How to run Internet Explorer on a Mac. Download Oracle VirtualBox for Mac and Extension Pack. Install VirtualBox and after that, double click on the Extension Pack and follow the instructions. Also discontinued is Microsoft's Internet Explorer for Mac, but we're not so sad about that one! NOTE: Latest version is an unstable and untested build that is “not for the faint hearted.

Last Updated: September 27, 2018 Ridiculous as it may seem, some websites such as corporate intranets, HR and banking sites still require Internet Explorer to access them in 2018. The problem for Mac users is that IE for Mac was way back in 2005 and Microsoft has replaced IE with which also isn’t available for Mac. However, here are 3 easy ways to run Internet Explorer for Mac on any version of macOS including Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra and Mojave. Emulate Internet Explorer In Another Browser The easiest, quickest and simplest way to run Internet Explorer on Mac works by “fooling” sites into thinking you are using IE even though you are using another browser. This works with Safari, Firefox, Chrome and a lesser known browser called iCab. It works by activating the Developer Mode in the browser then switching the User Agent to Internet Explorer, making the site think you’re accessing it using IE. ICab does a similar thing except the ability to switch browser identities is a standard feature.

Here are instructions how to emulate Internet Explorer in each browser starting with Safari. • Open Safari on your Mac. If you can’t find it, search for Safari in Spotlight in the top right of your Mac. When Safari is open, select Safari and then Preferences in the top left corner. • Select the Advanced tab on the far right. Then select the checkbox “Show develop menu in menu bar” at the bottom: • Close the Preferences and you’ll see a new “Develop” option in the Safari Menu Bar at the top of the screen.

Click on ii and you’ll see the option User Agent. You can then instruct Safari to appear as Internet Explorer. Select Internet Explorer 9.0 unless you know that the site you’re trying to access only works with Internet Explorer 8.0 or 9.0. You should now be able to access sites that require Internet Explorer.

As you can see from the other options available in the User Agent, you can also make Safari pretend your Mac is a PC or Mac using Chrome, Firefox or Opera. Depending on the site you’re trying to access however, you may still experience problems as Safari can’t emulate Internet Explorer 100% accurately.

For instance, this method does not work with sites that use ActiveX. In this case, your best bet is to. If you’re using Google Chrome, here’s how to emulate IE on a Mac: • Go to the View menu at the top of Chrome and select Developer and then Developer Tools. • A panel will open to the right of your browser window. Make sure that Console is selected in the upper Menu and then go to the bottom of the browser and click on the three dots next to Console as illustrated by the arrows below: • From the pop-up Menu that appears, select Network Conditions.