What web browser is the best in the world?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

There is no "best" browser. That is a matter of opinion. You should choose the browser that best suits you instead of listening to each browser's company yelling about how their browser is the best. You should do some research and choose a browser for yourself.