Posted on 08/13/2024 1:43:17 PM PDT by ducttape45
Good afternoon Freepers. This is a post to ask what I hope is a simple question. What do you all recommend for use as a web browser?
The reason I ask this question is because today I was trying to update my Mozilla-ish browser called Palemoon. It's actually a Goanna fork of Mozilla so it's not really based on their programming code anymore, that I'm aware of. In the process of my task, I noticed that it wasn't playing well with a few secure websites, like ID.me, myPay, etc.
I use Brave as my primary browser, and I also have Chromium. The Chromium is there only as a repository of URLs I no longer use but that I like to keep on back up, just in case. Of course Edge is there only because W10 puts it there. I also have the aforementioned Palemoon because I still want, and like, to have a Mozilla-ish type web browser. It does somethings rather well, but for the most part it's sluggish, and as I mentioned, it doesn't do well with some secure websites.
Many web browsers have come and gone. The list on Wikipedia is very long with now defunct browsers. I used to use Maxthon but dropped that years ago. I also used Safari when it was available for Windows systems. I really liked that one but Apple dropped support for Windows back in 2012. I miss Netscape Navigator (yeah, I'm really dating myself!), but I won't use Firefox after what they did to folks on their board who contributed to conservative causes.
So, your thoughts are welcomed. Thank you.
I jump between Brave and Firefox. Brave blocks a lot ads. Firefox lets you export HTML from a web page, which I find useful.
I used Chromium for years, but keeping it updated was just too much hassle. I just go with Brave these days, on MacOS, Windows and on iOS.
Brave
Also Brave search engine
Browsers have all become suspect in their increasing limited reults.
Time for Musk to start a browser
What is wrong with continuing with Brave?
freespoke
I really like Librewolf. Secure and fast, it’s ready to use right out of the box.
Brave and Safari. Use Edge for webmail.
Brave search.
Interesting idea
“I really like Librewolf.”
Windows version or Linux version? The last time I tried the Linux version it was pretty resource heavy. Maybe they have fixed that issue.
That said, you know how fast browsers come and go, and I like to have options. I like to have a good Chromium based browser and a good Mozilla type browser.
Bookmarking
Never heard of that one. Elaborate.
Brave
On my laptop
on my tablet
On my phone
never fails
Apple doesn’t support Safari for Windows anymore, does it?
I used SWIron(SRIron, Cannot remember which atm), which is a Fork of Chromium that removes all aspects of Tracking/Privacy that google had in there.
I use Brave except when the ad blocker cripples a site, then I go to Mozilla or Edge. I do not install Chrome.
I used to like Vivaldi, because it has a real menu bar despite its Chromium underpinnings, which I like more than the stupid hamburger.
I think I tried that once, a few years back. It was during my experimentation with Chromium browsers that I just downloaded the basic Chromium and kept it, along with Brave and Palemoon. Chromium doesn’t have the tracking stuff either (I think).
I won’t install Chrome either. That one is absolutely off limits.
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