Browser Support
The following web browsers support NPAPI plugins:
- Web
- Google Chrome
- Chromium
- Safari
- Konqueror
- WebOS Isis browser
- Mozilla project applications, including
- Camino
- Firefox
- Mozilla Application Suite
- SeaMonkey
- Netscape Navigator and Communicator
- Opera
- Odyssey Web Browser on MorphOS
- Internet Explorer up to 5.5SP2
Internet Explorer did for a time support NPAPI plugins, allowing plugins that functioned in Netscape navigator to also function in Internet Explorer. This was due to a small ActiveX control implemented within a "plugin.ocx" file that acted as a shim between ActiveX and the NPAPI plugin. IE would load the control and use it to host plugins specified within the page. However, Microsoft made the claim that the NPAPI plugins were a security issue and dropped support for them in version 5.5 SP2.
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