Chanpory Rith
May 30, 2007
If you create websites, you know the trouble of getting it to look right on all browsers, especially in Internet Explorer on Windows.
Thanks to NetRenderer’s free web testing tool, you can instantly test what your site looks like in IE, without even owning a PC. Simply type in a URL, and NetRenderer will open a remote version of IE, capture a screenshot of your site, and deliver it straight to you.
From my own tests, it really is quite speedy. Because it doesn’t yet support other browsers such as Firefox, Parallels would be a better option for more robust testing.
And how about a tool to see what sites look like on a Mac, without a Mac?
via Erik Spiekermann
12 Comments
scott
11:00 am
very cool. i’ve been looking for a way to test IE without using my roommate’s pc. good find
g
11:19 am
“via Erik Spiekermann” - the famous typographer (to graphic designers anyways)?
Chanpory
11:35 am
g,
Indeed, the very one. I know him from working at MetaDesign. He’s a pleasure to chat up. Check out his redesigned blog:
http://www.spiekermann.com/mten/
Peter Wooley
11:49 am
If you’re looking for a tool to view screenshots from Safari on a Mac, without a Mac, check out http://browsrcamp.com/
Sam Lu
12:09 pm
Thanks for sharing this! It’s going to be a real timesaver.
Sylvain Lemire
4:14 pm
It would need more polish for me to use. It’s so fast that it does not give time for images finishing loading… I still prefer BrowserCam, more complete, but 50$ a month!
Zalary
4:23 pm
http://browsershots.org
not exactly speedy, but very useful if you really want to see what your site look likes across many browsers.
Mark Fitchett
11:05 pm
Older versions of the Mac OS can be run from a USB drive. See :
http://lifehacker.com/software/os-to-go/run-mac-os-from-a-thumb-drive-on-a-pc-262003.php
Aaron Bassett
2:15 am
It would be a great service if it worked :( Don’t get me wrong it returns screenshots really quickly but they are not accurate.
I viewed a couple of different sites in IE6 & IE7 and the screenshots showed layout issues which are not present when the view the sites in the actual browsers. (we run IE6 & IE7 on different machines in the studio so I could test the sites in the actual browsers as well for comparison)
So if you are going to use this service take it’s results with a pinch of salt! You could spend ages trying to fix a layout bug which doesn’t exist in the real browser!
Nabeel
8:08 pm
In todays world of Browser Compatibility it is important that web designers and developers see their site in different browsers. Do you also have a good resource for PC users to see their sites on Mac browsers?
Nabeel http://nabeelzeeshan.blogspot.com
Mark Shead
10:34 pm
I always find it depressing to see what my sites look like in IE-especially version 5 and 6. :)
Bob
4:58 pm
Because you start sentences with because I stopped reading.