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Add to SafariWhen comparing Lightning vs Atlas, the Slant community recommends Lightning for most people. In the question“What are the best Android web browsers?” Lightning is ranked 17th while Atlas is ranked 30th. The most important reason people chose Lightning is:
This means you can help developing new features if you would like to contribute. Moreover you can inspect the code if you are concerned about privacy.
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Pros
Pro Free and open source software
This means you can help developing new features if you would like to contribute.
Moreover you can inspect the code if you are concerned about privacy.
Pro Built-in reading mode
Reading mode allows removing everything on a page but the content. It removes ads, styling and anything else that could get in the way of a comfortable reading experience.
Pro Slide-out tab switcher
Tab switcher can be quickly accessed by swiping from the left.
Pro Incognito mode
Pro Built-in ad blocking
The browser uses EasyList data to remove ads from sites. It can further be supplemented with EasyPrivacy data to limit website ability to track you.
Pro Stores preferences on per-site basis
The browser can be set to remember which sites need to be shown in desktop mode, with certain content filtering settings, etc.
Pro Can browse two tabs at once
Atlas has a dual pane view that shows two pages side by side.
Pro Can be set to very low data usage
Cons
Con No bookmark folders
Bookmarks can't be organized into folders.
Con Abandoned
Atlas was last updated on September 19, 2014.
