Browser Capabilities Project

Providing regularly updated browscap.ini and related downloads since 1998!

The Files

The following files are associated with the Browser Capabilities Project. For the purposes of this document and this website these files are referred to collectively as the files.

  1. browscap.ini
  2. lite_asp_browscap.ini
  3. php_browscap.ini
  4. lite_php_browscap.ini
  5. browscap.zip
  6. property-name-docs.xml
  7. xml_browscap.zip
  8. browscap.csv
  9. csv_browscap.zip
  10. known_agents.zip
  11. v2_httpd.ini
  12. v3_httpd.ini
  13. jrbc.zip
  14. browscap-date.zip
  15. update-browscap.zip
License Restrictions

The files are protected by copyright and no unauthorized use is permitted.

You may use the files on commercial and personal web servers, and with analytic/statistics software, without violating my copyright.

You shall not offer the files for redistribution without prior authorization.

You shall not mirror the files without prior authorization.

If you intend to make use of the files in conjunction with a commercial product or service that contains an auto-update feature you shall contact me first to obtain permission.

Said permission is usually perfunctory. Mostly I'm concerned with things like what the added load on my server might be. If the potential load is too large I might ask you to mirror the files on one of your servers and have your customers update via your mirror.

If you want to disregard my request and launch your product without consulting me please plan on your customers losing access to their updates fairly quickly. In short, it's a lot easier to be polite about this and contact me first. That way I can work with you to ensure you'll get the services you'll need without the risk and embarrassment of being cut-off from receiving updates.

All other license restrictions remain as-is.

Using Automation

If you want to automate the process of checking for new versions of the files you shall use one of the methods defined in my FAQ. Any other method shall be considered abuse and may result in you being banned from using my website.

I want to make it easy for you to check for updates. I just want to be sure you use a method that requires very little in the way of server resources.

I consider it abuse to check for updates more than once a day.

If you're going to be testing a script please contact me first and include the user agent. This will ensure you don't get banned for abuse.

It shall be considered abuse if you use the User Agent Checker or Your Browser pages remotely unless you have been whitelisted. I rarely whitelist anyone who requests it.

Errors & Omissions

Despite my best efforts there are occasionally errors in the files that can result in browsers and their capabilities being identified incorrectly. Errors and omissions bother me and I correct them as quickly as possible. However, I assume no liability for any loss you may suffer because of the incorrect identification of any user agent as a result of using the files.

I reserve the right to make modifications to these Terms of Use at any time.

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