Listed below are the supported operating systems and browsers for use with the Blackboard Academic Suite. The Academic Suite is a Web-based application and other browsers and operating system may work well, however, the listed configurations are the only configurations that are tested and supported by Blackboard.
Some versions of the Mozilla, Firefox, and Safari browsers, where listed, require an up-to-date Service Pack to be installed on the WebCT CE or WebCT Vista server. If you experience issues using these browsers, please contact your system administrator to ensure your Vista or CE installation has the latest Service Pack installed.
Term
Definition
Certified
fully tested and supported
Compatible
key application areas tested
Not tested
specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS 10.2
Mac OS 10.3
Internet Explorer 5.0
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 5.1
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 5.2
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Certified
Internet Explorer 5.5
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 6
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer7
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Useful Information Internet Explorer 5.5, SP1 is not supported.
America On-Line Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS 10.2
AOL 7.0
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
AOL 8.0
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
AOL 9.0
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
AOL for Mac OS X Users
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Netscape® and Mozilla® Firefox Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS 10.2
Netscape 6.2.x
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Netscape 7.0
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Netscape 7.1
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Firefox 1.0
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Firefox 1.5
Compatible
Compatible
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Firefox 2.0
Compatible
Certified
Compatible
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Mozilla 1.5
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Mozilla 1.6
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Useful Information
Netscape 4.78 and 4.79 are not supported.
Netscape 6.0 and 6.1 are not supported.
Netscape 6.2.x may require an updated Java plug-in for use with WebCT 3.7 and higher. Read more in the WebCT Support Knowledge Base.
