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Add to SafariWhen comparing AMP Browser vs Basilisk, the Slant community recommends Basilisk for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop web browsers?” Basilisk is ranked 18th while AMP Browser is ranked 57th. The most important reason people chose Basilisk is:
So the source code can be verified.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Useful
Highlights AMP results in Google Search on desktop.
Pro Ultra fast
Automatically loads AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) and MIP (Mobile Instant Pages) web pages whenever possible.
Pro Open source
Based on vanilla Chromium.
Pro Data saving
Saves data using Data Compression Proxy.
Pro Ad blocking
Has a built-in ad blocker.
Pro Open Source
So the source code can be verified.
Cons
Con AMP pages are loaded through Google
All AMP pages are loaded though Google's servers, meaning Google can log your browsing history and theoretically manipulate website contents.
Con Security risk
Con Limited WebRTC support
Con Licensed under MPL
which one of the more restrictive open source licenses.
Con Uses Goanna
A Gecko fork that is developed by mostly one developer.
Con Only available for Intel based cpu architectures
it is only available for ix86 and amd64.
Con Limited Widevine support
