Layout engine | list of Layout engines

Layout engine | list of Layout engines

A layout engine is a software component that combines content and formatting information for electronic or printed display. Layout engines can be found embedded in web browsers and reporting software, and included in application frameworks that support a graphical user interface.

Some applications combine layout engines with a parser that interprets markup to get their content and formatting information, such as web browsers.The majority of the layout engines are found in web browsers, but many are also used in email applications or operating systems.

list of Layout engines

1. Gecko is developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
2. KHTML is developed by the KDE project.
3. Presto is developed by Opera Software for use in Opera. Development stopped as Opera transitioned to Blink.
4. Tasman was developed by Microsoft for use in Internet Explorer 5 for Macintosh.
5. Trident is developed by Microsoft for use in the Windows versions of Internet Explorer 4 to Internet Explorer 11.
6. WebKit is a fork of KHTML by Apple Inc. used in Apple Safari, Chromium and Google Chrome.
7. Blink is a 2013 fork of WebKit by Google used in Chromium, Google Chrome and Opera.
8. Servo is an experimental web browser layout engine being developed cooperatively by Mozilla and Samsung.
9. EdgeHTML is the engine developed by Microsoft for Edge. It is a largely rewritten fork of Trident with all legacy code removed.