Tools to Test Cross-Browser Compatibility and Responsiveness

For all the hours you put in to developing your brand and spreading word; you want to be rewarded with the satisfaction of being able to visibly prove your success on paper. I don’t blame you either – that’s why the following few posts are dedicated to performance testing, search engine optimisation and cross-browser-and-platform compatibility.

Although there’s a good collection here – it’s not final – I’m very open to hearing your suggestions. Also, it’s worth pointing out early on, there’s an ocean of other tools that might be more tailored to your individual needs which didn’t quite make it on my list.

This post is ideal for anybody who is looking to introduce new performance monitoring tools into their arsenal or perhaps for business owners wanting to see an evidence-based report of their brand’s online success. These could even be useful if you bookmark in case you ever have a client requesting such a service.

I have tried to group them as best as I can by their primary purpose. These tools really help me to monitor my websites online presence, keep an eye on performance and help me to test them in a range of environments and operating systems that my current system cannot. Welcome to the world of performance testing and search engine optimisation…

Browser/Platform

Mobile Specific

• http://www.mobilephoneemulator.com/
• http://ipadpeek.com/
• http://iphone4simulator.com/
• http://iphonetester.com/
• http://ready.mobi/
• http://www.opera.com/developer/mobile-emulator

DESKTOP CROSS-BROWSER / RESPONSIVENESS

• http://www.browserstack.com/
• http://browsershots.org/
• http://crossbrowsertesting.com/
• http://www.userreplay.com/
• http://www.browsera.com/
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/
• https://browserling.com/

INTERNET EXPLORER

Yes – it gets it’s own category!

• http://www.debugbar.com/download.php