Versions
AW Browser Versions and Target Platforms
Target platforms are the Windows version the software has been developed and optimized for, the main target audience.
| AW Version | Year | Windows Targets | Web Browser | Media Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AW v0 beta | ca 1995-1995 | Windows 3.1 / NT 3.0 | n/a | n/a |
| AW v0.8 - v0.99 | ca 1996-1997 | Windows 95 / NT 3.5 | n/a | n/a |
| AW v1.0 - v1.2 | ca 1996-1999 | Windows 98 / NT 3.5 / NT 4 | IE 3 | DS / DM |
| AW v2.0 - v2.2 | ca 1998-2000 | Windows 98 / ME / 2000 | IE 3 - 4 | DS / DM |
| AW v3.0 - v3.6 | ca 2000-2004 | Windows 98 SE / 2000 | IE 5 - 6 | DS / DM / WMP7 |
| AW v4.0 - v4.3 | ca 2004-2008 | Windows XP / 98 SE / 2000 | IE 6.5 - 7 | DS / DM / WMP7 |
| AW v5.0 | ca 2008-2010 | Windows XP SP1 / 2000 | IE 6.5 - 8 | DS / DM / WMP7 |
| AW v5.1 | ca 2010-2011 | Windows Vista / XP SP3 / 2000 | IE 6.5 - 8 | DS / DM / WMP9 |
| AW v5.2 | ca 2011-2012 | Windows Vista / XP SP3 | IE 8 - 9 | DS / DM / WMP11 |
| AW v6.0 | ca 2012-2013 | Windows 7 / Vista / XP SP3 | IE 8 - 10 / Berkelium | DS / DM / VLC |
| AW v6.1 | ca 2014-2014 | Windows 8 / 7 / Vista | IE 8 - 10 / Berkelium | DS / Own Midi / VLC |
| AW v6.2 | ca 2014- | Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 | CEF | DS / Own Midi / VLC |
| Custom AW Version | Year | Platforms | Web Browser | Media Player | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AW v4.3 Mac | ca 2004-2008 | Mac OS-X / Wine 0.x | n/a | DS | unstable, SW render |
| AW v5.0 Mac | ca 2008-2010 | Mac OS-X 10.6 / Wine 1.22 | QtWebKit | DS / DM / WMP7 | unstable; SW render |
| AW v5.2 Mac | ca 2011-2012 | Mac OS-X 10.6 / Wine 1.41 | QtWebKit | DS / DM / WMP11 | stable, except QtWebKit; OpenGL |
| AW v6.1 Mac | ca 2014-2014 | Mac OS-X 10.6.8-10.10 / Wine 1.72 | QtWebKit / Berkelium | DS / Own Midi / VLC | stable, except QtWebKit; OpenGL, D3D |
| AW v6.2 Mac | ca 2014-2014 | Mac OS-X 10.6.8-10.10 / Wine 1.72 | CEF, no-sandbox | DS / Own Midi / VLC | stable; full featureset |
Legend: IE ... Microsoft Internet Explorer QtWebKit ... Nokia QT + Apple Webkit Berkelium ... Chromium 11, off-screen render CEF ... Chrome Embedded Famework DS ... Microsoft DirectSound DM ... Microsoft DirectMusic(Midi) WMP ... Microsoft Windows Media Player VLC ... VideoLan's Media Player
Notes
Mac versions are all labeled as Beta internally since it runs on Wine, emulating Windows.
AW Browser version 6.1 for Mac Beta does not have QtWebKit pre-selected.
An AW Browser version may still run on an older Windows version than the listed target version, with exceptions:
AW Browser versions earlier than the last v5.1 release are not compatible with Internet Explorer 9 or later.