To measure browser speed, I used the Speed-Battle test from U-Double-U. In addition, I used two benchmarking applications: the Acid3 test, which checks a browser's compliance with JavaScript, Document Object Module (DOM) and other standards and the HTML5 test to check the browser's compliance with the draft HTML5 specification. I used each browser for at least 4 to 5 hours, during which time I researched the browser I was using on the Web and also visited Google, Gmail, Facebook and YouTube.

How I testedįor this review, I tested the five browsers on a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB RAM using Ubuntu 13.04. Some of them strip away too much functionality for my taste, but one strikes just the right balance and has now become my daily go-to browser. But it was not subjected to the same level of testing as the other five.)Įach browser has its strengths and weaknesses, I've discovered. (The sixth browser, Brave, is included as another option for users.

While they are all Linux-based browsers, three (Konqueror, Lynx and Midori) are compatible with Windows systems, while three (Dillo, Konqueror and Lynx) can be used on Macs. In this article, I examine five lesser-known free Web browsers: Dillo, Epiphany, Konqueror, Lynx and Midori. Thinking of changing your Mac's browser We pick our top 8 including Safari, Edge, Chrome, Brave, Vivaldi and more By Martyn Casserly, Contributor 07 Apr 22 Apple has been adding new features to. Happily, there are alternative Web browsers that are simple, fast and light on memory resources. In fact, many users do not require all those features - especially developers, who want to work quickly and without unnecessary frills. However, these features can have have a negative impact on the browser's speed and memory footprint.

Mainstream Web browsers such as Edge, Firefox and Chrome provide a huge set of browsing and configuration features that make these browsers highly customizable.

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