Chakra (JScript engine)
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This article is about the engine of Internet Explorer. For the engine of Microsoft Edge Legacy, see Chakra (JavaScript engine). For other uses, see Chakra (disambiguation).
Chakra is a proprietary JScript engine developed by Microsoft. It is used in the Internet Explorer web browser.
Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Type | JScript engine |
License | Proprietary |
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Microsoft later developed a new JavaScript engine for its Microsoft Edge browser, which is confusingly also called Chakra. Microsoft Edge switched to the V8 JavaScript engine in 2020.