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I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome) (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 6 days ago by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The title is err, not correct because the top 2 alternatives Opera and Arc are based on Chromium engine. I have seen tons of people swear by Arc, but I am seriously asking (since as a Linux user I can't use it), how much good can a browser be in this day and age if ultimately it's ad blocking breaks and it will since Manifest v2 will go soon(unless Arc folks have a solution for it)

The rest alternatives are Firefox, Zen (FF fork but honestly Atleast this was something new I learned from this article) and Tor (which is weird since it is not meant for normal web browsing and using it will not only be slow but put additional strain on the nodes, correct me if I am wrong).

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[–] PeteZa@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I may get some hate for this but Safari is superior IMO. Especially with the private relay I get with my iCloud+ plan.

[–] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

Yep. Edge for work, Safari for personal.

[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

lol why are people downvoting this? Safari is a great browser.

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[–] Lasagna@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Arc is very nice for my workflow, quite a different take on what a browser can be. But I’d say you’re not missing out too much as it’s, unfortunately, no longer in active development.

They still update chromium regularly, but they’re no longer working on functionality or bug fixes because it’s “done” or something. 🤷‍♂️

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I am surprised they abandoned it. It was originally launched as a macOS variant only, correct? And Mac users praised it a lot, on the Web. I thought with that level of traction they will keep going.

In contrast, there are projects that have a much lower user base though vocal (read: Pale Moon) and despite struggling with half of the available modern Web pages, those projects still keep going.

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[–] quid_pro_joe@infosec.pub 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I didn't see Waterfox mentioned in the article or comments, so I'm giving it a shout out now. Firefox is still my #1 browser, which I have synced to all my critical accounts, and use very cautiously, only using a few trustwothy extensions. However, when I want to explore unfamiliar domains or experiment with lesser-known browser extensions, I've relied on the equally dependable Waterfox browser. It's fast, free, and 99% the same as Firefox except it's a completely different app so you can basically have 2 Firefoxes set up and customized for completely different roles. Between the two, I can keep Chrome frozen on my phone and off my desktop (although I have a portable Chromium on USB for emergencies).

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[–] TheBlackLounge@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago (9 children)

Do any of these sync with the Firefox Android app? Or do they have their own?

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