What are the best browsers for desktop & mobile with browsing across devices?

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score 6 · Answer 1

Mozilla Firefox

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Syncs between devices

Firefox Sync is an optional feature in Firefox that allows syncing bookmarks, passwords, and add-ons between devices. See More

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Free and open source

Firefox is a completely free and open source web browser. See More

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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

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Integration with Pocket

Firefox comes with build-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

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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

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Good font rasterizing

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

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Awesome customizability

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Strong HTML5 feature support

Firefox scores strongly on HTML5 feature support. See More

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Automatically updated

Firefox is automatically updated on the platforms where it makes sense. See More

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Automatically updated

Firefox is automatically updated on the platforms where it makes sense. See More

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Uses fewer resources than other widely-used browsers

Firefox 57 (Quantum) and newer uses less resources than ever. It is proven with benchmark done by AppleInsider. See More

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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

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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

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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

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Automatically updated

Firefox is automatically updated on the platforms where it makes sense. See More

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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

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Strong developer tool

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

Specs

Default Search Engine:Yahoo!

Default Adblocker:Disconnect (Simple OR Strict)

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score 8 · Answer 2

Google Chrome

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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

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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

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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

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

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Backed and supported by Google

Whilst Chrome is based on the open-source browser Chromium), Google reviews this code and builds 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

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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

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Good performance

According to TopTen Reviews, Chrome is currently one of the best performing browsers for initial (cold) startup, average startup, and navigation times. See More

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Installs extensions without requiring a restart

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Excellent HTML 5 feature support

As of February 2015, Chrome scores highest of all browsers for HTML5 compatibility. See More

Specs

Default Search Engine:Google

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score 3 · Answer 3

Opera

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Opera is owned by a Chinese Consortium

Who certainly need to conform with Chinese government requirements to let them infiltrate everything you do online… See More

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Deep implementation of browsing across devices

One can not only view tabs on other devices, but also view and edit their express panels. See More

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Uneditable default search providers

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

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Broad OS range

Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android, etc. Browsing across devices is supported on all of these. See More

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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

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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

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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

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AdBlocker onboard

It's possible to add own filter lists. The internal adblocker is faster than any external. See More

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Opera Sync

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

Specs

Default Search Engine:Google

Default Adblocker:Adblocker

Built-in VPN:Opera's own free VPN

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What are the best browsers for desktop & mobile with browsing across devices?

3 Options Considered

Mozilla Firefox

Syncs between devices

Free and open source

Free, open source and community driven

Integration with Pocket

Lower memory fingerprint than competitors

Good font rasterizing

Awesome customizability

Strong HTML5 feature support

Automatically updated

Automatically updated

Uses fewer resources than other widely-used browsers

High performance

Tagging bookmarks

Ethical and pragmatic company mission

Automatically updated

Reader View

Strong developer tool

Google Chrome

Multiple account login

Huge memory hog

Syncs between devices

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

Backed and supported by Google

Online tracking by default

Good performance

Installs extensions without requiring a restart

Excellent HTML 5 feature support

Opera

Opera is owned by a Chinese Consortium

Deep implementation of browsing across devices

Uneditable default search providers

Broad OS range

Proprietary

Opera turbo

Video pop-out feature

AdBlocker onboard

Opera Sync

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