Open Source Firefox Alternatives for BSD

There are many alternatives to Mozilla Firefox for BSD if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source BSD alternative is Pale Moon. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Mozilla Firefox and 11 are open source and available for BSD so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source BSD alternatives to Mozilla Firefox are Chromium, SeaMonkey, GNOME Web and NetSurf.

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  1. Pale Moon icon

    Pale Moon

     400 likes

    This open-source Goanna-based browser for Windows, Linux, Mac, and FreeBSD offers customization, security, and privacy. Forked from Firefox, it's optimized for modern processors, ad-free, and supports unique extensions, community-backed. Comes with a functional status bar, supports NPAPI plugins.

    199 Pale Moon alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Pale Moon vs Mozilla Firefox Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    pefado
    4

    Best Good Old Firefox! Pale Moon is the what Firefox should be!

    Top Negative Comment
    Michal D.
    3

    Cons:

    • as base is used a very old version of Firefox
    • bad user experience (interface)
    • an very old (and probably already unsupported) version of Sync
    • no support for modern plugins, extensions and themes
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    quifom
    Positive
    0

    Good for working with dated web technologies or operating systems. Extensions are much easier to find, as they're based on old Firefox APIs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 26 comments
    • Pale Moon is Free and Open SourceMozilla Firefox is also Free and Open Source
  2. Chromium icon

    Chromium

     1145 likes

    Open-source browser project offering strong security, fast performance, and stability with broad support for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, extensive customization, frequent security updates, minimal default tracking, and foundation for multiple browsers.

    200 Chromium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • TrueOS
    • Xfce
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Chromium vs Mozilla Firefox Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    John Fastman
    34

    Chromium is the core of the Chrome browser. It functions well enough as a browser but lacks some of Chrome's features (e.g. built in language translator). Even though Chromium is open source, it still "phones home" to Google, which has privacy implications. There are more private Chromium-based browsers, such as Brave and Iridium.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    27

    Chromium doesn't have DRM features and some codecs implemented like Google Chrome, it's open-source but all your data goes to Google when you use Chrome Store to download apps since there is no Chromium store. Also, this browser is hard to install on Windows, you have to compile or download versions that are created by the users daily, so it means you do not have a proper installer like on Linux/BSD.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    HShinsei0
    Negative
    -2

    It's Base Blink, not Gecko like Firefox

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 12 comments
    • Chromium is Free and Open SourceMozilla Firefox is also Free and Open Source
  4. SeaMonkey icon

    SeaMonkey

     242 likes

    Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application. Itis built on the open source Mozilla Gecko engine, the same code which underlies Thunderbird and is the base for the Firefox browser.

    187 SeaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    SeaMonkey screenshot 1
     
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    SeaMonkey vs Mozilla Firefox Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    soul1472
    0

    good Firefox's alternative for old computers.

    Top Negative Comment
    dabockster
    1

    Based on an outdated version of Firefox. Has trouble rendering most websites. Can also crash more.

    solandre-wyze-ap-shelta
    Positive
    0

    Useful as a fallback and for testing things.

    3 of 12 comments
    • SeaMonkey is Free and Open SourceMozilla Firefox is also Free and Open Source
  5. GNOME Web icon

    GNOME Web

     111 likes

    GNOME Web is the web browser for the GNOME desktop, based on the popular WebKit engine. It offers a simple, clean, beautiful view of the Web featuring first-class GNOME desktop integration. Its code name is Epiphany.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    GNOME Web vs Mozilla Firefox Comments
    luananeder
    Positive
    0

    Epiphany is cool! It's biggest problem imo is that it uses that awful gnome ui language tho... (also on my machine web pages keep flashing on it for some reason)

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    No available to be used on Windows. JFYI: GNOME Web is often referred to by its code name, Epiphany.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    It is fast, easy on ram, and free (as in freedom) software.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • GNOME Web is Free and Open SourceMozilla Firefox is also Free and Open Source
  6. NetSurf icon

    NetSurf

     43 likes

    NetSurf is a free, open source web browser. It is written in C and released under the GNU Public Licence version 2. NetSurf has its own layout and rendering engine entirely written from scratch. It is small and capable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Xfce
    NetSurf screenshot 1
     
  7. Otter Browser icon

    Otter Browser

     81 likes

    Web browser controlled by the user, not vice-versa.

    Otter Browser is a project aiming to recreate best aspects of classic Opera (12.x) UI using Qt5. Its primary objective is to become haven for power users that cannot stand what happened to Opera after ditching Presto engine. Ot.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Otter Browser screenshot 1
     
  9. Konqueror icon

    Konqueror

     123 likes

    Konqueror is an Open Source web browser powered by the KHTML rendering engine (and optionally Webkit) which means it supports the latest web standards such as HTML5, Javascript, CSS3, and others. Konqueror is part of KDEs "kdebase" package.

    161 Konqueror alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    Konqueror screenshot 1
     
  10. Dillo icon

    Dillo

     36 likes

    Dillo is a multi-platform graphical web browser, known for its speed and small footprint, that is developed with a focus on personal security and privacy.

    122 Dillo alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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  11. Glacier Web Browser icon

    Glacier Web Browser

     3 likes

    Glacier is an open-source web browser with extensive customization capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  12. Dooble Web Browser icon

    Dooble Web Browser

     16 likes

    Dooble is a new Open Source Web browser that focuses on compactness, security, and stability. Dooble is the only Web browser that encodes a user's browsing information. While other browsers have the support of thousands of dedicated individuals, Dooble has been harvested by...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Dooble Web Browser screenshot 1
     
  13. UNIX Web Browser icon

    UNIX Web Browser

     2 likes

    "If you're worried about Pale Moon's issues, know that one of our community chatroom members is developing a fork called Web Browser that is focused on stability, privacy and customizability even more so than its predecessor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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