjustment of the font-size from within the preview pane. Internet Exploreris property of Microsoft Inc., Updates.