Best Browser for OSX - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

lpj8 · 11-20-2004, 09:06 AM

I searched for a thread of this type but I didn't find one, so sorry if I missed it.
Like XP, there are many MAC OSX browsers out there including;

Safari
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Opera
Mozilla Navigator
Camino
Omni Web

I mostly use Safari but have began a trial of Firefox. I've also heard that Omni Web is really good, but its not free (what were they thinking?). I have an older mac (iBook G3 700) so performance is really important for me. Are there any browsers that I missed? What are your favorite(s)? and why?

Redlemon · 11-20-2004, 12:23 PM

I use Firefox, because I also use Firefox on my PC at work, and it is very nice to have both work exactly the same. I'm not sure what I'd be using if I didn't care about the cross-platform capabilities; probably Safari.

brandon11983 · 11-20-2004, 01:14 PM

I like Safari over all others. I tried Firefox, but it just doesn't work as well as Safari does. Same with Camino. IE just blows ass on any platform.

Lasereth · 11-20-2004, 01:48 PM

I like Safari for MacOS and IE for Windows. IE sucks on Macs. Safari isn't much better but it gets the job done a hell of a lot better than IE on Macs.

-Lasereth

Willravel · 11-20-2004, 04:05 PM

Another vote for Safari here. It's quite stable and has pretty much anything the average browser needs.

bendsley · 11-20-2004, 04:57 PM

Safari for macs. Windows and Linux, I use Firefox.

madsenj37 · 11-21-2004, 11:39 AM

I currently use Safari. Before Safari was polished I used Camino and Firefox, that was a while ago. I have not used Omniweb since they started using Webcore, the same engine as Safari. If you like Safari but want more options and customization, Omniweb might be worth a try.

lpj8 · 11-21-2004, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by madsenj37

I currently use Safari. Before Safari was polished I used Camino and Firefox, that was a while ago. I have not used Omniweb since they started using Webcore, the same engine as Safari. If you like Safari but want more options and customization, Omniweb might be worth a try.

Recently PCworld published a review of OSX browsers and Omniweb came out on top. Macworld also rated Omniweb very high, so I wondered if it was worth the price.
I like safari because it is really fast, but I wish there were more extensions like Firefox has on the PC. At least I haven't found many extensions. Most of the Firefox extensions don't work for OSX, and Firefox seems glitchy on MAC.

JJRousseau · 11-21-2004, 03:31 PM

Geez, i wish you didn't say a G3 -700 is old. That's what I'm currently typing on...

Has anyone tried Omniweb? I use Safari and have very few complaints. I wish it had a few more preference settings.

pcockren · 11-21-2004, 06:55 PM

i currently use safari, but firefox is pretty good too...i just seem to like safari a bit more though

11-20-2004, 09:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
lpj8 Crazy Location: U.S.A	Best Browser for OSX I searched for a thread of this type but I didn't find one, so sorry if I missed it. Like XP, there are many MAC OSX browsers out there including; Safari Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Mozilla Navigator Camino Omni Web I mostly use Safari but have began a trial of Firefox. I've also heard that Omni Web is really good, but its not free (what were they thinking?). I have an older mac (iBook G3 700) so performance is really important for me. Are there any browsers that I missed? What are your favorite(s)? and why?

11-20-2004, 01:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	I like Safari over all others. I tried Firefox, but it just doesn't work as well as Safari does. Same with Camino. IE just blows ass on any platform. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.

11-20-2004, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I like Safari for MacOS and IE for Windows. IE sucks on Macs. Safari isn't much better but it gets the job done a hell of a lot better than IE on Macs. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

11-20-2004, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	Safari for macs. Windows and Linux, I use Firefox. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

11-21-2004, 11:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
madsenj37 Still searching... Location: NorCal For Life	I currently use Safari. Before Safari was polished I used Camino and Firefox, that was a while ago. I have not used Omniweb since they started using Webcore, the same engine as Safari. If you like Safari but want more options and customization, Omniweb might be worth a try. __________________ "Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe." -- Albert Einstein

11-20-2004, 12:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I use Firefox, because I also use Firefox on my PC at work, and it is very nice to have both work exactly the same. I'm not sure what I'd be using if I didn't care about the cross-platform capabilities; probably Safari.

11-20-2004, 04:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Another vote for Safari here. It's quite stable and has pretty much anything the average browser needs.

11-21-2004, 03:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
JJRousseau Psycho Location: Vancouver, Canada	Geez, i wish you didn't say a G3 -700 is old. That's what I'm currently typing on... Has anyone tried Omniweb? I use Safari and have very few complaints. I wish it had a few more preference settings.

11-21-2004, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
pcockren Tilted	i currently use safari, but firefox is pretty good too...i just seem to like safari a bit more though