List of Web Browsers
Opera
Microsoft Edge
- Thoughts:
- I use both the normal and insider channel
- normal for temporary view, where cookies and tmp files will be deleted on closing browser
- Beta channel for media consuming
- Dev channel as personal workspace
Mozilla Firefox
- Thoughts: I install both the stable version and Developer Edition. The Beta and Nightly version can be found here
Google Chrome
Aloha Browser
- Thoughts: serve as my main browser on iOS. I also test their desktop version. Though the sync features between mobile and desktop is not ready to use (2021-12-17). Chromium.
Vivaldi
- Thoughts: Privacy-focused browser. I use this as my corporate working space. Chromium
Brave
- Thoughts: just use by curiosity. Nothing too impressive. I expect that the content publisher will receive my donations with BAT token generated from ads display. Chromium
Dot Browser
- Thoughts: based on Firefox. Privacy-focused browser
Iridium Browser
- Thoughts: Privacy-focused browser. Don't have auto update feature. Chromium
Sidekick
- Thoughts: browser designed for work? I still cannot understand their unique selling point. Chromium
Waterfox
- Thoughts: based on Firefox. Privacy-focused browser
Stack
- Thoughts: Pricing plan starts at USD 8.4/month, with free tier. Can open multiple accounts (eg. gmail) in one instance.
Webcatalog
- Thoughts: same feature (multiple account in one instance) as Stack
Tor
- Thoughts: against tracking, surveillance, and censorship. I use it to search for academic articles on Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, Z Library
Bonsai
- Thoughts: still cannot understand what's the use case of this app. Uninstalled.
Orion Browser by Kagi
- Orion is an alternative browser for Apple users, open to the web and all its standards and protocols
- Unlike Safari, Orion has native support for both Chrome and Firefox extensions
- Orion is as fast or faster than Safari, because both use the WebKit engine
- available for Apple macOS, iPadOS and iOS
Synth
- the browser for research
- 2022-08-03, currently for invites only
Beam
- the browser for research, with ability to write and publish notes
- 2022-08-03, currently for macOS only