Browsers are fickle things. Updates, fixes and patches for certain versions are released very often. Something new is added, and what has become obsolete disappears. Because of this, every year you can choose again which browser was the best. And very often leaders change due to the fruitful work of developers or the mistakes of competitors. That's why there is an annual TOP-5. What is the best browser in 2016?
K-Meleon is another relative of the “Fire Fox”, which uses its engine in its work. But it would seem that there is no point in including two identical browsers in the rating? But there are differences, and quite big ones.
For example, saving resources personal computer user. Based on this indicator, we can safely award the title of “Best Browser 2016” to Kameleon. This implies a high speed of information processing. Separately, it should be noted that the browser is convenient - you can customize it “to suit you” if you know how to work with macros. Well, if this is not enough, many extensions will help in the matter.
But there are also disadvantages:
- Cyrillic in Kameleon is not always displayed adequately. This small flaw can seriously ruin the nerves of users who use this layout. But in latest updates Such a bug practically never appears.
- The interface is stuck in the past. It is too simple and even outdated. Conservative users will like it, but when compared with the leaders, it definitely loses on all counts.
- Personalization is quite difficult. For users who don't want to mess around with macros, this can be inconvenient.
The oldest of modern browsers, occupying the TOP-5 from year to year. It stays so high not only because of user habit and trust.
Since 1994, when it was created, with each update, developers have brought something new, convenient and that can improve productivity to Opera. And the use of the engine with the addition of some of its “bells and whistles” (since 2013) made it possible to make Opera even more functional. The browser has many advantages:
- Excellent operating speed. Even with a slow Internet connection, Opera is able to quickly display pages due to the “Turbo” mode.
- Ease of use thanks to the so-called “hot keys”.
- Availability of express panel. This, however, will not surprise anyone - but it is worth recognizing the increased convenience.
- You can synchronize multiple devices using exclusive Opera Link technology.
But with such an abundance of advantages, there are also several significant disadvantages that did not allow it to become the best browser this year:
- The eternal “disease” of Opera is the lack of stability. Just as it did not exist in 1994, it did not appear later either.
- Opera has a high “appetite” for computer resources. This is not suitable for weak cars.
- Interaction with scripts and forms of some sites has not been fully developed. Because of this, they may not work or display incorrectly.
It was once the best browser, according to most Russian-speaking users. But over time, he lost ground and ended up only on the third step of the podium. Although it is still in demand abroad.
It was this browser that made many breakthroughs in its industry - the extension store, privacy and much more. We can talk for a long time about the positive aspects of “Fire Fox”:
- Simplicity and convenience. There is nothing superfluous in the interface, and a large number of settings will allow you to customize it in a way that is convenient for a particular user. The bookmarks bar does not create any problems. Plugins for additional settings In the browser store you can find more than 100,000 pieces - for every taste.
- Browser security. It is almost impossible to track information about a user who uses Firefox. The browser prohibits monitoring activities on the site. But besides this, you can completely hide yourself from sites by setting up private mode. And the “Password Master” function can additionally hide the owner’s passwords and logins from any reading scripts and viruses. In addition, in some cases, locker viruses don’t even pick it up.
- Independence. It is able to update itself without dragging the user into its problems. Also, without dancing with a tambourine and searching for a special assembly, it can be run on any operating system.
But there are also a lot of negative things:
- Low productivity coupled with large quantity requirements RAM ruin the face of Firefox.
- There is some sluggishness - the interface responds to user actions with some unpleasant delay.
- Scripts are not supported on all sites; they are displayed incorrectly or refuse to work at all.
A very unexpected appearance on the market of the best new (2012 release) browser. Previously, users did not take domestic products seriously, preferring more advanced competitors. But during this time he was able to get ahead, overtaking his competitors and only falling short of the first step. Perhaps this is due to aggressive promotion, but the fact is clear.
This browser offers a large number of fresh and innovative features that were not included in older competitors. It’s worth figuring out why they loved him so much:
- Convenient tiled panel quick launch with support for up to 20 tile sites. The user can add absolutely any resource here.
- Well thought out security. Every downloaded file is checked for malware. Yandex.Browser can also check links and sites using a special catalog of fraudulent and phishing resources. This also includes the built-in AdGuard.
- Ability to preview documents, PDFs and many other formats before downloading directly in your browser.
- Turbo 2.0 mode. It works much better than the similar one in Opera. At the same time, it is able to compress videos played on the Internet, saving traffic.
- Unusual, fresh and updated interface with the ability to personalize.
We should also highlight mouse gestures, which are implemented in this browser much better than in its competitors. They allow you to perform a large number of functions without using the keyboard.
However, there are several small flaws that negatively affect the perception of the program by users. For example, many people do not like the unusual and therefore unusual interface. And without being tied to Yandex, many browser capabilities are simply lost.
For many years now, this titan of its industry has retained the love of users and never ceases to occupy, if not the top of the ratings, then the approaches to it. It, without a doubt, deserves to be called the best among all other browsers for the Windows operating system. Since 2008, Chrome has been actively developing and strives to maintain its position and user loyalty.
Overall, the product turned out to be excellent, even taking into account the use of the new and not fully tested Chromium engine, which was assembled from the then popular Safari with the addition of V8. And all this - with beautiful and user-friendly interface, in which there is nothing superfluous - everything you need is in sight. And the excess is hidden deeper so that the user does not accidentally spoil anything.
Popularity Google Chrome is not accidental. It has more than enough advantages:
- Highest operating speed. There is a function for preloading pages. The speed of work seriously exceeds that of competitors.
- Granite safety. The latest technologies ensure browser protection. It contains directories of all known phishing resources. In addition, it is no longer so easy to download a virus, even on purpose - if the file has the extension *.bat, *.exe or *.dll, then you will have to give it additional confirmation.
- Incognito mode. The name speaks for itself - the user is free to go anywhere, but not a trace of visiting these sites will remain on the computer.
- Enviable stability. It starts to slow down only on weak PCs, the system is heavily loaded or it is infected with viruses. Errors may also occur when opening a large number of tabs and/or launching many plugins.
- Own “Task Manager”, which allows you to monitor the work of each individual tab. Convenient when you need to understand how much memory a particular process “eats” inside the browser. Useful for optimizing work - after all, who doesn’t have something superfluous in their pinned tabs?
- A whole store of extensions, each of which can bring enormous benefits. There you can also find additional tools on personalization.
Deep integration with all Google services, including voice search, translator, Google Docs and much more.
The only drawback is that it is demanding on computer resources - it requires at least 3 GB of computer RAM. What, however, for modern device not so much. But if you run some at the same time, it’s not too old game, MS Word and Google Chrome on a PC with average capabilities - problems may begin.
There are many web browsers on the browser market today, however, each developer claims that their product is worthy of attention, since it was created based on the best experience in this area. There are also many browsers now in mobile version for smartphones especially since alcatel smartphones which can be purchased here: http://gsm-forsage.net/alcatel, both in terms of quality and price, they are ready to pleasantly surprise you. Having such a smartphone, you simply get an excellent opportunity to use all the capabilities of browsers and the Internet - I highly recommend it.
Therefore, I have created this list of the most popular browsers that are used around the world. It is worth considering that the top was compiled not based on statistical popularity, but rather on data that combines: statistics around the world, statistics among Russian speakers, the future potential of companies and some other “immeasurable force” that influenced my decision.
Top 9. Avant Browser (Trident, Blink, Gecko engine)
The browser is built on the basis of three engines, which depend on the version of the program. It is something similar in functionality to Opera, and also allows you to use plugins from Internet Explorer, which underlies it.
The program is being developed by Avant Force, which released the initial version of the browser in January 2004. What's funny is that the original name of the products was "IEopera".
Works exclusively with Windows versions.
Top 8. Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML engine)
The list continues with a web browser from the transnational company Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates.
This browser is only available to users of Windows 10, in the box with which it comes. The product debut took place in March 2015. As tech journalists report, Microsoft Edge should completely replace Internet Explorer, both on computers and mobile platforms.
The browser is something innovative because it has many useful features, which make working online more comfortable. However, due to the fact that not everyone has installed Windows 10 yet, the browser still has many bugs, but does not have a base of extensions and much competition from other browsers; it occupies only 2-3% of the market.
Top 7. Yandex.Browser (Blink engine)
This browser was created by, as you may have guessed, the company Yandex. The first version of the program was released in October 2012. On at the moment the browser was installed on approximately 35-40 million computers, which is approximately 9.4% of browsers among Russian-speaking users.
The browser is implemented to support Windows, Android, iOS, OS X and Linux, supports extensions from the Chrome store, and also develops compatibility with Opera Addons.
Top 6. Android Browser (AOSP engine)
Today, every fourth person has a smartphone or tablet in their hands. Each of these devices has a stock browser - AOSP Browser, which made it to our top.
If I'm not mistaken, then this browser has open source and each manufacturer can make their own changes to this browser.
Top 5. Opera (Presto, Blink engine)
The Internet application program was released by Opera Software in April 1995.
According to global statistics, the browser is used by 2.1% of users, and among Russian-speaking users this figure is 4.3%.
The browser works with many operating systems Windows, OS X, iOS, Linux, Symbian OS, MeeGo, Java, Android, Windows Mobile and others.
Probably the abundance of supported devices allows the product to occupy fifth position among similar software solutions.
Top 4. Safari (WebKit engine, Nitro)
This browser is an Apple product and is included with OS X and iOS. It is also possible to install in Windows environment, however, support for this system has recently been discontinued. The browser began its history in January 2003 and today occupies a share of 9.3% in the world rankings, and among Russian segment only 4.1%.
Based on the number of installations worldwide, it is clear that this is the fourth most popular browser.
Top 3. Internet Explorer (Trident engine)
Despite my slow work and hostility among more or less advanced PC users, the browser occupies approximately 25% of the market share; in 2002-2003 this figure was as much as 90%, and, for example, in Korea 99%. But let's say thank you that there are other high-quality products that have moved this browser from first to third place.
The developer of the browser is Microsoft, which in 2015 decided to completely get rid of the “elderly old man” Internet Explorer and replace it with a new solution – Microsoft Edge.
Top 2. Mozilla Firefox (Gecko engine)
The browser is being developed by Mozilla Corporation, which introduced the first version of the program in September 2002.
It occupied first place in the rankings for quite a long time, until Google Chrome overtook it. Now every year the columnist is losing its position, and today it accounts for approximately 18% of the market share. However, at the same time, in many countries this browser ranks first.
Works with operating systems such as Linux, Windows, OS X, iOS, Firefox OS, Ubuntu Phone and Android.
Top 1. Google Chrome (KHTML and WebKit engine)
The first version of the program was released in September 2008. The browser is developed and supported by Google.
The browser's market share is as much as 60%, making it the most popular browser among all, overtaking Mozilla Firefox, the developers of which were brought in to creation of Google Chrome.
The browser works on most platforms: Windows, OS X, iOS, Linux, Android and Chrome OS.
The browser also boasts a huge selection of extensions in its online store.
As you noticed, I started straight from ninth place, missing tenth. This is because many of you probably know other browsers that are not on the list, so I suggest you add to the list yourself and name one more good web browser in the comments.
The top rankings in terms of functionality, security and speed are occupied by Yandex.Browser, Google Chrome, Opera and Mozilla Firefox. Only you can tell which browser you choose, so let's take a quick look at the features of each browser again.
If we talk about the simplicity of the interface and innovation in total, Yandex Browser will win. The developers have proven that it is possible to create a product that is equally respected by both “dummies” and professionals without strict restrictions for users. The browser is cross-platform, fast, stable, synchronizes with Google services and Yandex equally. In fact, it is a combination best qualities competitors with two significant additions: a unique search bar with hints and a functional bookmarks panel codenamed “scoreboard”. Recommended for download if you are tired of template solutions and glitches. In addition, this secure browser on a Windows computer is memory-friendly. Other Internet browsers are much more demanding on the resources of computers and laptops.
Orbitum is considered a relatively young web browser that can compete with any well-known browser, both in terms of performance when working with Internet resources, and in terms of the number of available settings and tools. Its main feature is an interactive chat that allows you to be on any page and at the same time correspond with friends from social networks. networks. Try "Orbitum" and you will be satisfied high speed launching web pages, the benefits of using the built-in loader and a useful omnibox. This good choice browser on your computer at home.
Not so common: Amigo and K-Meleon. The latter is a serious competitor to its progenitor Mozilla Firefox. However, while it excels in security, the K-Meleon browser loses in the frequency of updates. Amigo's close connection to social networks can be perceived as an advantage for regular visitors to VK, OK, FB and other social networks. But thanks to many extensions, plugins and minimal CPU load, the browser runs smoothly and without glitches. The program will be appreciated by all categories of users.
Unfortunately, our review did not include such products as the cross-platform Comodo iceDragon, good solutions Pale Moon and Srware Iron, the only browser with advanced anonymity - Tor browser, the once famous Netscape Navigator, Torch Browser, intended for true fans of Rambler Rambler Browser. Each of them deserves special attention, which we will definitely pay in future publications. I would also like to separately mention good browser UC Browser. Its creators relatively recently began expanding around the world, and are constantly adding useful features to their brainchild, such as integration with video hosting sites. Already now, in the “advantages - disadvantages” competition, the balance is positive, but we doubt that UC can be called a safe browser. It is often installed on smartphones without the user's consent.
For a long time, the most famous and widespread browser was Internet Explorer, due to the fact that it is the standard built-in browser of the Windows operating system. At the dawn of the Internet, there was simply no alternative to it, and it was never the best.
In 1995 appeared Opera browser, which today occupies one of the leading positions in the market and is especially popular in the CIS countries. Opera has fairly high functionality, a clear interface, stable speed and a good level of security.
One of Opera's first competitors is Mozilla Firefox, in favor of which many users have recently spoken out. Mozilla, due to its innovation, speed and security, has great popularity, which does not stop growing; it is now the most widespread browser all over the world.
In 2008, Google burst into the browser market with its product called Google Chrome. The basis for the creation of this browser was the free Chromium project. Google Chrome has an extremely minimalistic look and the same functionality, but it is very fast and stable.
Safari is a browser from Apple adapted for Windows in 2007. free application, originally developed for the Macintosh operating system. This browser is at the top of the list of the best and has a lot of fans who claim that Safari is the fastest, most beautiful and functional.
According to StatCounter in Russia, as of September 2013, it is the leader in popularity Chrome browser(38.9%), followed by Firefox (20.3%), Internet Explorer (14.1%), Opera (13.7%). Yandex.Browser (6.2%) closes the top five.
Chromium-based browsers
Actually, Chromium itself is a completely open project, from which Google Chrome, Yandex.Browser, CoolNovo, RockMelt, SRWare Iron and many other well-known and not so well-known browsers grew. Unlike its offspring, it does not have functions such as error reporting, sending statistics, PDF modules Adobe Flash also missing.
Amigo Coowon Browser is a powerful gaming browser for hardcore gamers, as the creators of this application position it.
Comodo Dragon is a browser for “security maniacs”, from Comodo, a famous manufacturer of firewalls and antiviruses.
Nothing particularly remarkable browsers: PlayFree Browse, QIP Surf Browser, Internet, Odnoklassniki, Rambler Nichrom, Chrome from Yandex, Rambler Browser, Yandex. Browser, Orbitum, Amigo, RockMelt, are also developed based on Chromium.
Some browsers support, in addition to online mode, when the browser tries to retrieve pages from a web server, offline mode, which allows you to view saved copies of previously visited pages.
Firefox-based browsers
Mozilla CometBird is the brother of Mozilla Firefox, which consumes much less RAM.
Pale Moon – main feature This browser is supported by powerful processors, thanks to which it is possible to achieve high performance and job stability.
Mozilla Flock is a browser focused on social media, equipped with a huge number of bookmarks for almost all existing social networks.
Mozilla SeaMonkey is a browser for users nostalgic for Netscape Navigator.
Comodo IceDragon is another browser from Comodo that is free and secure.
PirateBrowser - the first pirate browser, from the famous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay, has a built-in TOR client for tunnel traffic, FoxyProxy for comfortable work with proxy servers and settings for anonymous surfing.
Standalone browsers
Browzar is a browser for spies. Easy, fast, anonymous, all addresses and passwords have to be entered again every time.
K-Meleon is an innovative, fast and stable browser with a unique set of .
Maxthon is a cloud browser that includes a large set of latest generation cloud web browsers.
Tor Browser Bundle - a package that includes Mozilla browser Firefox with a virtual tunnel network provides 100% privacy and very slow performance.
Acoo Browser is a browser for professionals, which has in its arsenal an analyzer of HTML page code with highlighted syntax.
Also, the most notable browsers that have their own “” that are worth paying attention to include: BlackHawk, Dooble, Internet Surfboard, Lunascape, QupZilla, Slepnir Browser, Torch Browser.
To date, the number special programs for viewing sites on the Internet (which are also called browsers) is quite large, their number is in the dozens. This article will discuss the best and most popular browsers.
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Google Chrome
The most popular browser in the world
Large database of third-party add-ons and themes
The ability to flexibly customize the browser to suit your needs
Possibility to launch special applications, written for Google Chrome
Quite demanding on computer resources
The product of the world famous company Google is the most popular browser in the world. Of course, its popularity can be explained by the great name of its developer, but this will not be the most correct statement - at the moment in terms of speed Chrome works absolute leader.
In addition to all this, Chrome is famous for the fact that developers very quickly implement new functionality and support into it latest technologies- once you start using this browser, you don’t have to worry that one day there will be problems with some sites. To expand the capabilities of its browser, Google has created a separate resource containing a huge database of add-ons, themes and even applications. All of them greatly increase the already considerable functionality of Google Chrome.
The browser is also very closely integrated with the services of Google itself - you can run the package in the browser Google programs Docs for editing office documents, tables and presentations, the ability to translate pages via Google Translate, as well as storing all data (history, bookmarks, passwords, used add-ons, etc.) in the cloud.
Mozilla Firefox
The most popular browser with open source code
Support for a large number of custom themes and add-ons
Advanced configuration of any browser function
Consumes computer resources very democratically
Flexible privacy settings
No compatibility with add-ons for older versions of Firefox
To Google exit Chrome, this browser was the most popular competitor to Internet Explorer. Now it is content with “only” second place in the statistics, losing first place to the Google product. In addition to Windows operating systems, this browser can work on many others - MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS .
However, even after the browser dropped to second place in terms of the number of users, the developers did not slow down the pace of work and are still working hard on its improvements. Firefox supports the ability to store a user's profile in the cloud, has a large database of custom themes and add-ons (in terms of the number of add-ons, it can easily compete with Google Chrome), which will help expand the functionality of the browser. Everything is fine with updates too - in terms of support for new technologies, Firefox can easily compete with Chrome, and vulnerabilities are also fixed quite quickly.
The best browser for Windows XP
Windows XP users today have the most difficult time in terms of browsers - the standard Internet Explorer is outdated to the point of impossibility (the default version 6 of IE simply cannot load even the main Google page), and manufacturers of third-party browsers are one by one refusing to support this operating system. It would seem that nothing prevents you from simply using the old ones Google versions Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, however, there is a risk of becoming a victim of attackers through vulnerabilities that have been fixed in newer versions of these browsers.
In addition, computers are usually Windows control XP is also not the most powerful - and the browser options listed above may seem like a very, very difficult option for them. But the above options for fast and light browsers in the form of K-Meleon, Pale Moon, Slimjet also do not update their versions for Windows XP. That's why the best option for Windows XP in our opinion is Maxthon browser- we will talk about it below.
Maxthon
One of the few browsers that still supports Windows XP
Uses old version Chromium engine.
Maxthon began its existence as an Internet browser back in 2002, and was called MyIE2. It was based on the Internet Explorer engine (hence the name), but offered much more advanced functionality than the Microsoft browser. Then the browser managed to change several engines - there were versions on WebKit, the latest versions use Chromium. Despite this, the development team continues to support Windows XP by regularly updating the browser.
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The most anonymous browser
Tor Browser
Any advanced user knows that there is no more anonymous browser than Tor Browser (it is often referred to as simply Tor, Tor). This browser is built on the basis of Mozilla Firefox, but taking into account its use on the Tor network. The Tor network is huge amount server computers through which encrypted user traffic passes. Using this browser all the time to browse the Internet may not seem entirely comfortable due to the slow speed of the Tor network itself, so in most cases it is used either to access resources blocked by the provider, or when you need to ensure complete anonymity.
Pros:
- The most secure and anonymous browser;
- The ability to flexibly customize the browser to suit your needs.
Cons:
- Slow operating speed;
- There may be loss of functionality of some sites.
Other browsers
Opera
This is one of the oldest browsers, developed back in 1994. Until 2013, Opera used its own engine. After 2013, the WebKit+V8 combination began to be used (similar to Google Chrome).
It differs from many other browsers in its built-in support for viewing pages via VPN, which can help if you need to bypass blocked sites or pages. Hoping that this will increase your anonymity is not worth it - the browser still reveals your real IP address to web servers.
In addition, there is a built-in “turbo mode” - in fact, for the pages being viewed, the Opera developer servers act as a proxy through which all traffic flows. On the server, traffic is compressed, and in a compressed form it reaches the end user, resulting in more economical traffic consumption and faster page loading.
Pros:
- Good page loading speed
- Turbo mode available
- Convenient express panel with bookmarks
- Own mechanism Opera synchronization Link
- Supports a large number of hotkeys
Cons:
Yandex.Browser
Another browser made on the same engine as Google Chrome. This product will be very useful for those people who actively use Yandex services. Like Opera, there is a “turbo mode” - with its help you can not only save traffic, but also access blocked resources - all thanks to the fact that the servers acting as a traffic-compressing proxy are clearly either not in Russia, or are blocked in they are not distributed.
Pros:
- integration with Yandex services
- interesting interface
- good speed
- safe work
- blocking pop-up ads
- built-in translator
- good page loading speed
Cons:
- the pros bring with them the cons (linking to Yandex services, without it many advantages are lost)
- specific design
Standard Windows browsers
Well, in the end, I would like to say a few words about the two Internet browsers that come with Windows by default.
Internet Explorer
This browser should be familiar to everyone Windows user, since it comes pre-installed with almost every version of this operating system. The latest version of this browser is 11, it is also preinstalled on the Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 operating systems. It is also possible to install latest version on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8, the rest Windows versions forced to settle for older ones Internet versions Explorer"a.
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This browser will hardly be suitable for even the most ordinary, most undemanding users; at the moment, in almost any respect it is inferior to any competitor. It is very difficult to recommend it for use.
Pros:
- Comes complete with operating room Windows system, so it is immediately ready to use without any installation.
