UC Browser

UC Browser

Original author(s)	UCWeb Inc.
Slogan	UC Inside, World in Hand
Developer(s)	Alibaba Group
Stable release(s)
UC Browser 6.0.1308.1011 for Windows, UC Browser 11.2.0.915 for Android, UC Browser Mini 10.7.9 for Android, UC Browser 9.5 for Java
Development status	Active
Operating system	iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows RT, S60, J2ME, Windows CE, Microsoft Windows, MTK, Tizen, Bada, BREW,
Engine	U3 engine (based on Webkit)
Size	UC Browser 50+ MB on Windows, UC Browser 19 MB on Android, UC Browser Mini 1.7 MB on Android
Available in	English, Bangla, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Russian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, French (until V9.9.6.495)
Type	Mobile browser, Web browser
License	Freeware
Website	ucweb.com

UC Browser is a mobile browser developed by the Chinese mobile Internet company UCWeb and is owned by Alibaba Group of China. Originally launched in April 2004 as a J2ME-only application, it is available on a number of platforms including Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Java ME, Symbian, Windows Phone and Microsoft Windows.

The browser uses cloud acceleration and data compression technology. UC Browser's servers act as a proxy which compresses and renders the data of web pages before sending it to users. This process helps to load web content faster. The browser can adapt to some network environments and support multi-file format downloading. In addition, UC Browser has HTML5 web app and cloud syncing features.

UC Browser is available on several smartphone and feature phone platforms, but Android mobile operating system represents the largest user base for the company, with 300 million of its 500 million total.

In July 2013, UCWeb announced the UC+ Open Platform. The platform consists of a WebApp store, an add-on platform and an Application Bookmark Platform. It went live with the launch of UC Browser v9.2 for Android.

Developers can use an SDK provided to create programs that can be called on in different usage scenarios. Users can download them from the browser's add-on panel to get a more personalized internet browsing experience, like the sharing to SNS, webpage translation, augmented reality, voice control, etc. The Application Bookmark Platform allows partner websites to put up a QR code on UC Browser for users to scan the code and add the webpage to their bookmarks. The UC WebApp Center was one of the first for mobile WebApps in China.