Internet Explorer for Mac, a.k.a. Internet Explorer:mac or Internet Explorer Macintosh Edition, was a proprietary but free-of-charge web browser developed by Microsoft for the Macintosh platform. Initial versions were developed from the same code base as Internet Explorer for Windows, however later versions diverged, particularly with the. If you visit the official website of Microsoft, you wouldn't find Internet Explorer for Mac available for download. This is due to the fact that the agreement between Apple and Microsoft regarding the Microsoft IE Mac edition ended way back in 2003.

As we all know, the Internet Explorer is a software owned by Microsoft and comes by default on all PC running on Windows OS. Being a Mac user whose PC runs on OS X, you do not have access to Microsoft software for your Mac PC.

Well, good news you can now download the Internet Explorer on your Mac. Find out how in this post as we are going to how to install and use the Microsoft Internet Explorer on your Mac PC in a simple method.

What we are going to use to do this is a service from Microsoft which is known as Modern.IE which is free for all users. With this, you can get the latest version of Internet Explorer available and also get it working smoothly on your Mac. To use this feature, the following should be accessible and put in place: • A reliable internet connection. • A free account on Microsoft (Outlook or Hotmail) • The remote desktop from Mac by Microsoft. It is available on the App Store For when you do not have the internet, running IE for Mac on a virtual machine is the best offline solution. Nevertheless, this is obviously a bit more technical than what we are about to discuss next.

• Download the Modern I.E software. • Open the Modern I.E.

• Subscribe to it for free using your Microsoft account. A confirmation mail will be sent to your Microsoft account.

• Go over to your Microsoft account inbox and enter the mail which was sent to you. • Click on the link to verify your account. • Run the Remote Desktop app by Microsoft. • In the title bar of the app, search for ‘Azure Remote App’. • Login to the app using your Microsoft login details and then authenticate your profile. • Go to your Microsoft inbox and the accept the invitation to use IE. • Double click on the IE Tech Preview button which is ‘Internet Explorer’.

• After the IE 11 has finished loading, search for the Internet Explorer on your Mac.

Once the default Web browser regardless of platform, Internet Explorer (IE) has lost favor with Mac users, as they tend to use Apple's Safari or Mozilla's Firefox browsers. To further complicate matters, Microsoft made the unpopular decision to discontinue Internet Explorer for Mac in 2003, and purged it from its site permanently in 2006. IE is still a workable option for Web surfing, and despite the fact that its functionality diminishes every time a new security measure is enabled on websites, it retains a loyal cult following among Mac users. Click on the Download Now link once you've found a site that has IE for Mac.