Mercury Browser Alternatives

Mercury Browser is described as 'Firefox fork with compiler optimizations and patches from Librewolf, Waterfox, and GNU IceCat. It aims to be the Firefox equivalent of my main project: Thorium (a Chromium fork)' and is a Web Browser in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Mercury Browser for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Flathub apps. The best Mercury Browser alternative is Mozilla Firefox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mercury Browser are Zen Browser, Brave, Google Chrome and Tor Browser.

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  1. IronFox icon
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    IronFox is a fork of DivestOS's Mull Browser based on Firefox. Our goal is to continue the legacy of Mull to provide a secure, hardened and privacy-oriented browser for daily use.

    78 IronFox alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  2. Microsoft Edge icon
     334 likes

    Chromium-based web browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android with Chrome extension support, smart security, privacy tools, syncing of history and bookmarks, immersive reader, PDF tools, Collections for organizing content, and customizable new tab layouts.

    231 Microsoft Edge alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
     
  3. Cromite icon
     79 likes

    Cromite is a Chromium fork focusing on privacy, featuring built-in ad-blocking, user agent customization for privacy, DNS adjustments for security, and anti-fingerprinting measures to ensure user safety throughout browsing sessions.

    46 Cromite alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  4. Ladybird icon
     62 likes

    Ladybird is an open-source web browser currently in development, with an alpha version expected to launch in 2026.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Pale Moon icon
     401 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Firefox Developer Edition brings you latest features, fast performance, and the development tools you need to build for the open web. Its powerful development tools will extend your ability to work across multiple platforms from one place.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. SeaMonkey icon
     244 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
     
  8. Safari icon
     557 likes

    The best browser for your Mac is the one that comes with your Mac. Safari is faster and more energy efficient than other browsers. Handy tools help you save, find, and share your favorite sites. Built-in privacy features help keep your browsing your business.

    203 Safari alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Privacy-focused open-source smartphone browser by DuckDuckGo blocks trackers, enforces encrypted connections, and provides a Privacy Grade. Partners with 'Terms of Service Didn't Read' and offers features like tabs, bookmarks, and autocomplete, keeping search data private.

    182 DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Midori icon
     255 likes

    Midori is a lightweight, fast, and free web browser. It aligns well with the Xfce philosophy of making the most out of available resources.

    135 Midori alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
     
  11. Falkon icon
     172 likes

    Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser.

    It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms.

    Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar).

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Snapcraft
     
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