Alternatives to Skyfire for all platforms with any license

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox (known simply as Firefox) is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite. Firefox is highly extensible, with...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD iPad PortableApps.com Haiku
Customizable Privacy focused Firefox Extensions HTML5 Support ... Integrated PDF Viewer Ad-free Bookmark organization Cloud sync Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Security focused Tabbed browsing UI customization Website screenshots Addons support Built-in Download Manager Built-in Script Blocker Cookie whitelist Encrypted sync Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Based on Gecko engine Integrated Password Manager Legacy addons support Moddable No Tracking Optimal performance Portable Support for Themes Toggle reader view Support for WebExtensions Add a feature

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Google Chrome

A free web browser developed by Google from the open source Chromium project with a focus on speed and minimalism. Chrome offers fast...

Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet BSD iPad PortableApps.com
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Android Sync Automatic Form-Filler Based on Blink engine ... Built-in Adobe Flash Player Web Browsers Based on Chromium Cloud sync Customizable Google integration Inspect Element Integrated Password Manager Integrated PDF Viewer Support for Javascript Low-Ram Usage Native bookmark sync Password sync Portable Support for Intel Quick Sync acceleration Place websites on desktop Supports H265 Codec User Levels Based on Webkit engine Add a feature

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Opera

Opera is a browser with innovative features, speed and security. Opera’s vision is to deliver the best Internet experience on any device and the company is committed to...

Free Mac Windows Linux Windows Mobile Android ... S60 Android Tablet BSD PortableApps.com Kindle Fire ReactOS
Built-in VPN Built-in Ad-blocker Lightweight Built-in Download Manager ... Mouse gestures Portable Resume interrupted downloads Based on Blink engine Built-in RSS reader Web Browsers Based on Chromium Customizable Explorer-like Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Group tabs Multiple languages Night mode/Dark Theme Privacy Protected Spatial navigation Support for Chrome extensions Sync between devices Tab preview Tabbed browsing Tabbed interface UI customization WebRTC Add a feature

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Safari

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...

Free Mac iPhone iPad
Built-in RSS reader Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Sync with iCloud Integrated into iOS ... Lightweight Bundled with macOS Multiple languages Tabbed browsing Based on Webkit engine Add a feature

489 Like
Falkon

Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. ...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Built-in Ad-blocker Built-in RSS reader Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Lightweight ... Multiple languages Portable Based on QTWebEngine Add a feature

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Maxthon Cloud Browser

Maxthon is a browser with innovative features, speed and security. Features Tabbed document interface Saves open tabs in case of program shutdown or...
- Warning Maxthon apparently collects sensitive data without asking: http://news.softpedia.com/news/maxthon-browser-collects-sensitive-data-even-if-users-opt-out-506327.shtml
Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad PortableApps.com
Built-in Ad-blocker Built-in Download Manager Built-in RSS reader Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... Support for gestures Night mode/Dark Theme Portable Tabbed browsing Add a feature

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Opera Mini

Opera Mini enables you to take your full web experience to your phone. It has a lot of goodies from Opera 's most capable...

Free Windows Mobile Android iPhone Java Mobile S60 ... Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Kindle Fire
Built-in Ad-blocker Built-in Download Manager Download videos from Facebook Lightweight ... QR code generator Feature Tabbed browsing Add a feature

333 Like
Dolphin Browser

Dolphin is a free, fast, smart and personal web browser for Android, iPhone and iPad. The exclusive features include one-tap share, tabbed browsing, cloud sync, gesture...
- Warning Dolphi Browser has long-standing reputation of collecting/stealing users' data and browsing history. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319529
Freemium Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire
Built-in Ad-blocker Built-in Adobe Flash Player Fullscreen support Support for gestures ... Listen Youtube in background Add a feature

172 Like
UC Browser

UC mobile offers free and easy to use browsers for almost any mobile phone. UC Browser is one of the most popular mobile browsers in the world! Features: * Wi-Fi...
- Warning UC Browser leaks private and personally identifiable information to a server in China: https://citizenlab.ca/2016/08/a-tough-nut-to-crack-look-privacy-and-security-issues-with-uc-browser/
Free Windows Windows Mobile Android iPhone Java Mobile ... S60 Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire
Built-in Ad-blocker Built-in Download Manager Built-in RSS reader Data compression ... Downloading all type of files Evernote integration Facebook integration MultiTouch Night mode/Dark Theme Tabbed browsing Twitter integration WiFi sharing Add a feature

90 Like
Puffin

Puffin Web Browser is a wicked fast mobile browser. Once users experience the thrilling speed of Puffin, regular Mobile Internet feels like torture. Puffin Web Browser...

Freemium Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Data compression Integrated Web Browser Add a feature

53 Like
Lunascape

Lunascape is a new web browser that handles all three major web rendering engines — Mozilla Firefox’s Gecko, Internet Explorer’s Trident, and WebKit (which is used by...

Freemium Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Built-in RSS reader Multi Engine Tabbed browsing Add a feature

45 Like
JonDoFox

JonDoFox is a profile for the Mozilla Firefox web browser particularly optimized for anonymous and secure web surfing. For anonymous surfing...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Anonymity Web Browsers Based on Firefox Surf Anonymously Add a feature

31 Like
CM Browser

CM (Clean Master) Browser is an ultra lightweight mobile browser which can protect you from malicious threats and still give you rapid browsing speed. Features: -...

Free Android Android Tablet
Lightweight Add a feature

18 Like
Comodo IceDragon

Comodo IceDragon is a fast and secure internet browser based on Mozilla Firefox and infused with Comodo security.

Free Windows
Web Browsers Based on Firefox Portable Security focused Add a feature

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Citrio

Citrio is an innovative user-friendly web-browser, which combines powerful functionality and exquisite design of the user interface. It includes a range of standard...
- Warning Potential security/privacy issues, see: http://genxpose.blogspot.com/2014/12/citrio-browser-avoid-it.html
Free Mac Windows
Built-in Torrent client Built-in Download Manager Built-in Media Downloader Built-In Proxy ... Web Browsers Based on Chromium Proxy support Add a feature

21 Like

Skyfire Comments

about Skyfire · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Another major shortcoming with Skyfire's flash player is that you have to watch the entire video all at once, because Skyfire is unable to save your spot in any video, and you can't forward or rewind in a video. So basically, don't expect anything from Skyfire beyond watching a 5-minute clip while your device is on a stable WiFi connection.

Comment by OmgItsTheSmartGuy

about Skyfire · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

One thing that's probably worth mentioning is that Skyfire only recognizes ONE video per page- so if you're on a page with multiple Flash videos, well, too bad. That's a rather surprising shortcoming for this app.

Comment by OmgItsTheSmartGuy

about Skyfire · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Since it's the only way to watch Flash video on an iPhone without jailbreaking, Skyfire is a killer app that's worth getting for anyone. Playback of Flash video over WiFi is flawless, and the quality is, at very least, watchable. Skyfire also a pretty good all-around browser, but I don't think anybody really cares about that as much as they do about Flash support.

Comment by manojwc

about Skyfire · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

It's a great mobile browser and scores over Opera Mini on only one account - playing Flash movies but Opera still tops the chart on all other parameters. I had installed & used Skyfire on Nokia E63 for a few days but wasn't greatly impressed with the performance but it's worth a try or even as an alternative for watching online videos (Flash-based) on the go.

Comment by pndragon

about Skyfire · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

One of the strongest features that I've enjoyed about this browser over others is its ability to play flash videos from just about any site. The only limitation with flash that I have encountered so far is that you can't play flash games using this browser, but holy wow does it play everything else. I'm definitely happy... now if only the zoom in and out was as fast and responsive as Opera Mini then I'd be 100% on it... until then, I'm only 95% happy with this browser :P

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Maxthon Cloud Browser

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