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Add to SafariWhen comparing Basilisk vs Puffin Secure Browser, the Slant community recommends Basilisk for most people. In the question“What are the best web browsers for Windows?” Basilisk is ranked 19th while Puffin Secure Browser is ranked 50th. The most important reason people chose Basilisk is:
So the source code can be verified.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Open Source
So the source code can be verified.
Pro Fully encrypted
The data between the browser and the cloud sandbox is encrypted.
Pro Cloud-Computing
Websites are preloaded in the cloud.
Cons
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
Con Uses its own rendering engine
The most webpageds are designed with Webkit/Blink in mind so expect rendering issues.
Con Proprietary
It is proprietary software.
