So yeah I've been using FireFox for a LONG time now, ever since Mozilla released it really, but I want change...
Is there any other good free web browser any of you would recommend? Please, don't even bother trying to recommend Opera; I hate that browser.
I'd love something similar to FireFox - I feel the program uses too much RAM at times and often freezes. I would love something that is very similar to it, but at the same time stable and secure.
Recommendations and links welcome.
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Megan posted this at 16:34 — 5th November 2006.
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Well, um, Opera is the "best free and recommended browser" around here so I'm afraid you're out of luck
The thing with Opera is that you can change everything, so if you don't like how it looks or something it's easy to customize.
You could try Flock, which is made from the Firefox source so I'm not sure if they've done anything with the RAM issue. The only other option I can think of is is some internet explorer add-ons that change the interface. However, I'm not sure if those will work with IE7. Most of the toolbars re really locked down in 7 so if you don't like it there's not much you can do.
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Gennie32 posted this at 05:14 — 25th January 2010.
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google chrome is good, befor that i was using firefox which also was relatively good
Renegade posted this at 19:19 — 5th November 2006.
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Yeah, if you're looking for a firefox alternative, I would really recommend flock. It's like firefox except without the "issues"
It is incredibly fast and works almost exactly like firefox.
Edit: http://www.flock.com/
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MoeAlza posted this at 03:22 — 17th December 2006.
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my firefox has been freezing lately. how much good is flock?
Renegade posted this at 04:35 — 18th December 2006.
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Flock is pretty good, for me, loads in a quarter of the time it takes me to load firefox. Most of the extensions also work on it so, it's more or less a firefox clone but faster.
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Harper posted this at 22:01 — 30th January 2007.
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I'm thinkinf of giving Flock a try myself, just because my hand-me-down laptop doesn't have that much memory for Firefox if I'm trying to multitask, and Rhapsody player likes to skip because of the amounts of memory it takes up.
If it takes Firefox extensions, is it still faster, or will the extensions bog it down as much?
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Renegade posted this at 02:14 — 31st January 2007.
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Depends on the extension that you decide to use, some extensions take up a lot of resources.
StrongVibe posted this at 16:18 — 2nd February 2007.
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You should check out Opera. It's somewhat similar to FF but not as fast.
Megan posted this at 16:45 — 2nd February 2007.
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Not as fast?? That's interesting. I find it much faster
It was claiming to be the "Fastest browser on earth" back around version 8 but they're not using that tagline anymore.
I was thinking the other day that comparing Opera and Firefox is like comparing apples and oranges. Both nutritious, tasty fruit, but very different
You can compare and contrast the various flavours, conveniences etc. but it's really all a matter of personal preference.
In that analogy IE woudl be... I dunnno - a rotten banana? Hmmm... what food is not tasty or nutritious?
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Renegade posted this at 01:57 — 5th February 2007.
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IE would be a tomato. Always going to be a debate whether it can be counted as a REAL browser or not
2046 posted this at 03:52 — 18th March 2007.
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Try Orca browser if you don't like firefox and opera.
Roo posted this at 00:20 — 19th March 2007.
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Well if FF or Opera doesn't suit you try Netscape 8. You can choose to have it render pages as Firefox or IE. To me it's faster than both Firefox and Opera. However..I can't live with my Firefox Web Developer extentions so it's Firefox that I use for most of my browsing.
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Felu posted this at 08:56 — 19th March 2007.
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Firefox has a huge memory leak. I suggest you to use Opera instead for almost the same features. IE7 fails at many things.
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 10:01 — 19th March 2007.
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If by free you mean that it costs no money to download and use, then you might consider Opera or even Safari. If you mean free you mean software that does not restrict your freedoms, then I would recommend Konqueror.
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leapfrog posted this at 05:46 — 9th November 2008.
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So far as I found firefox 3 is the best.
decibel.places posted this at 13:51 — 9th November 2008.
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I use:
1. Opera for forums (TWF, LinkedIn, drupal.org)
2. Chrome for Yahoo! Mail and Meebo (IM aggregator) and much non-CSS Drupal sites admin & testing (because it is fast)
3. Firefox for building pages, and exclusively for basic CSS work with plug-ins (but all my plug-ins make it slow)
4. Safari (for Windows) & IE to test stuff (I have IE7 and even installed IE6 on Vista with a Virtual PC)
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 14:09 — 9th November 2008.
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Their web interface is nice, but I use Pidgin for my meebo accounts. Plus, there is a nice plugin that lets you chat with your site visitors if you use that page widget.
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decibel.places posted this at 17:52 — 9th November 2008.
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The Pidgin plugin rides piggyback on the meebo me widget
I have the meebo me widget on my site and on the Coder's Corner page
What is the advantage to using Pidgin instead of meebo in a browser?
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 21:00 — 9th November 2008.
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Probably just personal preference. I already have Pidgin for all my other IM'ing, and I have it setup the way I like it, so being able to chat with my site visitors from the same program is a bonus.
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Dangerous.Script posted this at 09:22 — 10th November 2008.
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There is a portable version od firefox, which eats less resources and doesn't require any install.
Look for it at Mozilla or some search engine.
goodbye posted this at 09:24 — 11th November 2008.
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mozila firefox is the best browser...it has a great speed of browsing , downloading.It also has various add ons which are very useful
jk090 posted this at 13:31 — 25th November 2008.
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firefox i use but also google chrome is ok...ish
other alts, safari or opera
Dangerous.Script posted this at 10:03 — 26th November 2008.
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Firefox. Their portable version is also really great browser. safe and fast.
demopaul posted this at 12:13 — 4th December 2008.
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Firefox again. Other browsers are far not as good by many indices.
HolyWarlock posted this at 15:16 — 17th December 2008.
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It is incredibly fast and works almost exactly like firefox.
ngsupb posted this at 11:48 — 20th December 2008.
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Firefox the best for sure. 47% of all users who use it can't be wrong:)
Give it a try.
barsa posted this at 07:34 — 16th March 2009.
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I use Mozilla Firefox. And its best for me.
Its fast, open multiple tab, restore previous setion and many more.
ngsupb posted this at 14:49 — 26th March 2009.
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FF2 has a momoery problem, but not FF3. Firefox wins
Brutal posted this at 01:03 — 22nd April 2009.
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For SEO (IMO): IE and FF - the best.
For users (after work), i use Opera.(I dont know why! but i like it very much)
patria987 posted this at 10:55 — 1st June 2009.
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So far even I have been using FIREFOX but few weeks back it was crashing down whenever i opened it so i switched to IE8 its working is almost similar to FIREFOX so i liked it but watever it is I would rank FIREFOX as first n second will be IE8 its really good so try it out.
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andr2008 posted this at 10:25 — 5th June 2009.
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Firefox is the most stable and fast Browser. I use it for 3 years and I've never had any problems with it.
victorsmith posted this at 07:21 — 23rd June 2009.
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Safari 4 is also good option...
IE8 is also much better then its older version, its more fast and stable with many new feature...
zerocool posted this at 16:19 — 4th July 2009.
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NETSCAPE 9 and mozilla firefox , nothing else you will need , but i use chrome for faster browsing
iPhone Fan posted this at 08:46 — 5th July 2009.
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I've tried Safari. It's OK. The design is very dainty.
Gennie32 posted this at 16:27 — 1st October 2009.
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I have always used Firefox. No idea about opera. but google chrome is doing good.