What are some good non chromium browser alternatives besides Firefox and Safari? pdqcp ( @pdqcp@kbin.social ) Technology@kbin.social • 1 year ago message-square14fedilinkarrow-up16
arrow-up16message-squareWhat are some good non chromium browser alternatives besides Firefox and Safari? pdqcp ( @pdqcp@kbin.social ) Technology@kbin.social • 1 year ago message-square14fedilink
I keep seen everyone recommend FF and Safari, but are there any other options that you would recommend?
minus-square Atemu ( @Atemu@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink13•1 year agoThat’s the thing, that’s it. Firefox (Gecko), Chromium (Blink) and Safari (Webkit) are the only serious browser engines left. Every other remotely relevant browser is just a rehash of these and it’s usually from really shady for-profit companies such as Opera or Brave.
minus-square nottheengineer ( @nottheengineer@feddit.de ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoThere’s also Falkon, which has its own engine, but it’s far behind the others. Firefox is the only good choice in my opinion.
minus-square Destragras ( @Destragras@kbin.social ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoFalkon uses a Chromium wrapper https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html
minus-square Atemu ( @Atemu@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoqtwebengine is chromium? I always thought it was webkit…
minus-square zhvsrl ( @zhvsrl@kbin.social ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoIt used to be. This change is also news to me. Really sad tbh.
minus-square ono ( @ono@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 year agoIt’s Chromium. https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module Chromium was once based on WebKit (it has since diverged) so perhaps that’s what gave you that impression?
minus-square Atemu ( @Atemu@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoThere was qtwebkit, that’s where I got the expression from.
minus-square nottheengineer ( @nottheengineer@feddit.de ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoThanks, didn’t know that. The name Qtwebengine is a bit misleading.
That’s the thing, that’s it.
Firefox (Gecko), Chromium (Blink) and Safari (Webkit) are the only serious browser engines left.
Every other remotely relevant browser is just a rehash of these and it’s usually from really shady for-profit companies such as Opera or Brave.
There’s also Falkon, which has its own engine, but it’s far behind the others. Firefox is the only good choice in my opinion.
Falkon uses a Chromium wrapper https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html
qtwebengine is chromium? I always thought it was webkit…
It used to be. This change is also news to me. Really sad tbh.
It’s Chromium.
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module
https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtwebengine-overview.html#qt-webengine-core-module
Chromium was once based on WebKit (it has since diverged) so perhaps that’s what gave you that impression?
There was qtwebkit, that’s where I got the expression from.
Thanks, didn’t know that. The name Qtwebengine is a bit misleading.