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What is best web browser?

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The best web browser is a matter of opinion, and many people will try and "sell" you the idea that one browser is better than another. Truthfully, there are some browsers that just plain suck, and others are considered insecure for any real web browsing. Don't pay attention to the opinion, stick to the facts, and make your own educated decision on which is the best to use.

Here's some browsers to get you started:

Mozilla Firefox: Firefox's strength comes from its ability to be customized highly, and has one of the fastest JavaScript engines on the 'net as we know it (if you don't know what JavaScript is, it's okay. It's just the code that makes pages animate menus and so on). Has a relatively long loading time, but pages load very quickly. Highly customizable so you can add new features and change its look and feel on the fly.

Google Chrome: Chrome's main design is that your screen should be used for web browsing, so it has a very minimalistic design. Having an extra half inch of screen space is pretty handy sometimes. It's very fast on the loading time, and also fast with loading pages. You can change the theme, but there's no addon functionality yet, so if it doesn't do what you want it to, you can't add it in. It natively supports Google Gears, which is used by some sites to provide a better online (and even offline!) website experience.

Apple's Safari: Safari takes a while to load, but the pages are the fastest loading of all the browsers out there (at least, as of right now). It has an iTunes-like interface for browsing your history, and provides thumbnails for every website in your history, which is pretty impressive. No addons, but has some nice customization features not found in other browsers.

Opera: Originally a "pay to play" browser, this freebie browser has a medium-length load time, faster than Firefox, but not as fast as some of the others. It loads pages decently fast (used to be the fastest before Apple stepped up their game). That being said, it has many cool features. A "magic wand" feature that you can configure with your personal identity-- it can fill out most forms for you in a single keystroke. Not just a username and password, but an entire form with your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and more... but only if you want it to. Also, the only browser I've seen that shows thumbnails when you hover over tabs, voice recognition as an option, and built-in Mouse Gestures, which lets you perform common browser features such as going back and forth between pages with a simple mouse-click. Finally, it uses some HTML technologies not found on other browsers, which is nice.

Internet Explorer: The fastest loading of all the browsers, it's often slow to load pages and new tabs. Commonly faulted for having the most open security exploits, it happens to be a good browser for day-to-day use. It doesn't have addons, except for browser bars, but has some interesting Microsoft-only technology. Web Slices, for example, allow you to take an item on eBay, and add it to your browser. You can watch the bids on the item as the timer ticks down. It does require that the page supports Web Slices, but several major developers have already picked up on the idea. It also has Accelerators, which allow users to make quick actions with data on a page. If you like a quote, highlight, choose Post to Blog, and there you go, it's done. As long as you keep the security on it to a high level, it's actually a decent browser to use.

Flock: Based on some of the other Mozilla browsers, Flock loads decently fast, but its claim to fame is social networking. If you are an avid blogger, if you use services like Facebook and MySpace, you'll want to at least give this browser a second glance. It can keep you logged in to all your favorite services, and provides a unique sidebar that shows you updates from your friends without having to use an entire window or even tab. It runs on par with Firefox, but the bonus features are nice if you have a use for them. Also, last time I checked, it had the ability to load all of the Firefox addons as its' own as well, so it's even easier for Firefox users to try it out.

The entire point of this answer is that, there is no one right answer. Some people like IE the best, some like Opera the best, while others swear by Firefox. And there's others out there not even listed here. Gone are the days of having only one or two choices for your web Surfing experience. Take a peek at each browser (go on, they're all in the 10-20mb range), and pick what works best for you. Spend one day with each browser, see where it takes you.

May the best browser win.

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There are SO MANY browsers that it is a hard decision for people choose which one is the best.

For: Decent or high -speed computer and running Windows- Google Chrome.

  • Super-fast: Google Chrome is highly known for it's speed. It can beat browsers like internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc. in speed.
  • Chrome Webstore: In the Chrome Webstore, you can get thousands of things for Google Chrome. Games, Applications, shortcuts, extensions, etc. all for FREE.
  • Themes: Unlike Firefox and Opera, Google Chrome has TONSof themes. You could choose and save over hundreds of themes and use anyone anytime for Free from the Chrome Webstore.

For: Slow-speed computers running Windows- Firefox

The reason to not use Google Chrome on slow computers is because Google Chrome takes up the more CPU-Usage than any other web-browsers out their.

For: Decent or high -speed computer and running Mac- Safari/Google Chrome

Safari can be installed for windows but is truly optimized for Mac. It takes up the least amount of CPU-Usage than any other web-browsers out there.

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I personally think Firefox as it is easy to use, fast (depending on internet connection) and very reliable.

Explorer is very slow and complicated and most of the time stops responding.

Chrome is behind Firefox by a tiny margin because it is easy to use like Firefox but does not have the same possibilities, add ons or personalization capacities.

Overall Firefox is your best bet however Chrome could be an easy replacement.

Other Browsers not mentioned: Opera, Safari and Others

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I personally enjoy using Maxthon. You can customize the background, add pictures of yourself, make a Maxthon account AND there is a Maxthon for mobiles. However, Google Chrome is a close second because you can customize the background and it is easy to monitor the downloads. But, Firefox has a lot of glitches, for some reason, some computers cannot download Flash for it.

the fastest internet browser is google chrome

Internet Explorer JUST got tabs, and you can't really customize anything. But, that's just my opinion.

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Browsers are like vehicles! You want to travel safely! fast! with lots of cool features! and in style! The latest reviews for the best rated Browser. The winner was Firefox. Read reviews, tips, user comments and full browser list. http://hubpages.com/hub/What-is-the-best-browser

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There are SO MANY browsers that it is a hard decision for people choose which one is the best.

For: Decent or high -speed computer and running Windows- Google Chrome.

  • Super-fast: Google Chrome is highly known for it's speed. It can beat browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc. in speed.
  • Chrome Webstore: In the Chrome Webstore, you can get thousands of things for Google Chrome. Games, Applications, shortcuts, extensions, etc. all for FREE.
  • Themes: Unlike Firefox and Opera, Google Chrome has TONSof themes. You could choose and save over hundreds of themes and use anyone anytime for Free from the Chrome Webstore.

For: Slow-speed computers running Windows- Firefox

The reason to not use Google Chrome on slow computers is because Google Chrome takes up the more CPU-Usage than any other web-browsers out their.

For: Decent or high -speed computer and running Mac- Safari/Google Chrome

Safari can be installed for windows but is truly optimized for Mac. It takes up the least amount of CPU-Usage than any other web-browsers out there.

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The best browser is Maxthon 3. This browser is INCREDIBLY, EXTRAORDINARILY, SPECTACULARLY AWESOME! This browser is LOADED with features!

Some of the features:

-A sidebar with ability to add apps and utilities such as mini browsers, games, download managers, etc.

-A quick access button that allows a user to translate selected text, or a whole webpage

-A quick access button that allows a user to take a snapshot of a specific part of the page or the whole webpage

-Mouse gestures

-Magic Fill

-A browser add-on store

There are tons more features!...LITERALLY!

I have been switching browsers for a while now, searching for one that satisfies all my needs. I landed on Firefox and Google Chrome for a while...until Maxthon. I first found Maxthon on my Kindle Fire, it was on the Amazon App Store. So I first encountered the mobile version. The mobile version is by far the best of the mobile ones too! But when I first got Maxthon on the computer, I deleted ALL my other browsers!

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We can't exactly say that this browser is best , it depends on your requirement.

for more vistit http://listenmefirst.com/the-best-browser-for-you/

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Firefox

I personally enjoy using Maxthon, but there is not "best browser" that is a matter of opinion. You should do some research and choose a browser that suits you.

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