How to simulate a PC view from a Mac?

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How to simulate a PC view from a Mac?

Hi, I'm currently building a website. I have been talking to a tech support person about a display issue I'm having. She too is using a Mac, though I'm not sure which one and her display resolution settings. I will find out later on.

Anyhow, for now, I wonder how my site looks on a PC since I no longer have one. Aside from going ahead and buying a used PC, is there a way to find a website that would allow me to preview it online?

Or, an app that I would install on my MacBook?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 10, 2025 2:54 AM

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etresoft

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Apr 10, 2025 5:21 AM in response to SSL-ADT

There are many such services. Here is one example: https://www.browserling.com/

I don't use this service myself. This was just the first hit from Google search "view website in different browsers".

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VikingOSX

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Apr 10, 2025 4:38 AM in response to SSL-ADT

You would need to be running Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 on a non-Mac hardware platform with an Edge/Firefox/Chrome/Brave browser to determine how your website would appear to a Windows user.

Or if you know anyone willing to let you access your website from their Windows PC, give that a shot.

Only if you have an Intel MacBook Pro, and have VMware or Parallels installed, Microsoft offers free, timed Windows 11 Development virtual machines. No Windows license is necessary.

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Apr 10, 2025 6:21 AM in response to SSL-ADT

just to throw another idea on the pile, if you enable Safari's Develop menu, it allows Safari to impersonate other browsers on other systems. Whether that just changes the answerback to "I am Firefox" or makes deeper changes, I do not know.

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SSL-ADT Author

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Apr 10, 2025 1:41 PM in response to etresoft

Thanks êtredoux. it sounds like the right tool for the job. I really appreciate.

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How to simulate a PC view from a Mac?

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