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Add to SafariWhen comparing Otter Browser vs Ghostery Browser, the Slant community recommends Otter Browser for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop web browsers?” Otter Browser is ranked 4th while Ghostery Browser is ranked 34th. The most important reason people chose Otter Browser is:
A better license for a browser than a restrictive "all rights reserved".
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Under GNU GPL
A better license for a browser than a restrictive "all rights reserved".
Pro Open source
Anyone can contribute to the Otter Browser, solve common issues, bugs.
Pro Legacy Opera
Aims to recreate the best aspects of Opera 12.x.
Pro Built-in ad blocker
The Ghostery ad blocker blocks all ads so that you don't get annoyed.
Pro No tracking
Pro No telemetry on mobile
There is no telemetry on mobile, except if you go to their support page and start a tutorial.
Pro Lightweight
Cons
Con External Rendering Engine
It uses the Qt Web Engine from your local Qt installation which is usually not often updated.
Con No support for addons
Con Under GNU GPL
It is licensed under GPL which is less permissive than other opensource licenses like BSD or MIT.
Con No add-ons support
There is no add-ons support, except on desktop platforms.
Con Outdated search engines
It uses the Clickz search engine as a search engine which was already discontinued in 2020.
Con Just like Ghostery this is software by an ad agency
Con Ghostery ad blocker doesn't block all, but "selective" and sends on personal data.
Since July 2018, with version 8.2, Ghostery shows advertisements of its own to users.[23] Burda claims that the advertisements do not send personal data back to their servers and that they do not create a personal profile.[24] (Wikipedia)
Con Way too similar to Mozilla Firefox
