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Which do You use - and why? Security reasons, speed, feel, looks or something totally different? And are there missing any vital browsers on this list?
(I know. many of them are based on the same browser engine, Gecko, Chromnium and so on - but still)

FireFox (BETA) (Nightly)
Chrome (BETA) (Canary)
Opera
IE 11
Edge
WaterFox
Palemoon
Tor
Comodo IceDragon
Vivaldi
Slimjet
Avant
Maxthon
Yandex
Safari (iOS, MacOS) (Safari for Windows was discontinued by Apple as of Safari 5.1.7 on May 9, 2012 )
INB4 (Linux)
 
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Firefox beta is my main browser. It's simply awesome.
I used to use palemoon and waterfox but they are slow to update and feel dated.
 
I use Chrome now. I did use Opera though now it's based off Chrome. Just Opera has some features that and uses less resources though since the latest version of Chrome it works but I have Firefox installed due to the extensions I use. I have All 3 Browsers synced so
 
VulkanBros said:
And are there missing any vital browsers on this list?
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You forgot Safari..... I only mention it 'cause I know how wildly popular it is amongst the microsloft crowds.....




ps... in case you missed it, the above was merely my daily attempt at sarcasm, sorry if I blew it :)

pss.... to answer your question, I use Chrome and Opera mostly, with an occasional bit of IE11 for certain black-ops, alien-coded gov't websites that will work only with it......... oh crap, now that I said that I will have to...well, you know what I have to do........
 
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Opera on mobile, Vivaldi on desktop.
 
I use Waterfox and Palemoon
 
Firefox on W8.1 and Edge on W10.
 
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Chrome, I got rid of firefox in the mid 2000s when Chrome first came out. Im not sure why I use chrome. I know I dislike Edge and IE mostly the UI I could care less about the engines. I dislike navigating firefox, I guess I latched onto chrome because its a bit more minimalist and over the years it aged well as far as UI is concerned.
 
Firefox and Chrome
 
I've always used Firefox and its never really done me wrong. Has all of the features I want without being bloated or slow and is always keeping up with the times. It's a great browser.

I tried Opera recently... ...going way back I was never very impressed with it, but it's come a very long way. Not sure how I feel about the interface - it took a little getting used to but now I think I like it. And it is definitely a bit snappier than Firefox. It's something I will probably continue to use. I like it.

I have this thing in me that makes me not want to use Edge. My entire computer-using life, I have always used the browser included with an OS only to install a different browser. :p People say it's good. I don't know... ...it looks okay. I probably wouldn't hate using it.

One thing I will say about Edge. It has the best PDF reader ever. That's one thing I do use it for.

Chrome, I remember being a huge resource hog when it was new. I tried it once and never again. I know a lot of people who use it. I've used it when I had to, such as when on someone else's machine. And if I'm honest, it was a good experience! But I probably will never use it otherwise because I am biased.
 
Up until about 2 years ago I used Avant Browser, but the slow update schedule made me switch to Chrome. Not really any reason specifically other than it is what I started using, I got it set up like I like with the extensions I like. I do like that I can install it on any computer fresh, and log into my google account and about a minute later Chrome is synced, all my extensions are installed and all the settings are the way I like.
 
INB4 Lynx
 
Mainly All browsers have synced Accounts so really it all depends on the user experience really. As I mentioned previously Google Chrome has fixed a lot of issues and is the browser to go with
 
Edge on PC. Unless Windows Vista/7 and IE. Or Windows XP and what's the name of that one I found that works...oh yeah...Slimjet. Chrome on Android. Because I don't really care as long as it works.
 
Chrome

Best available browser
 
Seamonkey.

Easiest to use to create the look and feel I want.
 
I remember the days when I used to use cyberfox along with firefox.

Now all I use is chrome on all devices cuz it has better synchronisation between my android devices
 
Firefox on desktop, laptop and smartphone. Fast, light on resources, with sync capabilities, and no stupid botnet.
And both links and lynx when installing Arch :D
 
Chrome / IE Desktop .... sometimes safari at laptop and desktop,
Safari / Mobile
 
bonehead123 said:
You forgot Safari..... I only mention it 'cause I know how wildly popular it is amongst the microsloft crowds.....
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To my knowledge, Apple stopped development on Safari for Windows years ago, quote from Apple Community: "Safari for Windows was discontinued by Apple as of Safari 5.1.7 on May 9, 2012 ",
but of course, if you run MacOS or iOS, Safari is relevant :)

And sorry, @Easy Rhino - I forgot about Linux browsers, there are many browsers there.

I am a bit surprised, I thought that there where more users, using varieties of browsers, that favored security, in terms of not collecting user data. (I think of Tor and Comodo IceDragon)
Apart from Slimjet, thanks @MrGenius, I was not aware of this browser.

I know that various browsers have extensions, that can do all sorts of things, but that seems not to affect what to use. (in general)
Sync options, speed and looks/feel seems to be the key factor. Oh and the update schedule....

Thanks all for the input - It was a part of an internal business project, to see what motivated users to to use specifik browsers. Have a nice weekend :)
 
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Switching back and forth Chrome and Firefox about once a year, because of performance issues with multiple tabs, having Opera as a reserve just in case.
 
Firefox for both desktop and phone
 
Firefox Desktop and Phone.
 
Chrome for desktop and phone - I disliked firefox since it felt much slower in terms of loading websites.
 
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