h3. Supported Web Browsers
Blackboard is committed to supporting the two most recent versions of client software for each major release of Blackboard Learn™ when possible. These levels of support may change depending on contractual obligations or lack of support from vendors. The following tables list the supported operating systems and browsers for use with Blackboard Learn Release 9.
{warning:icon=false}9.0 Service Pack 7 is the latest release on 9.0. The Supported Browsers can be found here: [IDSR:Release 9.0 SP7 Supported Browsers & Operating Systems]
For earlier releases of 9.0, identify the version of Blackboard you are using and check the links at the bottom of this page.{warning}
*Key to Support Status*
|| Term || Definition ||
| *Certified* | fully tested and supported. |
| *Compatible* | key application areas tested. |
| *Provisional* \\ | future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support. |
| *Not Supported* | specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System. |
h4. *Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers*
|| Browser || Windows XP || Windows Vista 32-bit || Windows Vista 64-bit || Windows 7 (32/64-bit) \\ || Mac OS 10.3 || Mac OS 10.4 || Mac OS 10.5 ||
| *Internet Explorer 8 (Standards Mode Only)* | Compatible | Certified | Compatible | Certified | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| *Internet Explorer 7* | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Not supported \\ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
h4. *Mozilla® Firefox® Web Browsers*
|| Browser || Windows XP || Windows Vista 32-bit || Windows Vista 64-bit || Windows 7 (32/64-bit) \\ || Mac OS 10.3 || Mac OS 10.4 || Mac OS 10.5 || Mac OS 10.6 \\ ||
| *Firefox 3.6.x* \\ | Compatible \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP5) | Compatible | Certified (in 9.0 SP5) | Not supported | Not Supported\\ | Compatible | Certified (in 9.0 SP5) |
| *Firefox 3.5.x* _(1)_ \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Compatible (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Provisional \\ | Not Supported \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) | Provisional \\ |
| *Firefox 3.0.x* _(2)_ | Certified | Certified | Compatible | Not Supported | Not Supported | Compatible | Certified | Not Supported \\ |
| *Firefox 2.0.x* _(3)_ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported \\ |
| *Firefox 1.5.x* _(3)_ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported \\ |
# _Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 are not supported for Blackboard Learn. It is recommended that Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 users upgrade to Firefox 3.0 or above to access the latest security patches and Mozilla support._
h4. *Apple® Safari® Web Browsers*
|| Browser || Windows XP || Windows Vista || Windows 7 \\ || Mac OS 10.3 || Mac OS 10.4 || Mac OS 10.5 || Mac OS 10.6 \\ ||
| *Safari 5*\\ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Compatible\\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP5)\\ |
| *Safari 4* | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Provisional \\ |
| *Safari 3* | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Certified | Certfied | Not Supported \\ |
| *Safari 2* | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Compatible | Compatible | Not Supported \\ |
h4. *Sun™ Java™ Virtual Machine*
For all operating systems, the supported version is Java Standard Edition 5 (1.5.0_12) and later. As of the release of Service Pack 1 the Java SE 6 runtime environment is also supported.
Blackboard is committed to supporting the two most recent versions of client software for each major release of Blackboard Learn™ when possible. These levels of support may change depending on contractual obligations or lack of support from vendors. The following tables list the supported operating systems and browsers for use with Blackboard Learn Release 9.
{warning:icon=false}9.0 Service Pack 7 is the latest release on 9.0. The Supported Browsers can be found here: [IDSR:Release 9.0 SP7 Supported Browsers & Operating Systems]
For earlier releases of 9.0, identify the version of Blackboard you are using and check the links at the bottom of this page.{warning}
*Key to Support Status*
|| Term || Definition ||
| *Certified* | fully tested and supported. |
| *Compatible* | key application areas tested. |
| *Provisional* \\ | future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support. |
| *Not Supported* | specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System. |
h4. *Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers*
|| Browser || Windows XP || Windows Vista 32-bit || Windows Vista 64-bit || Windows 7 (32/64-bit) \\ || Mac OS 10.3 || Mac OS 10.4 || Mac OS 10.5 ||
| *Internet Explorer 8 (Standards Mode Only)* | Compatible | Certified | Compatible | Certified | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| *Internet Explorer 7* | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Not supported \\ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
h4. *Mozilla® Firefox® Web Browsers*
|| Browser || Windows XP || Windows Vista 32-bit || Windows Vista 64-bit || Windows 7 (32/64-bit) \\ || Mac OS 10.3 || Mac OS 10.4 || Mac OS 10.5 || Mac OS 10.6 \\ ||
| *Firefox 3.6.x* \\ | Compatible \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP5) | Compatible | Certified (in 9.0 SP5) | Not supported | Not Supported\\ | Compatible | Certified (in 9.0 SP5) |
| *Firefox 3.5.x* _(1)_ \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Compatible (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Provisional \\ | Not Supported \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) | Provisional \\ |
| *Firefox 3.0.x* _(2)_ | Certified | Certified | Compatible | Not Supported | Not Supported | Compatible | Certified | Not Supported \\ |
| *Firefox 2.0.x* _(3)_ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported \\ |
| *Firefox 1.5.x* _(3)_ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported \\ |
# _Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 are not supported for Blackboard Learn. It is recommended that Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 users upgrade to Firefox 3.0 or above to access the latest security patches and Mozilla support._
h4. *Apple® Safari® Web Browsers*
|| Browser || Windows XP || Windows Vista || Windows 7 \\ || Mac OS 10.3 || Mac OS 10.4 || Mac OS 10.5 || Mac OS 10.6 \\ ||
| *Safari 5*\\ | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Compatible\\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP5)\\ |
| *Safari 4* | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Certified (in 9.0 SP2) \\ | Provisional \\ |
| *Safari 3* | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Certified | Certfied | Not Supported \\ |
| *Safari 2* | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Compatible | Compatible | Not Supported \\ |
h4. *Sun™ Java™ Virtual Machine*
For all operating systems, the supported version is Java Standard Edition 5 (1.5.0_12) and later. As of the release of Service Pack 1 the Java SE 6 runtime environment is also supported.