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Pick up where you left off

Firefox View lets you see your tabs open on other devices and recent history.

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Do what you do online. Firefox Browser isn’t watching.

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Ads are distracting and make web pages load slower while their trackers watch every move you make online. The Firefox Browser blocks most trackers automatically, so there’s no need to dig into your security settings.

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Firefox is for everyone

Available in over 90 languages, and compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux machines, Firefox works no matter what you’re using or where you are. Make sure your operating system is up to date for the best experience.

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Put Firefox on all your devices

Take your privacy with you everywhere. Firefox Browsers for iOS and Android have the same strong privacy settings to block trackers from following you around the web, no matter where you are.

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Do it all with Firefox

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Search smarter, faster

  • Search from address bar
  • Search engine options
  • Smart search suggestions
  • Bookmark, history and open tab in results

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Boost your productivity

Works with google products.

  • Built-in screenshot tool
  • Bookmarks manager
  • Autosuggest URLs
  • Sync across devices
  • Reader mode
  • Spell check
  • Pinned Tabs

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Stream, share and play

  • Block Autoplay of video & audio

Picture-in-Picture

  • Curated content on new tab
  • Share links

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Protect your privacy

  • Third Party Cookie Blocking
  • Fingerprinter Blocking
  • Cryptominer Blocking
  • Private Browsing mode
  • Individual protections report

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Secure your personal info

  • Breached website alerts
  • Built-in password manager
  • Clear history
  • Form autofill
  • Automatic updates

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Customize your browser

  • Library of extensions
  • Adjust search bar settings
  • Change new tab layout

Make Firefox your own

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Extensions for every interest

From security to news to gaming, there’s an extension for everyone . Add as many as you want until your browser is just right.

Change up your look

Go from light mode to dark mode depending on your mood or preference, or liven things up with a custom theme (rainbow unicorn, perhaps).

Tweak your settings

There’s no need to settle. Change up the new tab page, search bar, bookmarks and more to explore the internet the way you want.

Backed by the non-profit that puts people first

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Challenging the status quo since 1998

Firefox was created by Mozilla as a faster, more private alternative to browsers like Internet Explorer, and now Chrome. Today, our mission-driven company and volunteer community continue to put your privacy above all else.

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Your privacy comes first

As the internet grows and changes, Firefox continues to focus on your right to privacy — we call it the Personal Data Promise : Take less. Keep it safe. No secrets. Your data, your web activity, your life online is protected with Firefox.

Keep all your favorite browser features — and discover new ones.

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All your favorite Google tools (like Gmail and Docs) work seamlessly in the Firefox Browser.

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Facebook Container

Download this browser extension to stop Facebook (and Instagram) from tracking you around the web.

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Sync your devices

Firefox is available on all your devices; take your tabs, history and bookmarks with you. All you need is a Mozilla account and you’ll get access to syncing and more Mozilla products.

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Screenshots

Grab a high-resolution image of anything online with our screenshot tool built right in the browser

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Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP)

Firefox automatically blocks many third party trackers from collecting and selling your web activity.

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From watching a web tutorial to keeping an eye on your favorite team, your video follows you while you multitask.

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The f a s t way to do things online

Prioritize performance.

Chrome is built for performance. Optimize your experience with features like Energy Saver and Memory Saver.

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Stay on top of tabs

Chrome has tools to help you manage the tabs you’re not quite ready to close. Group, label, and color code your tabs to stay organized and work faster.

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Optimized for your device

Chrome is built to work with your device across platforms. That means a smooth experience on whatever you’re working with.

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Scan for the Chrome app

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Automatic updates

There’s a new Chrome update every four weeks, making it easy to have the newest features and a faster, safer browser.

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Supercharge your browser with A I built right in

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Generative themes

Create a theme that’s uniquely yours..

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Bring your imagination to life with a Chrome theme that’s unmistakably you. The power of AI lets you play with subject, color, art style, and mood for a one-of-a-kind browsing experience.

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Help me write

Spark your creativity..

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Whether you want to leave a well-written review for a restaurant or make a formal inquiry about an apartment rental, Chrome's AI-powered writing tool can help you write with more confidence on the web.

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Search Generative Experience

Learn as you browse with generative ai..

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Get to the core of what you’re looking for. Quickly find and understand key points of a page, get questions answered as you read, and easily jump to relevant sections.

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Tab organizer

Let chrome help organize your tabs so you can keep browsing..

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More open tabs than you can manage? AI-powered grouping suggestions help you sort and organize your tabs, so you can stay focused on your browsing flow. It even suggests group names and emojis. 💡

Stay s a f e while you browse

Password manager, use strong passwords on every site..

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Chrome has Google Password Manager built in, which makes it simple to save, manage, and protect your passwords online. It also helps you create stronger passwords for every account you use.

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Browse with the confidence that you're staying safer online..

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Chrome's Safe Browsing warns you about malware or phishing attacks. Turn on Enhanced Safe Browsing for even more safety protections.

SAFETY CHECK

Check your safety level in real time with just one click..

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Chrome's Safety Check confirms the overall security and privacy of your browsing experience, including your saved passwords, extensions, and settings. If something needs attention, Chrome will help you fix it.

PRIVACY GUIDE

Keep your privacy under your control with easy-to-use settings..

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Chrome makes it easy to understand exactly what you’re sharing online and who you’re sharing it with. Simply use the Privacy Guide, a step-by-step tour of your privacy settings.

Make it y o u r s and take it with you

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Customize your Chrome

Personalize your web browser with themes, dark mode and other options built just for you.

Browse across devices

Sign in to Chrome on any device to access your bookmarks, saved passwords, and more.

Save time with autofill

Use Chrome to save addresses, passwords, and more to quickly autofill your details.

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Extend your experience

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Access a world of knowledge at your fingertips. Check the weather, solve math equations, and get instant search results, all contained inside your browser's address bar .

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Pay for things as quick as you click.

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Google Pay makes it easy to pay online. When you securely store your payment info in your Google Account, you can stop typing your credit card and check out faster.

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Get things done, with or without wi-fi..

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Get things done in Gmail, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Google Translate and Google Drive, even without an internet connection.

Frequently asked questions

How do i install chrome.

To install Chrome, simply download the installation file, then look for it in your downloads folder. Open the file and follow the instructions. Once Chrome is installed, you can delete the install file. Learn more about downloading Chrome here .

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Chrome is compatible with devices that run Windows and Mac operating systems, provided they meet the minimum system requirements. In order to install Chrome and receive adequate support, you must meet the system requirements. Learn more about using Chrome on your device .

How do I make Chrome my default browser?

You can set Chrome as your default browser on Windows or Mac operating systems as well as your iPhone, iPad or Android device. When you set Chrome as your default browser, any link you click will automatically open in Chrome. Find specific instructions for your device here .

What are Chrome's safety settings?

Chrome uses cutting-edge safety and security features to help you manage your safety. Use Safety Check to instantly audit for compromised passwords, safe browsing status and any available Chrome updates. Learn more about safety and security on Chrome .

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The best web browsers for 2024

Mark Coppock

All web browsers have the same basic function, and yet, the choice between them has always been one of the most contentious in tech history. You have more options these days than ever before, whether you’re looking for the best web browser for privacy , the best for speed, or perhaps something a bit more adventurous.

To help you decide on the best web browser, we grabbed the latest browsers and put them through their paces. Even if some could use a complete overhaul, these options are your best chance for a great online experience.

The best web browser: Google Chrome

Chrome is ubiquitous — and for good reason. With a robust feature set, full Google Account integration, a thriving extension ecosystem (available through the Chrome Web Store), and a reliable suite of mobile apps, it’s easy to see why Chrome is the most popular and the best web browser.

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Chrome boasts some of the most extensive mobile integration available. Served up on every major platform, keeping data in sync is easy, making browsing between multiple devices a breeze. Sign in to your Google account on one device, and all Chrome bookmarks, saved data, and preferences come right along. Even active extensions stay synchronized across devices.

Chrome’s Password Manager can automatically generate and recommend strong passwords when a user creates a new account on a webpage. Managing saved passwords and adding notes to passwords is even easier. The search bar, or Omnibox, provides “rich results” comprised of useful answers, and it now supports generative AI capabilities. Favorites are more accessible as well, and they’re manageable on the New Tab page. And it’s now easier to mute tabs to avoid unwanted sounds.

Other updates have included a Dark Mode for Windows and MacOS , better New Tab customization and tab group creation, tab hover cards, and an in-browser warning if your password was discovered in a data breach. There’s a price tracking feature that can help locate the best deals. Android users will appreciate the Phone Hub for linking and monitoring their phones. There’s also the ability to quiet notifications, so websites don’t bombard you with requests to enable in-browser notifications.

What’s the bottom line? The Google Chrome browser is fast, free, and even better looking than before. With a thriving extension ecosystem, it’s as fully featured or as pared-down as you want it to be. Everything is right where it belongs, privacy and security controls are laid out in plain English, and the browser just gets out of your way. While it can be a little RAM-hungry at times , Google is working to make it more efficient — like Microsoft’s Edge, Google can now hibernate tabs in the background to stop them from using too many resources.

Overall, Chrome remains the best web browser download for the average user.

And, things are looking to get even better. Google announced some significant upgrades to the browser that haven’t gone live yet, to celebrate Chrome’s 15th birthday . A Material You design language will allow users to customize Chrome’s look and feel and attach themes to profiles to make it easy to tell them apart. The menu system will be revamped to provide easier access to a variety of settings and features including Extensions, Password Manager, Translate, and others. The Chrome Web Store will be redesigned using Material You to be easier to use, and AI will help identify useful extensions. And finally, Safe Browsing will now work in real time to protect against threats.

The best Chrome alternative: Microsoft Edge

In response to the market’s rejection of its original home-grown Edge browser, Microsoft rewrote Edge using the open-source Chromium web browser engine. The new Edge launched on February 5, 2020 , as a separate, stand-alone browser that replaced the integrated version. It became part of Windows 10 with the May 2020 update, although you can still download it for Windows 10 builds prior to version 2004. Of course, it’s the default web browser for Windows 11.

At first glance, the new Edge browser looks and feels like Google Chrome. It prompts you to import Chrome’s bookmarks toolbar and other settings. This is great if you hated the old Edge browser and want to give Microsoft’s new browser another shot. It also supports Chrome extensions , though the browser leads you to the Microsoft Store for add-ons. You must manually load the Chrome Web Store to install anything not listed in Microsoft’s repository.

However, it’s not Chrome with a Windows 11 theme. Microsoft reportedly disabled many features, including Google’s Safe Browsing API, ad blocking, speech input, Google-centric services, and more. In return, the company worked to optimize Edge and reduce its footprint while continuing to add new, Microsoft-oriented features. As of January 2023, Edge is the most efficient browser in terms of memory usage. It also allows sleeping tabs, to let tabs release their resources when they haven’t been used for some time.

Features launched since its release have included the new Edge Sidebar that provides easy access to various tools, more flexibility in managing how Edge starts up, Citations to make it easier for students to cite sources, and various other updates to make the browser more productive. Edge Workspaces lets users organize tasks into dedicated windows, and Microsoft has continuously tweaked various features, like the Edge Sidebar, to make them more user-friendly.

Microsoft Edge also provides simpler privacy settings and security updates. Microsoft Edge uses a graphically friendly interface that displays three security levels: Basic, Balanced, and Strict. With Balanced set as the default, many sites request you to disable your pop-up blocker even though one isn’t manually installed. All in all, we’re very optimistic that Edge is on its way to challenging Chrome as the best web browser.

The best Chromium alternative: Mozilla Firefox

Firefox is the best browser that’s not based on the Chromium browser engine. Mozilla has taken real strides to make its browser a truly modern way to surf from site to site, thanks to efforts like its upgrade to Firefox Quantum , its VR alternative Firefox Reality , and password-free browsing .

It wasn’t too long ago that Mozilla rebuilt the browser’s interface, offering a cleaner, more modern take on what a web browser should be. The changes weren’t just skin-deep, however. There’s some impressive engineering going on behind the scenes.

For example, Firefox Quantum is designed to leverage multicore processors in ways that its competitors just aren’t doing. It was not designed to make a huge difference in your day-to-day browsing, but Mozilla hopes this design will give Firefox Quantum an edge moving forward. By engineering for the future now, Firefox Quantum is in a better position to take advantage of quicker processors as they emerge.

Some Firefox strengths include privacy protections with SmartBlock anti-tracker support, improved password syncing across devices, enhanced readability, integrated breach alerts, and a Protections Dashboard that provides a summary of how Firefox protects your privacy behind the scenes. WebRender improves the graphics performance on Windows PCs with Intel and AMD CPUs.

Recent updates include easier download management, captions, and subtitle support on YouTube, Prime Video, and Netflix videos watched in picture-in-picture mode, HDR support in MacOS, and the ability to edit PDFs with text, drawings, and signatures. Firefox can also recognize text from an image, which is copied to the clipboard when selected. Finally, Firefox Colorways provides new options for optimizing how Firefox looks on-screen.

Beneath those changes, Firefox remains a comfortable, familiar standby. It’s a capable browser with a deep catalog of extensions and user interface customization. While managing settings across platforms isn’t as seamless as Google Chrome , the mobile browser app lets you share bookmarks between devices when using a free Firefox account.

There’s a bit of a fringe benefit, too. Since it’s been around longer than Chrome, some older web apps — the likes of which you might encounter at your university or workplace — work better on Firefox than they do on Chrome. For that reason, it never hurts to keep it around.

Overall, Firefox is more privacy-centric than Chrome and comparably fast, but its feature set isn’t quite as expansive elsewhere. If you like the sound of this, download the Firefox browser today.

The most innovative web browser: Opera

Another venerable browser and popular alternative, the Opera browser shares much of Chrome’s DNA and deserves its place as one of the best web browsers. Like both Edge and Chrome, Opera is built on Google’s open-source Chromium engine and, as a result, they all have a very similar user experience. Both feature a hybrid URL/search bar, and both are relatively light and fast.

The differences appear when you look at Opera’s built-in features. Where Chrome relies on an extension ecosystem to provide functionality users might want, Opera has a few more features baked right into the browser itself. It introduced a predictive website preload ability, and an Instant Search feature isolates search results in their separate window while the current page fades into the background, letting users more easily focus on the research task at hand.

You can install extensions from the Opera Add-ons store , which are just like Chrome extensions. Similar to Google’s browser, you’ll find useful tools like Giphy, Amazon Assistant, Avast Online Security, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and more. If Chrome’s wide variety of extensions is important to you, then Opera becomes an intriguing alternative. It might just be one of the best browsers for quickly navigating web pages.

Opera also features a built-in “Stash” for saving pages to read later. There’s no need to sign up for a Pocket or Evernote account to save a page for later reading. Similarly, Opera features a speed-dial menu that puts all your most frequently visited pages in one place. Google Chrome also does this, but only on a blank new tab. Finally, Opera has a built-in unlimited VPN service, making it a more secure browser option.

The biggest changes came with Opera 60 and Reborn 3, a complete revamp that brought a new borderless design, Web 3 support, and a Crypto Wallet, allowing users to prepare for blockchain-based sites. With version 69, Opera became the first browser with a built-in Twitter tool, and the company has added others as well including Instagram and TikTok. Just click the icon on the toolbar, log in to your account, and tweet away right from within the slide-out menu.

Other recent advancements include Lucid Mode, which sharpens video playing on a variety of platforms, supports emojis instead of web links, and other enhancements. The Opera Sidebar adds new functionality much like Edge’s Sidebar, allowing quick access to various Opera features. And Opera Aria adds new generative AI capabilities built right into the browser.

You can see that we’re well into hair-splitting territory, which is why it’s important to remember that your choice of browser is, more than any other service or app you use each day, entirely dependent on your personal preferences — what feels most right for you. The Opera web browser has a unique look and feel, and it combines some of the best features of Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Alternative browsers

While the preceding browsers will meet most users’ needs, other alternatives exist for anyone looking for something different. This section is for those who have a more niche preference in web browsers  or want to try something new.

Apple Safari

If you use Apple devices exclusively, Safari is already your default browser. It’s also significantly faster than in the past, surpassing Chrome in its quickness. It’s integrated into iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS, and you’ll likely get better battery life thanks to Apple’s in-house optimizations and the underlying hardware.

Safari also focuses a great deal on privacy and security. If you want to minimize how you’re tracked and whether Big Brother is looking over your shoulder, then Safari is a good choice. If you also use an iPhone and/or an iPad, then using Safari on your Mac will make for the most seamless transition between platforms. Open websites on an iPad or iPhone are carried over to MacOS.

Safari is not offered outside the Apple ecosystem.

Vivaldi Browser

The Vivaldi browser is truly unique. No two Vivaldi users will have the same setup. When you run it for the first time, you’re guided through a setup process that lays out your browser in a way that makes sense for you. You choose where your tabs and address bar go and whether you want browser tabs displayed at the top of the page or in a separate side panel. This is a browser built from the ground up to deliver a unique user experience, and for the most part, it succeeds. Vivaldi 2.0 enhanced the customization features and made them easier to access.

This browser excels at customization, and you can choose from a variety of tasteful themes that don’t feel dated or out of place on a modern PC, in addition to the aforementioned UI choices. It also has some standout privacy-enhancing features, like its team-up with DuckDuckGo to make the non-tracking search tool the default option when in privacy mode.

Finally, recent updates added more powerful tab management, enhancements like Web Panels that make for smarter browsing, and (as mentioned) even more powerful customization options. Other new updates include a built-in ad blocker, a built-in tracker blocker, a clock in the Status Bar, a new Notes Manager, and a Break Mode for pausing the internet while keeping the browser open.

Brave Browser

One of the most unusual browsers around is Brave — or, perhaps, it’s Brave’s business model that’s the strangest. Brave blocks all ads on all web pages by default, which makes it arguably the fastest browser around. Ads are a huge portion of how many websites make money — block these ads, and suddenly the most important web financial tool is eliminated.

That’s where the Brave Rewards program comes in. Users receive Basic Attention Tokens (BATs) when they view alternative ads that Brave places in the browsing stream. Users can pass along a portion of their tokens to publishers. As of January 2021, there were over 70,000 websites that supported BAT-based transactions through the Brave browser, including Wikipedia, The Guardian, WikiHow, MacRumors, and more.

What’s in it for users? Simply put, if you’re not waiting for ads to download along with website content, then your web experience will feel much faster. Brave performs no user tracking, making it ideal for private browsing as well.

Tor Browser

The Tor Browser is a version of Firefox that serves one very specific purpose: A simple entry point for The Onion Router, or Tor .

Tor is software combined with an open network aimed at making you invisible by routing your traffic through several anonymous servers. While it’s not foolproof, it’s very difficult for someone to identify you when you’re properly configured and using something like the Tor Browser to surf the web — especially if combined with a VPN .

There are many legitimate uses of the Tor Browser and the Tor network. It’s a good choice for people who live in countries with repressive governments, as well as journalists and activists. The dark web is also one of the destinations for people using Tor, which includes many nefarious and illegal sites.

In any event, if you want to remain completely anonymous while surfing the web, the Tor Browser and network are for you. If you want a more mainstream alternative, Opera includes a VPN component, but it’s far less private.

Avast Secure Browser

Avast Secure Browser first arrived as the Opera-based Avast Safezone Browser in 2016 as part of the Avast Antivirus paid bundle. It was revised and rebranded in 2018 as a free stand-alone product based on Chromium. Originally the “SafeZone” aspect kicked in when users visited websites to make purchases or manage money.

Avast Secure Browser provides several built-in tools to protect your data and privacy. These include an anti-phishing module, fingerprinting and online tracking prevention, an ad blocker, and a Webcam Guard tool to control which websites can access your camera. The Hack Check tool will determine if your info was leaked in a data breach.

Avast Secure Browser is a stand-alone download for Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS. The desktop version doesn’t include an integrated VPN but instead directs users to download the company’s separate SecureLine VPN software. The listed Bank Mode — part of the Avast Free Antivirus client — flips on when users load a banking website.

Best web browser features — what to look for

Benchmark tests.

Notice we don’t include Safari in our main comparison. Apple’s Safari web browser is unavailable on Windows, Android, or Chrome OS, so we removed it from our primary list.

Most browsers are compatible with web standards and handle performance with relative ease. A casual user probably won’t notice a difference in the rendering speed between today’s modern browsers, as all six are much faster and leaner than those of a few years ago.

We ran the following benchmarks on a desktop with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe solid-state drive, and Windows 11. All browsers were clean installs of the most current production versions as of January 2023, and all were run at their default settings.

First, JetStream 2 is a JavaScript and WebAssembly benchmark. It tests how quickly a web browser can start and execute code, and how smoothly it runs. Higher numbers are better.

Notice how all three Chromium-based browsers outperform Firefox. In fact, there’s very little difference between them, while Firefox’s performance is quite poor by comparison.

The next test we ran was Speedometer 2.0 . It measures how responsive a browser is to web applications by repeatedly adding a large number of items to a to-do list. Higher numbers are better.

Here, Opera led the pack, with Chrome and Edge running nearly neck to neck. Firefox came in last here with a relatively low score.

Finally, we tested how much RAM each browser uses, both with no tabs open and then with 10 tabs open accessing the same popular sites. We made sure that each browser had no extensions running, and we let each browser settle in before looking at its memory use. For the test with 10 tabs open, we averaged memory use when all the tabs were opened and then five minutes later to account for any variability.

It’s not a scientific test, but it should be sound enough to give you an idea of which browsers are the most and least efficient in terms of taking up your RAM. We found Opera to use the least amount of RAM when first opened, barely ahead of Edge, while Chrome used the most. Edge used the least with all 10 tabs loaded by a significant margin, a third or less than the other browsers. Chrome used the most with all 10 tabs open, and Firefox and Opera weren’t far behind.

Security and privacy

The most valuable tool for secure and private browsing is user discretion, especially when you consider that every web browser has encountered security breaches in the past. In particular, Internet Explorer and Chrome’s reputations for protecting users’ security and privacy credentials are spotty at best.

Chrome, Safari, Vivaldi, Opera, and Firefox all rely on Google’s Safe Browsing API to detect potentially dangerous sites. Thanks to constant updates, Mozilla, Chrome, and Opera all make constant security improvements. Microsoft disabled this API in Edge.

All browsers offer a private session option, too. Private sessions prevent the storage of browsing history, temporary internet files, and cookies. Browser support for Do Not Track remains spotty.

Mozilla made some strides in differentiating itself from others with a real focus on privacy in recent years. It even debuted a Facebook Container  in 2018 to make it harder for the social network to harvest user information.

Frequently asked questions

Do you need to use a VPN when browsing the web? 

You do not have to use a VPN when browsing the internet. However, a VPN can be a good tool to use as it protects your privacy and data by creating a secure and encrypted data tunnel between your browser and a VPN server. In turn, that server creates a secure and encrypted connection between it and the target website.

As a result, the website can’t identify you personally, nor can it see your true geological location or internet address. Not even your ISP knows where you’re surfing or the device you use with a VPN enabled. Some VPN services are free while others require a subscription. We have a list of the current best VPN services .

Which browser is most used in the world? 

Google Chrome leads the web browser market with a 64.68% share, according to Statcounter . Apple Safari follows with 18.29%, Edge at 4.23%, Mozilla Firefox at 3.01%%, and Opera at 2.25%. Internet Explorer is still in use with 0.81%, while Microsoft Edge “Legacy” is fading out at 0.32%.

What are the best ad blockers to use for your browser? 

We have a guide on the best ad blockers for Google Chrome , but here’s a short list:

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What is browser fingerprinting and how can you prevent it? 

Websites want to know everything about you: Your tastes, your habits, and where you like to surf. When you load a website, it quietly runs scripts in the background that collect information about you and your device. The operating system, the web browser, all installed extensions, your time zone — all of this information is strung together to create a “fingerprint,” which in turn can be used to trace you across the internet via cross-site tracking.

Avast provides a detailed explanation and outlines various forms of fingerprinting. For example, the “canvas” method forces the browser to draw an image or text in the background, without the user knowing, to determine the operating system, web browser, graphics card, installed drivers, and the current font style. Device fingerprinting determines all internal and external device components.

As your fingerprint is tracked across the internet, this “profile” can be sold to data brokers, who then resell the data to advertisers. It’s a more silent means of gathering information about you versus using cookies that require your consent. The problem is, browser fingerprinting is still perfectly legal.

The best way to prevent browser fingerprinting is by randomizing and generalizing data. Third-party software like Avast AntiTrack does this by inserting “fake” data when website scripts try to collect your information. However, this tool allows scripts to continue running in the background so the website doesn’t “break.”

Many browsers offer some type of anti-fingerprinting protection. These include Avast Secure Browser (see above), Brave Browser (randomization), Mozilla Firefox (blocks fingerprinting scripts), and Tor Browser (generalization).

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Remember when Windows Media Player ruled the earth? Before the world was inundated with versatile playback tools like VLC and countless other platforms, most users flocked to the built-in OS media players provided by Windows and Apple (the latter being the minds behind QuickTime). In fact, you’ve probably come across a handful of WMA files in your life of using computers.

If you're a realtor, trying to find a good laptop can be just as challenging as finding the perfect home for your clients. Not only do you need something that looks professional and can withstand the daily demands of the modern work environment, but it also needs to be portable and durable. After all, there's a good chance you'll be lugging it around with you to your showings, so a clunky laptop simply won't cut it.

That means you'll need a laptop that's portable, reliable, responsive, and boasts a professional design that'll impress your clients. That's quite the checklist – but thankfully, there are plenty of great laptops for realtors that fit all these criteria.

Skype is an excellent option for video chats with your friends and family or conducting a videoconference call with your colleagues.  However, Skype is not without its bugs, hiccups, and issues that can make getting face-to-face with someone seem like an ordeal. To make things easier on everyone, we've compiled a selection of the most common Skype problems and how to fix them. Video not working If you can't get your camera to work or experience issues seeing other's connections, you might as well be using an actual telephone instead of Skype. Thankfully, these issues can usually be resolved with a bit of tinkering on your end, or they may just be service disruptions on Skype's end.

One of the more common problems that crop up is visual issues due to Skype not having access to your PC or phone's camera. For desktop users, open the Skype application and select the Three horizontal dots near the notification bell icon to access the Skype menu. Select Settings > Audio and video. If your picture fails to appear in the Skype camera preview window, you'll know there's a connection issue.

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It’s official: Safari 11 is the fastest web browser for the Mac

Roman Loyola

Apple calls Safari 11, the web browser that ships with  macOS High Sierra , “the world’s fastest desktop browser.” And based on the benchmarks we’ve run, it’s true.

We ran a series of browser benchmarks comparing Safari 11 (in the High Sierra public beta ) to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera. In every test except one, Safari 11 reached the finish line first. (We’ll run these tests again when High Sierra is finalized in the fall, but for now, the results are very impressive.)

Here’s a look at all the tests we ran, presented in alphabetical order. We also provide links to each test so you can run it yourself. Note that some of these benchmarks haven’t been updated in a while or are no longer supported by the developer.

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Results are in milliseconds. Shorter bars/lower times are better. Click to enlarge.

The Ares-6 benchmarks uses a JavaScript-based series of tests. Safari 11 is the clear winner; it’s almost twice as fast as its nearest competitor, Opera.

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Results are scores. Longer bars/higher scores are better. Click to enlarge.

JetStream is a JavaScript-based benchmark developed by the WebKit Open Source Project. Since Safari is a WebKit -based browser, it’s probably not surprising how well Safari does in this benchmark.

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Results are in milliseconds. Shorter bars/lower times are better. Click to enlarge.

Mozilla released the Kraken to test JavaScript performance. Safari is much fastest than Firefox in this test.

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MotionMark is a graphics-based test, gauging animation performance. This is another benchmark by the WebKit Open Source Project. Chrome does well to keep up with Safari 11.

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Octane is a JavaScript benchmark. Google developed this test, but the company announced earlier this year that Octane is no longer being maintained and updated by its developers. The benchmark is still available, though.

Peacekeeper

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Peacekeeper is no longer supported by its developers, FutureMark. It’s still available on the web for testing. Learn more about Peacekeeper and its tests .

Speedometer

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Speedometer is used to gauge the performance of “user interactions in web applications.” If you like to use web apps, you should take note of these results. Safari 11 has a slight edge over Chrome.

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WebXPRT is used to test HTML5 performance. This is the only test where Safari came in second; Firefox was the fastest. Learn more about WebXPRT . Note that this benchmark hasn’t been updated in two years.

Author: Roman Loyola , Senior Editor

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Roman has covered technology since the early 1990s. His career started at MacUser, and he's worked for MacAddict, Mac|Life, and TechTV.

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Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge join forces to improve browser extensions

Customizing your browser should be easier and safer.

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The teams behind the Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge browsers have banded together to improve extensions, the add-ons you can download to customize the software. That should mean your extensions will work better and come with a better security foundation to protect you from malware.

On Friday, the teams unveiled a discussion and development forum at the World Wide Web Consortium, or  W3C , dedicated to developing standards for extensions. The forum, the WebExtensions Community Group , gives engineers a place to build a unified and more secure core foundation for extensions.

The group also hopes to make it easier for developers to write extensions because a shared standard will help bridge differences between browsers.

"We aim to identify common ground, bring [browsers] into closer alignment, and chart a course for future evolution," community group members said of their goals. There's not yet a public timeline for publishing a draft of the standard or building it into browsers.

Extensions are crucial to browsers on PCs. The bits of software can block ads, integrate with password managers , strip out code that tracks you on the internet and find coupons as you put items into your shopping cart. One extension lets users replace photos of Donald Trump with cats .

Google's Chrome is the most widely used browser in the world. But differences among browsers mean it's less likely that an extension developer will support other browsers. Standardization should align browsers to reduce developers' difficulties. There will still be differences among browsers, but the community group plans to ensure a common core of abilities.

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The Chrome browser modernized extensions by adopting some of the same technologies, JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets, used to display web pages. Firefox and more recently Safari have followed Chrome's lead. Edge also tapped into Chrome's extension when Microsoft adopted Chrome's open-source Chromium technology.

The news comes on the eve of WWDC , the Apple developers conference that runs June 7-11. At WWDC in 2020, Apple announced it was embracing Chrome's extension approach in Safari , though significant differences in packaging extensions for Safari remain.

The idea of standardizing extension technology has been around for years. Opera, another browser maker, tried to unify extension technology when it adopted Chrome's extension approach in 2010.

One thing that won't change is how you get your extensions. Each browser maker has its own extensions download site, as well as procedures for vetting them. The discussion group won't address that topic.

But several other aspects of the technology are up for discussion, according to the browser extension group's charter . The group hopes to set programming interfaces that are compatible with today's extensions as much as possible, that don't slow website performance, that don't hurt privacy and that beef up security to "reduce the harm a compromised or malicious browser extensions can do."

Compatibility is the top priority on the list. "It should be relatively straightforward for developers to port extensions from one browser to another, and for browsers to support extensions on a variety of devices and operating systems," the group's charter says.

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Battle of the browsers: Edge vs. Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Safari vs. Opera vs. IE vs. Vivaldi

Battle of the browsers: Edge vs. Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Safari vs. Opera vs. IE vs. Vivaldi

Google Chrome used to clearly be the best browser, with its speed advantage and extension ecosystem, but that’s changing. We’re living in the golden age of web browsers, and users are spoiled when it comes to choice.

After decades of criticism, Microsoft is replacing Internet Explorer with Edge, a lean browser designed for Windows 10. Mozilla Firefox and Opera, meanwhile, continue to optimize features and add new tools, while Safari’s focus on power usage gives Mac users a serious reason to consider using the default. And then there’s the new kid in town, Vivaldi, with a minimalist design and near-total customization.

You can’t really go wrong with any of the popular browsers, but there are a few things here and there that give each its own competitive edge.

Installation, updates, and compatibility

Installation across the browsers is basically the same. Users can download them from their respective websites if they aren’t built into your operating system already — i.e. Safari, Edge, IE — and each will typically download in under 30 seconds.

Below is a list of browser compatibility.

  • Google Chrome :  Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
  • Mozilla Firefox  :  Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
  • Internet Explorer   (32 and 64-bit): Windows
  • Safari : Mac OS X (Windows version no longer supported)
  • Opera :  Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
  • Edge : Available with Windows 10, not available for older versions of Windows.
  • Vivaldi : Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

When it comes to updates, most of the browsers are now more or less equivalent. Background updating is the default practice. In the case of Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, and Opera, it’s handled through the app. Edge and Safari are updated through Microsoft and Apple’s respective update utilities. Internet Explorer is the only browser that’s no longer receiving updates, as it’s been put out to pasture in favor of Edge. However, it’s still available for use on Windows machines for compatibility reasons.

Design and ease of use

The current trend in browser design is for the browser to nearly disappear. IE, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome all attempt to be as minimal as possible, offering next to no actual text and small, monochromatic buttons that discretely blend with the aesthetic design of operating systems such as Windows 8 and Mac OS X. Vivaldi fights back against this somewhat, offering a splash of color and bringing back the statusbar, but it’s still largely governed by the minimalist ethos. Overall, all the browsers stay out of your way and let you focus on the site you’re looking at. Below we compare and contrast the design of each browser.

Google Chrome

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Chrome was the first browser to radically simplify the user interface, offering users little more than an address bar and just a few other buttons. It’s a clean look, and though installing enough extensions can clutter things up, for most users, this won’t be confusing. Like most browsers, the window can get incredibly cramped with 15 ore more tabs open, but it still does a fantastic job of delivering content whether the window is expanded or slightly minimized for the sake of space.

Adjacent to the omnibox are standard navigational features (i.e. back, forward, refresh, home), but you can easily slim down the window by customizing the toolbar and deleting any buttons you deem useless. Chrome’s single-click bookmarking method, done by simply clicking the star located on the right side of the address bar, also makes bookmarking your favorite webpages a breeze.

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox

This browser features a similar, yet more useful layout when compared to its competitors, and places the tab bar above the address bar. The URL and search boxes are still separate by default, a unique feature among current browsers, despite the fact that searching from the address bar works fine. Recently added buttons for Pocket and Hello also take up space while other browsers are slimming things down. But if you want to, you can remove any of these elements in just a couple of clicks. Firefox is nothing if not customizable.

The browser offers the same kind of single-click bookmarking that Chrome does — all you have to do is click the star located to the right of the search bar — but there’s little else that separates it from the rest of the pack. The settings menu is accessible in a similar fashion to that of Google Chrome, allowing you to access various options by clicking a simple button depicting three horizontal bars located in the upper-right corner of the window. Unfortunately, it also takes up a bit of space that could otherwise be used by the tab bar.

Internet Explorer

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In terms of screen space, Internet Explorer is minimalist, with less “chrome” than Chrome itself. IE 11 features a single bar that simultaneously functions as the browser’s address and search bar. The space at the top places your open tabs to the right of the address-search bar, making it somewhat more cluttered than some of our other picks given the amount of space the search field takes up, but it typically isn’t worrisome unless you’re really stacking up a high volume of tabs. Other notable design features include the single-click bookmarking star now widely adopted by almost all other prominent browsers.

However, the 20-year-old browser is being phased out to make way for Microsoft’s newest browser, Edge. IE is still available in Windows 10, but is no longer the default and will not receive new features.

Safari

This long mediocre browser is now a serious competitor when compared to the likes of Google and Firefox. The newest version of Apple’s browser is fairly minimalist in design, but retains enough familiarity for old users of the browser to feel at home. Like its peers, Safari offers the address-search bar hybrid. Recent features include a share icon embedded to the right of the search field, which serves as a way to bookmark pages, post to social networks, and share via native Apple platforms like iMessage and Mail. An optional sidebar also give you quick access to your bookmarks, social media shares, and a reading list that syncs with iOS and works offline.

opera

This browser uses Google’s chromium Web engine while retaining a set of signature features that distinguish the browser from the rest. Opera has a single hybrid address-search bar like Chrome, but the alternative browser also sports Opera’s signature features,  stash  and  speed dial.   S peed dial  allows for easy bookmarking and functions like “the most visited page” on Safari.  Stash  is similar to  P ocket,  and thus allows you to quickly store pages for future browsing. The bottom line? Opera sports a clean design with innovative features that hold their own against the rest of the competition.

Microsoft Edge

Edge resembles IE 11, though with even smaller borders, fewer icons, and a streamlined toolbar designed to take up more real estate on your display than IE 11. A solitary, address-search bar also runs the width of the page, along with a trio of headline features that include markups, reading view, and Microsoft’s equivalent to Siri (aka Cortana). It is the standard web browser for Windows 10, and has integration with many of the OS’s features and apps, including Outlook and the aforementioned Cortana. The latest update even gives it the ability to cast video, audio, and pictures to Miracast and DLAN devices.

Vivaldi

This browser doesn’t just offer customization, it actually asks you to choose where things like the tabs and address bar should go when you first launch it. If you want your tabs in a panel to the left of your window, you can do that, or you can leave them above the address bar. Bucking recent trends, Vivaldi also brings back the status bar at the bottom of the window, giving you a quick place to zoom in and out and preview URLs from. The current tab also takes on the primary color of whatever site you’re visiting, making the browser chrome seem like a natural extension of the site you’re visiting and adding some visual flair.

Benchmark tests

Most browsers are compatible with web standards and handle speed with relative ease. A casual user probably won’t notice a difference in the rendering speed between today’s modern browsers, but all six browsers are much faster and leaner than those of a few years ago — and become even more so with each new build. Below are our benchmark results for the six browsers, with bold text indicating the winner for each category.

Google Chrome has long dominated the HTML5 compliance benchmark, but it has some competition at the top now: Vivaldi. The two browsers support the same number of standards, meaning both should be able to perfectly render just about anything you can find.

The Jetstream benchmark, which focuses on modern web applications, has a surprising winner: Edge. Microsoft’s been working hard on optimizing its new browser, and it shows. Safari, Chrome, and Vivaldi aren’t too far behind, though.

Two Javascript benchmarks, Mozilla’s Kraken benchmark and Google’s Octane 2.0, give us more split results. Edge just barely beat Chrome on Octane 2.0, while Chrome came out ahead on the Kraken test. The results suggest most modern browsers are pretty fast, however, with the exception of Internet Explorer 11.

This suggests that Microsoft’s Edge is a huge leap forward from its old browser, and that competition in the browser market is pretty tight overall.

Extensions and extra features

Features are what truly separate one browser from the next given that speed and compatibility are no longer the defining issue. That being said, each browser has its own slate of unique features, from expansive app stores and add-ons to various extensions and tools, that makes it shine in its own light.

Chrome has become the starting point for browser extension developers, and it shows. If an extension exists, you can probably get it for Chrome before you can get it for any other browser. There’s also Apps, which blur the line between web and local apps in some unique ways. We like the idea, and Chrome remains the most integrated software for accessing anything Google-related (i.e. Gmail, Google Drive). If web apps and seamless dashboard features are important to you, check out what Google has to offer.

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Like Chrome, Firefox is on a six-week update schedule, and sports a strong catalog of extensions. Some older extensions have broken with recent Firefox releases, and at this point, cutting-edge extensions tend to be offered first on Chrome and show up on Firefox later. Having said that, a few power-user extensions are exclusive to Firefox, making this hard to call definitively. The built-in PDF viewer is incredibly handy, as is the browser’s support for Macbook Retina displays and grouped tabs. Firefox also remains one of the most customizable in terms of interface and display out of the five on our list, though Vivaldi is a legitimate threat on the horizon.

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Safari’s extension ecosystem isn’t massive, but Apple’s default browser has come a long way since its initial beginning. Most major extensions are available at this point, even if the collection is nowhere close to competing with Chrome or Firefox. Other awesome built-in extras include the ad-free Safari Reader, which lets you read any article without all the unnecessary clutter, and comprehensive iCloud integration for syncing pages across all your devices. There’s also built-in RSS support, and a reading list that syncs with your mobile devices.

Safari’s mobile version comes pre-installed on iOS devices, but isn’t available on other mobile platforms.

Internet Explorer 11

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IE11 sports heavy integration and optimization for Windows 7 and 8. Many functions, like turning tabs into new windows, are much easier with Microsoft’s stalwart browser. It retains some of the unique features introduced in IE 10, like individual tab previewing from the task bar and a new feature called site pinning, which lets you ‘pin’ a website to the Windows 8 task bar like you would a normal application. However, unlike an ordinary taskbar shortcut, pinned websites can offer customized “right click” menus. For example, pinning the Facebook toolbar will let you right click and auto browse to different sections of the Facebook site like News, Messages, Events, and Friends. In addition, when you open a pinned site, the IE 11 browser customizes itself to resemble the site you’re viewing. Currently, this only means the icon in the upper-left corner will change along with the colors for the back and forward buttons, but we like the idea.

IE’s mobile version comes pre-installed on Windows devices. There’s currently no mobile version, though.

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Opera has always stood out in part by bundling features that other browsers offer as add-ons. The inclusion of both ad blocking and a VPN in recent builds of Opera are prime examples, and make this a go-to browser for the privacy set. But it’s not just about the included features: Opera’s  add-on library  is fairly complete. The extensive web-app store offers a variety of free and premium apps, but Opera’s extensions are centered around the browser’s signature tool,  Speed Dial —  a touchscreen-optimized homepage. Each extension can be tacked to Opera’s  Speed Dial  homepage. The simplicity of having your Gmail account stored next to a dependable news aggregatior on your homepage is hard to pass up.

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At this point, Edge doesn’t offer any extensions (unless you are a Windows Insider and have the preview version). However, extensions have proven to be more than just a niche feature given their wide-spread adoption in other browsers. Microsoft has confirmed that Edge will support extensions in one capacity or another down the line, but there’s no word on when they’ll be enabled for regular users. For now, Edge does offer an attractive and easy-to-use reader mode, one that removes clutter and formatting from webpages and articles to make for a more comfortable reading experience on the web.

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As the newest browser in this list, Vivaldi doesn’t have an extension ecosystem, and extensions aren’t supported by default. Extensions are planned, however, and some users have even managed to get a few Opera extensions working in the browser (though the method isn’t straight-forward). Outside of the robust customization options, the sidebar offers a lot of compelling features. You can write notes about any URL, for future reference, or add any site as a side panel. This isn’t the most feature-filled browser as of right now, but it’s clearly an ambitious one.

Security and privacy

The most valuable tool for secure browsing is user discretion, especially when you consider that every web browser has encountered security breaches in the past. And Internet Explorer and Chrome’s reputation for protecting users’ security and privacy credentials is spotty at best.

Chrome, Safari, Vivaldi, Opera, and Firefox all rely on Google’s Safe Browsing API to detect potentially dangerous sites. Thanks to constant updates, Mozilla, Chrome, and Opera all make constant security updates. But Chrome takes security a bit further by also scanning for potentially harmful downloads. There’s also  encryption add-ons currently in the works at Google .

All browsers offer a private session option, too. Private sessions prevent the storage of history, temporary Internet files, and cookies. For example, Internet Explorer 11 features a security measure called Do Not Track. Only Internet Explorer goes so far as to to block trackers completely from communicating with your browser. What’s more, according to a 2013 NSS study , only Internet Explorer blocks trackers used on more than 90 percent of potentially hazardous sites.

Nonetheless,  Microsoft has stated that Edge won’t offer IE’s Do Not Track feature , though you will be able to enable some tracking protection. This change of heart is because Do Not Track isn’t really honored by many websites, making it largely pointless in 2016.

Popularity & Verdict

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Internet Explorer has been the number one browser for decades, but that’s changing right now, according to  NetMarketShare’s latest numbers . They show Chrome as edging out Microsoft’s default for this first time this year, with 41.71 percent of the market. The closest competitor to these two browsers is Firefox, with a distant 10.06 percent of the market. Safari, the default browser on the Mac platform, captures a respectable 4.47 percent of the market, while Opera sits at 2.1 percent. Vivaldi doesn’t show up in these numbers.

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StatCounter provides a much different view. According to its data, Chrome is by far the most popular desktop browser, with more than 56.75 percent of all Internet traffic. Firefox is up next, at a distant 14.24 percent, and a declining Internet Explorer sees 12.14 percent of the market share. Safari nets 9.47 percent of traffic, while Opera captures about 1.87 percent.

Why the big difference between these reports? It’s because NetMarketShare counts unique visitors, while StatCounter tallies all visits. In other words, NetMarketShare’s numbers reflect how many people are using a browser, while StatCounter reflects how much a browser is used.

Once you know that, the numbers make sense. A lot of people default to Internet Explorer because they don’t know any better, and only visit a few websites each day. Chrome is often preferred by people who browse heavily and might visit hundreds of sites in a day. And Firefox, despite being used by fewer people than Internet Explorer, generates more web traffic because of its power-user base.

Chrome is still king

It’s getting closer every month, but it still seems like Chrome is the best browser overall. It’s still a top-performing browser, and its extension eco-system is the best. There’s a reason why it’s the most popular browser ever made, and while specific users might prefer something different, most people can safely default to Chrome.

Source :  https://www.yahoo.com/tech/battle-best-browsers-edge-vs-190732036.html

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Chrome vs Firefox vs Safari vs Edge: Which is the best browser for an iPhone?

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I n the age of internet millennialism, browsers are an essential tool to help you connect. Most of our browsing online is done on a mobile these days. And unlike desktop browsers, mobile browsers vary a lot in terms of performance, design, reliability, support, etc. Even a general user might be able to make out the difference the choice of a correct browser makes, which is not the case when it comes to desktops.

Nevertheless, sparing you all the technical testing for yourself, we’ve compared some of the ablest browsers available for you to download.

Just a heads up- this article is divided into four categories based on the factors involved that makes a particular browser the perfect choice. To make it as fair as possible, all the browsers are tested on the same iPhone using the same resources.

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1. Javascript Compliance test

A browser not able to load stuff fast enough is not a browser, it’s a turtle. As far as an iPhone is concerned, Safari has always been the most reliable browser of all. Its javascript handling abilities are known to be almost unparalleled. Although, there is always a tough competition between the browsers being compared due to the frequency of updates being pushed to them.

For those who don’t know, javascript is one of the main aspects of a browser, which enhances the overall user experience. The animations you come along on a webpage, are due to javascript. It’s not that having javascript on a webpage is mandatory, but is essentially good for it.

JetStream javascript benchmarking produced the following results:  Higher is better

As you can perceive from the chart above, Microsoft’s Edge turned out to be the best deal in handling javascript leaving behind Safari in the second position and Chrome in the third. Additionally, we had to perform the same test thrice on Chrome because of some caching issues that Google’s brainchild sported. Unfortunately, Firefox wasn’t able to complete the test in the first place due to javascript errors which intermittently persisted, hence, the zero score.

Above all, even in real-world usage, it has been found that Microsoft’s Edge surprisingly has a knack over most of the browsers available. And that includes Safari as well. On the other hand, Chrome and Firefox are ‘usable’ browsers, but don’t provide an improvement over the latter. Adding to that, Chrome and Firefox feel kind of heavy with their design. Anyways, hold on, as I talk about the design later in this post.

2. HTML5 Compliance Test

Chrome and Safari have always been the real deal in terms of HTML5 inclusion. Google has been really pushing hard to improve its browsing experience by providing as much support a developer needs in order to make it a better place to browse.

It’s not just the case with Chrome, but Firefox is also a strong contender. Lately, it has been showing up for ads on its desktop version which explain developers non-delusive ways to append HTML codes into their projects.

HTML5 Compliance test results:  Closer to ‘555’ is better

The results clearly indicate that Safari is still the best browser to rely on when it comes to HTML5 compatibility, which is the language on which around 80% of the whole internet is based. Although, it is sad to see that Firefox failed miserably on this test as well. This shows the colossal difference between a desktop-based browser and a mobile browser. It’s like the coins have flipped completely.

Chrome managed to handle HTML blissfully, which is why it’s scored the second position. Chrome is also supposed to be well-adjusted for Google’s AMP program, which allows publishers to provide content on a blazing fast speed by basically hosting it on Google’s servers.

On the other hand, Edge did a pretty decent job as well. But more was expected of it considering it did so well in the javascript test.

3. Design and Features

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Having a pure Apple essence is one of the things Safari is very good at. And a pure Apple essence demands simplicity to its core. If you are the one that prefers a clean and powerful browsing experience, no other browser except for Safari will win you over.

It has a reading mode which basically declutters a webpage and provides you only the useful information like texts and images. You can even get rid of ads using the reading mode. Although, sometimes it’s not as efficient as the algorithm behind it fails to detect the structure of a webpage and provides unuseful information.

Additionally, you have the option to save mobile bookmarklets so that you can easily traverse through your favorite websites right from your springboard. Above all, if you happen to have the rest of the Apple family (MacBook, iPad, iPod), you can seamlessly multitask. As an example, you can have a Safari tab open on your iPhone and can continue to browse exactly where you left off on your MacBook . This is not what other browsers offer.

From a design point of view, Safari’s design is overdue for a change. It has been the same looking browser since the Safari that came with the first iPhone, except it has become more minimalistic. If you’re looking for a browser that gets most of your job done efficiently right off the bat, then Safari could be the best deal for you.

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Google’s own browser helps with most of the stuff that is related to Google. Albeit, there’s no doubt that most of the stuff on the internet is related to Google. Seamless integration between different platforms is the characteristic feature of Google Chrome.

All you need is to sign in to your Google account in the Mobile browser and all of your bookmarks, passwords, history data and cached files are seamlessly synced. It’s so smooth that the whole process feels almost magical. The magical part about it is that you don’t even need to enter your account details manually. Chances are, if you’ve signed into any Google service using your iPhone, you have the account details already stored on the secure servers. With just a tap, you are signed into Chrome.

When you glance at the  new tab  page of Chrome, you’ll notice that a feed containing the latest trending news articles is already set up. Those news articles are curated based on your browsing pattern. Apart from that, the iOS keyboard gets an extra row of functions like a QR code scanner , some handy symbols etc. in the Chrome app.

Having a Chrome browser on mobile is similar to having it on a desktop except for the difference that you have a community of extensions on the desktop which is not currently the case with mobile.

The design, on the other hand, is kind of heavy and undesirable sometimes. Due to the heavy design, iOS tends to lag and freeze which becomes extremely annoying with constant usage. Chrome also has a reputation for being a battery hog on mobile devices . And it’s no different in this case. In fact, Chrome utilizes the CPU in such a way that in just a few minutes of normal browsing, the iPhone’s back becomes extensively hot. All of this could be a major setback for a someone who cares more to squeeze some juice until the end of the day.

Mozilla Firefox Mobile iOS fastest browser for iPhone

Despite its poor performance in the benchmarks, Firefox has the most features of all the browsers featured in this comparison. Similar to Chrome, it also has a seamless cross-platform syncing system. Although, you’ll have to create a separate Mozilla account without which it won’t be possible to sync between your desktop and your mobile.

Albeit, once you have the Mozilla account signed in on the mobile version of Firefox, all the bookmarks, history data, and passwords will seamlessly sync to your device. At the end of the day, it doesn’t have that magical element that makes Chrome so special.

After the recent update for the desktop version of Firefox- dubbed the  Quantum  update, there are a lot of under-the-hood engineering improvements, as stated by Mozilla. However, Mozilla also hinted that the Mobile version gets the same  Quantum  treatment. Basically, the new engineering framework leverages the multi-core processors in a fairly unique manner, according to Mozilla. Now it won’t make a huge difference in day-to-day usage but with further upgrades in processors with progressive devices, the experience is only getting better.

Some of the unique features of Firefox on mobile includes a dedicated night mode aimed at easing the usage of websites during the night. Wasn’t it certain? Also, just like Safari, Firefox also has a proper reading mode, but not as perfect as the reading mode on Safari. Although there is one thing that Firefox totally messes up- handling the cache.

The design is something for which Firefox is needed to be comprehended. Despite having a heavy design like Google’s Chrome browser, Firefox handles every task like a breeze. I haven’t faced any performance nor any battery issues while using Firefox in the course of time in which I had it for testing. Firefox could be a daily driver for someone who does like proficiency but is okay with the browser not able to handle caching well.

Edge Browser best web browser for iPad best ipad browser

Something about this browser makes browsing both smooth and laggy at the same time. And it’s not sure whether this is because of Microsoft’s legacy or something else . On the other hand, you can easily compare Edge with Safari because of the similarities they withhold between them. A reading mode, tools to bookmark and text searching on a webpage sum up to be almost all of the features of the browser.

And trust me, you won’t need more. The Edge browser for mobile has a lot in common with its desktop counterpart featurewise. You get a minimalistic news feed on the ‘new tab’ page along with some other recommended websites for you to consider to visit. Although it has that nostalgic Microsoft essence to it, and you can feel it, there’s no getting tired of this browser on mobile. Even though it doesn’t live up to the Chrome and Firefox standards in terms of seamlessness and the presence of features, it just simply works every time. And that certainly is not the case with any of the browsers in this comparison.

When it comes to interconnectivity, it’s not as magical as Chrome, but it’s doable. The medium for the same seamless connection between cross-platforms is a Hotmail account, or rather a Skype account. And the contents that get synced over are same as that of every other browser featured in this post.

Designwise, I must say that Edge has got an  edge  over other browsers. Simplicity is the key with this one. The flagship Microsoft interface is omnipresent and highly noticeable throughout the app. It slightly stresses the processor but gets the work done, which is browsing (of course!). However, websites tend to perform smoother on Edge than on Chrome or Firefox or for that matter, even Safari.

Perhaps, the most important sector of our browsing experiences, privacy is something that you should care about when choosing the perfect browser for yourself.

Apple, as we all know it, is extremely vested in privacy and often makes sure that it isn’t undermined by Safari. On the backend, Safari analyzes your behavior on the web space and based on your liking, restricts the transmission of your data to ad firms.

On the other hand, Chrome does exactly the opposite. It has a bad reputation in terms of data management as it monitors your browsing history along with relevant website data and uses it to provide a better experience- that’s what Google affirms. But having all of your data handled by a corporation at a fairly vast level is kind of threatening. And the recent Cambridge Analytica scam makes me more unnerved about Chrome’s data usage methods.

Although there’s absolutely no problem regarding Firefox’s privacy and security abilities, it could be better considering the vast user base. Also, if you care about extensive privacy regarding internet usage, Mozilla has a separate app named Firefox Focus that has an expertise in handling security and the privacy of the end user. Edge, on the other side of the bridge, is not as careful with user privacy as per the current industry standards, but it doesn’t jump too far like the privacy features in Chrome. And that provides the balance.

All of the browsers have a basic incognito mode, which generally does not register your browsing history in the first place. It also doesn’t allow for search engines to retrospect your search data.

Even though there are a lot of parameters that form an outline for the ‘best’ browser in the market, it all boils down to your liking and feeling towards a particular one. For instance, if you’ve been using the Chrome browser on an Android phone, you’ll end up using Chrome on iOS as well, when you make a switch. It becomes exasperatingly difficult to break out of the comfort zone once you’ve discovered it.

Although, Microsoft’s Edge is an exception as it’s a new release and doesn’t have a strong user base since the beginning, making it a difficult choice for most of the users out there.

Once again, it all cuts down to your affinity.

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Apple is finally allowing full versions of Chrome and Firefox to run on the iPhone

W ith iOS 17.4, Apple is making a number of huge changes to the way its mobile operating system works in order to comply with new regulations in the EU. One of them is an important product shift: for the first time, Apple is going to allow alternative browser engines to run on iOS — but only for users in the EU.

Since the beginning of the App Store, Apple has allowed lots of browsers but only one browser engine: WebKit. WebKit is the technology that underpins Safari, but it’s far from the only engine on the market. Google’s Chrome is powered by an engine called Chromium, which is the dominant engine by a wide margin — Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera, and many other browsers also run on Chromium. Mozilla’s Firefox runs on its own engine, called Gecko.

On iOS, though, all those browsers have been forced to run on WebKit instead, which means many features and extensions simply don’t work anymore. That changes with iOS 17.4 — anyone building a browser, or building an in-app browser for their app, can use a non-WebKit engine if they wish. Each developer will have to be authorized by Apple to switch engines “after meeting specific criteria and committing to a number of ongoing privacy and security mitigations,” Apple said in a release announcing the change, at which point they’ll get access to features like Passkeys and multiprocessing. Apple’s also adding a new choice screen to Safari so that when you first open the browser you’ll be able to choose a different default if you want.

Apple is clearly only doing this because it is required to by the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), which stipulates , among other things, that users should be allowed to uninstall preinstalled apps — including web browsers — that “steer them to the products and services of the gatekeeper.” In this case, iOS is the gatekeeper, and WebKit and Safari are Apple’s products and services. (The same section of the DMA also means Microsoft has to let people disable Bing web search and uninstall Edge, and it will cause other changes, too.)

Even in its release announcing the new features, Apple makes clear that it’s mad about them: “This change is a result of the DMA’s requirements, and means that EU users will be confronted with a list of default browsers before they have the opportunity to understand the options available to them,” the company says. “The screen also interrupts EU users’ experience the first time they open Safari intending to navigate to a webpage.” Apple’s argument for the App Store has always amounted to: only Apple can provide a good, safe, happy user experience on the iPhone. Regulators don’t see it that way. And Apple’s furious about it.

Again, these changes are only for iPhone users in the EU. Apple says it allows European users to travel without breaking their browser engine but will make sure only accounts belonging to people who live in the EU get these new engines. Elsewhere in the world, you’ll still be getting WebKit Chrome and WebKit everything else. Apple argues (without any particular merit or evidence) that these other engines are a security and performance risk and that only WebKit is truly optimized and safe for iPhone users.

But in the EU, we’re likely to see these revamped browsers in the App Store as soon as iOS 17.4 drops in March: Google, for one, has been working on a non-WebKit version of Chrome for at least a year . European users are about to get a serious browser war on their iPhones.

Apple is finally allowing full versions of Chrome and Firefox to run on the iPhone

Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge Dropping TLS 1.0, 1.1

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Apple , Google ,  Microsoft  and Mozilla  all announced today that they will disable TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 in their respective browsers by default by the first half of 2020. The TLS protocol is what browsers, instant messengers and even email servers primarily use to secure communications.

TLS 1.0, 1.1 Deprecated

Over the past few years, we’ve seen new attacks that exploit weaknesses in the design of the TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols and algorithms that were used alongside them. These attacks include BEAST , which allows malicious actors to steal the TLS authentication tokens,  Logjam and FREAK , which allow attackers to downgrade the security of a connection to a server, as well as insecure hash functions, such as MD5 and SHA-1.

In addition to all of this, the TLS 1.2 protocol is more than a decade old, so both browsers and web developers have little excuse not to use it by now. Earlier this year, the IETF also finalized the TLS 1.3 specification , which further streamlines and upgrades the TLS protocol to be stronger and less easy to break cryptographic algorithms.

What Is the TLS Protocol?

The TLS (stands for Transport Layer Security) protocol is an upgrade to the previously used Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. Netscape invented SSL because it realized that at least some uses of the internet required secure communications over computer networks.

Netscape kept SSL 1.0 private because it later learned it was deeply flawed. The company made SSL 2.0 public in 1995, but outside security researchers proved soon afterwards that it also had many flaws. In 1996, cryptographer Paul Kocher together with Netscape released version 3.0 of SSL, on top of which TLS 1.0 was developed in 1999. TLS 1.1 came in 2006 and TLS 1.2 in 2008.

Chrome 72 will stop supporting TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in the first half of next year, while Apple’s Safari, Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft ’s Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers will drop support for the two protocol versions a year later, in the first half of 2020.

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  • Co BIY Do users or developers need to do something in response to this change ? Will most people even notice? Article seems to be a paragraph short. Reply
  • Dave_135 Nice Article if your Windows 10 User. But I for 1 think Windows 10 Sucks totally! We Have 3 Computers in this house, My Desktop, called the Video Editing Beast, It has Linux Mint 19 Tara and Windows 7 Pro, then there is the Laptop Hooked to our HD TV, I runs Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon and Windows 10. Then we have a Laptop set on a Folding wooden table, it is older HP Model, 32 Bit and I have it running Linux Mint 19 Tara. Usage on all 3 machines on the desktop, Linux Mint gets used about 80% of the time, Windows the rest, on the TV Computer, windows gets about 70% and Linux mint gets the rest. And HP laptop, since Linux Mint 19 Tara has came out, that is all it runs, when I got it had Windows 8 running on it, that was worse that Windows 10. But Windows 10 is still the worst Operating System ever made in My Opinion. The update procedure is nuts as compared to Linux Mint. Updating A Windows 10 computer takes about 20 to 30 minutes of time, Linux mint, I may Install updates 3 times a day and it does not effect my workflow. Reply
  • mdarrish DAVE-135: Windows 10 is ugly and many aspects of it indeed suck. M$ has been on a downhill slide since Windows 8. However, Windows ME (ironically named Millenium Edition), sucked equally as much as 10, IMHO. Reply
  • cryoburner But... This article has nothing to do with Windows. >_> Reply
  • hannibal Those who has web Pages has to upgrade them so that They Are not using TLS 1.0 or 1.1 or their webpages can not be Viewed any more in the future. To the customers, no need to do anything unless you favorite websites stop from being available. Then you have to roll back to old webbrowser to see those Pages! Reply
  • stdragon For 99.99% of the population out there, this is a non-issue. But for those that have to support vendor server-side and appliance applications that requires HTTPS administration, it's going to suck...badly. Basically that translates to using an older version of a browser until management can cough up the money to supply IT with a workable budget to upgrade said back-end services. Reply
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