Browser reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 1206 Reddit reviews across 53 subreddits and 143 posts to rank the best Browser brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/browsers, r/MacOS, r/androidapps, r/mac, r/macbookpro. Top-rated brands include Brave (4.4/5), Mozilla (4.3/5), Vivaldi (4.2/5).

Stats

Reviews1206

Subreddits53

Posts143

Brands72

Products45

Top communities

r/browsers336 r/MacOS148 r/androidapps142 r/mac57 r/macbookpro44

1206 reviews from

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By Brand

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Brave

4.4

(246)

"Brave hands down"

"Brave. Always Brave."

"Brave #1 Firefox w/ the right settings #2"

"Firefox or Brave are your best options for privacy and security."

"Brave Browser. Read up on the benefits. It's safer, faster, and uses less resources."

"Brave is my go-to."

"Please never use chrome use brave firefox or vivaldi nothing else."

"I found brave and Orion to be the best."

"Use brave. Ad-blocking and tracker/fingerprinting prevention on mobile."

"Brave & Firefox are the best."

Mozilla

4.3

(141)

"Firefox with uBlock Origin is really the only option these days out of the mainstream browsers"

"Firefox + uBlock Origin"

"Librewolf with ublock origin It's a hardened fork of firefox"

"Firefox or Brave are your best options for privacy and security."

"Firefox + ublock origin"

"Firefox + uBlockOrigin"

"Firefox + ublock origin is the best adblocking experience period"

"Firefox <3"

"Firefox and install uBlock Origin addon"

"Firefox by far. No shady company behind it."

Vivaldi

4.2

(89)

"Vivaldi is made here."

"Vivaldi"

"Vivaildi. not only for Pop!_OS but also for any other OSs."

"Try Vivaldi, Edge, and Zen."

"It's definitely the best browser to get shit done."

"Vivaldi / Zen"

"Vivaldi is so customizable that it’s unlikely any two users in the world have two instances of Vivaldi that look alike."

"Vivaldi"

"Out of the box vivaldi is probably the most customizable browser with the built in tools and settings."

"Vivaldi or Zen"

Apple

4.3

(83)

"Safari, always and forever."

"Safari with Wipr 2 is my favorite."

"Safari works great on Mac."

"Safari. Hands down."

"I'm back on Safari, and it's been easily the best."

"It's the best by far."

"The most streamlined out there."

"Safari for personal, Arc for work."

"Safari + AdGuard has been working great."

"Safari ofc."

Firefox

4.3

(64)

"Firefox is my go-to."

"Firefox doesn't need any privacy extensions other than uBlock Origin."

"Firefox."

"Firefox because it's the only browser that gives you the full use of uBlock Origin."

"I would recommend just going with Firefox and forget about the rest."

"Firefox + ublock Origin (sync all devices)"

"I go by Firefox for my default browser."

"Firefox."

"Firefox is awesome."

Zen

4.1

(44)

"Switched to Zen Browser a couple of months ago."

"I have 3 browsers, Zen (primary), Vivaldi (for when websites dont like zen."

"Switched to ZEN which itself is based on firefox but is heavily customizable."

"Zen browser is amazing."

"Zen browser! Super fast. Love the design."

"Zen, 100%."

"I recommend Zen 100% if you are okay with vertical tabs where everything else can be customized to your heart's content."

"Zen"

"Try zen . Best browser by a mile right now."

"I recently switched to Zen browser and it's been amazing over weeks of usage so far."

Arc

4.0

(39)

"Give Arc Browser a shot."

"The automatic GitHub pull request folder they released is such a fantastic feature."

"The dynamic folder for open PR. So useful!"

"Arc is still the best for me."

"It's built for Mac, and I can't imagine my life without it. It has transformed my work and personal browsing experience."

"If you need something cool, productive, easy to use then use Arc Browser."

"I highly recommend the Arc browser. Its fullscreen website view is amazing!"

"Try Arc, I'm not sure about its future but as of now it's pretty solid in Mac."

"Arc."

"I use Arc personally."

Mozilla Firefox

4.4

(35)

"Like everyone said, Firefox or Brave."

"I use firefox on my mac and my android."

"FireFox, my favourite extension, uBlock origin works the best on it."

"Firefox all the way. For 1 main reason - ublock."

"Been using Macs since the early 80's. Firefox as well. The only browser I use."

"I like Firefox when it comes to customization because of dynamic backgrounds."

"Brave as a great Chromium browser."

"I switched to FF half a dozen years ago, when Safari deprecated free extensions."

"Firefox with uBlock Origin"

"Runs fine on Firefox."

Safari

4.4

(34)

"Safari with Wipr 2 and Private Relay - the best combination."

"I use Safari with AdBlocker and AdBlocker DNS."

"I use Safari with couple of extensions like Wipr 2 and Vinegar. All is good, no ads, fast, no issues with syncing across devices."

"If you are all in in Apple nothing can beat Safari."

"Safari, no doubt. Fastest/smoothest and most power-efficient/secure browser you can use on Mac."

"Safari. As simple as that."

"Safari - and it's not even close. It's fast, efficient, secure, syncs with my iPhone and AdGuard blocks all ads without a single problem."

"Safari 99% of the time. It’s fast, efficient, and has private relay built-in."

"For everything you need, it’s Safari."

"The most optimised browser for iOS and macOS"

#10

Microsoft

4.0

(29)

"I recommend it 100%."

"Edge is currently the most versatile. Runs on Chromium, has quite a lot of UI customisability."

"I like the way it handles vertical tabs and its free VPN feature."

"I love Edge, I moved over from Chrome which was easy as it's based on Chrome still so passwords transferred. Loads of useful add ons and features."

"Edge is my primary. Never thought I’d use a windows browser but it’s good."

"A lot of good functionalities and features."

"I think it's the best option."

"Edge is like Chrome in having a huge database of plugins but easier on the RAM."

"If you need a browser compatible with other platforms, then I'd go with Microsoft Edge."

"Edge. Seriously. The efficiency mode where it sleeps tabs is great."

#11

Opera

3.7

(27)

"Personally I've used Opera on all my phones for several years."

"Opera GX is a great browser for gamers, offering unique features and a sleek design."

"I love wordwrap which Chrome and Safari and I don't think Firefox have."

"I use Opera and have found it to be reliable."

"I recently moved from Vivaldi to Opera."

"Opera. It’s amazing now."

"Idk why more people haven't said this, but Opera for mobile is pretty decent."

"For me I use opera mainly for the flow function."

"I love the Opera browser."

"If you want ultimate tabs , pins—a place to store lists... I use Opera"

#12

LibreWolf

4.5

(22)

"Librewolf is the best viable option for what you're looking for."

"Librewolf on pc and fennec on android"

"LibreWolf, Mullvad, Brave"

"For private surfing, I recommend using Librewolf Browser."

"Librewolf has similar privacy, but is much more usable for everyday use."

"Librewolf and mulvad are the best."

"The child of Firefox: librewolf."

"My vote is on LibreWolf."

"I'm quite happy with LibreWolf, which I discovered a few months ago."

"Librewolf."

#13

Orion

4.0

(22)

"Is just fast as Safari, and as a plus have support for all chrome extensions."

"Orion."

"Still a pretty great browser though"

"I'm enjoying Orion. It doesn't use much power since it runs on Safari's webkit."

"UBlock works great, has good UI like Safari."

"Orion browser. It’s basically Safari but without any telemetry."

"Orion if not Safari."

"If you like Arc but want the performance of Safari, look into Orion"

"If you want safari with chrome/firefox extension, you can go by orion browser."

"*Orion* (iOS) or *Google / Chrome?*."

#14

Google

3.4

(25)

"Chrome or chromium base browsers are better at managing PC resources."

"I've always used Chrome since Windows XP days, never had issues."

"I don't have any problem with it and the high-memory usage never bother me. Its UI is simpler and not too bloated compared to Edge."

"I have zero issues with Chrome. Constantly 100+ tabs open with multiple extensions."

"Chrome is like the Swiss Army knife of browsers, plus the dark mode is fire."

"Google chrome works fine on my iPhone"

"As a Windows and iOS user I like Chrome, not a huge fan of most iOS browsers."

"I use chrome on both, keeping it simple"

"For security, there’s nothing better than chrome. Turn on enhanced safe browsing and HTTPS-only and you’re very secure."

"Chromium browsers support multiple profiles effectively."

#15

Supermium

4.2

(20)

"Supermium!"

"Supermium is literally Chrome but backported to old systems and works just like Chrome in every respect."

"Supermium is currently the best option."

"I'd say the best browser for XP is Supermium, or Mypal 68, tho I mainly use Supermium as I can sync in with my chrome account."

"Supermuim is the best browser for older OSes that I have found."

"Supermium good choice"

"Supermium consumes more resources but it's modern and can open properly any website."

"Supermium or MyPal are the best browsers."

"Technically Supermium is probably better but I just find MyPal more comfortable."

"Supermium if you have a more powerful computer."

#16

Edge

4.1

(19)

"Edge, no questions"

"Edge browser.. It actually has a built in feature called "clarity boost" that cleans up the stream more."

"I think if you are an Android and Windows user the right choice is Edge in combo with DNS tiar.app and ublock"

"I then tried edge with ublock. Wow, they've come a long way. Snappier, less memory intensive and just a good experience."

"Edge + Adguard Adblocker extension on Android/Windows."

"Edge over Chrome but Brave is goated."

"I switched from Firefox to Edge a couple of months ago and have to say I'm quite happy with it."

"I would try it out on android, never had a problem with syncing on my phone"

"If your work account(s) are Microsoft-based, then Edge is the best for work."

"I have edge. I use edge wallet and edge workspaces a lot."

#17

Microsoft Edge

3.9

(19)

"Edge is my honest recommendation for a smooth, stable and performant experience on both Windows & Android."

"Microsoft Edge uses Adblock Plus by default."

"Edge for the Immersive Reader and language learning."

"If you are windows user, edge is most efficient"

"I came back to Edge, despite all the tracking because it has literally every feature you can think of."

"I’ll get made fun of for this, but I use Edge across all of my devices."

"Edge has workspaces and integrates well."

"I’m using Edge and had no issues yet."

"Edge."

"Edge and firefox."

#18

Samsung Internet

4.3

(15)

"I'm very satisfied, I haven't had any problems so far"

"Samsung Internet Browser is my favourite with ad-block extension"

"Samsung internet is very underrated."

"For me, Samsung browser works very well!"

"It's chromium based so it loads web pages correctly"

"Samsung Internet on my phone. Because speed, adblocker, plug-ins, native app."

"Samsung internet... recently started to using and found more focused one with all features enabled as in chrome"

"Samsung internet cuz good ad blocker and video player for porn."

"Not firefox in my experience. try samsung browser or quetta browser."

"Samsung internet close 2nd because I love the dark mode"

#19

Cromite

4.3

(14)

"Cromite and Mull are best."

"I'd recommend cromite tho."

"It is a minimalist browser with good privacy, open source and AdBlock support. It looks exactly like Chrome and has the f-droid repository."

"Cromite is based on Chromium, making it faster than Firefox."

"Cromite if you like Chrome Browsers or IceRaven or the New Iron fox if you like Firefox"

"Cromite"

"Cromite."

"I recommend Cromite."

"Cromite"

"Cromite is great for me."

#20

MyPal

3.9

(14)

"My pal is the best"

"Mypal strikes the best balance of speed and modern web compatibility."

"Mypal is the best one."

"MyPal is the best."

"MyPal. It’s probably the best and safest one now and also uses plugins including UBlock and NoScript"

"I prefer MyPal personally, technically Supermium is probably better but I just find MyPal more comfortable."

"Another vote for my pal 68"

"I used MyPal for a while, it's really light and supports xp natively"

"MyPal. It's not quite as up to date but it runs a lot lighter and almost every website works."

"Mypal is a lot lighter and performs better at the cost of not playing nice with some sites’ security features"

#21

Waterfox

3.9

(13)

"WaterFox (Another Firefox fork)"

"I've been using Waterfox"

"Waterfox"

"I think waterfox is lightweight, could use librewolf and adjust settings."

"Waterfox and brave 👍"

"I used Waterfox based on firefox fork, its best for me even on windows 10"

"Waterfox and UBO"

"I've been using waterfox lately."

"Waterfox is great too if you are into DRM content since Librewolf doesn't support it fully."

"Waterfox fast and good privacy."

#22

Floorp

4.2

(11)

"My favorite desktop browser is Floorp"

"I would recommend Floorp, Librewolf or Waterfox."

"Floorp, best browser ever."

"Floorp. It's Firefox with some improvements."

"Floorp is basically just firefox with some really good improvements."

"Floorp."

"If you haven't already check out Floorp."

"Floorp is a nice alternative with unique features."

"Go with floorp."

"Floorp browser with the 'Tab unloader' extension effectively saves RAM."

#23

Mull

4.5

(10)

"Mull if you go by privacy alone"

"But nothing beats Mull."

"Mull browser, a privacy oriented fork of Firefox."

"Mull Browser - Primary"

"Mull Privacy Browser is my go to."

"I use Mull with uBlock origin."

"Mull: Firefox fork without Mozilla telemetry."

"Firefox based >> Mull or Fennec"

"Mull (Firefox) Cromite (Chromium) "

"Mull or Brave."

#24

DuckDuckGo

4.4

(10)

"I recently used owlbear on duckduckgo and it worked perfectly."

"I use DuckDuckGo for search engine."

"I like the clear cache button. No problems with DuckDuckGo browser compared to a bit stricter Firefox configuration."

"DuckDuckGo is a fantastic search engine that doesn't track you."

"I like Duck Duck Go."

"I use DuckDuckGo. It has some nice privacy protection features."

"Duck Duck Go."

"I just started using the duckduckgo browser."

"I think I've now settled on DuckDuckGo."

"DuckDuckGo-my nymber 1 now."

#25

Chrome

3.7

(11)

"Chrome"

"Otherwise i use chrome and edge on pop os."

"Browsing and everything on chrome is just much more smoother."

"I was using Edge but couldn’t get one study because it wanted only Chrome."

"Chrome is the best for android."

"Chrome / Samsung browser + Adguard app"

"This flag effectively reverts the ugly 2023 refresh UI."

"Google chrome"

"I just bit the bullet and use Chrome for work."

"Chrome for me I tried every browser you thing and eventually choose chrome."

#26

Kiwi

4.0

(9)

"Kiwi browser, you can install extensions and use AdBlock..."

"Kiwi browser also works on android and it has extensions!!!"

"Kiwi browser (adblocker included + allows Chrome Webstore plugins - no update for a few months)"

"I use KIWI browser with add ons."

"Kiwi with uBlock Origin."

"Kiwi- Extension support"

"I use Kiwi with ublock."

"Kiwi Browser, it allow install chromium extensions."

"It has a built-in ad blocker, Chrome plugin support and DevTools, but there are some minor bugs."

#27

Iceraven

3.9

(9)

"I also keep Soul Browser on the side for quick browsing."

"Iceraven (fork of firefox)+ublock+clearurl"

"Iceraven (Firefox derivative) or Cromite."

"I found Iceraven, and so far it's pretty good."

"Iceraven, a fork of firefox, with ublock."

"Iceraven"

"I use Iceraven browser which is fork of Firefox."

"Iceraven."

"Not as hardened as Mull, but decently debloated."

#28

Thorium

4.3

(8)

"I can say it is the fastest and the least demanding on the computer."

"Its developer said it is much faster when more than 200 tabs opened than Chrome."

"1. Thorium is the best at resource management."

"1 thorium browser."

"Thorium is pretty good."

"Now I’m trying Thorium, basically simple chromium browser, simple and feels fast."

"Optional is Thorium ( Chromium-based browser without Google's shit)."

"Vivaldi is too heavy for weak laptops. Try Thorium, it's stripped Chromium."

#29

Samsung

4.0

(8)

"Samsung is the best for usability."

"Samsung Internet with AdGuard DNS provides a seamless browsing experience with enhanced privacy."

"Samsung browser on android."

"If you care about ad block then Samsung internet."

"Samsung with Adblock."

"Samsung internet is also good."

"Samsung browser works as well as Firefox but with better UX and a very good dark mode."

"The Tab E has only 1.5GB RAM and takes ages to open apps."

#30

Browser

5.0

(6)

"Find it smooth and never lags, it has inbuilt ad blocker as well."

"It's the highest rated browser on the playstore currently."

"I use and confirm Browser - BrowseHere too!"

"Browser is one of the best."

"Browser is the best I've found so far and it does an excellent job blocking ads."

"It's the only major browser that supports Wayland and syncs extensions between Linux and Windows."

#31

Chromium

4.1

(7)

"Go for Ungoogled Chromium and enable the memory saving feature."

"Browsers that have little bloat like chromium(not google chrome)"

"I use chromium, it works great."

"Chromium, zero plugins or Firefox, zero plugins."

"A browser such as Midori or chromium (vanilla) would be more faster though."

"Any of the Chromium browsers would be fine."

"Chromium Legacy on OS X or Falkon on Linux"

#32

Quetta

4.0

(7)

"Quetta is great."

"I use Quetta browser based on Chromium."

"But it's very good."

"Maybe give Quetta Browser a try? We have a built-in ad blocker!"

"Quetta + Proton Pass extension (it supports extensions)"

"I'm very happy with Quetta."

"Try quetta and use bitwarden for ur passwords."

#33

Soul

4.7

(6)

"My go-to is Soul Browser."

"Soul is the best in my experience."

"Soul is currently my favorite browser."

"Real ones know Soul."

"Soul- Good for downloads, lightweight, can handle a lot of tabs, and has a bunch of useful features"

"Soul browser 👌"

#34

Tor

4.7

(6)

"Tor (with Orbot) for privacy, security browsing and onion stuff."

"Tor Browser also includes built-in VPN features for secure browsing."

"Tor provides unmatched anonymity online."

"Tor"

"Onion (Tor) is useful in very specific cases."

"TOR."

#35

Apple Safari

4.3

(6)

"There is nothing faster or more seamless than Safari"

"Safari is insanely good"

"If you’re a Mac user, Safari is a great choice."

"Safari, also i think firefox is on mobile and blocks ads."

"Safari for work because it's the new IE."

"Probably Safari, then Brave."

#36

Pale Moon

3.8

(5)

"I tried Pale Moon, and it uses very few resources."

"Palemoon"

"Pale Moon."

"Pale moon is gud."

"Pale Moon"

#37

Via

4.3

(4)

"Via is the best, which design is minimalism with a build-in ad blocker."

"Lightest decent browser for android is Via Browser."

"I've been using [Via browser] for \~10 years. It's incredibly lightweight..."

"Via"

#38

Falkon

4.0

(4)

"I use Falkon on an old computer."

"Falkon or thorium."

"I'd probably throw a lightweight Linux distro on there and use Falkon as the browser."

"Falkon is nice and light with no frills."

#39

Mullvad

4.0

(4)

"Mullvad (doesn't save history by default)"

"I've switched over to Mullvad with which ive have had no regrets or troubles."

"If you wanna use the same kind I'd suggest Mullvad"

"Mullvad or Zen."

#40

Tor Project

4.0

(4)

"Tor, Mullvad Browser, Brave, Firefox with RFP enabled. In roughly that order."

"I would recommend tor browser , Firefox ( you would need to add plugins) , librewolf"

"A safe secure browser is one that's held up by a legion of proxies. Tor."

"A safe secure browser is one that's help up by a legion of proxies. Tor."

#41

Google Chrome

4.3

(3)

"Google Chrome"

"I use chrome. depending on your taste, there’s lots of helpful add-ons"

"Just go with chrome/chromium browser for work."

#42

Yandex

4.3

(3)

"Yandex is best of best."

"We love Yandex, it always has very advanced features."

"I would suggest Yandex"

#43

4.0

(1)

"Supermiun is a modern browser that runs on Windows XP."

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