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It's true, the biggest advantage of Firefox is the add-ons. I simply can't imagine myself surfing without Adblock, DownThemAll! and a few more... But sometimes, I just wish I could launch a less-demanding and more-responsive browser that doesn't have all the features my turbo-charged Firefox has, and just surf quickly. Is there any good alternative? |
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Google Chrome is faster than Firefox. |
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Try Lynx... :) Seriously, as already noted, Opera or Chrome are pretty good alternatives. If you really can't stand any broswer other than Firefox, try creating a "light" user profile devoid of all add-ons (or launch it in "safe-mode") |
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ELinks is an open source text mode web browser for various versions of Linux and on Windows it runs under Cygwin. |
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Try running Firefox in Safe Mode. It will launch Firefox with your bookmarks, saved passwords, etc., but "extensions and themes will be disabled, and any toolbar customizations will be reverted back to their defaults." |
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Opera is faster, especially when going backwards using (almost) only cached sites. That speeds up alot, especially if the form on the last page is still filled out. Demands on memory are not less demanding as far as I could tell. Often enough Opera is the process consuming the most memory on my computer. Edit: if you don't want Chrome because it's mostly the same as spyware to you, you might want to check out Iron. |
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No love for Safari yet? I've found v4 to be MUCH faster and MUCH less of a memory hog than Firefox 3.5 on both Windows and Mac OS X. |
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Try using the Orca Browser. It is based on the Firefox engine but is MUCH faster--and has lots of features. |
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Dillo is an interesting, quick alternative if you can do without the frills. No Windows version though. |
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Google Chrome and Opera. |
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I use the Windows-only "Off By One" Web Browser to get online quickly or when I am using someone else's computer from my flash drive/SD Card. It may be the world's smallest and fastest web browser with full HTML 3.2 support. It is a completely self-contained, stand-alone 1.2 MB application with no dependencies on any other browser or browser component, and has Tabs. |
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My suggestion is akin to David Lantner's above, but allows for some extensions. I keep a separate copy of Portable Firefox (free download from PortableApps.com) that only has the bare minimum of extensions I can't live without. Perhaps that's just a password/bookmark sync extension, so you can have all the same access you enjoy in your usual Firefox install. |
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I use Google Chrome as my primary browser. It's very quick to load, and has all the features I need readily available. Opera is another that I've tried and liked very much. It is rated as one of the fastest browsers. Opera is in Beta for version 10 as well, so I'd recommend checking that out also. |
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I've not tried it under Windows but Arora is quick under Linux and is cross-platform. I think it uses the same rendering engine as Google Chrome which is also a good choice. |
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I find Firefox itself to be plenty fast with NoScript and Adblock+. (I only have 5 total extensions installed, have used some various about:config tweaks, and use the default theme, on systems with 2-4G memory.) |
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I use K-Meleon for quick surfing. It loads quickly and lets me find what I'm looking for. |
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Chrome is decent, but has problems with some sites. Opera used to work pretty good, have not checked it out for a while though. |
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You should go with Chrome. I would like to point out though, that recently, Chrome has had some security issues, an area where Firefox is the leader of the pack. |
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Off By One for Windows. It doesn't quite do HTML4, its CSS interpretation is very limited, and it doesn't run JavaScript, but it is insanely fast. Seriously, after using it for a while going back to a 'normal' browser is painful, even if things do look nicer. |
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I'd say Chrome. Check the browser comparison below for more info: http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-7878-view-Browser-comparison-chart.html |
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I tested Maxthon a couple of times and found it pretty speedy... Windows only I think. |
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Definitely Chrome on Windows. It has a great interface and is super fast. On a Mac, I'd say Safari. Try downloading the latest WebKit nightly for added speed. |
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I would go with Chrome, I have been using it on a netbook and really have been impressed with the speed. |
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Another for Chrome. I still use Firefox, but usually have Chrome running at the same time on a different monitor. I'll often segregate tabs according to purpose, i.e. all Google services (mail, calendar, reader, documents) go in Firefox, while anything else goes in Chrome, etc. This helps keep the memory bloat down in Firefox, and ensures I don't lose everything if it locks up (which ends up not happening, because I don't keep opening new tabs over and over). |
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If you are using Windows then Firefox is your only good browser ... Google Chrome was great until version 3.0.. it started to be slower and eating more resources.. If you are using Linux Firefox or Opera are still the only real choices ... all other open source web browsers are simply useless... If you are using a Mac then Safari all the way ... |
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Thank you all for your comments. i found out that the best alternative for me would be Iron browser which is Google's Chrome without all the privacy issues... it is fast and has nice interface. recommended! |
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