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What are the best fast browsers for YouTube and video streaming ?

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The Best 1 of 19 OptionsWhy?

Best fast browsers for YouTube and video streaming PriceBrowser EngineBased On
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SSuite NetSurfer Browser
FreeBlinkChromium with proprietary GUI
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Vivaldi
-BlinkChromium
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Chromium
-BlinkN/A
74
Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
FREEBlinkChromium Core
73
Safari
-WebKitN/A
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SSuite NetSurfer Browser

My Recommendation for SSuite NetSurfer Browser

My Recommendation for SSuite NetSurfer Browser

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ExcitedFulla
Top Pro
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Now also includes a built-in screen recorder

Contains a built-in screen, webcam, and microphone recorder. See More
FlexibleJuventas
Top Con
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Only available for Windows

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AmbitiousManawydan
AmbitiousManawydan's Experience
Nice browser ...fast and light on resources. See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Blink
Based On:Chromium with proprietary GUI
License:Freeware
Default Search Engine:Groot
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FlexibleJuventas
Top Pro
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Has a great looking media player

Plays local media files including hot-links to videos online too. See More
ImpartialTheia
Top Pro
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Includes many useful built-in productivity web apps

Has many built-in productivity web apps that are completely cloudless in origin for enhanced online security. See More
FlexibleJuventas
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Also available as a portable download

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Vivaldi

My Recommendation for Vivaldi

My Recommendation for Vivaldi

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Paolo
Top Con
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Telemetry

According to its privacy policy, Vivaldi sends an approximate location, randomized ID, version, cpu architecture, screen resolution and time since last message every 24 hours. See More
CourteousPhthonus
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Built for power users

Vivaldi includes lots of niche functionality such as the ability to move tabs to any side of the screen, turn images on and off, or render pages with monospace fonts. See More
UpbeatMacGreine
UpbeatMacGreine's Experience
This is difficult but ... profound! The answer would be ... I've used it to find it is so. See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Blink
Based On:Chromium
License:BSD+Proprietary
Platforms:Windows; macOS; Linux; Android
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Can't disable all spyware features

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Customizable UI

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
AmiableEhecatl
AmiableEhecatl's Experience
I love all the features of Vivaldi! lots of functionality with the ability to move tabs, stack tabs, can have multiple tabs open and browser NEVER CRASHES See More
teadan
Ruth
Top Con
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Slow, too bloated

While having many features to customize your experience is a good thing, when it slows down the browser, there's a problem. See More
An_dz
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Mouse gestures

Integrated mouse gestures. Fully configurable as of Vivaldi 1.2. Allows for navigating the web, switching tabs, closing windows, opening settings etc. with a flick of the mouse. See More
fanofjesus
fanofjesus's Experience
it can't handle very many windows open or tabs at the same time See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Advertisements in the bookmarks

By default: Vivaldi has a number of websites (such as Amazon) already bookmarked. New bookmarks may be added to the speed-dial when the browser updates. These bookmarks can be deleted, same as any other bookmark, but that will not stop new bookmarks form being added. See More
InventiveCatequil
Top Pro
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Low memory consumption

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x.'s Experience
Definitely not Vivaldi's strongest area. See More
SincereCoatlicue
Top Con
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High CPU usage when streaming

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UnbiasedGeras
Top Pro
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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
ConvivialShurpanakha
ConvivialShurpanakha's Experience
I haven't yet. Im trying to download it. See More
UnbiasedGeras
ConfidentTungAk
Top Con
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No default crypto miner blocker

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Cross-platform

Vivaldi is available on Windows, Linux and OSX. See More
HarmoniousRanginui
HarmoniousRanginui's Experience
Most complete browser that protects your privacy. Youtube still has a problem on it (cookies, video stops when Adblock is installed and an ad comes up_. See More
Monika
AmiableEhecatl
DignifiedSpes
Top Con
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Freezes often when on a low RAM

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An_dz
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Compatible with most Chrome extensions

Since Vivaldi is built on Chromium, the same engine as Chrome (among other browsers), it was possible for Vivaldi developers to allow Chrome extensions to run in their browser. See More
CaffeinatedLamia
CaffeinatedLamia's Experience
Froze on start up. Didn't even open a site and it froze. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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No guarantee that you won't lose your session

The browser window may freeze at any time, and you lose all your progress, open windows, and session without an option to restore it next time you open your browser. See More
DashingRehua
Top Pro
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Fast and safe

It is so faster and safer. See More
MellowMalingee
MellowMalingee's Experience
Faster than other browsers and fast for video streaming See More
MightySterquilinus
Top Con
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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
An_dz
Top Pro
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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
Ruth
Ruth 's Experience
Every couple of months, I switch browsers to see whats out there, what's good, what's bad and such. I also get bored using the same thing for months on end. I've tried Vivaldi a couple times. In my experience, it was faster a couple years ago than now. While it is for power users, it has become very bloated with features. Too bloated. I used for a couple days last week. I wanted to like it. But, it was just too slow. Chrome is faster. Also, it is easy for ads to make it through.Most current browsers have some sort of adblocker. Not Vivaldi. That is probably another reason why it is slow...the ads and the lack of anything to block them. On to the good... I love being able to switch themes so easily! It's very customizable. Also, if you are a extension addict, most Chrome add ons are compatible with it. While having many features is a disadvantage in the sense it slows it down, it is also an advantage. This is a browser for power users. It does have alot of potential! See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Same security-holes as Chrome

Vivaldi 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 Vivaldi. See More
MellowMalingee
Top Pro
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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
Paolo
Top Con
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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
An_dz
Top Pro
•••

Custom keyboard shortcuts

You can change and add keyboard shortcuts for basically all commands. It also has single key shortcuts to execute actions with one click. See More
ProductiveHuttellurra
Top Con
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Enabling "Hardware Accelerated Scrolling" can make scrolling jittery

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UnbiasedGeras
Top Pro
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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
MightySterquilinus
Top Con
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Slower than chrome

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MellowMalingee
Top Pro
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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
LearnedChrysus
Top Con
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No automatic page translation

Unlike Chrome, it doesn't automatically translate pages that are not in your language. See More
PhilosophicalSopdu
Top Pro
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Cross browser extensions with Opera and Chrome, Firefox web-ext's too

All Vivaldi, Opera and Chrome users can get extensions from all extension/addon sites, especially from Opera Addons and Chrome Store. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Extensions miss hotkeys

You can set your shortcuts at vivaldi://extensions, but they do not work. See More
UnbiasedGeras
Top Pro
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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
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Developers do not care for your privacy

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DashingRehua
Top Pro
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Tab bar position can be changed

You can change tab bar position to top, bottom left or right. See More
Simona
Paolo
Top Con
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Not available on your phone/tablet

Vivaldi is currently only available for desktop operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac). Though the developers have already said that they plan to release it. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Tabs can be stacked

Tabs can be grouped under a single tab to easily keep track of all open webpages. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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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
An_dz
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Built on web technology

Vivaldi uses JavaScript, React, Node.js, Browserify and multiple npm packages to build the browser. This means you can edit the UI if you know HTML, JS and/or CSS. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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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) and is therefore neither free nor open-source software. The C++ source code however is open-source under a BSD license and can be downloaded and browsed from here. The UI code though is not open-source, but it's easily readable as it's HTML, CSS & JS. Modifications can be shared as their forum even has a dedicated section. See More
Monika
oli g.
Top Pro
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Hibernate background tabs

Tabs in the background can be put to sleep to free up memory resources. See More
ImaginativePolyhymnia
Top Con
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No silent background updates

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. Worse, the box doesn't warn you that not updating the browser could lead to security risks. That could be pretty bad for your average joe, who doesn't know computers that well. See More
An_dz
Top Pro
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Tab tiling

Tabs can be put in a side-by-side or grid view so you can watch a video and control YouTube while accessing other sites at the same time. The feature can be toggled on Tab Stacks or by selecting the tabs with Ctrl+clicking. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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No VPN

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An_dz
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Analytical history

View graphically the most visited pages on a monthly, weekly, or daily basis. This should give you a hint if you have been visiting YouTube too much recently. 😄 See More
DignifiedSpes
Top Con
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Still uses some Google services (can be disabled)

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Simona
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Can be used to keep 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
MellowMalingee
Top Con
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No touch bar support

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Add websites as web panels for easy access

Allows for easy access to any site and for reading two websites side by side. Useful for chatting (i.e. Facebook) and surfing at the same time. Panels can be hidden when not in use. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Can be completely keyboard-driven

All actions required to interact with the browser like navigating webpages and changing settings can be performed using only keyboard, no mouse required. See More
DashingRehua
Top Pro
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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
InventiveCatequil
Top Pro
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Faster than Firefox or Chrome

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DashingRehua
Top Pro
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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
DignifiedSpes
Top Pro
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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
DignifiedSpes
Top Pro
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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
DashingRehua
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
PhilosophicalSopdu
Top Pro
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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
DashingRehua
Top Pro
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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
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
InterestingBrigantia
Top Pro
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GDPR compliant

Respects Privacy. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Allows navigating to the next page without searching for the link

A feature called fast forward puts a dedicated button before the address bar that is designed to help you navigate to the next page of a multi-page article, forum thread or search results without having to hunt for the link. See More
AmiableEhecatl
Top Pro
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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
An_dz
Top Pro
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Non-closable fixed tabs

A setting lets you prevent closing fixed tabs so you don't close the YouTube tab by accident. See More
PersistentShulmanu
Top Pro
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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
AmiableEhecatl
Top Pro
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WebRTC IP leaking can be disabled

A built-in setting called "Broadcast IP" will stop the IP leaking with WebRTC when disabled. See More
InterestingBrigantia
Top Pro
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PC Cross-platform

Vivaldi is available on Windows, GNU/Linux and macOS, so it covers the most used PC operating systems. See More
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Chromium

My Recommendation for Chromium

My Recommendation for Chromium

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Pros
11
Cons
9
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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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High RAM usage

Just like Chrome, Chromium also eats a lot of RAM, which can be a problem for machines with smaller RAM. See More
ModestAlanGua
ModestAlanGua's Experience
It was okay See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Blink
Based On:N/A
License:Opensource (BSD)
CharmingVulcan
Top Pro
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Cross-platform

Chrome and Chromium are available on almost every device nowadays See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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Not possible to disable WebRTC

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CharmingVulcan
Top Pro
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Latest Blink

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

It does not have any extensions preinstalled and focuses to be a web browser. See More
Paolo
Top Con
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Misses some proprietary multimedia codecs

Unlike chrome, Chromium misses proprietary multimedia codecs per default. There might be some ways over ffmpeg and co but it is still a gray zone. Also by enabling, it also removes one of the core features of Chromium of being open source software See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Completely open source

Unlike Google Chrome, Chromium is completely open source. See More
SincerePan
Top Con
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Lacks privacy options

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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Can be dangerous

There are plenty of 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
Nedas Kuzas
CharmingVulcan
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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No official builds

There are no official builds available so you have to rely on a third party distributor See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Pro
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Does not come with Google

Unlike Chrome it does come wihout any Google account requirement. See More
SiamSami
Top Con
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Doesn't read cookies properly

... and for this reason it only remembers the user logins only in the session. Once the browser is restarted for whatever reason, it forgets everything and the user has to login again everywhere which can become annoying very quickly. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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Simple, dull, bare-boned

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CharmingVulcan
Top Pro
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BSD license

You can do almost anything with the code. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
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Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

My Recommendation for Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

My Recommendation for Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

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Cons
7
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Nedas Kuzas
Nikolas
Top Pro
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4k Netflix

Only browser that supports Netflix in 4k. See More
Simona
teadan
KindoG
Top Con
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Spies on you

Microsoft spying browser. See More
ProfessionalTaraxippus
ProfessionalTaraxippus's Experience
Fast on YouTube if u have a slow computer See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Blink
Based On:Chromium Core
Default Search Engine:Bing
Platforms:Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Very efficient

Less battery draining than any other browser. See More
SpontaneousEurytus
Top Con
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Poor HTML5 support

Edge is considerably worse at rendering pages than Chrome or Firefox, or other leading competitors, and often encounters rendering issues where it doesn't render the page as the web designer expects. See More
Nikolas
Nikolas's Experience
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CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Better performance

The performance of Microsoft Edge not just outperforms Microsoft's previous browser known as Internet Explorer, but due to the better technologies used, it also performs faster than other browsers such as Chrome. See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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Proprietary

While Microsoft Edge is currently available for Windows 10 without additional monetary charge (free as in price), it is currently not free as in freedom (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. See More
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Reading mode

Reading mode is a feature that can allow users to read an article in a reader mode, removing distractive elements such as ads and other elements, leaving only the main article and images, similar to Safari's reader mode and Firefox's recent addition of Reader View. See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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Making Googles Blink monopoly even stronger

The new Edge uses Googles Blink engine, essentially turning Edge into a reskinned Chromium. See More
ThoroughViracocha
Top Pro
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Sleeping tabs

Edge finds the inactive tabs and removes them from consuming any ram, it is initially set to 2 hrs but can be changed to as short as 15 min. It is prolly more useful to dev's and ppl who use more tabs See More
teadan
KindoG
Top Con
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CPU / Memory USAGE -Legacy Edge

It makes your CPU very hot ( if N3700 ), and on 8GB ram it hogs memory like heck on YouTube and Google Classroom. -Could be antitrack See More
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Gorgeous new tab page

Users who launch a new tab will see a Google Now-like page where it shows the latest news, sports scores, weather, recommended apps, most visited sites, etc. See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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Flash embedded

The "security bug once a week" software flash is standard embedded and enabled in Edge. See More
Monika
SuaveArinniti
Top Pro
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No longer supports legacy elements from Internet Explorer

Microsoft Edge drops support of legacy elements that were previously available in Internet Explorer such as ActiveX, Browsers Helper Objects (BHOS) and VBScript in favor with JavaScript and HTML5. See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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Only for Windows 10

On desktops, Edge is only available on Windows 10. However, it is cross-platform on tablets. See More
teadan
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Works with Windows Defender - real time protection

Edge has real-time protection from malicious websites and identity thefts by Windows Defender. See More
Nedas Kuzas
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Reading list

Reading list is a read-it-later feature that can allow users to add article to this section and read the article later on similar to Pocket and Safari's Reading List. See More
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Supports web notes (annotations, drawing and highlighting)

Microsoft Edge supports annotations, drawing and highlighting that can allow users to add annotations into the website as a reference, highlight the notes on the website and also draw anything on the website. See More
teadan
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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No longer supports legacy elements from Internet Explorer

Microsoft Edge drops supports of legacy elements that are previously available in Internet Explorer such as ActiveX, Browsers Helper Objects (BHOS) and VBScript in favor with JavaScript and HTML5. See More
Simona
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Stacked tabs

With the new Creators Update, tabs can now be stacked for later use. See More
CompetentEnnugi
Top Pro
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Comes with Cortana

Cortana is a personal assistant and AI by Microsoft inside the Edge browser that can allow users to perform recommendation search, hints, highlights, answers and assistant based on the highlighted keywords user wish to perform and Cortana will give the results on the right side of the sidebar. See More
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Safari

My Recommendation for Safari

My Recommendation for Safari

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Pros
5
Cons
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Monika
Mariano Alvarez
Top Con
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It is for Mac only

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Solon
Top Pro
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Sleek design

– No distraction stuff like favicons in tabs, all that borders, bevels and embosses in panels like in other browsers, no ugly shaped tabs. – Neat adress bar. – Good looking start “show all tabs” screen. See More
lostinlodos
lostinlodos's Experience
Fast, light weight. 1 tab? 10? 100? Still fast as lightning. See More
Specs
Browser Engine:WebKit
Based On:N/A
License:Proprietary
Default Search Engine:Google
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SiamSami
Top Con
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Proprietary

While Safari er is currently available gratis (without monetary charge) on Mac OS X, 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 therefore neither free nor open-source software. See More
lostinlodos
Top Pro
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Extremely fast

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ExpertYmir
ExpertYmir's Experience
good See More
lostinlodos
Top Con
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Can be memory intensive

Power users will find their memory footprint balloon to extremes. Not an issue if you have anything over a base line Mac product, but safari regularly crosses 8GB on me, 1/3 of my memory. See More
ReliableInanna
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Works elegantly in OSX

The rendering of the pages and the browser compatibility with OSX works smoothly, when compared to other browsers. Also you get very high battery life with Safari, when compared to Chrome. See More
ExuberantLoviatar
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Terrible support for open source formats like .VP9 or .ogg

Apple does not support open source formats. Instead, they use H.264 and H.265. See More
ReliableInanna
Top Pro
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iCloud syncing

Tabs, passwords, bookmarks and, history all sync across devices. See More
lostinlodos
Top Con
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OSX only

Apple dropped Windows support after Safari 5. See More
ReliableInanna
Top Pro
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Safari uses Webkit, a great open source web engine

Webkit is very light compared to Blink, renders web pages at an incredible speed, great CSS support and is also constantly evolving. See More
lostinlodos
Top Con
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Bookmark sync server eats resources

The down side to safari is actually when you’re not using it. It randomly syncs bookmarks and pins. And it does so all at once extremely fast. For heavy users this could be many hundreds of Mbps, eating into all available bandwidth. See More
IntellectualYonggungChasa
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Even on OSX not the best Experience

Video controls are bad esp. on youtube. Only few browser extensions. See More
IntellectualYonggungChasa
Top Con
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Does NOT block Ads

Doesn't block ads, unlike browsers like Brave and Vivaldi. See More
SiamSami
Top Con
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Poor support for new web technologies

Safari usually takes its time when it comes to adopting new and useful web technologies meaning that the user gets an inferior experience compared to other modern browsers. See More
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Mozilla Firefox

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AuthenticBasmu
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Fairly low on resource usage

Firefox 57 (Quantum) and newer uses less resources than ever. It is proven with benchmark done by AppleInsider. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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Icons display blurry on HiDPI

Firefox has not yet addressed its scaling issues for HiDPI screens, making the icons blurry. See More
Gordon Landsmann
Gordon Landsmann's Experience
chrome never plays youtube video, making it virtually useless. It has also become slower over the past few months, making it a tedious experience for page loads See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Gecko, Webkit on iOS(since Apple does not allow third party web engines)
Based On:Netscape>Mozilla Suite
License:OpenSource (MPL-2.0)
Default Search Engine:Google
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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Strong HTML5 feature support

Firefox scores strongly on HTML5 feature support. See More
Nedas Kuzas
Siamsami Ratul
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Some built-in advertising

With their new "pocket" feature, they offer advertisements built-in. See More
VivaciousTatenen
VivaciousTatenen's Experience
Consumes from 30 to 60 percent of memory and cpu displaying just one page See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Automatically updated

Firefox is automatically updated on the platforms where it makes sense. See More
Siamsami Ratul
Top Con
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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
ConsideratePapsukkal
ConsideratePapsukkal's Experience
Working very slow on youtube, with 2Gb memory in Windows XP See More
Zoide
Top Pro
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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
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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Slow performance in OS X

Uses a lot of resources and feels slower than the Linux and Windows versions. See More
UpbeatNjorun
UpbeatNjorun's Experience
firefox is so fast and with best features See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
Siamsami Ratul
Top Con
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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
CaffeinatedLamia
CaffeinatedLamia's Experience
De-platforms user as per their recent policy changes See More
UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
Top Pro
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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
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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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
Eric Waters
Eric Waters's Experience
Long time off-and-on user, I do love Firefox. I went off it for a while when it started to get bloated and slow, but the new Quantum update is sleek, fast, and super-awesome. You need to do some tweaking for privacy when you first start it up (HTTPS Everywhere, Privacy Badger, uBlock), but overall it's pretty great. See More
IngeniousGoibniu
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Screenshot tool

Powerful screenshot tool built right into the browser. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Partial dark mode

Bookmark, context menu, etc. are not themed. See More
Alex
AuthenticBasmu
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Great 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
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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Heavy and consumes lot of memory

Mozilla developers should think on this as the new Microsoft edge browser steals less memory and it just pops up the moment you open it. In case of Mozilla, you have to wait for after clicking it for opening it. See More
UpbeatBarnumbirr
Top Pro
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Uses less resources

Firefox 57 (Quantum) and newer uses less resources than ever. It is proven with benchmark done by AppleInsider. See More
Siamsami Ratul
Top Con
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Poor performance on SSD even without extensions

On a fast SSD such as Corsair Force LE series this browser still performs as if it were installed on a regular hard drive disk, meaning it takes long time to start, even without any extensions. On that matter Google Chrome is light years ahead of Firefox. This applies only for Firefox versions below 60! See More
einabyss
Top Pro
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HTML5 video preload

The only web browser that only preloads entire HTML5 video which is useful for slow internet. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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False positives in virus-scanner

All Downloads in Firefox are scanned for viruses, but there are a lot of false positives. See More
Eric Waters
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Awesome customizability

It might not have as many add-ons as Chrome, but there are a lot of them, and they are less hit-or-miss in my experience. See More
Siamsami Ratul
Top Con
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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
AuthenticBasmu
Top Pro
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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
Siamsami Ratul
Top Con
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Can't scroll tabs with mouse wheel

It's pretty basic but you can't switch between tabs back and forth using your mouse wheel. Any add-ons supporting this have been deprecated since FF57. See More
Ivan Borisov
Top Pro
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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
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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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
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Distraction-free 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
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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As of v. 52, audio support on ALSA systems was dropped

You must use PulseAudio if you need sound in Firefox. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
Siamsami Ratul
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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
Endi Sukaj
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Strong developer tool

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Endi Sukaj
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Installing some extensions still requires restarting the browser

While some of the developers already allow users to install their extensions without the need to restart the browser, not all of the extensions have been updated to support non-restart installation yet, as some developers have yet to add special code to do so. See More
UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
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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
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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Poor enterprise support

Does not use standard management tools such as GPO or Profile management. No MSI. See More
Endi Sukaj
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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
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Uses Google as its default search engine

Which is pretty ironic for a browser that's focused on "privacy". See More
Ivan Borisov
Top Pro
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Android version allows installation of addons

Unlike other browsers, Mozilla uses almost the same codebase as with the desktop version so extensions work as-is without code modifications - something other browsers cannot do due to their breaking and sometimes unrelated code branches to the mainline desktop branch. See More
Eric Waters
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Uses extremely old browser version (NOT TRUE)

Firefox used to use old Netscape code because it was a continuation of Netscape. All of the current code, however, is fully updated, and this "Con" is no longer true. See More
Endi Sukaj
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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
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Crappy license

Cannot redistribute binary after source code modification. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
Siamsami Ratul
Top Con
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Devtools for WebExtensions are buggy

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UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
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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
Siamsami Ratul
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Google obsession

Lately, Firefox has been partnering with Google, leading to some privacy concerns. See More
ConvivialNerio
Top Pro
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Really independent browser

It's not dependent on Google. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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Unstable add-ons

E10s has already caused many extensions to not work properly. Also, in November, only add-ons with WebExtension API can be installed. See More
UpbeatBarnumbirr
Top Pro
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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
IngeniousGoibniu
Top Con
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Terrible user interface

And you can't even fix it anymore because they removed XUL. See More
Ivan Borisov
Top Pro
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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
Simona
DignifiedSpes
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It is now censoring voices

If you like open source and speed, switch to Vivaldi or Brave. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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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
UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
Top Pro
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A lot of add-ons

An enormous number of add-ons. See More
Eric Waters
Top Con
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Pocket integration

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UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
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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
Paolo
Top Con
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Uses GTK on Linux/BSD

This makes the integration on non-GTK Desktop Environments very hard. See More
Endi Sukaj
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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
Paolo
Top Con
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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
UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
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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
Siamsami Ratul
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No status bar

There's no status bar. Granted, there is a status tool-tip. But what if you want an actual toolbar, you're out of luck. See More
Simona
UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
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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
Endi Sukaj
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Updates not in sync with updates of (key) extensions

A key extension can suddenly becomes useless because extension updates tend to fall behind the updates of Firefox. See More
UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
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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
UnderstandingAdgilisDeda
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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
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ToughAnput
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Outdated rendering engine

Since it is vased on Chromium and uses webkit, not a lot are left since google left. See More
PracticalTheros
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Adblocking

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PracticalTheros
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Able to use chrome extensions

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Brave

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SuccessfulAnnaPerenna
ExuberantLoviatar
Top Con
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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
teadan
lewis dowson
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Faster than Google Chrome

Brave consistently beats Chrome in speed, might have to do with less tracking being run in the background. See More
ResourcefulHeka
ResourcefulHeka's Experience
Brave used to be good now it freezes on certain streaming sites See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Blink
Based On:Chromium core
License:OpenSource (MPL)
MethodicalCaelus
Top Con
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Brave is an Ad company

Brave Software is a for-profit company (though users must opt into Brave ads and Brave doesn't track users.) See More
teadan
SuccessfulAnnaPerenna
Monika
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Built-in Adblock now

Contains an optional "Allow Brave Acceptable Ads", so you can support the site you truly enjoy. Also you can stop all ads . See More
EarnestHippolytus
EarnestHippolytus's Experience
Brave is an excellent browser, the fastest out there See More
Monika
Eric Waters
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Hypocritical/deceptive stance on privacy and advertisement

NOTE: Although this was once a concern, the Brave group have been completely up front about what was actually happening, and this wasn't it. 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
Monika
Lunar Forlorn
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Very fast

The fastest browser out there. See More
NonchalantEurymedon
NonchalantEurymedon's Experience
no adds, no youtube adds either. very fast and reliable. Changed a lot in 1 year for the better. Use it on my macbook pro. and my iphone. See More
Emre A.
Top Con
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Brave Rewards is a Scam

Yes, you do get BAT Rewards when you opt in to ads. But the BAT's you gain is kept in Uphold - which is a website for crypto trade and wallet, and uphold shows considerably less amount of BAT points that you normally have in Brave browser's display. And it is not possible to withdraw less than a lot of BAT points, so you have to spend years to actually get to withdraw your currency. See More
SiamSami
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Safety and privacy well taken care of

Things like https everywhere and no tracking are standard with Brave. In most other browsers, things like these are optional at best. See More
UpbeatNjorun
UpbeatNjorun's Experience
Faster than Google Chrome Brave consistently beats Chrome in speed, might have to do with less tracking being run in the background. See More
DignifiedSpes
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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
SiamSami
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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
DecisiveGatumdag
DecisiveGatumdag's Experience
The fastest browser I've ever used. See More
ResourcefulHeka
Top Con
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Doesn't remove search engine ads

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SiamSami
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Option to disable additional privacy concerns

Like fingerprint tracking. See More
SuccessfulAnnaPerenna
SuccessfulAnnaPerenna's Experience
its the only browser that will let you download videos from anywhere providing the website has a downloading function GOD DAM !! but at least it is fast clean no problems yopu can do anything you want download videos music pitchures whatever im a teck guy and trust me those 300 other people that recomend the other browser undre brave its crap used to be good a few years back now 2 much bloatware high cpu usage ect my OPINIAN Go BRAVE ! GO STRONG YOU CANT BE WRONG !! a tech guy ! See More
Monika
Solo 90
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Password issues

Like Chrome, the password cannot be copied from the iOS brave app. See More
SiamSami
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Planned optional feature for you to get reimbursed for viewing ads

Basic Attention Token; you will be able 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
ResoluteHorkos
ResoluteHorkos's Experience
The best browser for low-end device's and even on all devices in general, it's super super fast, and reliable and I definitely recommend it See More
AuthenticNabia
Top Con
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Pay to remove ads

You need to pay them to remove ads from their search engine. Otherwise, you will see ads. See More
Eric Waters
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Now supports Chrome Webstore

It's now a faster, less intrusive Chrome. See More
PrivateOgmios
PrivateOgmios's Experience
I have used this for over year now and it gets better every time. It scores the best compared to any browser I have tried on the Cover Your Tracks Test. My favorite browser now. See More
EnthusiasticIynx
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Uses much RAM

1 tab, 400+ RAM, also it depends on what website you're on. See More
Eric Waters
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Sync is now available

The CON from below (no sync) is now added. See More
Ben Guy-Williams
Ben Guy-Williams's Experience
It's Chrome - without the security issues. Brave, Vivaldi, and Firefox are all you need. See More
Simona
FlexibleUttu
DignifiedSpes
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Uses Brave independent search engine, but only in 3 countries, uses Google as default everywhere else

No longer uses Google in 3 countries and could always use others like DuckDuckGo and whatever the User specified. Now uses the new Brave Search independent search engine (only in USA, Canada and UK) and allows user to choose to submit anonymous searches to Google, Bing, and Mojeek thereby protecting user's privacy and expanding the search results. See More
SiamSami
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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
HappyTonacatecuhtli
HappyTonacatecuhtli's Experience
DuckDuckGo / Chrome usage - can choose browsers (i reccomend duckduckgo) See More
IntellectualCinteotl
Top Con
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Appearance

No options to customize apperance, and make the bookmarks appear on the home page, for instance. See More
HappyTonacatecuhtli
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Can choose search engine

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SincereChimalma
SincereChimalma's Experience
Brave is the best browser I've used so far on Windows, and oh, it's the fastest too! See More
DignifiedSpes
Top Con
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Still dependent on Google

Since it's based on Chrome. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Pro
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Developed by creator of Mozilla and Javascript

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KindCupid
KindCupid's Experience
best browser See More
OmerEmin
Top Con
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No reader view

Can be accessed with an extension though. See More
ExceptionalWurrukatte
Top Pro
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Supports the latest technologies

Brave regularly adds new functionalities like decentralized domain support and a native crypto wallet long before Chrome considers them. These features to be disabled in settings. See More
CaffeinatedLamia
CaffeinatedLamia's Experience
No proper customer support. Even on their community site, they close your issue without providing proper solutions. See More
bottomcentre
Top Con
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Sync issues

Unable to sync extensions, no cloud sync (only device sync). See More
FlexibleUttu
Top Pro
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Scores Highest on EFF's Cover Your Tracks

EFF is a non-profit focused on user privacy. They offer a test called Cover Your Tracks" that anyone can use to check their browser's privacy. See More
bottomcentre
bottomcentre's Experience
Good browser, not perfect. A "Chrome" custom browser :/ See More
teadan
bottomcentre
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Bookmark button located on the left side of the URL bar

It can't be moved. See More
teadan
FlexibleSangarius
Monika
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Tor is available right in the browser

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Eric Waters
Eric Waters's Experience
It's outstanding - super fast, especially for watching streaming videos. It's got a great aesthetic, with a super-clean interface and really a good New Tab page and Bookmark Manager. The BAT "fair ads" program is innovative, and a great idea in theory. In practice, it sends you notifications with ads twice an hour by default, which is intrusive and annoying, so it needs some work. Overall, strong thumbs up. See More
Solo 90
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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
lewis dowson
lewis dowson's Experience
Brave is superb! It is cybersecurity oriented and basically doesn't let any trackers get to you. Of course, you can choose which layers of security you want to activate. And the best feature is that it is free! See More
ResourcefulHeka
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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
OrganizedPoena
DignifiedSpes
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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. See More
einabyss
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No cloud sync like Firefox

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Google Chrome

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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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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. See More
Eric Waters
Eric Waters's Experience
I was a big fan when it first came out, but now I'd think of it more as baby's first browser if it wasn't basically just a spy tool for Google. Browser based on it, like Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi, have all the advantages and significantly fewer drawbacks, with more features and frequently less resource and network usage. What's almost worse is the Chrome Store where you get you addons - it's essentially unregulated, and just kinda a black hat's playground. Go for FIrefox or Brave instead, or grab Opera or Vivaldi and be very careful about your extensions. Or hell, use Edge - basically anything but this. See More
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Browser Engine:Blink, Webkit on iOS(since Apple does not allow third party web engines)
Based On:Chromium with proprietary Media codecs and Addons
License:Proprietary
Default Search Engine:Google
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Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Freeware

Available as a free download. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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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
VinnyALWAYSComesBack
Top Pro
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Uses Blink

It uses the blink rendering engine which has removed many legacy khtml/webkit code to be much lighter and faster. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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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
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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Simple user interface

For example, the address bar is also the search bar. Google calls it Omnibox. See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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Proprietary

Google Chrome is proprietary software, meaning that it is not open source. See More
Endi Sukaj
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Popular

As of March 2015, Chrome is the most popular browser on the internet, with a 43.9% - 63.7% market share, meaning most developers will be testing their sites against this browser to ensure compatibility. See More
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No mobile extensions

Chrome on Android and iOS does not support extensions. See More
Endi Sukaj
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Excellent HTML 5 feature support

As of February 2015, Chrome scores highest of all browsers for HTML5 compatibility. See More
Endi Sukaj
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Gives too much weight to Google on the future of the Web

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VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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Sandboxed Tabs

Every tab runs as their own process, so if one crashes or becomes unresponsive, the whole browser isn't affected. See More
Endi Sukaj
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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
Endi Sukaj
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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
Ivan Borisov
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Bad quality control on extensions

Some just plain don't work while a few actually break the browser. See More
VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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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
Endi Sukaj
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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
VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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Huge variety of extensions available

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Eric Waters
Top Con
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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
VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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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
Ivan Borisov
Top Con
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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
Endi Sukaj
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Plenty of extensions

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Endi Sukaj
Top Con
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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
Endi Sukaj
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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
DignifiedSpes
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American agents may track you

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Endi Sukaj
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Installs extensions without requiring a restart

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DignifiedSpes
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It's Google

Data collection! See More
Endi Sukaj
Top Pro
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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
DignifiedSpes
Top Con
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Not as customizable as Firefox or Vivaldi

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Endi Sukaj
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Customizable by user

Each of the managed users can have their own configuration (themes, extensions, ...) See More
DignifiedSpes
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Made by the Americans

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VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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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
DignifiedSpes
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Basic

Unlike Opera and Vivaldi which are more stable and has more features, Chrome is pretty basic. See More
Endi Sukaj
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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
Ivan Borisov
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Hard/impossible to transfer passwords to a different machine without uploading them to Google

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Endi Sukaj
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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
InventiveCatequil
Top Con
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Spyware by Google

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Alex
VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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Data collection

Chrome uses online services to collect our data and improve our browser experience. See More
VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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Only one distributor

Unlike those various unofficial Chromium builds, there is only one distributor, so all Chrome releases follow the same standards. See More
VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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Can translate text directly

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VinnyALWAYSComesBack
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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
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Waterfox

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CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Owned by an advertising company

The same company that bought Startpage. See More
Ray
AwareApoLaki
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Fast

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LoyalKaratgurk
LoyalKaratgurk's Experience
I LOVE this browser, 10 versions in our last update, ZOOM finally supports audio in it, I love customizablility - and most of all NO mozi//a ties (new for 3.02) , and the damn fast speed See More
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Browser Engine:Gecko
Based On:Firefox
License:OpenSource (MPL-2.0)
Default Search Engine:Bing, Startpage
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SpontaneousTiberinus
ExuberantLoviatar
Top Con
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Lag, lag, lag, freeze, freeze, freeze

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AwareApoLaki
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Offers excellent privacy

Does not phone home. See More
AmbitiousPyvsyansa
Top Con
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Goodish, but still bad

Removes crap from FF, but doesn't offer anything you can't already do in FF. Also, doesn't help they are owned by an ad tech, System1. See More
AwareApoLaki
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Works with Firefox addons

Firefox 56 add-ons compatibility, including unsigned XUL extensions and complete themes. See More
Ray
InsightfulPepromene
Top Con
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Requires Windows XP SP2 or newer

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AwareApoLaki
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Works with major streaming services

Includes widevine plugin and suitable user agent for viewing major streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Video. See More
Monika
TactfulMaderakka
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Less bloated than Firefox

Pocket, Telemetry, Data collection and Startup profiling is removed. See More
TactfulMaderakka
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Extremely customizable

It has almost every setting imaginable. See More
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Pale Moon

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CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Unsecure

Pale Moon lacks the sandboxing and other privacy protecting features included in latest Firefox releases. See More
AwesomestEreshkigal
Top Pro
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Uses Goanna layout engine

Unlike most other browsers, Pale Moon uses its custom engine. See More
ProudXmucane
ProudXmucane's Experience
This is a very fast browser and even 4k videos load super fast. See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Goanna (Gecko-fork), SpiderMonkeys
Based On:Mozilla Firefox ESR
License:Open Source (MPL-2.0)
Default Search Engine:DuckDuckGo
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CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Still contains some spyware

Default homepage is spyware and search suggestions and automatic updates are enabled by default. See More
ProudXmucane
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Designed for usability, not the shiny new things

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PoliteActaeus
PoliteActaeus's Experience
youtubes freeze the browser and my entire computer for about five minutes. when my cursor can respond i have to hit 'force quit', there is no other way out. i cant watch youtube at all on pale moon.there is a problem going on but i dont see it solved in the near future. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Outdated rendering engine

It is an really old fork of Gecko that misses many of the newer web features. See More
ProudXmucane
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Light on resources, although it's not its main focus

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KnowledgeableAhuraMazda
KnowledgeableAhuraMazda's Experience
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CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Does not contain multi-process sandboxing

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TactfulAuxesia
Top Pro
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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
IndependentHorkos
IndependentHorkos's Experience
Loads web pages fast (4 seconds into Google in comparison with Firefox at 38 seconds); streams YouTube video with no stutter of buffering; similarly reading digital magazine content is free of buffering and freeze. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Uses Goanna

It an old Gecko-fork that is developed mainly by one man. See More
TactfulAuxesia
Top Pro
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Customizable

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CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Pale Moon is based on very outdated Firefox code

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IndependentHorkos
Top Pro
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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
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Incompetent developers

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IndependentHorkos
Top Pro
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Respects your privacy

Contains much less spyware than Chrome and Firefox and all of it can easily be disabled. See More
CharmingVulcan
Top Con
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Lacks popular extensions and adblockers

No it doesn't ublock origin and umatrix are the best blockers See More
IndependentHorkos
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Open source

So we can verify that the browser is not spyware. See More
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Only in Vietnamese

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Opera GX

My Recommendation for Opera GX

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MagicalVili
Top Con
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Owned by a Chinese consortium

Although it has many privacy and security features, Opera is owned by a Chinese company and everything you do online is spied by China probably. See More
Monika
SuaveArinniti
Top Pro
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Built-in music player

It has a built-in music player which you can listen to Spotify, Youtube Music and Apple Music in the background. See More
EnterprisingBoreas
Top Con
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GX Control not so effective

RAM, CPU and Network limiter is not so effective. See More
SuaveArinniti
Top Pro
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Built-in adblocker

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EnterprisingBoreas
Top Con
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Opera GX for Android is bad

Slow. See More
Simona
SuaveArinniti
Top Pro
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Lots of add-ons

Opera Store and Chrome Store is available for this browser with millions of add-ons. See More
EnterprisingBoreas
Top Con
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Slow opening time

When compared to Edge, Chrome and Brave, this browser starts up a little later due to many features it has inside. See More
SuaveArinniti
Top Pro
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Customizable

Browser is highly customizable, with dual colors, sounds, effects, bookmarks and tabs and much more. See More
EnterprisingBoreas
Top Con
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May not be for everyone

It's a gaming themed browser with dark and colorful interface. May not be everyones taste. See More
Alejandro
Top Pro
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It is good for gaming

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Simona
SuaveArinniti
Top Pro
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Opera sync

You can sync everything via other devices and it is password protected apart from a standart login. See More
SuaveArinniti
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Very fast

Using the chromium engine, this browser is as fast as Chrome and Edge. See More
Simona
SuaveArinniti
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GX control

Lets you limit the network traffic, RAM and CPU usage of the browser. See More
Simona
SuaveArinniti
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GX corner

It's a page designed for game lovers with news, prices, deals and much more about the latest games. See More
Simona
SuaveArinniti
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GX cleaner

Lets you clean browser data easiliy. See More
SuaveArinniti
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Built-in tracker blocker

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SuaveArinniti
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Built-in news reader

Apart from other browsers like Edge which forces you to read only their feed, you can add any feed and news channel, and read them anytime. See More
Simona
Alejandro
SuaveArinniti
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Built-in VPN

It's a free service and unlimited. Not technically VPN itself, but proxy: Perfect and very easy to use, select the continent you want to be connected from, also you give your connection to the Proxy as to contribute and keep it free. Works with BBC and NETFLIX catalog changing. See More
SuaveArinniti
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Built-in messenger services

It has built-in Whatsapp, Telegram, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Messenger and much more and this feature itself is better than most of the browsers out there. See More
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Opera

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Cons
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SiamSami
Top Con
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Owned by a Chinese consortium

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

Scores top on Basemark. See More
DazzlingHuehuecoyotl
DazzlingHuehuecoyotl's Experience
Pros over the rest: pop-up windows easy tab-muting See More
Specs
Browser Engine:Blink / Chromium core engine
Based On:Chromium core with proprietary UI
License:Proprietary
Default Search Engine:Google
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IngeniousGoibniu
Top Con
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Built ad-blocker works when it wants

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IngeniousGoibniu
Top Pro
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Portable

You can save the Opera's setup files on a USB hard drive and run its portable version anywhere. See More
InventiveNgalyod
InventiveNgalyod's Experience
Sidebar with FB Messenger, Whatsapp and Telegram. Less CPU usage than anyother browser I used without loosing anything! See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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The advertisements are terrible

There are too many advertisements in this browser. See More
IngeniousGoibniu
Top Pro
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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
PrivateOgmios
PrivateOgmios's Experience
Any browser controlled by a tyrannous totalitarian government is a danger to our freedoms and privacy and self-determination and liberty. See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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Cannot stop auto update

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IngeniousGoibniu
Top Pro
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Battery saving mode

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Ben Guy-Williams
Ben Guy-Williams's Experience
I loved Opera for many years - then it became a Chinese browser, and is part of the 'five eyes' spy network. NO more reason to avoid using Chrome to use Opera... Then along came Brave and Vivaldi - so we have a safe Chrome, and a better Opera ;) Move on people... nothing to see here. See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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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
InquisitiveHumbaba
Top Pro
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Lightweight

It doesn't consume much RAM, unlike Chrome. See More
PoliteIasion
Top Con
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Unable to sync extensions

Imagine having 100 extensions and Opera link cannot sync them, which will be troublesome. See More
Georgia
Top Pro
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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. See More
IngeniousGoibniu
Top Con
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Trash VPN

Terrible VPN service. Super slow. And it's not even a VPN, It's just a proxy service. See More
Georgia
Top Pro
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AdBlocker onboard

It's possible to add own filter lists. The internal adblocker is faster than any external. See More
SiamSami
Top Con
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No address bar in fullscreen mode

Unlike in Vivaldi. See More
Georgia
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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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
InquisitiveHumbaba
Top Pro
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Strong HTML5 feature support

Opera scores highly on HTML5 feature support. See More
SiamSami
Top Con
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Fewer extensions

See More
InquisitiveHumbaba
Top Pro
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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
Simona
PoisedMelqart
Top Con
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Fails cover your tracks privacy test

Here is its' results as of 2021-10-26... Our tests indicate that you are NOT PPROTECTED against tracking on the Web. IS YOUR BROWSER: Blocking tracking ads? NO Blocking invisible trackers? NO Protecting you from fingerprinting? NO Your browser has a UNIQUE FINGERPRINT! Check it yourself if you want to risk downloading and installing it. Check your own browser using EFF's "Cover Your Tracks"! See More
IngeniousGoibniu
Top Pro
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Built-in currency converter

Just highlight price on a website and see this price in your currency. See More
SiamSami
Top Con
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Cannot select tabs

Unlike in Chrome and Vivaldi, one cannot select multiple tabs to move to another/new window. See More
FerventQetesh
Top Pro
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Small RAM usage

Opera uses very little RAM. See More
SiamSami
Top Con
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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
FerventQetesh
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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Basically a Chrome clone

The latest versions of Opera are basically Chrome clones, so they really don't add anything new. See More
FerventQetesh
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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No reader view

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FerventQetesh
Top Pro
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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
Monika
LivelyToci
Top Con
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Quite slow and sometimes unresponsive

It also eats RAM. See More
FerventQetesh
Top Pro
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VPN onboard

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

Some buggy or confusing behavior with the bookmarks bar and moving tabs, and entire windows turning black after a while. See More
FerventQetesh
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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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
AmbitiousActaeus
Top Pro
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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
SiamSami
Top Con
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