Common questions
- Which browser is best for privacy?
- Depends how far you want to go. Tor Browser and Mullvad Browser are built for anonymity but break some sites; LibreWolf and Brave harden a lot while staying usable every day. The quiz weighs how much breakage you'll tolerate before ranking them.
- What are the serious alternatives to Chrome?
- Keeping the engine and your extensions: Brave, Vivaldi, Thorium or ungoogled-chromium. Leaving Google's engine entirely: Firefox, LibreWolf or Zen.
- What's the lightest browser?
- On old desktop hardware, NetSurf, Dillo and Falkon stay comfortable where Chrome gives up. In a terminal, Lynx and w3m run on anything with a prompt.
- Why do all iPhone browsers feel the same?
- Apple requires every iOS browser to use its WebKit engine, so on an iPhone they differ in features and sync — not in speed or site compatibility.
- How does the ranking work?
- Your answers set weights across 22 criteria; every browser carries a 0–3 score on each. Multiply, sum, sort. Your devices are the only hard filter, and nobody pays for placement.
What could you want from a browser?
Every feature worth wanting, and the browsers that have it. Click a name for details.
Who begat whom
Almost every browser is a fork of something. Trace the lineages — drag to look around, click any browser for details.
Every browser we know
Mainstream, hardened, hackable, half-forgotten — the whole catalogue.