Netscape Communicator 4.8 is a web browser developed by Netscape Communications Corporation, available for download in full install version for Windows platforms from legacy sources. This version of Netscape was officially released on 2002-08-22 for public access and a brief summary of important updates and change log pertaining to this edition can be read below.

Netscape Communicator 4.8 is the  last version of Netscape Suite product as Netscape announced the browser would be further developed by Mozilla foundation and offered free. AOL / Netscape merger opened new horizons in the world wide web.

Long delay in updation lead Netscape to lose its leadership in browser market as Internet Explorer 5.0 which was free and bundled with Windows Operating system was a superior browser due to its ability to support HTML 4, CSS and DOM.