8 best browsers for PC

1. Google Chrome - the most versatile

• platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS.
• Pros: best work with Google services, has a huge library of extensions, perfect synchronization between devices.
• Minuses: takes a lot of memory, it is not particularly anxious comply with your privacy, poor configuration interface.

Chrome - the choice of almost 67%Browser Market Share Internet users. Browser, as expected, perfectly compatible with all services and Google Web-based applications, such as «Google Drive» and «Google Docs."

Chrome interface is perfectly pure and simple. There is nothing superfluous: all the extra features are implemented as extensions to do anything.

But keep in mind that this is one of the most voracious browsers in terms of memory. And yet there is no way to configure it for themselves: the user can change the subject except that yes shuffle icons extensions on the top panel.

In addition, Chrome regularly merges Google information about which sites you visit and what you are looking to stuff then you targeted advertising.

Fortunately, there are several alternatives to the browser, for example, Chromium open source. Useful if you want to use Chrome benefits, but do not worry about Google telemetry.

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2. Mozilla Firefox - the most customizable and free

• platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS.
• Pros: very fast, plenty of enhancements, a customizable interface, open source, privacy.
• Minuses: not very convenient to a mechanism for updates.

In Firefox a lot more customization options than Google's browser. You can freely add, to remove, and move all the elements on the toolbar or the menu.

Firefox has a large library extensions. And some of them have no analogues in Chrome. Unfortunately, not always the old add-ons are compatible with newer versions of the browser.

Firefox consumes system resources, such as RAM, more modest than Chrome.

Firefox strictly adheres to privacy and confidentiality. There is a built-in protection from the track, in addition, have a browser open source.

Of the minuses - not a very thoughtful process updates. While the browser installs a new version of the Internet do not sit: it is necessary to look at the window with crawling indicator and wait. On fast devices with SSD it takes only a second, but on older machines annoying.

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3. Vivaldi - the most functional

• platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux.
• Pros: a huge number of options to work with the Chrome extensions.
• Minuses: the number of buttons and functions may confuse inexperienced users.

Vivaldi can be called by the browser with the most functions. Here and a note in the sidebar, and mouse gestures to control the browser and preview the contents of the tab, and the grouping of most tabs in the stack.

The Vivaldi is a tool for creating screenshots with added notes. Browser can be controlled using the keyboard, with the keyboard shortcuts to easily remap.

We should also mention the ability to add their own websites in the sidebar Vivaldi. And yet the browser allows you to place the panel with tabs anywhere: at the top, bottom or side.

Shortcomings bit. There is no browser extensions of his shop. And yet there is no built-in mail client, which so far only promised to do.

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4. Opera - for those who need a VPN

• platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS.
• Pros: built the VPN, adblocker, convenient sidebar.
• Minuses: small extensions built kriptokoshelok useless.

Quick and functional browser based on Chrome. In Opera it is possible to pre-load the pages. The app remembers which websites you visit most often, and starts loading the page in the background while you are typing an address.

The browser offers, among other things, to view news tool that is located in the sidebar. There you can place the mobile versions of different websites to keep them handy.

Main feature of Opera - a built-in VPN.

It allows you to load pages faster and view even blocked sites, and also increases your privacy and blocks tracking and scenarios of mining cryptocurrency.

Opera has its own shop extensions. They are not much, but it's not so bad: the browser supports Chrome add-ons.

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5. Microsoft Edge - ideal for Tablet PC

• platforms: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS.
• Pros: handwriting, modest drain on the battery, built-in reading aloud.
• Minuses: too few extensions, an original interface.

Edge is quite fast and as claims Microsoft, economical consumption of charge than other browsers. In it there is a built-in read mode, a cleaning page from the all the excess. Edge lets you save links for later, and it can be used as a tool for viewing e-books.

Obviously, Edge oriented plates and devices with touch screens. Large buttons, large text on the menu, prolonged tab bar - browser conveniently controlled with your fingers.

Add to this built-in handwriting input notes directly over web pages and menu "Share", through which you can throw around links with your PC via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

But enough browser extensions. A large buttons and Edge controls take up much space on the screen - on large monitors is not convenient.

6. Safari - for Mac users

• platforms: macOS, iOS.
• Pros: looks nice, easy-to-read mode, consumes few resources, perfectly integrated into the Apple ecosystem.
• Minuses: not intended for equipment not from Apple, not enough options, even fewer extensions.

The best browser for "apple" devices - is Safari. It's fast, convenient, perfectly integrated into macOS and simply beautiful, as befits an application from Apple.

Safari is specifically designed to save battery MacBook battery: on these devices it is much more energy efficient than any other browser. Bookmarks, passwords, and other Safari's synchronized with your iPhone and iPad.

The Safari has the "Picture in Picture" to view the video in a small separate window. All buttons and the toolbar can be dragged and dropped in the setup mode, when you go.

However, if you, for example, have a MacBook and a smartphone on Android, Safari will not be able to synchronize bookmarks between them - install other browsers.

7. Tor Browser - for those who want to hide their activity on the network

• platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android.
• Pros: the confidentiality of the mark, opens the blocked sites, based on Firefox.
• Minuses: slow connection on the Tor network.

If you have something to hide or not you can go to any blocked site, try the anonymous Tor Browser. It works on the principle of onion routing: your encrypted data when surfing pass through several servers Tor network, making it difficult to track them.

The browser is based on Firefox, so all that has been said about what the browser will be true for this: interface, features, functions. But because Tor Browser carefully removed all the telemetry and installed here expand, protect user's privacy.

The then set the anonymous DuckDuckGo, change it to Google is not recommended as the default search engine.

Tor Browser is clearly not suitable for daily use. by Tor network connection is quite slow. And there is no synchronization with mobile devices, for security reasons.

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8. "Yandex. Browser "- for fans of the eponymous search engine

• platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS.
• Pros: closely integrated with the service "Yandex", a built-in voice assistant "Alice."
• Minuses: tasteless distracting animated backgrounds, too many unnecessary features.

"Yandex. Browser "- based on Chrome the brainchild of the popular Russian search engine.

Here is a function of "Turbo", accelerating the opening pages and upload videos on slow connections, special treatment for low-power computers and adblocker. You can watch videos in a separate small window in the "Picture in Picture".

In "Yandex. Browser "integrated voice assistant" Alice. " It is able to search on the Internet, prompting the weather, read your specified text fragments and jokes (sometimes useful).

The browser has a slight expansion of the library, but also supports add-ons by Chrome and Opera.

Less immediately catches the eye: the browser is packed with features that are not always needed. If you do not use the service "Yandex", the web browser is not exactly for you.

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