Which Browser are you using - 2025 edition

[TechRunner]

Safari and Google/ChatGPT. My wife uses DDG as her browser on Windows and seems pleased with it.

 

[User #07242024]

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)

 

[turbineseaplane]

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)

 

[whitby]

Under MAC OS, Safari with Duck Duck Go and Perplexity (I pay for the Pro version). Does everything I need. Under Windows, Firefox with Duck Duck Go and Perplexity Pro.

 

[nucl30us_m]

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.

 

[zenmacx]

Brave for its built-in adblocking ability.

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.

 

[OldGuyInTheClub]

Firefox (90%) Orion (10%) and Kagi paid search. I can't browse the web without uBlock Origin.

 

[uacd]

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🤣

 

[Shadow2k]

My daily browser is Safari, but I also have Firefox installed.

 

[Digital Dude]

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. 🔥

 

[whatnot]

Firefox, but last few updates all come with 'AI' features plastered on as default, and it's about time they started publishing all the about:config commands to spare me searching random forums for days on end in order to fix stuff (eg context menu).

 

[parameter]

Brave, all day, every day. Safari nearly ever these days, if ever - only on my iPhone.

 

[Cmd_Z_4ever]

Chrome is my go to browser but, somtimes I also use firefox and safari.

 

[jlnr]

I don't want to have to deal with adblock extensions. I just install Brave, disable a few features I don't care about, and enjoy the web without all the crap. The only thing I really miss is Safari's tab overview.

 

[mrsmith1]

Duck Duck Go is my choice. Blocks really well and never let me down.

 

[edubfromktown]

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.

 

[pnoozi]

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.

 

[Pooneil]

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.

 

[Yvan256]

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.

 

[zula]

ARC!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pooneil]

ARC!!!!!!!!!

Is it true that the ARC browser is an abandoned project??!!

 

[pnoozi]

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1j6y589/battery_drain_on_firefox_version_1360_m1_macbook

Not looking good for Firefox on M-series MacBooks. Surprised to see how long it's been going on (at least a year, could even be longer...) Anyone else using it?

 

[IvyKing]

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.

 

[steve62388]

Predominantly Safari but also Brave because it has some extensions that are not available for Safari.