
This package installs software that tries to behave like a real browser but it often has glitches and doesn't really work like a real browser because real browsers are much more complex. Developers and QA teams often don't want to install a bunch of real browsers, so they install a browser emulator or a browser simulator software package. Why use a browser emulator/simulator?īrowser emulators/simulators are primarily used in cross-browser testing. For example, a Safari simulator is a fake browser that behaves like a native Safari but it's not a real Apple browser. What is a browser simulator?Ī browser simulator is exactly the same as a browser emulator and it's just a synonym. Similarly, a Chrome browser emulator would emulate a Chrome/Chromium browser, and a Firefox emulator would emulate a Mozilla Firefox browser, and the same applies to Safari, Opera, Yandex, and Brave emulators.

For example, an Internet Explorer emulator would emulate the feel, look, and behavior of a real Internet Explorer.


A remote emulator is a browser that emulates a popular native browser.
