Which one is better im using orion but idk some people say brave is the best but its so smooth too and hella fast. But is it actually private and all can anyone fact check?

Hi guys, a big arc fan right now for one particular feature. Assigning profiles to different spaces and just being able to swipe between the two and quickly being able to access tabs on both spaces.

On every other browser I've tried, it opens a new window when I pick a profile. Are there any other browsers that have a similar feature to arc?

There are constantly a zillion, repetitive "Which browser should I use?", "What browser should I use for [insert here]", "Which browser should I switch to?", "Browser X or Browser Y?", "What's your favorite browser?", "What do you think about browser X? and "What browser has feature X?" posts that are making things a mess here and making it annoying for subscribers to sort through and read other types of posts.

If you would like to keep the mess under control a little bit, instead of making a new post for questions like the above, ask in a comment in this thread instead. Then, one can choose to follow this thread if they want.

Previous Recommendation Megathread: https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1hrr4lb/browser_recommendation_megathread_january_2025/

It supports 4K DRM video

Hello there

I want to learn about building browsers and especially Chromium-based browsers. What i'm looking for it what's the process of it (Just fork chromium and start modifying?) and what technologies and languages that I should be familiar with before I go on such a project?

My main purpose is to create a browser with a personalised search engine and some integrated applications that you can access from the browser

I also want to know the ability of having it cross OSs (MacOS, Windows)

Is there a current consensus on what the best browser (or extension) is for managing multiple profiles without having to have multiple browser instance active?

I have to work within multiple Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 accounts regularly, and would prefer to not have to have so many instances of a browser open (one per profile). I'm fine with multiple profiles within a single pane of glass, regardless of memory usage. Just don't want to have to keep track of so many open browsers.

https://reddit.com/link/1ieio77/video/2wcpbemavcge1/player

Switching between spaces on the touchpad is a lot smoother now. There are also a lot of new features in update (1.7.3b) that have really made me stick with Zen even more.

I'm impressed by how they've made this browser look good and easy to use over time

Upon downloading and commencing the usage of Vivaldi on my iPhone 16 Pro Max, I must express my profound admiration for its exceptional performance.

Are there any other users of this? If so, what are your thoughts on it?

Could anyone point out a good browser to try that's secure (can be locked down, updated regularly enough when security exploits are located) and private but the best performance? I'm looking for something light (or can be stripped down) that doesn't load anything other than what's needed to browse the web well and doesn't work like shit on a lot of web sites. What I'm using/seeing definitely doesn't fit the bill...

Which browser do you recommend for android that includes the following functions: -Group tabs in groups -Adblock equivalent to uBlock Origin in case you can't use it

I always browse in private/incognito mode as the default setting, and, no matter the browser, it’s difficult to keep track of tabs. I always have a ton of tabs open because of the “I’ll read them later” mentality, and I just never do, and they still keep taking space.

We need a new innovative browser or some solution to the tab management or how internet browsing should be in general, because internet browsing nowadays still has the problem of too many tabs and the “I’ll read them all later” mentality. Plus, deciding whether to modify a current tabs query or just creating a new tab for a new query is annoying.

It’s also annoying having to use 2 separate browsers: 1 for browsing the web, and 1 for logging into accounts. I wish browsers on pc were like browsers on iOS, because Firefox on pc has features that Firefox on iOS doesn’t have, like the Multi-Account Containers tabs. Sure, I could just group tabs, but still, there are too many tabs, because I just keep browsing the web.

We need a re-design of the web itself, or just a new way to search and browse the web because the current status quo isn’t cutting it. The concept of using a search engine, with its own indexed content, and the massive amount of tabs that I generate, is too much for me.

Browsing on iOS is annoying because of so many tabs, and because I always browse in incognito mode at the moment, then the tabs don’t get remembered.

Also, browsing the web is annoying because I most browsers don’t have the feature of summarizing a web page like Arc Search does, so I have to scroll through the content in order to get the gist of the content.

I've been using Thorium, an "ungoogled" faster version of Chromium before, but I've heard people recommend Brave or even Mullvad Browser?

What about Firefox, LibreWolf, or Arkenfox?

Also, should I use extensions like Privacy Badger, Ghostery, or AI Fingerprint Defender?

I know Brave and Firefox are popular, but I've heard that Brave has some shady history (CEO drama, hidden affiliate links, fingerprinting concerns), while Firefox gets flak for telemetry, and relying on Google money.

So is there a better option?

I'm in the market for a new browser, and someone suggested Zen... At some point I realized - if I have all 5 browsers installed decided to measure things. This is speedometer-3 score with all extensions disabled (except Chrome that had UBO and Brave with built-in adblocker)

https://preview.redd.it/skgopdoshbge1.png?width=1292&format=png&auto=webp&s=3734194673b3f4e4f8cfd1a5f2a1a69aeca1f605

Here's RAM usage after 2 hours of "normal" browsing and youtubing

https://preview.redd.it/v3c16960ibge1.png?width=1304&format=png&auto=webp&s=fbfe5ccbc2a6d76074f5ca0b1681a8a05947eb15

(forgot to measure Firefox tho, should be on par with Zen)

PS. full review on my blog: https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/zen-review-benchmark/

I just know about Fennec.

I'm currently using the Vivaldi browser. It's convenient to have two tab strips since I have 10+ tab groups and 400+ tabs, but I'm looking for another browser because of the problem that it doesn't sync browsing history and creates deleted tabs after syncing. Do have any browser recommendations?

Hey I'm investigating an issue that I currently have. It is oddly specific and I wanted to ask if any of you could maybe replicate it to give me any hints to maybe solve this.

So videos on twitch or youtube play just fine on all browsers on my system.
However when I play a video in fullscreen on my second screen it heavily drops frames. The frame is very consistent. It drops around 10 frames a second according to the "stats for nerds" panel on youtube.
The weird thing is that this ONLY happens on my second monitor and if I have a window opened on my main monitor that is NOT maximized.
Also it also happens in ALL chromium based browsers that I tested: Google Chrome, MS edge, Vivaldi and Brave.
The only browser not affected by this is Firefox.

Can somebody maybe test this on their system and see if this also happens to them.

1: Open a youtube video in any chromium browser.
2: Drag the browser window to your secondary monitor.
3: Put the video in full screen and activate the stats for nerds panel.
4: Open a windows explorer window on your primaty monitor and restore it (like not maximized)

Thank you so much.

Blocks all ads kinda like uBlock Origin

I looked up a video on YouTube and I turned my default browser to Chrome, turned off yahoo, turned it off as an extension, then just removed it entirely, yet even if I go to google and search something, it always switches to a yahoo search and brings me to the most unsupportive answers ever. If anyone has any recommendations, I am taking any. Thank you.

Anyone?

Hello! Recently, as a loyal Mozilla Firefox user, I decided to try downloading LibreWolf from its official website—mainly for security reasons and just to test it. However, for some reason I decided to check if the installer was infected (something I do as a routine), and surprisingly, it detected two supposedly malicious files. Why is that? It’s quite surprising, especially considering it’s a privacy-focused project based on Firefox.

https://preview.redd.it/cd7k9uall8ge1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=48518863944d67e4bd863ad0507d5ad963e56b38

https://preview.redd.it/noadlfcll8ge1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=ea18d1bd98bbf3cf30f4f042c655f6b54ff5b535

Anybody else having these issues with the most recent version of Opera???

It will load the websites but then having trouble trying to actually do anything, open images, storys, messages etc its as if some sort of script is not working.

Any suggestions for alternative browsers?

Iv used Opera for many years now, pretty quick - decent user interface - some useful extensions.. sessionbuddy, adblocker, nimble screencapture.

I've tried them both and can't decide. I am on android and want as much privacy as I can, but I still wanna be able to download mods. Thought maybe y'all can help me out.

I've been using chrome... about all my life. But I wanted to switch to firefox, at least try.

Is firefox safe, like exactly the safe and secure as Chrome?

(no way am i using edge)

Looking for a tab/history manager that syncs/stores in the data to save laptop/device storage and does this for Safari, Brave, Chrome etc. However also for multiple google profiles on Chrome?
I've been using tabmanager.io however I realised the extension would still take up storage from the device and saw the sync option at $36 ish per year and decided to check if there's alternatives that are free on here OR if i'm gonna pay at least that it allows me to do this for multiple chrome profiles- I like to compartmentalise my chrome browser by using multiple google accounts for different things. Also I will be moving to a macbook so will need it to be able to let me see this on safari. It would also just make it easier as i use both windows/android/ios devices.

Any suggestions/recommendations?