Versions of Internet Explorer for Mac were released starting with version 2 on Apto version 5, which received its last updated on June 16, 2003. Microsoft discontinued support for the browser on Decemand removed the application from their Macintosh downloads site on January 31, 2006. The browser was not included in the default installation of Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' which was released April 29, 2005. On June 13, 2003, Microsoft announced that it was ceasing further development of Internet Explorer for Mac, with the final update being released on July 11, 2003. and Microsoft in 1997, it was the default browser on Mac OS and OS X from 1998 until 2003 when it was superseded by Safari with the release of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Later versions, particularly with the release of version 5 which included the Tasman layout engine.Īs a result of the five-year agreement between Apple Inc. Initial versions were developed from the same code as Internet Explorer for Windows. Internet Explorer for Mac (also referred to as Internet Explorer for Macintosh, Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, Internet Explorer:mac or IE:mac) was a proprietary web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform.