June 3rd, 2009
Adobe previews BrowserLab, a handy Web browser testing tool
Adobe on Wednesday launched a preview of BrowserLab, a hosted service that allows Web designers to test pages in various browsers and operating systems.
While the tool may not apply to everyone, it’s certainly handy for any Web pro. These types of tools will increasingly matter as the browser’s importance grows amid software as a service, rich Internet applications and other advances.
In a nutshell, BrowserLab gives designers a real-time screenshot of pages and highlights compatibility issues in IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari.
A few key facts about BrowserLab (Techmeme, Adobe statement):
- It supports IE 6.x and 7.x;
- Firefox 2.x and 3.x;
- Safari 3.x.
- BrowserLab is hosted in the cloud using virtualization tools.
- One key omission is Google Chrome, which for now is available on Windows.
Adobe says that BrowserLab can be used by any designer, but it features the most capability as an extension to Dreamweaver CS4. The BrowserLab preview available now in English. Other languages are planned later.
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