Best Browse?

[lucia]

Chrome by far my preferred browser and search engine, works well with all our business-related websites. I love the tabbed browsing feature.

 

[nemesismk2]

just installed chrome for windows xp and what updated to chrome 48 and was comment about chrome will not be supported for windows xp and windows vista in 2 months. i was only trying to see if chrome would work for windows xp in 2016 and soon it will not update

 

[TeknoBug]

Now that Firefox removed cookies always ask for allow/deny option as of version 44, I'm using Opera or Waterfox. I only use Chromium in Linux (community built browser). I can't believe some people has never heard of Opera, it's one of the oldest web browsers since the boom of the internet 20 years ago, I guess Netscape and Explorer were that much more popular.

Pale Moon doesn't properly display some webpages.

 

[ronbo613]

I use Firefox mostly, when I don't I use Chrome.

Cyberfox had more issues than Firefox and I didn't really see it as an improvement over Firefox.

I also prefer to stand, except when I am sitting or lying down.

 

[nemesismk2]

Now that Firefox removed cookies always ask for allow/deny option as of version 44, I'm using Opera or Waterfox. I only use Chromium in Linux (community built browser). I can't believe some people has never heard of Opera, it's one of the oldest web browsers since the boom of the internet 20 years ago, I guess Netscape and Explorer were that much more popular.

Pale Moon doesn't properly display some webpages.

i know about opera and looking forward for opera 35 final. i have used opera since opera 10 and i also use firefox.

 

[FrankRamiro]

Now that Firefox removed cookies always ask for allow/deny option as of version 44, I'm using Opera or Waterfox. I only use Chromium in Linux (community built browser). I can't believe some people has never heard of Opera, it's one of the oldest web browsers since the boom of the internet 20 years ago, I guess Netscape and Explorer were that much more popular.

Pale Moon doesn't properly display some webpages.

I tried to use Opera on my Win XP sp3 and it asks me to install IE8 also to get some file!,also does Opera comes with Flash player?,i also installed Chromium in Xubuntu 14.04 from Xubuntu software but i couldn't get flash player,i don't understand why Chromium doesn't use same flash player that i use with firefox in same Xubuntu 14.04,since installed from the ubuntu restricted extras software.

 

[nemesismk2]

i know about opera and looking forward for opera 35 final. i have used opera since opera 10 and i also use firefox.

my version of chrome48 just updated to chrome49 with warnings about support will be ending in chrome50. lol

i wonder if chrome will do what they did in 2014 and start support for chrome with windows xp?

 

[sonitravel09]

Chrome is the best one!

 

[nemesismk2]

i am using firefox

 

[Socio]

Vivaldi and Otter Browser (when Otter switches to QTWebengine) - both browsers do not bow down to Google's minimalism concept which they have enforced to both Opera and Mozilla Firefox. Vivaldi and Otter will never sell out in such a way.

From what I remember reading Vivaldi phones home.

 

[sweenish]

First I've heard of that. Source?

Also, someone saying that Google has a minimalism concept with Chrome.

Seems like a lot of misinformation.

 

[stockwiz]

I have them both installed. Mostly use firefox mostly out of habit. Computers are all sandy bridge or newer with 16GB of RAM.

 

[Mezzanine]

Firefox with classic theme restorer so my tabs are underneath the address bar...I can't stand them on top.

 

[MaryMe]

I vote for Firefox!
A lot of add ons and plugins, great community support!

 

[Carfax83]

Chrome is the best browser by far, due to it's speed and functionality.. Microsoft's Edge browser is the only browser that has the potential to beat Chrome. It has the speed, but the functionality is nowhere near that of Chrome.....yet..

 

[inf1nity]

How many times is this going to be discussed?

 

[Socio]

First I've heard of that. Source?

Also, someone saying that Google has a minimalism concept with Chrome.

Seems like a lot of misinformation.

I found this:

https://vivaldi.net/en-US/forum/vivaldi-browser-for-linux/3340-snapshot-1-0-167-2-better-keyboard-shortcut-editing-and-user-statistics#26656

Vivaldi will connect with our servers for this purpose only once per day. We do not collect any usage data.

This is only for us to have a general feel about our overall user base.

So, on first run Vivaldi generates a unique ID for your installation.

Then, every 24 hours, your browser, if running, will send via https, the following info:

The unique user ID
Browser user agent
CPU architecture
Screen Resolution
Accept Language

So it does phone home and who knows if that is really all the information they see.

 

[solidstar]

I've tried Firefox years ago but I didn't like it so I've been using Chrome since. Curiousity strikes. Tried Firefox last year again. Still didn't like it. But it might be because I'm so used to Chrome that I can't get used to another browser.

If you're really curious about comparisons, check this Best web browser 2016: Chrome vs Firefox vs Edge vs Safari vs IE and more.

 

[sweenish]

I found this:

https://vivaldi.net/en-US/forum/viv...rd-shortcut-editing-and-user-statistics#26656



So it does phone home and who knows if that is really all the information they see.

So, then, what's the point?

Chrome doesn't phone home? FF doesn't? Have people vetted FF's opt-out code?

EDIT: My post sounds harsher than I want it to. I'm glad you actually did provide a source, since I didn't know that about Vivaldi and have been using it on my laptop. It's better than FF (performance) and Chrome (kinder to the battery).

There's been enough little things about Vivaldi in the last few weeks that I'll likely switch to Edge when the Anniversary update with extension support officially drops. Like I had said, phoning home doesn't bother me too much, since it's just basic stuff being reported.

It's dumb that Vivaldi feels the need to send the exact same information every day, but I guess I don't see this as a big issue.

 

[Dude111]

Which is the best browser to use?
Please compare only Firefox and Chrome. No other option

What if someone doesnt think those 2 are the best??

Your asking "BEST BROWSER" but then your restricting it....

 

[Hugh Jass]

How many times is this going to be discussed?

So...who exactly forced you to come into this thread?

 

[stockwiz]

a few tweaks to make firefox better... perhaps use a user.js file... the increased mouse scrolling speed and behavior without that acceleration element to the scrolling makes it "feel" much faster. Works best with smooth scrolling enabled.

user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMaxMS", 200);
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS", 400);
user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false);
user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false);
user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false);
user_pref("browser.chrome.toolbar_tips", false);
user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
user_pref("browser.startup.page", 3);
user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount", 40);

 

[coffeemonster]

I find Pale Moon to have the best combination of responsiveness, stability and customization.

The only thing it lacks over chrome forks is full HTML5 playback support in youtube. On the few occasions when I want to watch a long fullscreen youtube stream, I use vivaldi

Pale Moon doesn't properly display some webpages.

I have not found a webpage that doesnt display properly with Pale Moon.

 

[Executioner]

I find Pale Moon to have the best combination of responsiveness, stability and customization.

The only thing it lacks over chrome forks is full HTML5 playback support in youtube. On the few occasions when I want to watch a long fullscreen youtube stream, I use vivaldi


I have not found a webpage that doesnt display properly with Pale Moon.

I just tried Pale Moon yesterday on my laptop - the x64 version. Seemed to work great, except when I click on my mouse button to go back a page, it does not work. The function works fine in FF and Chrome, so not sure what the issue is. I also had an issue with it displaying the Ublock Origin icon. I can drag it there, but after I close and restart Pale Moon, the icon is gone.
Another plus is the use of the old Ghostery, which does not require to you "sign in". I guess they sold out. Bummer - such a great addon to block trackers.

 

[balloonshark]

I just tried Pale Moon yesterday on my laptop - the x64 version. Seemed to work great, except when I click on my mouse button to go back a page, it does not work. The function works fine in FF and Chrome, so not sure what the issue is. I also had an issue with it displaying the Ublock Origin icon. I can drag it there, but after I close and restart Pale Moon, the icon is gone.
Another plus is the use of the old Ghostery, which does not require to you "sign in". I guess they sold out. Bummer - such a great addon to block trackers.

You can get the 5.4.11 version of Ghostery here. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/versions/

You will need to disable the automatic updating of all your add-ons. This means you will need to update them manually from now on skipping the Ghostery updates.

Firefox with classic theme restorer so my tabs are underneath the address bar...I can't stand them on top.

I completely agree with you!