Post by cjm on Sept 23, 2023 8:08:03 GMT
7 Lesser Known but Unique Web Browsers For You to Explore
From the comments
From the comments
Norm M.
9 days ago
As a person who's tried just about every web browser that's been released over the past twenty years or so, I have to say that most of my experience with "alternative web browsers" shows they aren't worth the bother.
Browsers like Falkon (formerly Qupzilla) initially showed promise but ultimately its limitations soon become frustratingly clear. Not to bash only the browsers listed in your article, many of these minimilist browsers lack the versatility and robustness anyone in the 21st century would expect from a modern browser. There always seems to be a website you land on that either blocks important content or fails to render the pages in any rational or useable manner.
Two browsers which you didn't mention are Pocket-Browser and Midori-Next-Generation (to which I tried to use to post my comments with but had to switch to FireFox to get the job done). Both are super lean browsers and have plenty of potential behind them. But unfortunately they both suffer from snail pace development cycles and can behave in very erractic fashion from time-to-time. Most basic users would not accept such performance.
For the most part, I've ended up using Vivaldi as my main browser, with FireFox as a close second. Midori gets used when I just want a quick look-up or very casual browsing. I could write volumes of what I like and dislike about Midori. The old Midori was barely tolerable. The same goes for Ephiphany. Renaming it "Web" was the dumbest move a software developer could make. The fact you had to state "Web or Epiphany" speaks volumes of the poor naming choice they made. Regardless of their naming decision, the browser can barely keep pace with any modern website.
For the adventurous computer user, playing around with obscure browsers may be fun for awhile, but I highly doubt anyone sticks with any of these browsers for any great length of time. They are all just too limiting or difficult to deal with.
I would guess that Vivaldi Browser is about as obscure as any browser out there (at least in North America) and does circles around any of the browsers in your list.
Vivaldi is feature-rich and is in active development making it better and better with each iteration. It performs admirably on even RAM-starved older systems (at least in Linux) and has unique features unlike all the popular browsers and integrates all the Chrome extensions with ease. Ultimately, I think it’s best to stick with more mature browsers with a decent track record and active development.
9 days ago
As a person who's tried just about every web browser that's been released over the past twenty years or so, I have to say that most of my experience with "alternative web browsers" shows they aren't worth the bother.
Browsers like Falkon (formerly Qupzilla) initially showed promise but ultimately its limitations soon become frustratingly clear. Not to bash only the browsers listed in your article, many of these minimilist browsers lack the versatility and robustness anyone in the 21st century would expect from a modern browser. There always seems to be a website you land on that either blocks important content or fails to render the pages in any rational or useable manner.
Two browsers which you didn't mention are Pocket-Browser and Midori-Next-Generation (to which I tried to use to post my comments with but had to switch to FireFox to get the job done). Both are super lean browsers and have plenty of potential behind them. But unfortunately they both suffer from snail pace development cycles and can behave in very erractic fashion from time-to-time. Most basic users would not accept such performance.
For the most part, I've ended up using Vivaldi as my main browser, with FireFox as a close second. Midori gets used when I just want a quick look-up or very casual browsing. I could write volumes of what I like and dislike about Midori. The old Midori was barely tolerable. The same goes for Ephiphany. Renaming it "Web" was the dumbest move a software developer could make. The fact you had to state "Web or Epiphany" speaks volumes of the poor naming choice they made. Regardless of their naming decision, the browser can barely keep pace with any modern website.
For the adventurous computer user, playing around with obscure browsers may be fun for awhile, but I highly doubt anyone sticks with any of these browsers for any great length of time. They are all just too limiting or difficult to deal with.
I would guess that Vivaldi Browser is about as obscure as any browser out there (at least in North America) and does circles around any of the browsers in your list.
Vivaldi is feature-rich and is in active development making it better and better with each iteration. It performs admirably on even RAM-starved older systems (at least in Linux) and has unique features unlike all the popular browsers and integrates all the Chrome extensions with ease. Ultimately, I think it’s best to stick with more mature browsers with a decent track record and active development.