Safari and Google/ChatGPT. My wife uses DDG as her browser on Windows and seems pleased with it.
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Which Browser are you using - 2025 edition
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Browsers:
Safari & DuckDuckGo (based on WebKit)
Firefox (Blink)
Brave & Vivaldi (Chromium)
Search engines:
DuckDuckGo, Ghostery (based on Bing)
Mojeek (Mojeek)
Brave (Brave)
Startpage (Google & Bing)
Presearch (forgot Google/Bing)
Yep (Yep)
4get.ca (Bing, Google, Yandex etc)
Safari & DuckDuckGo (based on WebKit)
Firefox (Blink)
Brave & Vivaldi (Chromium)
Search engines:
DuckDuckGo, Ghostery (based on Bing)
Mojeek (Mojeek)
Brave (Brave)
Startpage (Google & Bing)
Presearch (forgot Google/Bing)
Yep (Yep)
4get.ca (Bing, Google, Yandex etc)
Firefox and Kagi
If you're not paying for Search, you're getting monetized.
Same is true for email.
(you either pay for the product, or you are the product)
If you're not paying for Search, you're getting monetized.
Same is true for email.
(you either pay for the product, or you are the product)
Firefox and DDG. I've always used Firefox, don't see a need to switch to Safari after starting with Apple devices a year ago.
I do like Safari for its interoperability.
However I use Brave for its superior ad blocking feature. It makes a huge difference in website readability as well as being lightning fast.
Firefox on desktop, Safari on mobile. I had also used Brave for built-in adblock but it kinda slow and hard to customize on mobile, so I didn’t bother installing it on Mac because Firefox works good with Adblock.
After using Firefox for a while on Mac opening Safari feels like accidentally opening Internet Explorer on Windows XP in the old days🤣
After using Firefox for a while on Mac opening Safari feels like accidentally opening Internet Explorer on Windows XP in the old days🤣
I’ve been using Firefox again for about two years now. I tried it several times in the early years, but it was too rough around the edges. It still stutters with some websites, but it’s improving all the time. I like it better than Safari because it’s less cluttered and has more visual appeal to me. 🔥
Brave, all day, every day. Safari nearly ever these days, if ever - only on my iPhone.
Chrome is my go to browser but, somtimes I also use firefox and safari.
Chrome everywhere except for Duck browser on Android. I do not use browser auto fill anywhere (Bitwarden is my password manager).
Also use a few G apps (Contacts, Keep, etc. across Android, Chromebook and Mac's) along with Google Advanced Protection Program security.
Also use a few G apps (Contacts, Keep, etc. across Android, Chromebook and Mac's) along with Google Advanced Protection Program security.
I’d been using Firefox on my M1 Air, but noticed very high resource usage and battery drain (even when asleep! 😯). I was losing 20-25% overnight…
So now I’m trying Brave. After you strip away all the AI, upselling and other clutter, it’s very impressive. I’ve had to make no compromises in features and function.
Plus as a developer it allows me to prioritize Chromium-based browsers again 👍🏻.
Still using Firefox on my desktop because it’s awesome.
So now I’m trying Brave. After you strip away all the AI, upselling and other clutter, it’s very impressive. I’ve had to make no compromises in features and function.
Plus as a developer it allows me to prioritize Chromium-based browsers again 👍🏻.
Still using Firefox on my desktop because it’s awesome.
I would like to say that I use Safari but it breaks too many web sites and is quite slow in general. I do use it for a lot things and like it's integration with iCloud etc. Right now I'm using Microsoft Edge with several setting changes and extentions that were suggested on a TWIT YouTube segment. I can't rememer who it was. Chromium browsers just handle the web better and are very fast. I have Firefox also but really don't use it much.
My 2010 Mac mini cannot be upgraded further than High Sierra.
This means I'm better off using Chrome 116 (2023) than Safari 13.1.2 (2020).
I still find it strange that Google was able to support my computer for three years longer than Apple themselves.
I did install Firefox 115.29.0esr (2025-10-14) a few days ago, thinking about switching to Firefox permanently since it's at least up-to-date for security.
This means I'm better off using Chrome 116 (2023) than Safari 13.1.2 (2020).
I still find it strange that Google was able to support my computer for three years longer than Apple themselves.
I did install Firefox 115.29.0esr (2025-10-14) a few days ago, thinking about switching to Firefox permanently since it's at least up-to-date for security.
I've been using Firefox as my primary browser for over 16 years. I have noticed that it uses quite a bit of resources, so I usually quit Firefox when I'm finished with a browsing session. My M3 Pro MBP can go a weekend without needing a charge.
Predominantly Safari but also Brave because it has some extensions that are not available for Safari.
I don't see this. It's possible that it's due to leaving certain pages open, which are the cause of the battery usage. I understand some browsers are better than others at throttling pages that use excessive processing power, so it's possible Firefox is less able in this area. Regardless, I don't see this at all, and find Firefox no better or worse for battery usage.