See what's new in IE11
Compatibility
Internet Explorer 11 Preview incorporates several changes designed to improve compatibility with web standards, other browsers, and real-world websites. These improve support for popular web standards and help prevent older websites from displaying content incorrectly.
F12 tools
Use the new F12 developer tools to debug code, solve display issues, improve performance, and increase the stability of your webpages.
Touch
IE11 Preview brings even more default and custom touch support for your sites and Windows Store apps.
Pinned Sites
IE11 Preview gives your site first-class exposure on the Windows 8.1 Preview Start screen and across Windows devices with full Live Tile support for pinned sites and cross-device syncing.
WebGL
IE11 Preview introduces foundational support for WebGL, a set of APIs exposed through the canvas element for rendering interactive 3-D and 2-D graphics.
Video
IE11 Preview takes HTML5 video to new levels with support for new and emerging standards-based features in the areas of adaptive streaming, content protection, and captioning.
More IE11 Developer Guide topics
See the complete list of developer features included in IE11 Preview and available to developers of Windows Store apps using JavaScript for Windows 8.1.
Other developer guides
Internet Explorer 10 Guide for Developers
The IE10 Guide for Developers provides a look at the developer features included in IE10, as well as the latest HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 features available to developers of Windows Store apps for Windows 8. By using the documentation and samples in this guide, developers and designers can take full advantage of these new features.
Internet Explorer 9 Guide for Developers
The Internet Explorer 9 Guide for Developers provides a look at the features and improvements in IE9, including: (1) All-around browser performance, (2) Web standards support to help enable the same markup to work identically across different browsers, and (3) New graphics capabilities that harness the power of Windows PCs.
Internet Explorer for Xbox Developer Guide
This topic provides guidelines for web developers to who want to optimize their sites for Internet Explorer for Microsoft Xbox. It contains design recommendations and describes some of the technical differences between Windows Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer for Xbox.
What's New in Internet Explorer 8
This topic introduces the platform features of Windows Internet Explorer 8.
What's New in Windows Internet Explorer 7
This topic introduces the platform features of Windows Internet Explorer 7.
