Edge, so I can have it synced with all my other devices, including Android phone and Windows machines. All that without having to resort to Chrome... 
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I normally use Firefox but it's pretty broken on the M1 right now so I've been using Safari until they get it fixed.
On my MacMini, I use Brave. Ipad I use Brave, Chrome, (unintentionally Safari because of some apps), Iphone, Brave, Chrome, DuckDucKGo, (unintentionally Safari because of some apps); Windows PC, Brave and Edge simultaneously(Brave for most internet activity, and Edge for all media streaming(i.e. youtube, and occasionally Netflix, Hulu, Disney +, but I use Apple TV as my dedicated Streaming Device)
Edge - works well and sync to all platforms
Chrome has gotten better, I was 100% never for over a decade
Firefox - left it, was Mozilla 0.8+ fan forever
Couldn't stand FF mobile
Safari for its Reader View
OmniWeb was really nice and only one I paid for
Opera... lasted just months
Chrome has gotten better, I was 100% never for over a decade
Firefox - left it, was Mozilla 0.8+ fan forever
Couldn't stand FF mobile
Safari for its Reader View
OmniWeb was really nice and only one I paid for
Opera... lasted just months
As I mentioned above, Safari is just too slow for me. Firefox seems to be getting better and better (and faster), but I continue to like Brave. Never have had an issue with it.
I have Firefox installed just in case I need something else, but Safari works for everything I do. One time that I thought I needed Firefox, it turned out to be me, not Safari, that was the problem.
I'm surprised how well Firefox is doing in this poll. I wonder if Firefox is over performing with forum members, or if users of it here on the forum are just more vocal.
It would be interesting if MacRumors would share browser share for hits to the forum with us.
It would be interesting if MacRumors would share browser share for hits to the forum with us.
right... my guess it would be chrome and safari. I use Firefox on my Windows Desktop but I find chrome and safari faster on Mac, right now im on safari but I miss uBlock so I guess someday I will be back to Chrome or Firefox.
the stats worldwide seem to indicate Firefox is on a downhill and not getting better https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worldwide
In fact, unfortunately Firefox does not have anything except "privacy" that others don't have better.
I bounce around between all four, constantly testing them against each other. Safari goes back-and-forth between being good and crappy whereas Edge appears to be more balanced. Google is my third choice, while FIREFOX is my last choice.
I'm not surprised, as Firefox seems to be getting faster and faster with each new version. I'm still using Brave, but am leaning more and more to start using Firefox.
And yeah, that last observation is an excellent one! Proof is in the numbers, as they say.
I just did a speed-test comparison on my MacBook Air. When I get 190–220 Mbps on Safari, I get the same on Brave, 12–14 Mbps a Private Window with Tor on Brave, and 21 Mbps (after a long initial delay) on Tor. The privacy is apparently great, but the speed hit is huge.
Safari is doing really well, which I expected since we're on an Apple forum.
I thought chrome would have bigger numbers, but I guess since this is a tech site people are more likely to know about the bad stuff google gets up to.
I thought chrome would have bigger numbers, but I guess since this is a tech site people are more likely to know about the bad stuff google gets up to.
I find it entertaining that people still use Brave, even after its documented privacy issues.
Everyday use: Safari.
Work: Safari, Chrome, and - testing more and more recently - Firefox Developer Edition.
Work: Safari, Chrome, and - testing more and more recently - Firefox Developer Edition.
Please point us to these privacy issues. As a Brave user I would definitely like to know.
Their attempt to generate profit by redirecting ads to their own profit / ads was ... eh, it didn't bother me terribly but it irked me a little. But I don't know of any privacy issues - please do educate us (not sarcastic in the least bit).
From last year:
Brave Browser Sacrifices Security | Invicti
Brave is a browser that blocks ads and website tracking to improve user privacy and security. This blog post describes a controversial update to Brave that contained a whitelist of tracking URLs. It examines the online discussion and key terms, and suggests how Brave could learn from Firefox.
www.netsparker.com
From this year:
Privacy browser Brave busted for autocompleting URLs to versions it profits from
Chromium-based Brave stumbles in its efforts to shake up the browser business with cryptocurrency and privacy.
www.zdnet.com
No, thank you.
Yeah, I'm always skeptical of things I don't pay for. They have to make money somehow and that ... you know the saying - "Money is the root of all evil" - Thanks for the links. I remember when they were pushing their own ads HEAVILY - irked me but I never knew this happened.From last year:
Brave Browser Sacrifices Security | Invicti
Brave is a browser that blocks ads and website tracking to improve user privacy and security. This blog post describes a controversial update to Brave that contained a whitelist of tracking URLs. It examines the online discussion and key terms, and suggests how Brave could learn from Firefox.
From this year:
Privacy browser Brave busted for autocompleting URLs to versions it profits from
Chromium-based Brave stumbles in its efforts to shake up the browser business with cryptocurrency and privacy.
No, thank you.