Slant community chat on Discourse| 12 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Price | Site | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Google Chrome· · · | 59 | 8 | Free | – | Sep 22, 2017 |
| #2 Mozilla Firefox· · · | 32 | 6 | – | – | Sep 1, 2017 |
| #3 Chromium· · · | 10 | 1 | – | – | Aug 28, 2017 |
| #4 Vivaldi· · · | 8 | 4 | Free | – | Sep 22, 2017 |
| #5 Firefox Developer Edition· · · | 12 | 3 | – | – | Aug 28, 2017 |
| #6 Opera· · · | 1 | 0 | – | – | Sep 11, 2017 |
Pro Great developer tools
Can map web resources to files on disk, so you can make edits directly from the debugger. If you change the files, the website seamlessly updates with the new functions.
Pro Great CSS3 animation debugging
In the inspection tab you can fallow the animation frame by frame.
Pro Great responsive mode
Has a bunch of predefined devices to choose from, ability to add custom devices, has mode that enables dragging to change resolution. It's also the smoothest when resizing in responsive mode (doesn't flicker on repaints like Firefox).
Con Uses lots of memory
Chrome spins up separate processes for different tabs. This gives better isolation from crashes, at the cost of using more memory!
Con Proprietary/not open source
Chrome is based on Chromium, an open source project. Google adds auto-update and usage and crash telemetry. Learn more: https://fossbytes.com/difference-google-chrome-vs-chromium-browser/
Pro Organization that cares about your privacy
Mozilla is a non-profit organization that cares about your personal privacy. All other major vendors release a browser to boost some other market.
Con Need to "enable" after opening devTools
Network capturing and debugging should work out of the box without the need to reload the page.
Pro Provides latest debugging features
The browser updates frequently and is on the bleeding edge when it comes to new features.
Con May not have Google API integration
Depending on the distributor, Chromium may not have any Google API keys, which means you can't use Google services.
Con Doesn't report crashes
Crashes are not reported automatically to Google.
Pro Chrome's debugging tools
Since Vivaldi is built over Chromium it comes with the Chromium developer tools, meaning you have all the same tools as Chromium or Chrome.
Con Closed source
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) and is, therefore, neither free nor open-source software. The...
Con High RAM usage
As Vivaldi is built over Chromium it has the same bad RAM performance of Google Chrome or any other Chromium browser. As the Vivaldi UI is also technically a webpage it uses slightly more RAM, around 40MB more.
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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.
Pro Compatible with Chrome extensions
Since Opera is built on WebKit, the same engine Chrome (among other browsers) is built on, it was possible for Opera developers to allow Chrome extensions to run in their browser.
Con Uneditable default search providers
It can not delete or replace already built-in search services such as Yahoo, Google, DuckDuckGo, and Wikipedia.
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.
Pro Excellent dev tools
Believe it or not, Safari has amazing dev tools, To enable them, go to the Preferences -> Advanced -> Show develop in the menu bar. There are many many options to help you with mobile site development, and much more.
Pro Good source map support
To use source maps, go to right click -> show page source and you can use the document browser on the left to navigate scripts. If a script has a source map, an arrow will appear next to it. You can click it to expand the file to show the source map. If you need more help go here.
Con Not very popular
Many people prefer the alternative Chrome, which may lead to less support.
Pro Projects function removes the need to log in
With the new release (as of Dec 6th 2016), you can save a group of "Sessions" with logins stored to a Project, which you can launch with the click of a button. "Projects" eliminates the need to spend time setting up your workflow every day, so you can get right to work.
Pro Color coding for session organization
Different sessions are distinguishable by color for easier organization. You can also rename sessions to fit your needs.
Con Doesn't support linux
Supports only windows and mac
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