MacOS browsers and battery drain

[33355]

Seeing as MacOS 26 has messed up our beloved Safari, the question arises - are other browsers that are not tailored for macOS worse for battery life?

I've seen this claim made over and over, and then also disproven by some. Do browsers like Firefox or Edge really eat up significantly more battery than Safari due to not being specifically suited for the Apple ecosystem?

 

[me22]

Orion seems best for battery use. I'm using Firefox with the Auto Tab Discard extension.

https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/12n7162/part_3_final_browser_energy_efficiency_benchmarks

 

[PotentPeas]

I use Firefox [ESR] all day long and battery life is fine. Maybe it would be a little better with Safari, but Firefox certainly isn't a "battery eater".

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Orion seems best for battery use. I'm using Firefox with the Auto Tab Discard extension.

https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/12n7162/part_3_final_browser_energy_efficiency_benchmarks

I cannot say enough good things about Orion. Great browser. On Mac at least - kind of ugly on iOS! Can't wait for it to launch on Linux so I can fully switch to it.