RenderSquared

A dual-engine Web rendering frontend

RenderSquared is a web renderer that's designed to test pages in Internet Explorer and Gecko-based clients without the need to open multiple browser windows. Since it's geared towards web development rather than casual use, it's not intended to be a direct replacement for a common Web browser. The idea is to view Internet Explorer's output in the top pane, and Gecko's output in the bottom.

The tools are written using the .NET Framework 2.0. Vista has this preinstalled. If you're on an earlier operating system and don't already have it installed, you can grab the installer from the Microsoft Download Center.

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Features

• RenderSquared can take screenshots of its own window in JPEG and PNG formats, and output the files to the working directory denoted by the date and time. Support is planned (and visible in the File menu, though not implemented yet) to e-mail screenshots with one click.
• The Validation menu allows you to send the page through the W3C's markup validator and link checker. Links open in the system default browser, not RenderSquared.
• The two rendering panes are equal in height when you start up the application. You can change it around later, as in, make the Gecko pane larger than the IE pane or vice-versa. In the near future, the app will automatically save the pane heights and window size.

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Download Links

• RenderSquared 0.8 executables (if you're unsure, you most likely want this).
• RenderSquared 0.8 source code, written in Visual Basic 2005 and licensed under the GNU GPL. Please note that this also requires a Gecko Runtime Environment to build properly.