Best Free and Recommended Web Browser?

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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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Well, um, Opera is the "best free and recommended browser" around here so I'm afraid you're out of luck Wink 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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google chrome is good, befor that i was using firefox which also was relatively good

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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" Smiling It is incredibly fast and works almost exactly like firefox.

Edit: http://www.flock.com/

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my firefox has been freezing lately. how much good is flock?

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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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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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Depends on the extension that you decide to use, some extensions take up a lot of resources.

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You should check out Opera. It's somewhat similar to FF but not as fast.

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Not as fast?? That's interesting. I find it much faster Smiling 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 Smiling 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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IE would be a tomato. Always going to be a debate whether it can be counted as a REAL browser or not Sticking out tongue

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Try Orca browser if you don't like firefox and opera.

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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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Firefox has a huge memory leak. I suggest you to use Opera instead for almost the same features. IE7 fails at many things.

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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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So far as I found firefox 3 is the best.

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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)

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...and Meebo (IM aggregator)...

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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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?

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What is the advantage to using Pidgin instead of meebo in a browser?

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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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.

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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

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firefox i use but also google chrome is ok...ish

other alts, safari or opera Sad

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Firefox. Their portable version is also really great browser. safe and fast.

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Firefox again. Other browsers are far not as good by many indices.

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It is incredibly fast and works almost exactly like firefox.

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Firefox the best for sure. 47% of all users who use it can't be wrong:)

Give it a try.

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I use Mozilla Firefox. And its best for me.
Its fast, open multiple tab, restore previous setion and many more.

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FF2 has a momoery problem, but not FF3. Firefox wins Smiling

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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)

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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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Firefox is the most stable and fast Browser. I use it for 3 years and I've never had any problems with it.

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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...

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NETSCAPE 9 and mozilla firefox , nothing else you will need , but i use chrome for faster browsing

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I've tried Safari. It's OK. The design is very dainty.

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I have always used Firefox. No idea about opera. but google chrome is doing good.

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Go for firefox Smiling its the best

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IE9 beta! but also Firefox! Both of them are awesome! Just Test IE9 beta and compare your other browser using this Tests Page or for fast comparing try this FishIE Tank or this Psychedelic Browser. Try and compare the results yourself.

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mozila firefox

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There are google new browser of Chrome it like a Firefox and fast as Firefox.

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Go for google chrome. It is too fast than other web browsers.

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Mozilla Firefox is the best free and Recommended web browser. It is very easy to download Firefox from Internet without any cost. This browser give the good Internet speed than other browsers and Also It supports on-line tools so this is the best Web Browser.

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Mozilla Firefox is the best free and Recommended web browser. It is very easy to download Firefox from Internet without any cost. This browser give the good Internet speed than other browsers and Also It supports on-line tools so this is the best Web Browser.

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You can download either Google Chrome or Firefox both are available free over internet.

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Time pass ... if I were to recommend a web browser now, will be Google Chrome. It is so user-friendly that we can directly search the website by key-in related keyword from the URL bar.

Firefox has improved the service also. I am using it as well. You may re-consider to use back Firefox?

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For me firefox and chrome ..

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Pros
* Fast
* Very customizable
* Uses fewer system resources than most

Cons
* Crash on one tab crashes all
* Many other features require add-ins

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you have to check firefox

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GOOGLE CHROME

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Had you tried Google Chrome? It is fast and can sufficiently replace firefox for most of the time.

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I use only Opera

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google chrome is best, free, fast, and efeective.

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As per my view and experience,
1) - Google Chrome - Faster and light, consumes the least RAM
2) - Firefox - Fast and more Features(Say Addons)
3)- Opera, Safari, etc
Last) - Internet Explorer
But , IE9 is lil bit better. Laughing out loud

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I vote for Google Chrome

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Firefox is all time best. It support many addons than Google Crome.

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Firefox... All time favorite

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Firefox it's really in fire and foxy speed........open source....best.....

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I prefer Google chrome,
I like the synchronization option

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