Chrome alternative?

[johnchristy44]

Hi friends

So im using chrome browser all the time and i believe chrome is consuming quite a lot of resources. I read online that FF for mac is not that good... what other browsers do you guys recommend other than chrome? Safari is that good? i mean can i open like 15-20 tabs and work for 10+ hours?

Thanks

 

[lclev]

Safari is good. I still use Google Chrome with no issues. I have also used Brave which is very minimalistic and comes with it's own tracking blockers.

Just my 2 cents.

Lisa

 

[pm-r]

So im using chrome browser all the time and i believe chrome is consuming quite a lot of resources.... ...what other browsers do you guys recommend other than chrome? Safari is that good? i mean can i open like 15-20 tabs and work for 10+ hours?

Call me a bit confused reading your "logic" about a browser's use of resources.

Maybe you could explain how you frigure that any browser will or can use less resources with "15-20 tabs open and work for 10+ hours".

Maybe change your browsing habits instead and keep the resources down, but I don't really know what that would accomplish. Using resources helps get work done!!! That's why your Mac has them available. Some more than others.


- Patrick
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[johnchristy44]

Safari is good. I still use Google Chrome with no issues. I have also used Brave which is very minimalistic and comes with it's own tracking blockers.

Just my 2 cents.

Lisa

thank you Lisa, ill check that browser

 

[johnchristy44]

Call me a bit confused reading your "logic" about a browser's use of resources.

Maybe you could explain how you frigure that any browser will or can use less resources with "15-20 tabs open and work for 10+ hours".

Maybe change your browsing habits instead and keep the resources down, but I don't really know what that would accomplish. Using resources helps get work done!!! That's why your Mac has them available. Some more than others.


- Patrick
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Hi Patrick

Well, I have used several other browsers. And to be honest chrome resource usage is quite high. It's not my browsing habit, but my work requirement... so i just wanted to know what other alternative i have.. i.e. different browsers etc.

 

[pine man]

I have got FireFox, Safari & Chrome on my Mac with the default being FireFox.

Just done some, not too scientific, tests and found that Safari and Chrome load fractionally faster than FireFox. All three seemed to happily run with 20+ tabs open, although I did get a warning from FireFox that so many could slow things down.

I honestly couldn't find any difference running multiple tabs on any of my browsers but I suppose it depends on how you measure the 'resource usage' you complain of.

 

[johnchristy44]

I have got FireFox, Safari & Chrome on my Mac with the default being FireFox.

Just done some, not too scientific, tests and found that Safari and Chrome load fractionally faster than FireFox. All three seemed to happily run with 20+ tabs open, although I did get a warning from FireFox that so many could slow things down.

I honestly couldn't find any difference running multiple tabs on any of my browsers but I suppose it depends on how you measure the 'resource usage' you complain of.

ok cool, thank you for testing.

 

[NSMacGuru]

I'm another one of those multi-tab types (currently 17 tabs across 2 windows). It's essential to my workflow too.

Safari has been my browser of choice since the day it appeared. That said, there continue to be websites that simply will not work with it (CTV News videos, for example). For those kinds of sites, I keep Google Chrome on hand, but only for accessibility, not because I particularly like the browser. FireFox also has a spot in my /Applications/ folder, simply because there's one (sadly, essential) website that for some reason will only work in FF. I've also dallied with Opera, Tor browser, and others... but Safari is the one I keep coming back to. Opera's built-in VPN is a nice feature, but since I now run a VPN for all my internet access, it's not needed at the browser level.

The most important part of this equation is memory. Safari used to have a heckuva time keeping up to me with my tabs - but with (a least) 8 gigs of RAM (preferably 16), it will handle dozens of tabs easily.

 

[ferrarr]

Hi friends

So im using chrome browser all the time and i believe chrome is consuming quite a lot of resources. I read online that FF for mac is not that good... what other browsers do you guys recommend other than chrome? Safari is that good? i mean can i open like 15-20 tabs and work for 10+ hours?

Thanks

I use Safari with 16 pinned tabs and 2-6 other tabs. It really depends on what is on the tabs, and what content blocker(s) you're using. Right now I'm running macOS Catalina on my Late 2014 Mac Mini. Some pages load slower then other pages, it depends on what they have embedded into them. I also have Chrome open, only one tab streaming Amazon Prime/Netflix. Also full screen apps open, like Calendar & Mail, apps minimized like Reminders, Messages, & Photos.

 

[NSMacGuru]

It really depends on what.... what content blocker(s) you're using. .

Good point, ferrarr.... FWIW, I've used various content blockers over the years, and have settled on just one, which seems to provide enough for my needs: Ghostery.

 

[ferrarr]

Right now I have Ghostery, AdBlock, & AdGuard installed and enabled in Safari. I don't have any installed on Chrome though.