Installation > Browser Compatibility

Always make sure to have the latest version of your browser installed, and recommend this to the users of your site. The browsers below are listed in order of best performance, with Apple Safari the recommended browser on macOS, and with Google Chrome the recommended browser on Windows and Linux. ChemDoodle Web Components also work very well in Mobile Safari on iPhone OS and in Chrome for Android. All known issues are noted.

As of fall 2014, WebGL is supported in all major desktop and mobile browsers.

macOS

1. Apple Safari - perfect.
2. Google Chrome/Chromium - perfect.
3. Mozilla Firefox - perfect. Has a neat Save Image As... function when right-clicking on a <canvas>.
4. Microsoft Edge - perfect.
5. Opera - perfect.
6. DuckDuckGo - perfect.

Windows

1. Google Chrome - perfect.
2. Mozilla Firefox - perfect. Has a neat Save Image As... function when right-clicking on a <canvas>.
3. Microsoft Edge - perfect.
4. Microsoft Internet Explorer - 100% usable in IE11. Recommend instead that your users switch to Microsoft Edge. The grab and grabbing cursors are not supported in IE, and are replaced instead with the move cursor. Performance issues may become a problem.
5. Opera - perfect.
6. DuckDuckGo - perfect.
7. Apple Safari - perfect.

Linux

1. Google Chrome/Chromium - perfect.
2. Mozilla Firefox - perfect. Has a neat Save Image As... function when right-clicking on a <canvas>.
3. Opera - perfect.

iOS

1. Apple Mobile Safari - perfect. Selection of fonts is limited. Animation framerates may be lower. All touch events and gestures are supported.
2. Chrome - perfect. Based on the same WebKit engine that Mobile Safari is built with. Identical support to Mobile Safari.
3. DuckDuckGo - perfect. Based on the same WebKit engine that Mobile Safari is built with. Identical support to Mobile Safari.
4. Firefox - perfect. Based on the same WebKit engine that Mobile Safari is built with. Identical support to Mobile Safari.
5. Opera Mini - perfect. Based on the same WebKit engine that Mobile Safari is built with. Identical support to Mobile Safari.
6. Microsoft Edge - perfect. Based on the same WebKit engine that Mobile Safari is built with. Identical support to Mobile Safari.

Android

1. Chrome - perfect. Animation framerates may be lower (depending on the hardware). All touch events and gestures are supported.
2. Opera - perfect. Animation framerates may be lower (depending on the hardware). All touch events and gestures are supported.
3. DuckDuckGo - perfect. Animation framerates may be lower (depending on the hardware). All touch events and gestures are supported.
4. Firefox - perfect. Animation framerates may be lower (depending on the hardware). WebGL graphics may not be anti-aliased. All touch events and gestures are supported.
5. Browser - Animation framerates are lower (depending on the hardware). Multi-touch and gestures are not supported. Some low powered Android devices will have difficulty loading spectra with a large number of plot points. Switch to Chrome for Android if possible.
6. Microsoft Edge - Many mobile touch events and gestures are not supported by this browser.