Web Browsers 2019
Remembering the many web browsers that came and gone throughout the years. I remember Internet Explorer, Netscape, then came Firefox. Firefox is a great web browser that is my main and daily driver when surfing on the web. I wanted to see what other web browsers were out there in the wild. I like Google Chrome, but the last few versions I have been getting tired of the automatic auto filling, auto logging in, data tracking and etc. I wanted an alternative for my backup browser. The following were the ones that I made my top list below with the good and the bad and ugly.
Brave – It is based on chromium with the emphasize on privacy, no tracking and less data to be gathered by Google. It was release to Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android and iOS. From my initial tinkering and configurations. I enjoyed it and after some use it became my backup to replace Google Chrome. It has a nice layout and Graphical Interface and I can install addon/extensions from the Google Store. It does not force me to log into Google to use it. Great and responsive. One can enable the chromecast feature to stream YouTube videos on your TV.
The Rest are in no order and have some benefits that I found and cons.
Torch – Is based on the Chromium project. It looks nice but was greeted right away of “Log into your Google Account to transfer bookmarks and etc” Which turned me off from you using immediately. It is like leaving Chrome for Chrome. Only for Windows machines.
Epic Privacy – Another Web Browser that is based on Chromium. This browser is for the privacy minded individual. It blocks a lot more data collection and deletes the trail you left behind when you turn the browser. It is on a permanent private mode. Unblocking, Unlocking items to make the webpage appear normal was to time consuming. Great in theory but tedious in my opinion. Windows and MacOS only.
Chromium – This is the base web browser that Google Chrome is built on. Google contributes a lot of development to and being open source used the base for its Google Chrome web browser. The difference between Chrome and Chromium? Chrome has the files necessary to play audio, video, flash with the digital rights. Where Chromium does not from my research. Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Android.
Pale Moon – This is a Firefox variation according from their website of the emphasize on focusing on efficiency and customization. According to their website “completely built from its own, independently developed source that has been forked off from Firefox/Mozilla code a number of years ago, with carefully selected features and optimizations to improve the browser’s stability and user experience, while offering full customization and a growing collection of extensions and themes to make the browser truly your own.” It looks like an older version of Firefox when it comes to the configuration. The layout is from the previous layout before Firefox switched over. Only on Windows and Linux.
Waterfox – Is another Firefox alternative. It is intended to be speedy and ethical, and maintain support for legacy extensions dropped by Firefox. Originally this was the prototype of Firefox 64bit version. Then Firefox made a 64bit version of their browser and quietly forgot in my opinion of Waterfox. Waterfox broke off and worked on their own variation. Runs on Windows, Linux, MacOS, Linux.
Edge – Really, who used that web browser?
