How to install IE in OS X
January 5, 2009 by Ross McKillop
This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to run IE in OS X. Now I know what you’re thinking - why on earth would I even want to use IE when Safari, Firefox and Opera are all far superior browsers? Well, there are still a handful of sites that require you to use IE, and even “tricking” them with the IE user agent doesn’t always work.
- Before you get started, make sure you have X11 installed. If you’re using 10.5 (Leopard) - it comes pre-installed. If you’re using 10.4 (Tiger) follow this tutorial to install X11.
- Now download Darwine, open it, and drag it to your Applications folder.
- Once X11 and Darwine are installed, download ies4osx and open it up. You’ll be presented with the ies4osx installer.
- Place a check in the box labeled Silent Install (I have accepted all the EULAs) and click the Install button.
- ies4osx will do its thing and install Internet Explorer 6.
- Once completed, you’ll be presented with a message letting you know the installation has finished.
- You’ll find Internet Explorer 6 now located on your desktop. Double-click it to launch, or move the file to your Applications folder if you prefer to keep your desktop free of applications.
- And now you can use IE 6 in OS X.
Nice, I had no idea it was so easy! Installing it right now just because I can…
Great tip! One little hiccup on my system: I didn’t have cabextract installed. Once I installed this via MacPorts (using Porticus, though that doesn’t really matter) everything worked as advertised.