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The best alternative to Microsoft Edge is Zen Browser, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Edge and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Microsoft Edge are Mullvad Browser, Pale Moon, Ladybird and Falkon.

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  1. Zen Browser icon
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    Experience a privacy-focused, open-source browser rich with features like vertical tabs, Split View, Zen Glance, and extensive security protocols. Built on Firefox, it's currently in beta, emphasizing privacy and adaptability, with future plans for horizontal tabs.

    99 Zen Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. Mullvad Browser icon
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    The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed in a collaboration between Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project. It’s designed to minimize tracking and fingerprinting. You could say it’s a Tor Browser to use without the Tor Network.

    95 Mullvad Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. Pale Moon icon
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    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.

    195 Pale Moon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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  4. Ladybird icon
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    Ladybird is an open-source web browser currently in development, with an alpha version expected to launch in 2026.

    56 Ladybird alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Falkon icon
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    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).

    187 Falkon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Comments about Falkon as an Alternative to Microsoft Edge
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    Because it's faster, easy to use and open source.

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    • Falkon is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Edge is Free and Proprietary
    • Falkon is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMicrosoft Edge is not according to our users
  6. Deta Surf icon
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    Deta Surf is a digital tool that functions as a browser, file manager, and AI assistant. It revolutionizes the traditional web browser by incorporating AI. It simplifies bookmarking web content and allows users to switch between tasks without minimizing or context switching...

    42 Deta Surf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. SRWare Iron icon
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    SRWare Iron, or simply Iron, is a fork of the free and open-source web browser Chromium , of which Google Chrome is a fork of. Iron primarily aims to eliminate usage tracking and other privacy violating...

    169 SRWare Iron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
     
  8. K-Meleon icon
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    K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically for...

    163 K-Meleon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Gecko
     
  9. Otter Browser icon
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    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.

    132 Otter Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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