Google Chrome Alternatives
Google Chrome is described as 'A free web browser developed by Google from the open source Chromium project with a focus on speed and minimalism' and is a leading Web Browser in the Web Browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Chrome for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Android Tablet. The best alternative is Mozilla Firefox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Chrome are Brave (Free, Open Source), Vivaldi (Free), Opera (Free) and Tor Browser (Free, Open Source).
- Naked Browser uses the Android WebView (WebKit) that's on your device--the same one used by the stock Browser. The developer has scoured the stock Browser code removing bloat, creating a lightweight, lightning-fast alternative. TRUST: Right permissions with no spying.
- surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit2/GTK+. It is able to display websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.No screenshots yet
- Unbranded builds are available from the continuous integration builds on treeherder.mozilla.org. What is different compared to Nightly and Developer editions (which allow unsigned addons too)?
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
No screenshots yet - Rekonq is a web browser for KDE based on WebKit. It first focuses on being a light, fast & clean way to access to net. Its development is doubly based on using the new amazing features offered by the WebKit rendering engine and on the rock solid network KDE technologies.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- KDE
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last version, 2.4.2, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
- Maxthon’s Nitro Web Browser is the newest addition to Maxthon’s family of high-performance web browsers. If you want the fastest-starting, quickest page-loading, and most visually uncluttered web browser in the world, you’ve come to the right place.
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated and not even promoted on Maxthon's website. Last version, 1.0.1.3000, released in April 2015, can be still downloaded from the official webpage.
- Sandcat Browser 5 brings unique features that are useful for pen-testers and web developers. Sandcat is built on top of Chromium and uses the Lua programming language to provide extensions and scripting support.
- QtWeb Internet Browser - lightweight, secure and portable browser having unique user interface and privacy features.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
Last version was released 2 years ago (9th September 2013) , last source code change was 2 years ago (9th October 2013)
- Polarity is a user-friendly web browser featuring an intuitive interface that allows you to explore various websites and bookmark your favorite pages.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Kinza is a Japanese original web browser, which has been developed using the Chromium source code as with Google Chrome.
- An Uncluttered Browsing Experience: Colibri browser is designed to be fast, efficient, and uncluttered. It has the most compact interface of any web browsers. You can browse your favorite websites with the largest view, the least distraction, and the lowest resource usage.