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Using 2-3x as much battery as all other browsers on my Macbook is the dealbreaker for me.. I want to use the same browser on all systems when I move..

by kivle 4y ago

loxias 4y ago
IME Firefox (esp with the right extensions, like autosuspend tabs) is very light on system resources. A bit more so than chrome. I run only Linux though. All the "websites that should be a program" (Netflix, Hulu, Slack, Amazon Video) now run great in FF, without my computer overheating. (though some of them might be on the chopping block if they don't quit blocking me from seeing HD content) I hear Apple does some special magic in MacOS so that on that platform Safari actually works (compared to the ~real~ non-Apple world, where Safari is slow as heck and why would anyone ever touch that with a 10ft pole.)
- kivle 4y ago
  Honestly I do not think Apple does some special magic on Mac OS for Safari. I settled on Vivaldi (a chromium based browser with built-in ad blocking developed by former Opera devs). It gives battery life not much worse than Safari to be honest. Safari is very nice and snappy on a mac, but the extension support is extremely limited.
  - piperswe 4y ago
    Orion has Safari-level battery usage and performance thanks to using WebKit, while providing much better extension compatibility and a built-in ad blocker: https://browser.kagi.com/ https://browser.kagi.com/ It also runs on iOS, even with extension support!
jug 4y ago
Would Brave maybe work better? But I personally feel a bit awkward about the crypto stuff in it even if it can be disabled. I don't think a browser should deal with these things. However, it might be personal preference... It does offer built-in ad blocking and more.
- kivle 4y ago
  I also feel weird about all the crypto stuff in Brave. I chose Vivaldi (also a Chromium based browser with built-in adblocker). It's developers include a lot of former Opera devs.
kgwxd 4y ago
You should get off mac for the same reasons to get off chrome.
kmlx 4y ago
if you care about battery life then safari is the way to go.
- gnicholas 4y ago
  I've used Brave on Mac, and even with 100+ tabs open, the battery life is on par with Safari (which has a much more limited extension library). Orion is also interesting, and is based on WebKit like Safari. But honestly I can't tell the difference between Brave/Orion/Safari in terms of battery life.

Using 2-3x as much battery as all other browsers on my Macbook is the dealbreaker for me.. I want to use the same browser on all systems when I move..

by kivle 4y ago

Using 2-3x as much battery as all other browsers on my Macbook is the dealbreaker for me.. I want to use the same browser on all systems when I move..

loxias 4y ago

IME Firefox (esp with the right extensions, like autosuspend tabs) is very light on system resources. A bit more so than chrome. I run only Linux though. All the "websites that should be a program" (Netflix, Hulu, Slack, Amazon Video) now run great in FF, without my computer overheating. (though some of them might be on the chopping block if they don't quit blocking me from seeing HD content) I hear Apple does some special magic in MacOS so that on that platform Safari actually works (compared to the ~real~ non-Apple world, where Safari is slow as heck and why would anyone ever touch that with a 10ft pole.)

kivle 4y ago
Honestly I do not think Apple does some special magic on Mac OS for Safari. I settled on Vivaldi (a chromium based browser with built-in ad blocking developed by former Opera devs). It gives battery life not much worse than Safari to be honest. Safari is very nice and snappy on a mac, but the extension support is extremely limited.
- piperswe 4y ago
  Orion has Safari-level battery usage and performance thanks to using WebKit, while providing much better extension compatibility and a built-in ad blocker: https://browser.kagi.com/ https://browser.kagi.com/ It also runs on iOS, even with extension support!

jug 4y ago

Would Brave maybe work better? But I personally feel a bit awkward about the crypto stuff in it even if it can be disabled. I don't think a browser should deal with these things. However, it might be personal preference... It does offer built-in ad blocking and more.

kivle 4y ago
I also feel weird about all the crypto stuff in Brave. I chose Vivaldi (also a Chromium based browser with built-in adblocker). It's developers include a lot of former Opera devs.

kgwxd 4y ago

You should get off mac for the same reasons to get off chrome.

kmlx 4y ago

if you care about battery life then safari is the way to go.

gnicholas 4y ago
I've used Brave on Mac, and even with 100+ tabs open, the battery life is on par with Safari (which has a much more limited extension library). Orion is also interesting, and is based on WebKit like Safari. But honestly I can't tell the difference between Brave/Orion/Safari in terms of battery life.