Blackboard Browser Compatibility
Client Technologies
Blackboard’s support of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox differs from the other supported browsers. Chrome and Firefox are following a rapid release strategy and releasing updates every 6 or so weeks. Chrome requires an automatic upgrade for end users, whereas Firefox offers the option to turn off the automatic upgrade. Blackboard has decided to support Chrome and Firefox in the broad sense meaning we will accept issues on both browsers and strive to resolve issues on Blackboard Learn as appropriate.
Blackboard has conducted testing using the Stable Channel of Chrome (Chrome 10) and the Final Release Channel of Firefox (Firefox 4) during testing of this release. We resolved browser related issues at the time of releases, but cannot guarantee the compatibility of future versions. We will conduct testing on the latest browsers and Blackboard Learn releases to provide timely information on browser compatibility.
Windows Client Configurations
| IE 9 | IE 8 | IE 7 | Firefox (Final Release Channel)* | Firefox 3.6 | Google Chrome (Stable Channel)** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Windows XP (32-bit) |
Unsupported | Compatible | Unsupported | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
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Windows Vista (32-bit) |
Certified | Compatible | Unsupported | Certified | Compatible | Compatible |
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Windows Vista (64-bit) |
Compatible | Compatible | Unsupported | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
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Windows 7 (32-bit) |
Certified | Compatible | Unsupported | Certified | Compatible | Certified |
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Windows 7 (64-bit) |
Compatible | Compatible | Unsupported | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
Mac OSX Client Configurations
| Safari 5.0 | Safari 4.0 | Firefox (Final Release Channel)* | Firefox 3.6 | Google Chrome (Stable Channel)** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mac OSX 10.5 "Leopard" |
Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
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Mac OSX 10.6 "Snow Leopard" |
Certified | Compatible | Certified | Compatible | Certified |
Accessibility and JAWS
Blackboard strives to make all its products as accessible as possible. JAWS for Windows 11 and 12 were used during accessibility testing for SP6.
No Longer Supported
The following technologies are not supported:
- Internet Explorer 6, 7
- Firefox 1.x, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5
- Safari 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 and any version on Windows
- Mac OSX 10.3, 10.4 “Tiger”
- Java 5, although it may continue to work
