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browsershots.org — Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your website in their browser. Then they will make screenshots and upload them to the central server here.

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  • numberneal, on 11/18/2007, -17/+4looks like a good tool to test your code.
    • miniSlon, on 11/18/2007, -12/+0yeah - usefull especially for browsers that cannot be installed with all others on one PC
    • arcooke, on 11/18/2007, -1/+25What is it with you people and stating the obvious?
  • ahmetbulent, on 11/18/2007, -0/+32It is taking too long. I wonder what would happen if it hits the front page.
    • ccrowe1990, on 11/18/2007, -3/+1Bad things would happen...very bad things
    • TheRunes, on 11/18/2007, -0/+26Actually I've used it for a while. It's always been pretty slow.
    • DMCer, on 11/18/2007, -0/+8I tried using it this summer, it took way too long to even be useful. It's faster to just open up your site in different browsers.
      • dontbejack, on 11/18/2007, -1/+6But not all developers have the ability to load up their computers with multiple browsers and even if they are cross-platform they can have different results. If one wants to take the time, it's more than worth it.
        • antdude, on 11/19/2007, -0/+5Multiple computer and VMware or some virtual machines.
    • TheDiggerz, on 11/18/2007, -1/+3Now we will see...
    • Albatrossswiss, on 11/18/2007, -2/+0and now it's down
    • xkorbin, on 11/18/2007, -0/+3dugg just to reach front page.
  • Error601, on 11/18/2007, -4/+23Probably more useful when it's not bigged down from digg.
  • ANGRYRICEFARMER, on 11/18/2007, -4/+1Web developers hurrah!
  • kenvsryu, on 11/18/2007, -0/+5Bah my 2 requests have expired.
  • kbeeveer46, on 11/18/2007, -2/+55It's not digg that's making all your screen shots time out. It takes forever to view them on a normal day. So long that I don't even bother using the site anymore.
    • GirthAgain, on 11/18/2007, -1/+18That's because it's a con. He wants you to reload over and over so he gets paid for the views of his ads.
    • mydickhertz, on 11/18/2007, -4/+1I use browsercam.com, it's been up for years and works great!
      • Yodacola, on 11/19/2007, -0/+1I use browsercam, too. You can even use remote machines (limited to 30 minute sessions) using VNC. Browsercam is better when I have to show clients how their site loads across multiple browsers. You pay for it, but you get very fast load times for MS IE 5-6 using Win2k and it is adfree.

        I paid $25 USD for a seat on a unlimited yearly multiuser license.
    • EXreaction, on 11/18/2007, -0/+4Ya, it's faster to setup a virtual machine and install XP to view IE6 and Ubuntu or some linux distro to view with konqueror.

      But, it's nice now that you can install Safari on Windows to check that. Waiting for a screenshot from them is a waste of time, especially when you try to fix a bug if you find it.
    • mRIpX, on 11/18/2007, -0/+2(Score:1, uninformative)
  • sylv3r, on 11/18/2007, -0/+1hmm.. I'll try and leave the darn thing until I wake up and see what's gonna pop up (hopefully it doesn't expire before I wake up though)
  • trashhalo, on 11/18/2007, -0/+2Dugg to see what happens when tons submit sites. 20minute queue and its only at 92.... Mmmmmn TOASTY!
  • searcade, on 11/18/2007, -11/+2Although i know the site, Smells like spam, Burried.
  • thepda, on 11/18/2007, -1/+42wow this news is older than my mom
    • demonsnake69, on 11/18/2007, -10/+3That explains why she was sagging when I was with her last night.
    • bbland, on 11/18/2007, -3/+4but tasty...like your mom

      /sorry. had to.
  • rd3k, on 11/18/2007, -2/+23This site has been around for yeeeaaars! How on Earth did it get so many diggs?
  • xpose, on 11/18/2007, -0/+7I agree with rd3k, web developers already know about this site. Whats next? is pingdom tools gonna get dugg yet again that shows website load time?
  • daxsymbiont, on 11/18/2007, -3/+1firefox has an addon called "IE tab" with which you can use the Internet Explorer engine inside a tab or on the site you're on.

    (i wish it also had opera, since its engine is supposed to be superior to firefox in rendering, though its interface, bollocks.)
    • Vinvin, on 11/18/2007, -0/+2...only Internet Explorer doesn't support some Operating Systems....

      Now bring on those "OMG 'nuther reason why Windows pwns the hell out of Linsux!"-comments....
    • omgwthlol, on 11/18/2007, -0/+3Firefox 3 rendering engine is great
    • Tinendo, on 11/18/2007, -0/+1Oh Opera doesnt exist anymore? Havent heard of that yet. And Webkit driven Browsers like Konqueror and Safari?
  • FearlessFreep, on 11/18/2007, -8/+3If you are a web developer of any seriousness you either already test with multiple browsers or you just code or IE and "screw the rest" so...not very useful
    • dontbejack, on 11/18/2007, -0/+4You don't code for IE and "screw the rest." You code for Firefox and "screw the rest." There is no reason to create a site that has IE-only features.
    • bpapa, on 11/18/2007, -0/+5Yikes, pretty scary that there are still professionals out there who "code for IE"
    • ufia, on 11/18/2007, -0/+3I code for W3 Validator and screw the rest. I leave browser-specific quirks to the special olympics.
  • narenism, on 11/18/2007, -1/+0its takin eternity to open ... any other link guys ???
    • CerealFan, on 11/18/2007, -1/+14Let's see...
      getfirefox.com
      opera.com
      microsoft.com/ie
      apple.com/safari
      konqueror.org
      icab.de
      etc. etc.
      • dontbejack, on 11/18/2007, -4/+1I highly doubt anyone uses iCab anymore.
  • JohnFrazee, on 11/18/2007, -3/+53It's some lonely guy doing it all manually. give him a break.
  • brwright, on 11/18/2007, -0/+18Mine looks like crap...in every browser :'(
  • DIGGADEEP, on 11/18/2007, -1/+1fail to show why this is any better then any of the other dozens of websites out there that have been doing the same thing for years...
  • gernblansted, on 11/18/2007, -5/+0SPAM!
    If it weren't, why not mention all or at least a few of the services like this one? Is this one free? Can't tell, the site is dead.
  • diggmodsaregay, on 11/18/2007, -11/+0http://duggmirror.com
  • xoost, on 11/18/2007, -1/+0great
  • RoboDonut, on 11/18/2007, -1/+1It would suck for this guy's server if everyone ran the Acid2 web standards test with every browser.
  • allyant, on 11/18/2007, -5/+1I say spam, just look at this:
    http://filelabs.net/my.php?file=website_overview_- ...
  • gorndog, on 11/18/2007, -2/+0Or use a free test account from BrowserPool:
    http://www.browserpool.com/kc/wob/register.jsp
    which gives you a windows client that lets you remote (VNC) to a pool of remote Mac, Windows and Linux desktops.
  • darkfate, on 11/18/2007, -0/+7I would just use this:
    http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer/

    It only does IE, but since I have IE7 installed, I use it to test IE6. I have Firefox, Opera, and Safari on my PC so that's all I really need. Plus I got a linux partition to check it out on there too.
  • kappacelu, on 11/18/2007, -0/+0It took to me a lot too to submit it, now i am waiting, but seems a really cool idea, and it helps a lot the developers.
  • stephdau, on 11/18/2007, -0/+9You mean my website looks like an internal server error in all those web browsers?!? =p
  • calebh, on 11/18/2007, -1/+3Total Validator is better! Only takes 1 or 2 minutes, not 20 minutes.
    http://www.totalvalidator.com/validator/ValidatorF ...
  • thefinger, on 11/18/2007, -3/+1Here's an idea. Just download some of the major browsers and do the tests yourself. Your wait time will surely not be as long. Queuing is for chumps and fools.
  • digitallysick, on 11/18/2007, -0/+1someone post the link to the safari tiff exploit and see what it does
  • scottsgnome, on 11/18/2007, -0/+1Interesting,
  • Tinendo, on 11/18/2007, -0/+1I know it since it started up. And it IS usefull.
  • Raiku, on 11/18/2007, -1/+1I have Three Computers. One holding Linux, the other two are Windows. One Windows has Firefox 1.5 and IE6, The other has Firefox 2.0 and IE7, Linux is for the Linux Browser and a crack Opera Browser. Unfortunately, I yet to have Safari. Anyone have that?
  • my10cent, on 11/18/2007, -0/+0doesnt work
  • lajkonik86, on 11/18/2007, -0/+2This is such old news !
  • gregoryhickman, on 11/18/2007, -2/+1Yeah def old news. I actually wrote about this on my blog in September.
    http://www.toonice4tv.com/2007/09/05/test-your-web ...


  • Damien79, on 11/18/2007, -0/+2Queue estimate: 1 hour, 15 minutes to 2 hours, 22 minutes (Details)

    ***** off, what do they have to do,send out a photographer first?
  • mcdowalla, on 11/19/2007, -0/+0Anyone got a wide...wide...wide...widescreen? take a look http://browsershots.org/screenshots/8423eb4f00710e ...
  • theplaz, on 11/19/2007, -0/+1I was thinking about doing this. Guess someone beat me to it...
  • russau, on 11/19/2007, -0/+1websitegarage did this in 1999:
    http://web.archive.org/web/19990125092710/http://w ...

    hopefully this means the heady days of the dotcom boom are back. :)
  • jwitchel, on 11/19/2007, -0/+0Or http://www.browsercam.com which has about twice the browser combos and the browserpool thing and mobile browsers and performance tools ... well you get the point
  • garbats, on 11/19/2007, -0/+1it would take less time to download and install the browsers, and check yourself.
  • Totov, on 11/19/2007, -0/+1very old!
  • davidsmalley, on 11/19/2007, -0/+0This is oooooooold news.
    We've been running a service that does this for years and also tests emails, and browsershots has been around for the same amount of time. You can also take your pick of...
    Browsercam - http://www.browsercam.com
    Browser Photo - http://www.netmechanic.com/products/browser-index. ...
  • nursethalia, on 11/19/2007, -0/+0So it takes you two hours to see your screenshots, but your query expires in 30 minutes??? I tried this twice and my screenshots had expired by one minute each time I ran in in attempt to extend. Excuse me for not having the free time to come back to my computer and hit 'extend' every 29 minutes, I have a life. If the screenshots won't be ready for two hours, then the query shouldn't expire for at least two and a half! SRSLY Browsershots, WTF? I'm not even going to bother attempting this for a third time...
  • onlinepcgames, on 11/24/2007, -0/+0Puchasing diggs maybe ? how did you get so many
  • phill, on 12/06/2007, -0/+1I don't understand why my _Valid HTML_ looks correct in every browser except MSIE6/7. Ticks me off to no end having to waste time and money making standards compliant web pages work in MSIE. Not only that, but I can't run IE6 and IE7 on the same system (unless I use virtualization).
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