Which browser do you use?

MacMan988 · Jan 30, 2013, 09:10 PM

Hi, which browser do you use ?

I use safari and always have been a safari fan.

estorstenson · Jan 30, 2013, 09:22 PM

I like safari OK, but I've been a regular Chrome user for a couple of years now. I think early safari versions were lacking, so I used Firefox, and then after Chrome matured somewhat, I switched. These days, if I have to choose between FF and Safari, Safari wins with no hesitation. FF feels like a lead weight compared to Safari and Chrome.

sidewinder · Jan 31, 2013, 01:28 AM

I've be using the Aurora builds of FireFox and it is faster than Chrome or Safari. I like the UI better too....

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Sital · Jan 31, 2013, 01:28 PM

I like Firefox best. Chrome would be a close second. Except for the gesture animations, I dislike Safari.

dusk007 · Jan 31, 2013, 02:04 PM

I cannot stand Safari. I tried it a few times but it just doesn't work. Usability is just beyond recovery.
Usually I was a devout Opera user but after it got really unstable since 11.something, I use Chrome and didn't yet switch back. I could get rid of the important kinks and page zoom works even better as it remember per site. In everything else Opera was still better and on Windows it is still my default browser.

Firefox I use sometimes for special extensions but not as a default. It historically was to ressource hungry and slow with many extensions loaded. Not really an issue today anymore on the new faster computer but I never saw enough reason to really use such an extension heavy software. I prefer well integrated usability with good features.
Safari imo has more useless than useful features and some concepts about UX are just so much worse. If I used to be an IE user I might be able to deal with that but coming from Opera it is just too much of a step back in years of usability.

designs216 · Jan 31, 2013, 02:08 PM

I use Firefox most of the time, Safari if I need to quickly open PDF links, IE for crappy company sites that are only written for the lowest common denominator and Opera for banking.

GGJstudios · Jan 31, 2013, 02:29 PM

My personal preference is Safari. For recommendations on browsers, you may find some useful information in some of the recent existing threads, such as these:

What browser are you using on your Air?
safari vs google vs ?
Browser of Choice for 27" iMac
What is the most common used Browser on iMac?

OLDCODGER · Jan 31, 2013, 02:46 PM

Omniweb for general use - because of its versatility, and Firefox for those sites which insist upon auto-refresh and auto-play (hate them!).

Nermal · Jan 31, 2013, 03:20 PM

Safari most of the time, and Firefox for Hulu since Hola doesn't work in Safari.

CrickettGrrrl · Jan 31, 2013, 03:21 PM

Safari on current iMac, used to use Firefox on Leopard/PPC iMac. Tried Chrome on a Win laptop a few times and disliked it intensely. Hard to say why, it was visceral.

Mackilroy · Jan 31, 2013, 04:45 PM

Chrome generally, though I do think Safari is much improved since I upgraded to Mountain Lion. Firefox has always been painfully slow for me, even with a fresh install, no extensions, no other programs running.

Jaro65 · Jan 31, 2013, 05:24 PM

A combination of Safari and Chrome.

DrewDaHilp1 · Jan 31, 2013, 06:26 PM

Mostly Chrome after Fire Fox got slow on me. Thinking about trying Safari out again here soon.

sniffs · Jan 31, 2013, 06:29 PM

I use Chromium (open source version of Chrome that has more features).

2012Tony2012 · Jan 31, 2013, 06:38 PM

OmniWeb

Pinkie Pie · Jan 31, 2013, 06:40 PM

I've bounced between all three over the years, depending on which had less of a memory leak. Right now that's Safari! Which is my favorite anyway.

srcstc · Jan 31, 2013, 06:49 PM

The people that are voting safari really need to try chrome!

GGJstudios · Jan 31, 2013, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by srcstc

The people that are voting safari really need to try chrome!

I have. I prefer Safari.

hkim1983 · Jan 31, 2013, 07:22 PM

I've been using Chrome the last few years, but it currently has some odd bugs and small lag issues that have been getting to me, so I tried out Safari again. I currently like Safari over Chrome, but the inability to choose where you save downloaded files on a case-by-case basis is a little annoying. I still keep Chrome around for sites that still use flash for video though.

doctorjj · Jan 31, 2013, 08:16 PM

I use Safari and Chrome but I tend to use Safari more often. I don't have Flash installed on my Mac, so I use Chrome anytime a site requires Flash.

Ledgem · Jan 31, 2013, 08:59 PM

Bounce between Chrome and Safari. I like Chrome as a primary browser, but Safari's ability to hook into the tabs that I have open on my iOS devices is quite nice and is part of the reason why I return to Safari here and there. Chrome can do something similar with iOS Chrome, but Safari is still the best browser for iOS...

dma550 · Jan 31, 2013, 09:24 PM

Unless the merciful devs make firebug for me on Chrome I'll have to stick with FF. I am hating it more and more as the revision numbers climb! There are a ton of Macos bugs and "won't fix" items. Bah.

iThinksimple · Jan 31, 2013, 09:27 PM

Google chrome for daily browsing,
Firefox and Opera also installed for testing, and off course Safari

Mr. McMac · Jan 31, 2013, 09:40 PM

Chrome is my browser of choice. I use Firefox along with downloadhelper when I want to download videos from various websites. I never use Safari.

calderone · Feb 1, 2013, 01:07 AM

Chrome for development (sometimes WebKit for bleeding ede stuff).
WebKit for browsing, articles, etc.

View Poll Results: What is your favorite browser?
Safari	40	53.33%
Chrome	20	26.67%
Firefox	15	20.00%
Voters: 75. You may not vote on this poll

Jan 30, 2013, 09:10 PM	#1
MacMan988 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Which browser do you use? Hi, which browser do you use ? I use safari and always have been a safari fan.
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Jan 31, 2013, 01:28 AM	#3
sidewinder macrumors 68020 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern California	I've be using the Aurora builds of FireFox and it is faster than Chrome or Safari. I like the UI better too.... S- __________________ Mac Pro: 8-core 2.8 GHz, 10GB RAM, OS X 10.8.2; iPhone 5 32GB iOS 6.1
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Jan 31, 2013, 01:28 PM	#4
Sital macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2012 Location: Boston	I like Firefox best. Chrome would be a close second. Except for the gesture animations, I dislike Safari. __________________ "I'd rather good people trust me than bad people fear me."
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Jan 31, 2013, 02:04 PM	#5
dusk007 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Dec 2009	I cannot stand Safari. I tried it a few times but it just doesn't work. Usability is just beyond recovery. Usually I was a devout Opera user but after it got really unstable since 11.something, I use Chrome and didn't yet switch back. I could get rid of the important kinks and page zoom works even better as it remember per site. In everything else Opera was still better and on Windows it is still my default browser. Firefox I use sometimes for special extensions but not as a default. It historically was to ressource hungry and slow with many extensions loaded. Not really an issue today anymore on the new faster computer but I never saw enough reason to really use such an extension heavy software. I prefer well integrated usability with good features. Safari imo has more useless than useful features and some concepts about UX are just so much worse. If I used to be an IE user I might be able to deal with that but coming from Opera it is just too much of a step back in years of usability. __________________ 15" MBP 2010 AG, 256GB Samsung 830, 1TB HDD; ML iPhone 3GS running iOS 5
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Jan 30, 2013, 09:22 PM	#2
estorstenson macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I like safari OK, but I've been a regular Chrome user for a couple of years now. I think early safari versions were lacking, so I used Firefox, and then after Chrome matured somewhat, I switched. These days, if I have to choose between FF and Safari, Safari wins with no hesitation. FF feels like a lead weight compared to Safari and Chrome.
	1

Jan 31, 2013, 02:08 PM	#6
designs216 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: On the way to M-83	I use Firefox most of the time, Safari if I need to quickly open PDF links, IE for crappy company sites that are only written for the lowest common denominator and Opera for banking.
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Jan 31, 2013, 02:29 PM	#7
GGJstudios macrumors Westmere Join Date: May 2008	My personal preference is Safari. For recommendations on browsers, you may find some useful information in some of the recent existing threads, such as these: What browser are you using on your Air? safari vs google vs ? Browser of Choice for 27" iMac What is the most common used Browser on iMac?
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Jan 31, 2013, 02:46 PM	#8
OLDCODGER macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lucky Country	Omniweb for general use - because of its versatility, and Firefox for those sites which insist upon auto-refresh and auto-play (hate them!).
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Jan 31, 2013, 03:20 PM	#9
Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	Safari most of the time, and Firefox for Hulu since Hola doesn't work in Safari.
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Jan 31, 2013, 03:21 PM	#10
CrickettGrrrl macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: B'more or Less	Safari on current iMac, used to use Firefox on Leopard/PPC iMac. Tried Chrome on a Win laptop a few times and disliked it intensely. Hard to say why, it was visceral.
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Jan 31, 2013, 04:45 PM	#11
Mackilroy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2006	Chrome generally, though I do think Safari is much improved since I upgraded to Mountain Lion. Firefox has always been painfully slow for me, even with a fresh install, no extensions, no other programs running. __________________ Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.
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Jan 31, 2013, 05:24 PM	#12
Jaro65 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA	A combination of Safari and Chrome. __________________ rMBP \| MBP \| MBA \| ACD \| iPad \| iPhone \| ATV \| iPods \| Senn HD 650
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Jan 31, 2013, 06:26 PM	#13
DrewDaHilp1 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	Mostly Chrome after Fire Fox got slow on me. Thinking about trying Safari out again here soon.
	0

Jan 31, 2013, 06:29 PM	#14
sniffs macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2013	I use Chromium (open source version of Chrome that has more features).
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Jan 31, 2013, 06:38 PM	#15
2012Tony2012 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2012	OmniWeb
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Jan 31, 2013, 06:40 PM	#16
Pinkie Pie macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: TX	I've bounced between all three over the years, depending on which had less of a memory leak. Right now that's Safari! Which is my favorite anyway. __________________ black (32GB iPad 2 + TV 3) & white (MacBook 4,1 (2.4GHz, May 2008) + 16GB iPhone 4S)
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Jan 31, 2013, 06:49 PM	#17
srcstc macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2010	The people that are voting safari really need to try chrome!
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Jan 31, 2013, 07:22 PM	#19
hkim1983 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2009	I've been using Chrome the last few years, but it currently has some odd bugs and small lag issues that have been getting to me, so I tried out Safari again. I currently like Safari over Chrome, but the inability to choose where you save downloaded files on a case-by-case basis is a little annoying. I still keep Chrome around for sites that still use flash for video though.
	0

Jan 31, 2013, 08:16 PM	#20
doctorjj macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008	I use Safari and Chrome but I tend to use Safari more often. I don't have Flash installed on my Mac, so I use Chrome anytime a site requires Flash.
	0

Jan 31, 2013, 08:59 PM	#21
Ledgem macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northeast USA	Bounce between Chrome and Safari. I like Chrome as a primary browser, but Safari's ability to hook into the tabs that I have open on my iOS devices is quite nice and is part of the reason why I return to Safari here and there. Chrome can do something similar with iOS Chrome, but Safari is still the best browser for iOS...
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:24 PM	#22
dma550 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: CT	Ff Unless the merciful devs make firebug for me on Chrome I'll have to stick with FF. I am hating it more and more as the revision numbers climb! There are a ton of Macos bugs and "won't fix" items. Bah. __________________ visit focused-e, my e-business company
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:27 PM	#23
iThinksimple macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	Google chrome for daily browsing, Firefox and Opera also installed for testing, and off course Safari
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:40 PM	#24
Mr. McMac macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island, New York	Chrome is my browser of choice. I use Firefox along with downloadhelper when I want to download videos from various websites. I never use Safari. __________________ 2009 24" iMac, 2011 & 2007 Mac Mini's, 4th generation iPod Shuffle Custom built Windows 7 gaming capable PC, Acer Aspire One 722 Netbook, Western Digital TV Play
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Feb 1, 2013, 01:07 AM	#25
calderone macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seattle	Chrome for development (sometimes WebKit for bleeding ede stuff). WebKit for browsing, articles, etc. __________________ ACSA, ACMT
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