Alternative Web Browsers

Most web developers are tired of IE. The biggest complaints rising from this community are twofold: its lack of consistent web standards and its security problems. The typical user is finding that there are other browsers that provide a better browsing experience.

Thinking about switching to an alternative web browser? The following is a list of available options. It is by no means exhaustive. Please add comments if there is one that should appear on this list. I have not tried all of these. My own personal recommendation, especially for the beginner, is Firefox.

First Tier

These browsers have a decent sized community of users that provide a fair amount of support.

• FireFox - the tabbed browsing experience is hard to beat
• Opera – from most accounts, a soild piece of browser programming
• Mozilla/SeaMonkey – not just a browser but a suite that includes an email client
• Flock – the social browser.
• Safari – the #1 Mac choice
• Camino - another Mac mainstay
• Konqueror – seems to be the primary browser used by Linux users.
• Galeon – another Linux browser

Second Tier

These browsers have user communities that are not as large as those in tier one, but still are worthwhile to consider.

• K-Meleon
• 3bB- view the web in 3D, sorta.
• My First Browser - Browser for children, parents control accessible content.
• Window Surfer – another tabbed browsing option.
• Maxthon – another tabbed browsing option.
• Avant – another tabbed browsing option.
• Crazy Browser – tabbed browser, can cascade or tile tabs
• icab – mac browser
• omniweb – mac browser
• Epiphany – linux browser

For more information on alternative browsers and web accessibility visit the sites below:

• Browse Happy – Information on Firefox, Safari, Mozilla, and Opera
• Alternative Browser Allience – promoting the use of all alternative browsers
• Anybrowser Campaign – promoting web standards and accessibility. The web should be able to be viewed via any browser.

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