RetroZilla

RetroZilla is my fork of Gecko 1.8.1 for improved compatibility on the modern web, with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 in mind. Right now, RetroZilla's rendering capabilities are pretty similar to Firefox 2.0's, but as RetroZilla progresses, so will its capabilities.

Right now, I am focusing on RetroZilla Suite, a build of SeaMonkey/Mozilla Suite, because the suite provides both a browser and an email client in one package, along with other utilities. As RetroZilla progresses, I may also provide builds of Firefox and Thunderbird. The Firefox code is already in the tree, and if there's popular demand, I will copy over the Thunderbird code for personal builds.

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 3.51 *
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8.x/10/11 **

* - Please read NT 3.51 section below.

** - RetroZilla will run on modern versions of Windows, however it is not extensively tested on anything beyond Windows 2000 and XP. RetroZilla should install on 64-bit Windows as normal using WoW64, however a 64-bit native version will not be officially built. Bugs exclusively found on modern Windows versions will be considered very low priority.

Installing RetroZilla

GUI Installer

The GUI instaler will guide you through the installation process, giving you a choice of where and what to install.
Download GUI Installer

ZIP Archive

RetroZilla binary files in a zip archive for advanced users.
Download ZIP Archive

Windows NT 3.51

The RetroZilla GUI installer does not work on Windows NT 3.51, you must use the ZIP archive. Extract the archive to a location of your choosing and run retrozilla.exe. The following additional components must be installed on your system:

msvcrt.dll must be present in your PATH variable
oleaut32.dll in your system32 directory must be version 2.40.4275 or above. If you have an older version, you can install
Microsoft Libraries Update Version 2

After verifing the above components installed, please reboot your PC. RetroZilla should then be able to run from the extracted directory. Profiles are created under %WINDIR%\RetroZilla.

Add-Ons

RetroZilla is compatible with add-ons for SeaMonkey 1.19. Eventually, RetroZilla-specific add-ons will be created and posted on this website. RetroZilla supports NPAPI plugins.

Screenshot

Donate to RetroZilla

If you enjoy using RetroZilla and would like to give me a tip, you can do so at Donate to RetroZilla

WARNING: RetroZilla is NOT a secure browser, and is provided for entertainment purposes only. It is a build of a browser from 2007, and contains most security vulnerabilities found since then. I do not recommend using RetroZilla to do secure activities such as banking or shopping. The RetroZilla development team is not responsible for any stolen information or malware obtained while using our product. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.