I dont know about you but I hate it when I am forced to use a non apple browser on the Mac such as Chrome or Firefox. Some websites don't work properly with Safari and in these situations I need to use one. I also hate using non apple based email clients and much prefer using apple Mail. MS outlook does have its advantages but in reality it's a better product on Windows. You?
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Do you like using non apple browsers on the Mac?
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I heavily use Chrome and Edge on all of my devices (Apple and non-Apple). They provide great functionality and cross-platform capabilities that make my online workflows seamless regardless of what device I'm using it.
If I didn't use chromebooks in the mix of devices, then Edge would be my sole and primary browser.
But Chromium-based browsers aren't for everyone. It DOES require a little knowledge of how those browsers work in order to keep them performing well and not be resource hogs.
If you are using anything other than Safari on your Mac, you blew it.
Safari is the best damn web browser offering incredible features and best-in-class privacy and security features.
The idea of anyone using any chrome-based browser makes me vomit.
Safari is the best damn web browser offering incredible features and best-in-class privacy and security features.
The idea of anyone using any chrome-based browser makes me vomit.
Some websites require it and won’t work with Safari.
Chromebooks? Are those any good compared to Windows? The tech guy at my church hates Apple and has chromebooks and Windows devices at the church.
Try Orion which is Safari with FF and Chrome extension support.
It depends. Chromebooks are specialized computers. They are primarily for online workflows though over the years they've been expanded to be functional even when offline. In contrast, Windows is an all-encompassing general purpose operating system. Functionally speaking, a Windows system can do everything that a Chromebook does, but the opposite is not true.
I only use safari on my Mac. However, on my kids chromebook I use chrome and on my work windows laptop I use chrome and edge.
I use Safari and Firefox on my Macs and Firefox on my PC so that my profile is synced, I basically only use Firefox on the Mac if I know that I will be using my PC for whatever I am doing also so that way favorites and whatnot are synced together.
Mac, yes...I prefer Edge.
iPhone...safari-only.
iPhone...safari-only.
On my MacBook Pro I use Safari for all my work stuf (Confluence/Jira, data websites like ACS or AHRF, SharePoint) and Firefox for all my non-work stuff (futzing around when I should be working).
On the Mac side, I always preferred and used Safari. I prefer the UI (except the bookmarks pane), and I can't say I have that many problems with it, except the iCloud Keychain that worked half of the time in 2020-2021-2022 for creating new accounts (which lead me to creating accounts with passwords I wouldn't even know). It seems mostly fixed now.
On iOS, WebKit has been crashing/reloading pages a lot in the last 2 years.
But then again, every 3rd-party browser uses WebKit, so switching is no help. I kind of have to stick with Safari. The UI is perfect for me, but the engine is completely buggy.
On iOS, WebKit has been crashing/reloading pages a lot in the last 2 years.
But then again, every 3rd-party browser uses WebKit, so switching is no help. I kind of have to stick with Safari. The UI is perfect for me, but the engine is completely buggy.
I switched from Safari to Firefox about three years ago as Safari was not working well with a couple of websites I needed to use. Never went back to Safari.
I almost never use Safari, since it doesn't support ordinary extensions, or profiles, I use Chrome instead. You are right that some websites don't work properly with Safari, and that is really annoying. I honestly can't understand the allurement with Safari other than that it is Apple's own creation. I've tested Orion, which is built upon WebKit, but it is still beta and therefore limited. I use Apple Mail, though.
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I use Chrome, Edge, and Safari across all my (non-)Apple devices. I know your question was specifically about Macs, so I can confirm using all three on our (base) M1 MBA. It depends on what work/personal stuff I’m doing. I like that I can have my Chrome profile on my wife’s Mac user and if she needs one of my passwords she can just use my Chrome.
We’ve never had any resource issues or slowing down using any or all of those three at once. I’m the epitome of a user for whom the (base) MBA was designed, though.
(We do have two users on it, signed in with fast user switching enabled. Still never have any issues.)
In this space choice is a great thing, especially with some of the neat AI stuff happening in the near future. (I’m looking suspiciously at you, Siri.)
We’ve never had any resource issues or slowing down using any or all of those three at once. I’m the epitome of a user for whom the (base) MBA was designed, though.
(We do have two users on it, signed in with fast user switching enabled. Still never have any issues.)In this space choice is a great thing, especially with some of the neat AI stuff happening in the near future. (I’m looking suspiciously at you, Siri.)
If a website doesn't work with Safari, don't go there anymore. Your willingness to install any third-party browser littered with privacy invasions gives them no incentive to fix their lousy website.
Yes but I have applied for jobs in the past that requires a non Safari browser.
So your use of a third party browser should be in the past too.
And hopefully part of the job listed fixing their website.
Safari is my main browser, but for the times when it doesn't work properly, I use Firefox.
I keep them around just for rare use. Although Firefox updates itself like everyday, and Google Chrome for some reason is not getting the latest update.
I had a job (my last one) that required Chrome use on all their Windows PC's so I had to use it.
Chrome. I need ublock and profiles for different logins.
Safari is a joke. Maybe good on the couch while on battery for reading news.
Safari is a joke. Maybe good on the couch while on battery for reading news.