Netscape 8.1 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 2006-01-25 for public access and a brief summary of important updates and change log pertaining to this edition can be read below.

Netscape 8.1 is developed using Firefox 1.0.7 code base and is more focused on security and malware protection. The developers drops support for Win NT platform from this edition onwards.

There are long list of new features introduced in this edition including Spyware & Adware protection, Dynamic security centre, Profile Manager to better user management, Options panel for customizing the browser, and enhanced RSS Controls.