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Brave

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25
Experiences
Pros
13
Cons
11
Specs
Monika
thermoplastics
Gijsbert van der Heijden
Top Pro

Takes care of privacy and security

Takes privacy seriously by blocking ads and trackers and not tracking people's searches. Things like https everywhere and no tracking are standard with Brave. In most other browsers, things like these are optional at best. See More
Jonas Gierer
Top Con

Hypocritical/deceptive stance on privacy and advertisement

Brave is advertised as a browser that respects your privacy and blocks ads while still supporting content creators. However, at the same time the company is making deals with Facebook, Twitter and others to whitelist their trackers and ads. See More
thermoplastics
HaKr
rein
Top Pro

Free/libre software

Released to the community under the Mozilla Public License (MPL), this software respect the FSF's four freedoms, including the freedom to use, modify, and redistribute with or without modification freely. See More
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

Same security-holes as Chrome

On the desktop: Brave uses the same browser engine as Chrome, meaning it has the same security-holes as Chrome. Chrome is a big target for hackers (being the most popular browser in the world), and a webpage that will hack Chrome may also hack Brave. However, Brave has security features that Chrome doesn't (such as a built-in adblocker). Those features will stop many hacking attempts. See More
Yoshiyuki
Kobold
Top Pro

Option to disable additional privacy concerns

Like fingerprint tracking. See More
Monika
ImaginativeCharon
Top Con

Still dependent on Google

Since it's based on Chrome. See More
Monika
Kobold
rein
Top Pro

Built-in adblocking

Other apps make it difficult to block ads without rooting your phone or going through unoptimized add-on stores, but Link Bubble blocks them out of the box, making browsing much less crowded. Contains an optional "Allow Brave Acceptable Ads" So you can support the site you truly enjoy. See More
Holo Deck
HelpfulAhBolomTzacab
Top Con

Power hungry, uses much more battery power than other browsers

Per default Brave enables hardware acceleration which results in a much higher energy (battery) consumption than the most other web browsers. See More
Yoshiyuki
Emre Akça
Top Pro

Tor is available right in the browser

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teadan
CleverCoronus
Yoshiyuki
Top Con

Download package is very large considering it as a browser

Brave takes on a lot of roles besides just browsing so it is understandably a larger file. See More
Yoshiyuki
Kobold
Top Pro

Option to pay supported sites based on view time percentage

Set up automatic micro-donations. Brave will automatically divide a monthly donation among the top sites you visit. And/or, you can decide which sites get what percentage of your donation. It’s called pinning. See More
Svjatoslavs Krasnikovs
CleverCoronus
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

Dumbed down in the latest versions

In previous versions, Brave felt more like Firefox. Now it's been dumbed down, it feels more like Chrome/Chromium. For example: There's no menu-bar. See More
r1oga
Yoshiyuki
Kobold
Top Pro

Optional feature for you to get reimbursed for viewing ads

Basic Attention Token; you can decide to opt into a new blockchain-based digital advertising system, giving publishers a better deal and users a share of the ad revenue for their attention. See More
Monika
Lokman Afandy
Top Con

Sync issues

Unable to sync extensions, no cloud sync (only device sync). See More
Monika
Saim
Top Pro

Very fast

The fastest browser out there. See More
Monika
Saim
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

No reader view

Can be accessed with an extension though. See More
Tech Chungus
Top Pro

Now supports Chrome Webstore

It's now a faster, less intrusive Chrome. See More
Monika
GregariousConsus
Top Con

The iPhone version has some odd behavior

On reopening Brave, it often returns you to the "search results" page, rather than the webpage you had previously browsed to from the search results page. Might just be a specific configuration. See More
Monika
HelpfulAhBolomTzacab
Top Pro

Faster than Google Chrome

Brave consistently beats Chrome in speed, might have to do with less tracking being run in the background. See More
Monika
ImaginativeCharon
SensibleUksakka
Top Con

Uses Google as its default search engine

Quite ironic for the "privacy" browser. See More
Monika
Lokman Afandy
Top Pro

Built-in torrent client

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Buster Blue
Svjatoslavs Krasnikovs
CleverCoronus
Top Con

Bookmark button located on the left side of the URL bar and can't be moved

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r1oga
Top Pro

Developed by creator of Mozilla and Javascript

See More
Monika
HelpfulAhBolomTzacab
Top Pro

Sync is now available

See More
Specs
License:OpenSource (MPL)
Based On:Chromium core
Browser Engine:Blink
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Mozilla Firefox

All
48
Experiences
Pros
30
Cons
17
Specs
Ben Guy-Williams
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Strong HTML5 feature support

Firefox scores strongly on HTML5 feature support Though not as strongly as Chromium/Chrome browsers do. See More
Monika
Thomas Pallister
Top Con

Some built-in advertising

With their new "pocket" feature, they offer advertisements built-in. See More
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Free, open source and community driven

Firefox is available as a free download. All Mozilla software is licensed under the Mozilla Public License. Instructions on how to obtain the source code can be found here. See More
Paolo
damian101
Top Con

When you search in a website (Ctrl + F) there are no marks appearing in the right scrollbar

All Chromium based browsers have this feature. See More
Slimothy
Tal Ben-Ari
Top Pro

Syncs between devices

Firefox Sync is an optional feature in Firefox that allows syncing bookmarks, passwords, and add-ons between devices. See More
Capuccino
Matthew
Sadman Tariq
Top Con

Cannot directly translate page

Unlike Google Chrome, if you visit a website with a different language, you cannot translate it, which is a bad user experience for some. See More
Monika
Harley James Faggetter
Slimothy
Top Pro

Strong developer tool

The built-in developer tools have been merged with the popular FireBug extension since FF57. See More
anonslant
Top Con

Lack of keyboard shortcuts customization

Keyboard shortcuts can not be changed in a user-friendly way. It is also difficult to manipulate addons with hotkeys. See More
Capuccino
DecisiveTitias
Top Pro

Respects your privacy

Mozilla is one of the first browsers that advocates privacy. They believe that internet should be in the user's control and not those who run the websites, and so they give tools inside the browser to make the user be more in control. See More
Eric Turner
AmiableEuthenia
Top Con

Installs Addons with updates

Mozilla is installing/integrating addons with every update like the Mr. Robot promotion - it also has integrated Pocket that spams you every time you open the browser or a new tab with partners of Pocket. See More
Harley James Faggetter
Top Pro

High performance

The Firefox Quantum update (FF57) greatly increases the render speed and general performance of the browser, by taking better advantage of the user's hardware. See More
Alejandro Arciniegas
Holo Deck
Capuccino
Top Con

GTK Themes styles the HTML forms

If you're in Linux and you use a dark GTK theme that uses white text and come to a webpage that forces black text on html-forms buttons you will get black buttons with unreadable black text. See More
Paolo
malore
thermoplastics
Top Pro

Reader View

Reader View in Firefox allows users to read an article without any distractions by removing ads, unrelated elements and other distractive objects (similar to Microsoft Edge's Reading Mode and Safari's reader mode). See More
Monika
CredibleDogoda
Top Con

Uses Google as its default search engine

Which is pretty ironic for a browser that's focused on "privacy". See More
Slimothy
Eldar Silverman
Top Pro

Good font rasterizing

Font rasterizing on Windows is much better than in competitors. Even smaller text is clear and contrast. See More
Saim
Top Con

Sometimes very buggy and slow

On sites like twitch.tv chat scrolling is still not fixed. Compared to other browsers Firefox is still very slow and feels sluggish. See More
anonslant
Top Pro

Tagging bookmarks

Firefox is one of the few browsers that you can tag your bookmarks. You can view a list of tags and can search your bookmarks in the address bar with tags. See More
Eric Turner
Monika
Holo Deck
Top Con

Uses GTK on Linux/BSD

This makes the integration on non-GTK Desktop Environments very hard. See More
Monika
Honesty_Gnat
Paolo
Top Pro

Dark theme

Beyond the toolbar and tabs, it darkens UI elements such as the URL-bar, pop-downs, new-tab page and more. See More
Monika
Alex
Lokman Afandy
Top Con

Partial dark mode

Bookmark, context menu, etc. are not themed. See More
Maxwell Anderson
Top Pro

Fast

With new integrations focused on security and performance, Firefox is faster and less likely to have problems during use than ever before. See More
Svjatoslavs Krasnikovs
LuckyAernus
Top Con

Crappy license

Cannot redistribute binary after source code modification. See More
Monika
WhiteLilac
Faisal Hakim
Top Pro

Uses less resources

Firefox 57 (Quantum) and newer uses less resources than ever. It is proven with benchmark done by AppleInsider. See More
teadan
Monika
Lokman Afandy
Top Con

Multi Profile is not user friendly

Multi profile requires commandline -no remote to use and open about:profiles to create manually (on Chrome, you can instantly create them on right top user button). See More
Monika
JChaussine
Slimothy
Top Pro

Awesome customizability

Great library of add-ons. See More
Rodney
Top Con

Doesn’t support multiple languages for spell check

If you write in multiple languages, you need to manually switch the spell check language. See More
joelthelion
Top Pro

Automatically updated

Firefox is automatically updated on the platforms where it makes sense. See More
teadan
EagerAsclepius
CredibleDogoda
Top Con

Terrible user interface

And you can't even fix it anymore because they removed XUL. See More
UnbiasedKubaba
Top Pro

Open Source

Open Source means that you can see the source code. So everybody even if they don't work for Mozilla is able to look what the browser does in the background. So you can be 100% sure that Firefox doesn't have hidden "spy features" unlike Google Chrome. See More
CleverZisa
ImmaculateInanna
Top Con

False positives in virus-scanner

All Downloads in Firefox are scanned for viruses, but there are a lot of false positives. See More
teadan
ThoroughOkuninushi
Top Pro

Screenshot tool

Powerful screenshot tool built right into the browser. See More
Monika
Thaniell
Top Con

Doesn't care for its original guidelines/goals

Mozilla originally aimed to be the "good guys" with user choice and privacy in mind. Their current leadership cannot be trusted to hold those goals in high regard: 1) Added Pocket - a privacy data sensitive plugin, made it mandatory 2) Tried to sneak in advertisement as "drive-by hack", backpedaled unconvincingly once users complained 3) Tried to randomly inject a small percentage of Firefox downloads in Germany with a data collecting plugin (Cliqz) that tech-savy Germans consider adware (no opt-out question asked). See More
Laura Kyle
Taylor Coogan
Top Pro

Fast bookmark management

In order to add an open page to the bookmark bar, the tab can be dragged down and is added immediately. See More
Monika
Yoshiyuki
SpontaneousCopacati
Top Con

It's a memory hog even though Mozilla claims it is not

Mozilla claims it's using 30% less RAM than Chrome but in real life tests it uses much more. See More
Matt Williams
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Ethical and pragmatic company mission

The Mozilla Manifesto outlines the company's mission and principles. Paraphrasing, they want the Internet to be a free and open resource, and to enable individuals to get the best use of that resource. They do this by creating open source software to which anyone may contribute, so long as such contributions fit with their principles (both ethical and technical). See More
ProfessionalKekui
Top Pro

One of the few browsers not using Chrome's Blink engine

Firefox uses its own rendering engine (called Gecko), instead of Google-controlled Blink like the vast majority of other browsers. See More
Belle
malore
Simon Mayrand
Top Pro

Lower memory fingerprint than competitors

Firefox used to be a trailer in memory usage, but as of 2017 it's less hungry for memory than competitors like Edge, Chrome, Safari and Opera. See More
Paolo
malore
Top Pro

Text-to-speech (with adjustable speed) without add-ons

Firefox Reader Mode includes Narrate, a feature that adds text-to-speech functionality to the browser. See More
Monika
IntelligentXolotl
Top Pro

A lot of add-ons

An enormous number of add-ons. See More
teadan
CharmingVulcan
GenuineTaneRore
Top Pro

Really independent browser

It's not dependent on Google. See More
VOiDPROxY
Top Pro

Built-in Privacy Protection

Blocks tracking cookies, finger print scanners and Cryptominers by default. Can be changed to the user's individual needs. See More
SkillfulAhriman
Top Pro

Firefox Experiments

FF Experiments are Mozilla projects available from FF Test Pilot, such as Firefox Colour, witch lets you customise your browser theme to your liking! See More
VOiDPROxY
Top Pro

Firefox Lockwise Password Management

Helps store your usernames and passwords. Lockwise also lets you know if any of the sites you have login details for have had their (and potentially your) data leaked! See More
Monika
Lokman Afandy
Top Pro

HTML5 Video Preload

The only web browser that only preloads entire HTML5 video which is useful for slow internet. See More
USR103
Top Pro

WebRender

The newer versions of it will soon use WebRender to render webpages, which'll make it much more efficient by utilizing GPU to paint webpages. See More
Capuccino
thermoplastics
samsoncheong
Top Pro

Integration with Pocket

Firefox comes with built-in Pocket integration that can allow users to quickly save the article for a read it later function to easily find any articles saved in Pocket from various sources and devices. See More
WittyFortuna
Top Pro

Very Secure

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Specs
Platforms:Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
License:OpenSource (MPL-2.0)
Based On:Netscape>Mozilla Suite
Browser Engine:Gecko, Webkit on iOS(since Apple does not allow third party web engines)
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Vivaldi

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Experiences
Pros
31
Cons
17
Specs
An_dz
Slimothy
Top Pro

Compatible with most Chrome extensions

Since Vivaldi is built on Chromium, the same base as Chrome (among other browsers) is built on, it was possible for Vivaldi developers to allow Chrome extensions to run in their browser. See More
Alex
NonchalantYonggungChasa
16patsle
Top Con

Not available on iOS/iPadOS

There is an Android version of Vivaldi, but no iOS/iPadOS version yet. iPhone and iPad users are out of luck for the time being. See More
Monika
thermoplastics
Slimothy
Top Pro

Tabs can be stacked

Tabs can be grouped under a single tab to easily keep track of all open webpages. See More
Alex
NonchalantYonggungChasa
16patsle
Top Con

Some non-optional telemetry

According to its privacy policy, Vivaldi sends an approximate location (country or major city), randomized ID, version, cpu architecture, screen resolution (to know what screen sizes to test on) and time since last message every 24 hours (to know amount of active users). See More
CleverZisa
Slimothy
Top Pro

Lots of features and customizability

Vivaldi has a lot of features and customizability. Far more then most (perhaps all) other browses, and many to list them all individuality as separate pros. See More
16patsle
SincereCaelus
Top Con

No automatic page translation

Unlike Chrome, it doesn't automatically translate pages that are not in your language, since this requires service integrations Vivaldi can't afford to buy access to. See More
Slimothy
Truls Osmundsen
Top Pro

Ability to search through settings, history, open tabs, bookmarks in one place

A feature called Quick Commands (accessed via Ctrl + Q) allows quickly getting to settings, history, open tabs, bookmarks with incremental search. See More
16patsle
IntellectualAten
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

Same security vulnerabilities as Chrome

Vivaldi uses the same browser engine as Chrome, meaning it has the same security-vulnerabilities as Chrome. Chrome is a big target for hackers (being the most popular browser in the world), and a vulnerability for Chrome will likely also exist in Vivaldi. See More
malore
Slimothy
Top Pro

Full of customizable keyboard shortcuts (can be completely keyboard-driven)

It's possible to change and add keyboard shortcuts for basically all commands. It also has single key shortcuts to execute actions with one click. See More
16patsle
ImaginativeCharon
Top Con

Still uses some Google services (can be disabled)

See More
Holo Deck
Slimothy
Marsh Paid
Top Pro

PC Cross-platform

Vivaldi is available on Windows, GNU/Linux and macOS, so it covers the most used PC operating systems. See More
16patsle
CleverZisa
MightyGwydion
Top Con

Sponsored bookmarks

Vivaldi has a number of preinstalled bookmarks, like Amazon. On some occasions, new bookmarks have been added when the browser updates. All of these bookmarks can be deleted, same as any other bookmark. See More
Paolo
malore
Vlatko Goljevacki
Top Pro

Web Panels

Web Panels allow for easy access to any site from the side panel. They are useful for reading two websites side by side or for chatting (i.e. Facebook) and surfing at the same time. Panels can be hidden when not in use. See More
JM80
NeighborlyMalingee
Top Con

Can't protect pinned tabs from changing to another URL

Clicking on a page link, then another, easy to wind up far from the original pinned tab site. There is no chrome addon or native vivaldi function to stop this. See More
Vlatko Goljevacki
Top Pro

Mouse gestures

Integrated mouse gestures. Fully configurable as of Vivaldi 1.2 (snapshot available now). Allows for navigating the web, switching tabs, closing windows, opening settings etc. with a flick of the mouse. See More
16patsle
KnowledgeableNapkiraly
Top Con

Can't disable all telemetry

Vivaldi needs some amount of knowledge about the amount of active users, for business deals. See More
ImmaculateGibil
Top Pro

Custom search engines

You can add as many search engines as you like. For example you can set up one for YouTube, one for Wikipedia, or whatever you want: you need only the URL of the search and it can be used from the URL bar (by prefixing it's nickname, yt for YouTube for example). See More
Monika
Vitaly Zdanevich
Top Con

Extensions miss hotkeys

You can set your shortcuts at vivaldi://extensions, but they do not work. See More
IntellectualAten
JM80
An_dz
Top Pro

Synchronisation

Everything can be synced with a Vivaldi account. Though there's still no mobile version, you can sync between computers and OSes. See More
16patsle
Francisco
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

No automatic silent background updates, except on macOS

Unlike most modern browsers, Vivaldi doesn't have the option to update silently in the background. It gives you a dialog box when an update comes out. The box doesn't warn you that not updating the browser could expose you to security risks, which could be pretty bad for your average joe, who doesn't know computers that well. See More
An_dz
Top Pro

Tab behaviour can be customised

The order you toggle, open, close or clone tabs can be modified to match a workflow that best works for you. For example you can choose tabs to toggle in recent order so you can go back and forth between the last most useful tabs without needing to change their position on the tab bar. See More
Alex
Vorayer
Top Con

No option to open saved tab stack as a tab stack

You may save stack, but you can open it as separate tabs. Interesting that when you save session with stacks, you'll be able to open the stacks with inner settings of page tiling (size and zoom) as well. Contradiction worth of shame. See More
Vorayer
Slimothy
Truls Osmundsen
Top Pro

Notes

A notes panel allows to save notes from webpages and can include screenshots for reference and have tags and organized in folders to help manage them. Thumbnails are too small and Notes do not have separate page in settings, but it should, there are a lot of things to improve. See More
Vitaly Zdanevich
Top Con

No touch bar support

See More
Vorayer
An_dz
Top Pro

Built-in page capture

Vivaldi can grab a picture of the whole webpage or part of it and saves it automatically inside a note or as a file in your disk, or in your elected directory. But I have problems with images of full windows shown on monitor (using X Window System in GNU/Linux). Here I use system XWindow screenshots. See More
16patsle
An_dz
Izem Lavrenti
Top Con

Partially proprietary

While Vivaldi is currently available gratis (without monetary charge), it is currently not fully libre (meaning that it does not allow users to view the source code used to create, to modify that code, or to redistribute modifications). It is therefore not considered free or open-source software. The C++ source code, for the Chromium backedn, however is open-source under a BSD license and can be downloaded and browsed from here. The UI code is not open-source, but consists of easily readable HTML, CSS & JS. Modifications can be shared on their forum's dedicated section. See More
An_dz
Top Pro

Reader mode

Vivaldi has a built-in reader mode so you can remove all the clutter in news pages and read only the content, you can also customise the reader mode, like font size, style and colours. See More
PrudentHeracles
AgreeableRundas
Top Con

No built-in proxy

Unlike Opera (but like most browsers), Vivaldi doesn't have a proxy service out of the box. You'll need an extension or an external program, to use Vivaldi with a proxy server. See More
IntellectualAten
Vorayer
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Programmable user interface

For you programmers out there: Since Vivaldi uses JavaScript, React, Node.js, Browserify and multiple npm packages to build the browser, it can be customized with ease by anyone who knows HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. See More
AmiableThemis
Top Con

Freezes often

See More
IntellectualAten
anonslant
Top Pro

Analytical history

View graphically your most visited pages on a monthly, weekly, or daily basis. See More
16patsle
TranquilAdikia
KnowledgeableNapkiraly
Top Con

Some users seem to believe the developers do not care for your privacy

See More
Monika
IntellectualAten
PrudentSarutahikoOkami
Top Pro

Tab bar position can be changed

You can change tab bar position to top, bottom left or right. See More
Alex
KnowledgeableNapkiraly
Top Con

Feature creep

See More
An_dz
Top Pro

Non-closable fixed tabs

A setting lets you prevent closing fixed tabs so you don't close anything important by accident. See More
Matthew
Vorayer
PreciseIdiyanale
Top Pro

Manages bookmarks well

Vivaldi has an excellent bookmarks system. Bookmarks can be easily accessible via Speed Dial, side-bar, bookmarks bar, quick commands. No more messy bookmarks bar is needed and location bar suggestion is improved thus! See More
Eric Waters
Vitaly Zdanevich
Top Pro

Dark theme out of the box

There's even an option to automatically transition from light to dark based on the time of day. See More
IntellectualAten
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Allows navigating to the next page without searching for the link

A feature called "fast forward" puts a dedicated button before the address bar. It takes you to the next page of a multi-page article, forum thread, or search results, without having to hunt for the link. See More
An_dz
Top Pro

WebRTC IP leaking can be disabled

A built-in setting called "Broadcast IP" will stop the IP leaking with WebRTC when disabled. See More
Alex
Monika
Vorayer
Top Pro

Saving sessions

It saves oversights many options and functions implemented in Vivaldi. E.g. see CON "No option to open saved tab stack as... tab stack!" See More
Monika
Vitaly Zdanevich
Top Pro

Usable fullscreen mode with address bar when needed

In comparison, on Chrome you will not see the address bar, only on ChromeOS when your mouse is on the top of the screen. See More
PrudentHeracles
Top Pro

Updates via dialog box

Unlike most modern browsers (but like most browsers of yesteryear), Vivaldi gives you a dialog box when an new version comes out; it doesn't just update silently in the background. The dialog box tells you about the changes that have been made, and lets you chose when you want to update. See More
Alex
JoyousDuberdicus
Top Pro

Fast and safe

It is so faster and safer. See More
Monika
Lokman Afandy
Top Pro

Portable version can be added on default apps

Most portable version cannot be added as default apps but Vivaldi offers that option and it comes with updater too. See More
ToughTriteia
Top Pro

GDPR compliant

See More
16patsle
Top Pro

Built-in ad and tracker blocker

Vivaldi has a built-in blocker that allows you to select between blocking just trackers or both trackers and ads. With customizable blocking list sources, good performance, and support for all the standard blocker list features you find in ad blocker extensions (with more to come), you might not need an ad blocker extension at all. This also comes in handy on Android, where Chromium/Vivaldi doesn't support extensions. See More
16patsle
Alejandro Arciniegas
Vorayer
Top Pro

Customizable UI and colors

Vivaldi can change the colors across the browser and has the option to change the color automatically depending on the page. Also, page loading animations are available in the address bar. See More
IntellectualAten
Vorayer
FlexibleAnnona
Top Pro

Side panel and status bar

Unlike most modern browsers (but like most browsers of yesteryear), Vivaldi has a status bar. But the status bar is optional, you can turn it off (in the settings) if you don't want it. Vivaldi also has a side-panel, which again, can be turned off. See More
Specs
Platforms:Windows; macOS; Linux; Android
License:BSD+Proprietary
Based On:Chromium core with proprietary UI
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Opera

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38
Experiences
Pros
20
Cons
17
Specs
PrudentHeracles
JM80
Michael Gasperl
Top Pro

Built-In Adblocker

The built-In adblocker is faster than any extension. It's possible to add your own filter lists. However, the adblocker isn't enabled by default. See More
Ahmed Almeleh (Advanro Systems)
Athari
Top Con

WebKit/Blink is not customisable or lightweight

Opera is built on WebKit/Blink, which means it shares cons of Chromium: high RAM usage (Not lightweight), lack of customizability. See More
Monika
Michael Gasperl
Top Pro

Video pop-out feature

You can pop-out any video and it will stay on top while you are surfing on other tabs. See More
Monika
TactfulWhiro
ReflectiveSvarog
Top Con

Owned by a Chinese consortium

Who certainly need to conform with Chinese government requirements to let them infiltrate everything you do online. See More
Michael Gasperl
Top Pro

VPN onboard

Free and fast VPN onboard, includes Germany, Canada, USA, Netherlands, Singapore. See More
ComposedAtargatis
Top Con

Cannot select tabs

Unlike in Chrome and Vivaldi, one cannot select multiple tabs to move to another/new window. See More
Holo Deck
Slimothy
Top Pro

Compatible with Chrome extensions

Since Opera is built on Blink, the same engine Chromium is built on, it was possible for Opera developers to allow Chrome extensions to run in their browser. See More
Laura Kyle
Michael Gasperl
Top Con

Extension icons not directly moveable

See More
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Strong HTML5 feature support

Opera scores highly on HTML5 feature support. See More
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

Same security-holes as Chrome

Opera uses the same browser engine as Chrome, meaning it has the same security-holes as Chrome. Chrome is a big target for hackers (being the most popular browser in the world), and a webpage that will hack Chrome will also hack Opera. See More
Monika
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Opera Turbo

Opera has a functionality called Turbo which increases browsers speed and reduces data consumption considerably by compressing the data that's found in a web page. See More
anonslant
Laura Kyle
Michael Gasperl
Top Con

Uneditable default search providers

It can not delete or replace already built-in search services such as Yahoo, Google, DuckDuckGo, and Wikipedia. See More
anonslant
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

You can install extensions on the sidebar

Unlike other browsers, you can install add-ons such as tabs, bookmarks, history, sessions, notes, and extension manager in the sidebar. So you have the flexibility to use it for your purpose. See More
HaKr
Top Con

Proprietary

While Opera is currently available gratis (without monetary charge), it is currently not libre (meaning that it does not allow users to view the source code used to create, to modify that code, or to redistribute modifications) and is therefor neither free nor open-source software. See More
Monika
J Allestad
Top Pro

Opera Sync

Opera Sync allows you to synchronize your bookmarks, passwords, and more from any computer, phone, or tablet. See More
Yoshiyuki
ComposedAtargatis
Top Con

Buggy

Some buggy or confusing behavior with the bookmarks bar and moving tabs, and entire windows turning black after a while. See More
Laura Kyle
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Customizable

Opera is full of user controlled settings. Everything can be imported and exported even RSS feeds. It can be skinned in a variety of different themes or it can be extended through the use of a large number of plugins available. See More
CoolCrius
Top Con

Cannot stop auto update

See More
Michael Gasperl
Top Pro

Battery saving mode

See More
Alex
CaringFodla
Top Con

Trash VPN

Terrible VPN service. Super slow. And it's not even a VPN, It's just a proxy service. See More
Monika
J Allestad
Top Pro

Speed Dial

Opera's Speed Dial (new tab page) has the ability to hold as many websites as you want, and you can customize it almost however you want. You can also organize the websites on the Speed Dial into folders. See More
Monika
Lokman Afandy
Top Con

Unable to sync extensions

Imagine having 100 extensions and Opera link cannot sync them, which will be troublesome. See More
Monika
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Partly open source

Source code available on GitHub. See More
Francisco
ToughIzanami
ReflectiveSvarog
Top Con

Basically a Chrome clone

The latest versions of Opera are basically Chrome clones, so they really don't add anything new. See More
Chloe Montanez
DeterminedLelantos
Top Pro

Opera can have extensions from Opera Addons & Chrome Store websites

Opera supports cross-browser extensions. Opera Addons site keeps quality up compared to Chrome Store. Full of useful extensions, Opera also supports extra APIs like Speed Dial API, Extension Sidebar API and Stash API meaning wider variety of extension possibilities than in Chrome. See More
Monika
Lokman Afandy
Top Con

Needs user prompt to install from Chrome web store

Every time you install an extension, you need to say install first from Opera extension list to proceed. See More
Paolo
ReliableIntercidona
Top Pro

Blazingly fast

Scores top on Basemark. See More
Alex
JoyousMictecacihuatl
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

No reader view

There is a great reader view extension which is available. See More
Chloe Montanez
DeterminedLelantos
Top Pro

Portable

You can save the Opera's setup files on a USB hard drive and run its portable version anywhere. See More
Monika
Vitaly Zdanevich
Top Con

No address bar in fullscreen mode

Unlike in Vivaldi. See More
Monika
DeterminedLelantos
Top Pro

For Opera 2017 & 2018 gonna be time of new

Opera got Reborn UI as the first implementation from Opera Neon concept browser. Snap -feature is next. Opera constantly improves its basic functionality - unlike Chrome. See More
Ruth
Top Con

Built ad-blocker works when it wants

See More
Monika
GEORGE //
Top Pro

Lightweight

It doesn't consume much RAM, unlike Chrome. See More
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

No menu bar

See More
Vitaly Zdanevich
Top Pro

Touch bar support

See More
Monika
tchudyk
Top Pro

Built-in currency converter

Just highlight price on a website and see this price in your currency. See More
Ray
Cecconato Anthony
Top Pro

Fast video loading

Opera loads videos faster, making it useful for slow internet connections. See More
Specs
License:Proprietary
Based On:Chromium core with proprietary UI
Browser Engine:Blink
Default Search Engine:Google
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Chromium

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Pros
12
Cons
9
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Holo Deck
Endi Sukaj
Tal Ben-Ari
Top Pro

Completely Open Source

Both Chromium and and its rendering engine Blink are licensed under the BSD-license which includes no copyleft unlike the GNU or Mozilla Licenses. See More
Holo Deck
Endi Sukaj
Top Con

High RAM usage

Due the sandboxing, Chromium also eats a lot of RAM , which can be a problem for machines with smaller RAM. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Access to Chrome's extensions

Chromium can access the Chrome Web Store and all the extensions hosted there can be installed and used on Chromium. See More
Kristaps
JollyProphasis
Top Con

Lacks privacy options

See More
Endi Sukaj
Slimothy
Вячеслав Васильев
Top Pro

Supports all of Google Chrome features

As Chrome is based on Chromium they overlap in supported features. Chromium syncs between devices, automatically updates, has great built-in developer tools, installs extensions without a restart, includes a combined text bar for entering URLs and searching and has excellent HTML5 compatibility just like Chrome. See More
PrincipledLeto
Top Con

No official builds

There are no official builds available so you have to rely on a third party distributor See More
Holo Deck
Top Pro

Sandboxing

Every tab and plugin runs in its own subprocess so they will never affect the whole browser ,however that consumes more memory than other browsers See More
Monika
BrightHades
edisonm
Top Con

Not possible to disable WebRTC

See More
Holo Deck
Top Pro

Cross-platform

Chrome and Chromium are available on almost every device nowadays See More
CrediblePhilomelus
Monika
Matthew
Top Con

Can be dangerous / only available as Source

There are plenty of unofficial Chromium distributors and every one of them can disable specific features (like sandboxing) for their build, so you will never know what you get. See More
CrediblePhilomelus
Top Pro

Does not come with Google

Unlike Chrome it does come wihout any Google account requirement. See More
TirelessCromCruach
Top Con

Fat, slow, and another piece of google spyware

See More
Holo Deck
Top Pro

Latest Blink

This is the browser Blink is made for and developed alongside. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con

Lacks support for certain common media formats

As Chromium avoids bundling any proprietary software, media that requires proprietary codecs or formats such as AAC, H.264, MP3 and Flash will not play by default on Chromium. See More
CrediblePhilomelus
Top Pro

Bare

It does not have any extensions preinstalled and focuses to be a web browser. See More
Svjatoslavs Krasnikovs
LovelyRenpet
Monika
Top Con

Under BSD License

See More
FrankPujo
Top Pro

Gets constant updates

While the Chromium-based browser haev to adapt their code to the update before release, original Chromuim doesn't need it so it gets updated more constantly and frequently. See More
Monika
Nermal242
Top Con

Can be dangerous

Because it's completely open source, people can make a fake version and install it when you install other software. And people can add a virus in it. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro

Backed by Google

Chromium was first released as a large portion of Chrome's source code as an open source project by Google in september 2008. The idea was to encourage developers to review the underlying code and to contribute in making Chrome cross platform and port it to Mac and Linux as well. Nowadays Chromium is a large project with a huge community that's standing behind it but still Google continues to take an extremely active role in Chromium development. This ensures the longevity and constant development and improvement of the browser. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Pro

Chromium sets the standard for Web Browsing

Since Google Chrome is the most used web browser, and that browser along with many others is based on Chromium, Chromium sets the standards for the internet and for security, and Firefox will always be years behind. See More
CaffeinatedNgai
Top Pro

BSD license

You can do almost anything with the code. See More
Specs
License:Opensource (BSD)
Based On:N/A
Browser Engine:Blink
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Google Chrome

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42
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Pros
21
Cons
20
Specs
Michael Hemp
Slimothy
Calvin Grain
Top Pro

Syncs between devices

By logging into Chrome using a Google account it's possible to sync history, extensions, passwords, bookmarks and other settings between devices. This makes it great for anyone working with multiple devices as it allows experiencing consistent context when in the browser. See More
Chloe Montanez
Slimothy
TheFuture
Top Con

Online tracking by default

Chrome allows opting out of tracking by going to Settings > Advanced > Privacy and un-checking any unwanted services. Alternatively Chromium can be used to get a similar browser experience without Google's services on top of it. See More
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Great built-in developer tools

Chrome comes with built-in developer tools, making testing and enhancing web pages simpler for those of us involved in working with such technologies. As well as being beneficial to developers, this also has some benefit to non-technical users; in that by making testing simpler for developers those developers are more likely to use Chrome for their tests, and can spend more time making improvements over investigating underlying causes of issues. See More
Tal Ben-Ari
Top Con

Huge memory hog

Each tab and extension in the browser uses significant chunks of RAM, giving the browser poor performance on machines without enough RAM to supply. See More
Monika
MemorableSors
IntellectualAten
Top Pro

Plenty of extensions

There are far more available on this browser than any other, and that may matter for some. See More
Cheshire3
Top Con

Bad for battery life

Drains battery life on both Windows laptops and Macs much quicker than the alternatives. It can shave hours off the battery life of any non Chromebook laptop. See More
Vincent Stone
thermoplastics
Nitheesh Nitz
Top Pro

Simple user interface

For example, the address bar is also the search bar. Google calls it Omnibox. See More
Holo Deck
IntellectualAten
Taylor Coogan
Top Con

Not fully open-source

While most of Chrome is open source: Chrome does have some closed-source components to make it possible to play some closed media formats. See More
MemorableSors
Slimothy
Andrew Meyer
Top Pro

Excellent HTML 5 feature support

See More
Taylor Coogan
Top Con

Increasingly slow

When Chrome first came out, it was known for being lightweight and very speedy. Over the years, more and more features have been added to Chrome. Because of this, crashes, errors, and general laggy-ness has increased noticeably. See More
Hussein Horack
Endi Sukaj
Slimothy
Top Pro

Good performance

According to TopTen Reviews, Chrome is currently one of the best performing browsers for initial (cold) startup, average startup, and navigation times. Works very well with the uBlock Origin adblocker. See More
ComposedAmun
Top Con

Not as customizable as Firefox or Vivaldi

See More
Yoshiyuki
Monika
AmiableEuthenia
Top Pro

Sandboxed Tabs

Every tab runs as their own process, so if one crashes or becomes unresponsive, the whole browser isn't affected. See More
Belle
TolerantPersephone
Top Con

No mobile extensions

Chrome on Android and iOS does not support extensions. See More
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Automatically updates

Chrome updates in the background ensuring you're always on the latest version. This makes it much more likely that sites will work on your browser, since (almost) all Chrome users will be running exactly the same version. See More
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

Big target for hackers

Chrome is the most popular browser in the world. That makes it the most targeted browser in the world by hackers. See More
Holo Deck
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Popular

As of March 2015, Chrome is the most popular browser on the internet, with a 43.9% - 63.7% market share, Its rendering engine Blink is also the most used rendering engine and used in many products including: Opera, Vivaldi, Qt, Brave, Steam or Electron meaning most developers will be testing their sites against this browser to ensure compatibility. See More
teadan
Monika
Bob SquarePants
Top Con

It's Google

Data collection! See More
Matthew
Sadman Tariq
Top Pro

Can translate text directly

See More
Endi Sukaj
Mots
Top Con

Hard/impossible to transfer passwords to a different machine without uploading them to Google

See More
Chloe Montanez
Paolo
Guiomar Tuñón Hita
Top Pro

Multiple account login

You can have multiple Chromes with different accounts logged at the same time. And it is really easy to manage different accounts. See More
Chloe Montanez
DeterminedLelantos
Top Con

Basic

Unlike Opera and Vivaldi which are more stable and has more features, Chrome is pretty basic. See More
Slimothy
John Bevan
Top Pro

Backed and supported by Google

Whilst Chrome is based on the open source browser Chromium, Google reviews this code and build on top of it. This means it takes (and contributes to) a number of the benefits of the open source model whilst having the resources, support and investment of a major company. See More
Yoshiyuki
Kobold
Top Con

Bad quality control on extensions

Some just plain don't work while a few actually break the browser. See More
rado84
Top Pro

Works great with many extensions

Unlike Firefox, Google Chrome can keep its fast performance regardless of how many extensions are installed. With more than 10 extensions Firefox gets slower and slower in a geometric progression rate. Google Chrome doesn't care how many extensions the user has installed - 3 or 133 it still performs great. See More
Eldar Silverman
Top Con

Blurred fonts on Windows

Fonts on Windows are blurred, that is especially noticeable in light fonts on dark background. Small italic text is hard to read. See More
Sadman Tariq
Monika
Matthew
Top Pro

Engine is open-source

Chromium is open source, except the proprietary media codecs like AAC, H.264, MP3 and Adobe Flash, that can't be legally open-sourced. See More
ReflectiveSvarog
thermoplastics
Top Con

Does not hardware accelerate HTML5 video correctly

Chrome is unable to hardware accelerate HTML5 video correctly which makes playing 4k video on laptops a poor experience filled with lag. Though there is a workaround for YouTube in that a plugin can be installed to force Flash playback instead of HTML5, which plays smoothly and has no HW acceleration issues. There's another plugin (h264ify) that will force to use the h.264 codec video if available instead of the VP9 one which is the resource hog. See More
Guiomar Tuñón Hita
Top Pro

Customizable by user

Each of the managed users can have their own configuration (themes, extensions, ...) See More
Monika
Holo Deck
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

No menu bar on Windows

There's no menu bar, except on Mac OS or Linux appmenu. See More
Holo Deck
Top Pro

Plays more media formats than any open source browser

Includes support for many licensed unfree media formats. See More
IntellectualAten
Top Con

No reader view

Unlike most other browsers, Chrome doesn't have a reader view function. See More
Monika
AmiableEuthenia
Top Pro

Uses Blink

It uses the blink rendering engine which has removed many legacy khtml/webkit code to be much lighter and faster. See More
Monika
CleverZisa
Top Con

American agents may track you

See More
Paolo
PrincipledLeto
Top Pro

Multimedia Plugins and Codecs included

Google Chrome comes with its own flashplayer and the most common multimedia codecs so you don't have to worry that they are outdated nor do you need to install them as a third party package. See More
CleverZisa
Top Con

Made by the Americans

See More
Monika
Holo Deck
Top Pro

Only one distributor

Unlike those various unofficial Chromium builds, there is only one distributor, so all Chrome releases follow the same standards. See More
Slimothy
joelthelion
Top Con

Gives too much weight to Google on the future of the Web

See More
Monika
MemorableSors
AwesomestDemeter
Top Pro

Chrome is faster than Firefox

See More
ResoluteBelenus
Top Con

X

See More
Monika
John Doe
nanon
Top Pro

Data collection

Chrome uses online services to collect our data and improve our browser experience. See More
Specs
Platforms:Linux; macOS; Windows; Android; iOS
License:Proprietary
Based On:Chromium with proprietary Media codecs and Addons
Browser Engine:Blink, Webkit on iOS(since Apple does not allow third party web engines)
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GNU IceCat

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19
Experiences
Pros
8
Cons
10
Specs
ClassyNuliajuk
Top Pro

Extra security and privacy features

See More
Monika
CrediblePhilomelus
Top Con

Mainly just an old Firefox

It is mainly a renamend older version of Firefox that comes preinstalled with some extensions. See More
Holo Deck
Top Pro

Made by idealists

It is part of the GNU Project. See More
CredibleDogoda
Top Con

Dependent on Mozilla

Since IceCat is based off Firefox, it's dependent on all of Mozilla's decisions. See More
ClassyNuliajuk
Top Pro

Protects your freedom, certified free by the FSF

See More
Monika
CredibleDogoda
Top Con

Too much bloat

The browser comes with 15 addons installed by default, most of which are useless or ruin one's browsing experience. See More
ClassyNuliajuk
Top Pro

All the benefits of Firefox, but with 100% free software

See More
Monika
CredibleDogoda
Top Con

Can't install some Firefox themes/addons

"Installation aborted because the addon appears to be corrupt". See More
sun dude 1337
Monika
Holo Deck
Top Pro

LibreJS

LibreJS blocks proprietary JavaScript code, ensuring your user freedom. See More
OptimisticNintulla
Top Con

Made by idealists

It is part of the GNU Project. See More
ReasonableSelardi
Top Pro

No spyware

See More
ImaginativeCharon
Top Con

Requires too much unnecessary configuration to use

You have to manually delete all the bloated addons from your files (only for them to show up again when the browser is updated) and manually install some addons and themes that the browser labels as "corrupt". See More
Holo Deck
Top Pro

Https-Everywhere by default

See More
EagerAsclepius
Top Con

Includes LibreJS by default with no way to remove it

See More
Monika
Holo Deck
Top Pro

SpyBlock

Blocks privacy trackers. See More
JovialAlamvusha
Top Con

Very slow boot time

It takes 10+ seconds for the browser to load up See More
JovialAlamvusha
Top Con

Very slow boot time

It takes 10+ seconds for the browser to load up See More
PerfectViracocha
Top Con

Not up to date

Latest binary is still version 60.7 ESR and was last updated over a year ago See More
Specs
License:OpenSource
Based On:Mozilla Firefox
Browser Engine:Gecko
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Pale Moon

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28
Experiences
Pros
16
Cons
11
Specs
Alex
Madis
Top Con

Unsecure

Pale Moon lacks the sandboxing and other privacy protecting features included in latest Firefox releases. See More
Paolo
Matheus M.
WhiteLilac
Top Pro

Has its own add-on ecosystem, built on time-tested technologies such as XUL (plus JS and CSS) and XPCOM

"Classic" Firefox add-ons can work, but they are not supported and should be updated or forked to become a Pale Moon add-on. See More
SensibleUksakka
Top Con

Outdated rendering engine

It is an really old fork of Gecko that misses many of the newer web features. See More
Paolo
Matheus M.
Top Pro

Designed for usability, not the shiny new things

See More
nanon
Top Con

Pale Moon is based on very outdated Firefox code

See More
Paolo
Matheus M.
Top Pro

Light on resources, although it's not its main focus

See More
AmbitiousVali
Top Con

Uses Goanna

It an old Gecko-fork that is developed mainly by one man. See More
DreamerLugus
Monika
RationalChalchiuhtotolin
Top Pro

Independent from Google and Mozilla

Pale Moon is an independent fork of an older version of Firefox. Therefore, it is independent from Mozilla and are not affected by their terrible decisions such as removing XUL, adding telemetry, pocket, etc. See More
ProudZaoJun
WiseProserpina
AwesomestCorymbus
Top Con

Lacks popular extensions and adblockers

No it doesn't ublock origin and umatrix are the best blockers See More
RationalChalchiuhtotolin
Top Pro

Customizable

See More
Monika
DreamerLugus
Top Con

Still contains some spyware

Default homepage is spyware and search suggestions and automatic updates are enabled by default. See More
Monika
CleverPodaga
Alex
Top Pro

Open source

So we can verify that the browser is not spyware. See More
DecorousAlalu
Top Con

Does not contain multi-process sandboxing

See More
DreamerLugus
Monika
RationalChalchiuhtotolin
Top Pro

Respects your privacy

Contains much less spyware than Chrome and Firefox and all of it can easily be disabled. See More
Monika
HumorousMontu
WhiteLilac
Top Con

Incompetent developers

See More
Monika
DreamerLugus
Top Pro

Support for GTK themes

Pale Moon supports your GTK theme while Firefox does not. See More
CaringAdrestia
Top Con

WebAssembly enabled by default

See More
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Stable

See More
CaringAdrestia
Top Con

Lead developer loves Cloudflare and hates Tor

website is cloudflared and he thinks most sites should be hostile towards tor. See More
Monika
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Uses Goanna layout engine

Unlike most other browsers, Pale Moon uses its custom engine. See More
CaringAdrestia
Top Con

Pale Moon's website is cloudflared

See More
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Support for existing web standards

See More
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Supports complete themes

Pale Moon supports complete themes, something which Firefox used to have before version 57. See More
Monika
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Has its own library of legacy extensions

See More
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Optimized for modern processors

See More
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Good community support

See More
AmiableThemis
Top Pro

Legacy Firefox

See More
Specs
Platforms:x86-32, x86-64
License:OpenSource (MPL-2.0)
Based On:Firefox ESR 38
Browser Engine:Goanna (Gecko-fork), SpiderMonkey
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Tor Browser

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17
Experiences
Pros
8
Cons
8
Specs
Gijsbert van der Heijden
Top Pro

Tor sets the standard for safe and private browsing

If you follow their instructions religiously, Tor is the nec plus ultra in terms of safety and privacy. For the time being at least. See More
Madis
Top Con

Must adapt new browsing habits

It is not recommended to do several things TOR browser that users would want to do in a normal browser, such as visiting social networks and banking. See More
gilch
Top Pro

Access hidden .onion sites

See More
bruno ais (brunoais)
Neal Garrison
Top Con

Extremely slow

Caused by the tor network the browser depends on. See More
Slimothy
Calvin Grain
Top Pro

Portable

Can be installed and run on a portable device such as a USB stick. See More
CrediblePhilomelus
Top Con

You will hang on every recaptcha

See More
Alex
RationalChalchiuhtotolin
Top Pro

Free and open source

See More
slantedexpanded
Thomas
Top Con

Does not guarantee perfect anonimity unlike what most users would suspect

Please elaborate. See More
Thinker Pal
Top Pro

Relatively fast

See More
OrganizedWaramurungundi
Top Con

Not made as your daily browser

It does not support many modern features due security and is pretty slow. See More
RationalChalchiuhtotolin
Top Pro

Uses the Tor network

See More
Monika
DecorousAlalu
Top Con

Illegal

Accessing the hidden wiki or any other content on the dark web is illegal and people have even been imprisoned for this. See More
Monika
slantedexpanded
Top Pro

The only browser package which includes a gateway built-in into TOR a network where you can actually browse the web completely anonymously

Privacy. It's fundamental. And this browser has enabled and keeps enabling people to lookup things they don't want their ISP/ government or surveillance marketers to see. And what's better they won't know a thing about what you searched. What is visible to the outside world however is the fact: you make use of TOR and probably the TORBrowser this client / citizen of ours is using TOR to obfuscate his /her traffic (=~anonymize ). See More
Monika
DecorousAlalu
Top Con

Dangerous

Hackers may insert something illegal onto your computer and get you arrested. See More
RationalChalchiuhtotolin
Top Pro

NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere installed by default

See More
Monika
DecorousAlalu
Top Con

Open Source

Anyone can hack the source code and insert malware. See More
Specs
Platforms:Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android
License:OpenSource (MPL-2.0)
Based On:Firefox ESR
Browser Engine:Gecko
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Chrome

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18
Experiences
Pros
8
Cons
10
Harvey Rose
Mike Stenger
Yilin
Top Pro

Syncs with desktop browser

Chrome for Android will sync bookmarks, passwords, history, and open tabs from your desktop. See More
Ryan
joelthelion
Top Con

Allows Google to track essentially everything you visit with your browser

Chrome sends usage data to Google. See More
Ryan
Mike Stenger
John Bevan
Top Pro

Supports the latest web standards

Chrome for Android supports HTML5, CSS3, and many APIs. See More
joelthelion
Top Con

Proprietary

See More
Ryan
John Bevan
Top Pro

Backed by Google

Like Android, Chrome is a Google product, which means the two technologies can be expected to grow together and remain compatible. See More
Laura Kyle
VivaciousEunostus
Top Con

More resource hungry

See More
Jian Jason
Top Pro

Same Product from Google

Best integration solution with OS #MadeByGoogle See More
DetailedGilgamesh
Top Con

Chrome favors Google's products and tries to satiate Google's data appetite, what hurts the user experience

See More
Svjatoslavs Krasnikovs
Lokman Afandy
Top Pro

Preinstalled in most android devices

Most Android devices have google chrome preinstalled as part of ROM. See More
samsoncheong
Top Con

Lacks ad-blocking features

Chrome mobile does not support ad-blocking features unlike the Chrome desktop app. See More
Emma
Top Pro

Very user friendly UI

See More
Angelic Cross
Top Con

Excessive permissions

The permissions required are excessive and intrusive (including record audio) - a few browsers require this, but there are several available that don't See More
fifn2
Top Pro

Use websites offline

See More
HardwareHero
Aubrey
Johny Blaze
Top Con

Slightly heavier than other options

Chrome uses more system resources than most other browsers, which means it will run slower especially on lower end hardware. See More
JM80
Nirav Tailor
Top Pro

No competition for chrome on android

Some says firefox, actually firefox is completely numb and buggy. Opera, firefox, uc browser this all are very much slower in front of chrome. O.K one and only faster browser than chrome is Puffin, but this one is very sticky and ugly user inerface. See More
Ryan
Top Con

Lacks a download manager

Unlike most competitors, Chrome has no built-in download manager. See More
WhiteLilac
Angelic Cross
Top Con

SSL Nanny

It is nice that Chrome is strict about SSL warnings, but it would be nice to have an option to connect anyway without needing a secondary browser. See More
Svjatoslavs Krasnikovs
Lokman Afandy
Top Con

Doesnt support extensions

All extension from chrome web store cannot be used on android version. See More
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Otter Browser

All
8
Experiences
Pros
4
Cons
3
Specs
Monika
Holo Deck
Top Con

External Rendering Engine

It uses the Qt Web Engine from your local Qt installation which is usually not often updated. See More
Alex
Top Pro

Open source

Anyone can contribute to the Otter Browser, solve common issues, bugs. See More
Monika
ImaginativeCharon
Top Con

No support for addons

See More
EagerAsclepius
Top Pro

Under GNU GPL

A better license for a browser than a restrictive "all rights reserved" See More
CompetentAnnona
StrongBorlung
AmbitiousVali
Top Con

Under GNU GPL

It is licensed under GPL which is less permissive than other opensource licenses like BSD or MIT. See More
Monika
PersistentHasameli
Top Pro

Legacy Opera

Aims to recreate the best aspects of Opera 12.x. See More
EagerAsclepius
Top Pro

Under GNU GPL

A better license for a browser than a restrictive "all rights reserved" See More
Specs
License:OpenSource (GNU GPL-3.0)
Based On:N/A
Browser Engine:Qt WebEngine (Blink)
Default Search Engine:DuckDuckGo
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Min

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7
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4
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2
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WhiteLilac
DiligentPereplut
Top Pro

Built-in tracker protection

Prevents automatic loading of cookies as well. See More
Laura Kyle
Bob Lee
Top Con

Lacks basic navigation buttons

No backward or forward buttons makes it a bit cumbersome to navigate. See More
rein
Top Pro

Minimal design

See More
Monika
EnterprisingSulis
Top Con

No MIMEtypes defined or added

Won't open or even download Microsoft Office documents. See More
thermoplastics
rein
Top Pro

Open source

Built with Electron using JS & CSS. See More
rein
Top Pro

Built in AdBlock

See More
Specs
License:OpenSource (Apache-2.0)
Based On:Chromium core
Browser Engine:Blink
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Waterfox

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11
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7
Cons
3
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Izem Lavrenti
x.
Top Pro

Offers excellent privacy

Does not phone home. See More
Monika
WittyDionysus
Top Con

Lag, lag, lag, freeze, freeze, freeze

Need to do something about it. See More
Endi Sukaj
x.
Top Pro

Works with Firefox addons

Firefox 56 add-ons compatibility, including unsigned XUL extensions and complete themes. See More
WiseProserpina
Top Con

Owned by an advertising company

The same company that bought Startpage See More
Endi Sukaj
x.
Top Pro

Works with major streaming services

Includes widevine plugin and suitable user agent for viewing major streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Video. See More
WiseProserpina
Top Con

Owned by an advertising company

The same company that bought Startpage See More
Blue'
Top Pro

Extremely customizable

It has almost every setting imaginable. See More
VivaciousDaramulum
Top Pro

Never Ever Freezers

High Reliability See More
Blue'
Top Pro

Less bloated than Firefox

Pocket is removed Telemetry is removed Data collection is removed Startup profiling is removed See More
Blue'
Top Pro

Fast

Even faster than firefox See More
Specs
Platforms:Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
License:OpenSource (MPL-2.0)
Based On:Firefox
Browser Engine:Gecko
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Iridium Browser

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Pros
9
Cons
8
Specs
AmbitiousVali
Ray
x.
Top Pro

Privacy enhancements over Chromium

Disable "Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors" Disable autocomplete through prediction service when typing in Omnibox Always send "Do-Not-Track" header Network/DNS prediction is disabled by default Block third-party cookies by default Link auditing (<a ping="...">) is disabled by default Fetch plugins list from iridiumbrowser.de where it will be updated regularly Site data (cookies, local storage, etc.) is only kept until exit, by default Passwords are not stored by default Input form autofill is disabled by default For IPv6 probes, use a DNS root server instead of Google The default search provider is Qwant Load "about:blank" on new tabs instead of the currently set search engine and/or promotions. Don't report Safe Browsing overrides. Don't use autofill download service. Disable cookies for safebrowsing background requests. Disable the battery status API. See More
Holo Deck
Monika
HonorableHebat
Top Con

Slow updates

Since the whole Chromium Release need to be scanned, PC users may wait half a year while the Chrome base gets updated five or six iterations. See More
AmbitiousVali
HonorableHebat
Top Pro

Fast

It is fast since all background services have been disabled or removed See More
HonorableHebat
Top Con

Extensions MUST be updated manually

See More
HonorableHebat
Top Pro

Lots of extensions available

Due to access to the Chrome Web store. See More
Monika
HonorableHebat
Top Con

Buggy

Sometimes, removing extensions won't work. Some websites downright refuse to load, no matter the settings. See More
AmbitiousVali
HonorableHebat
Top Pro

Extensions are updated manually

They won't update automatically in the background. See More
HonorableHebat
Top Con

Definitive unique browsing-fingerprint

See More
AmbitiousVali
Michael Buchman
Top Pro

Simple installation

Provides installers and packages for the most operating systems and linux distributions. See More
EnergeticMacuiltochtli
Top Con

Google Safebrowsing enabled by default

See More
AdaptableSzelatya
AmbitiousVali
Svjatoslavs Krasnikovs
Top Pro

Based on Chromium

Supports all the modern web features See More
EnergeticMacuiltochtli
Top Con

Based on Chromium

See More
AmbitiousVali
Top Pro

Disabled features

Disable background mode Disable EV certificates, so they are shown just like "normal" certificates Disable Google cloud printing Disable Google hot word detection Disable Google experiments status check Disable Google translation service Disable Google promotion fetching Disable Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) status check Disable Google Now Disable automatic update check Disable profile-import on first run See More
AdaptableSzelatya
Top Con

Poor debian support

current versions miss support for debian-based distributions which is by far the most widely used group of linux distributions. See More
AmbitiousVali
Top Pro

Security improvements over Chromium

Increase RSA keysize to 2048 bits for self-signed certificates (used by WebRTC) Generate a new WebRTC identity for each connection instead of reusing identities for 30 days Generate a new ECDHE keypair for each WebRTC connection instead of reusing them for multiple connections Disable using system-provided plugins (i.e. Java, Flash, etc.) See More
WiseProserpina
Top Con

Dependent on Google

See More
CaffeinatedNgai
Top Pro

BSD license

You are in control and you can do almost anything with the code. See More
Specs
License:OpenSource (BSD)
Based On:Chromium
Browser Engine:Blink
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Ungoogled Chromium

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Pros
3
Cons
4
Specs
TactfulEuphrosyne
Top Pro

No telemetry

See More
nanon
Top Con

Difficult to install

See More
teadan
Paolo
nicwow
Top Pro

Free software

100% Open Source and Libre. See More
CaffeinatedWollunqua
Top Con

Sometimes outdated

See More
teadan
nicwow
Top Pro

Amazing UI

Very clean and slick UI. See More
teadan
WiseProserpina
Top Con

Dependent on Google

Does not free you from big corpo. See More
SupportiveBeChuille
Holo Deck
Top Con

Mostly just a customized Chromium build

Not much new here as many of chromiums features can be enabled or turned off with build flags. See More
Specs
License:OpenSource
Based On:Chromium
Browser Engine:Blink V8 Turbo
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Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

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11
Cons
3
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Monika
[deleted]
ExpertEingana
Top Pro

Supports Chrome extensions

As it is built on Chromium. See More
ALESTIF
IngrownMink4
Top Con

Microsoft still tracking you by default (Like Google with Chrome)

Microsoft Edge collects less information than chrome, but still collecting data about you and your interests. See More
ALESTIF
Top Pro

More private

During the launch of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, the company claimed to have removed more than 50 services intended to collect user data. The improvement in this aspect does not come only from the hand of privacy, but also from optimization. The privacy settings are also a lot simpler to understand, more robust, and better than Chrome. There are three modes, basic, balanced and strict. See More
Monika
ALESTIF
Top Con

Synchronization between PC and phone is weak

Although synchronization between computers is similar to Chrome, synchronization between PCs - phone is weak. See More
Monika
[deleted]
Top Pro

Better web compatibility

Uses the same engine as Chromium so web pages render better. See More
Monika
ExpertWadd
Top Con

Unlike the legacy version, it doesn't have the option to set aside tabs which was a very useful feature

It does give you the option to give feedback for people who want setting tabs aside back, but it's not likely they're going to add it. See More
ExpertEingana
Top Pro

Fast

See More
Monika
ALESTIF
ExpertWadd
Top Pro

Faster than Chrome and other browsers

It uses less RAM, has tracking prevention and accelerates the hardware when possible. See More
Monika
[deleted]
Top Pro

Built on Chromium

Microsoft are contributing to Chromium. See More
Monika
ALESTIF
Top Pro

Consumes much less battery than Chrome and other alternatives

See More
ALESTIF
Top Pro

Has built-in ad blocking features

If you select the "strict" option in the Microsoft Edge settings, it practically becomes an ad blocker. See More
ALESTIF
Top Pro

Preinstalled in most Windows 10 devices

Most Windows 10 devices have Microsoft Edge preinstalled. See More
ALESTIF
Top Pro

Has its own built-in plugin web store

Microsoft edge support both, microsoft edge add-ons and chrome web store See More
Monika
Brandon Hyeung
Top Pro

Replaces the old pre-installed Edge

Since the old Edge isn't removable on most PCs. See More
Specs
Platforms:Windows, iOS, Android, XBox One
License:Proprietary
Based On:Chromium core with proprietary UI
Browser Engine:Blink
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Opera Neon

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Cons
5
Specs
Monika
PrudentHeracles
Top Con

Not meant for general use

This browser is not meant for general use. It only exists, because the Opera developers had some ideas for the user-interface, and wanted their users' feedback. If you want a browser that you can use day-to-day, something with bookmarks and security updates, look elsewhere. See More
Monika
Nermal242
Top Pro

Modern look

It is a very modern version of Opera. It looks like a desktop app instead of a web browser. See More
Monika
rein
Top Con

Bad UX

The usability is not the best since the left and right bar take up space and there is no way to resize them. See More
rein
Top Pro

Futuristic interface

Opera Neon innovates with its clean aesthetic pleasing interface. See More
Monika
Eric Waters
Top Con

Never updated

The Opera folks came out with a browser as an experiment - and then they essentially abandoned it. It really was great, but since they never planned to support/update it and it's closed-source, it's not recommended. See More
Monika
Nermal242
Top Con

No extension support

Due to the way the browser is built, it does not support Chrome extensions even though it is Chromium based. Opera extensions are not supported either. See More
Nermal242
Top Con

No Adblock

There is no Adblocker like in the original Opera. See More
Specs
License:Proprietary
Based On:Chromium
Browser Engine:Blink
Default Search Engine:Google
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Lynx

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4
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3
Specs
Peter J. Mello
Top Pro

Naturally well-suited to accessibility tools

Being a text-based browser, Lynx is easy to operate using text-to-speech or Braille tools for visually-impaired users. See More
Peter J. Mello
Top Pro

Still under active development

Lynx offers surprising compatibility with current WWW standards, including SSL/TLS. See More
Peter J. Mello
Top Pro

Oldest web-browser still in general use

Lynx was first released in 1992. Using it is one of the best hands-on ways to understand the history of the Web. See More
Specs
Platforms:Unix-like, DOS, Windows
License:OpenSource
Based On:N/A
Browser Engine:libwww
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Puffin

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Pros
6
Cons
2
Specs
gilch
Top Pro

Renders Flash

Games and videos. Most mobile browsers don't support it. See More
Madis
Top Con

Logs browsing history

According to their privacy policy, they log the URLs of all websites visited by their users. See More
Slimothy
Harvey Rose
Top Pro

Seriously fast

In tests performed by PhoneArena, Puffin consistently outperformed any other browser both on synthetic JavaScript speed tests as well as real world cold page loads. See More
Ryan
Top Con

Blocked in some countries

Puffin is blocked in China, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. See More
gilch
Top Pro

Optional touchpad and cursor

Some websites require hover. See More
gilch
Top Pro

Data savings

Puffin servers can compress pictures before you download them for faster page downloads and data savings for capped data plans. See More
DevotedKaratgurk
Top Pro

Loads banned websites

It loads websites which other browsers don't. See More
Ryan
Slimothy
Top Pro

Built-in reading mode

Reading mode allows removing everything on a page but the content. It removes ads, styling and anything else that could get in the way of a comfortable reading experience. See More
Specs
Platforms:Windows, Android, Android TV, macOS
License:Proprietary
Based On:N/A
Browser Engine:Blink
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Qutebrowser

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Pros
5
Cons
4
Specs
thermoplastics
Timothy Bump
Top Pro

Fast and light on resource usage

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teadan
thermoplastics
Timothy Bump
Top Con

Steep learning curve

If you're not a vim user, it will take some time to get used to the shortcuts. See More
Ray
josh
Timothy Bump
Top Pro

Vim-style keyboard shortcuts and commands for rapid navigation