List of Browsers
Major / Well-Known Browsers
1. Google Chrome
Developed by Google and first released in 2008, it is built on the Chromium project with the Blink rendering engine. It dominates the market share and is known for its fast performance, extensive library of extensions, and strong security features, making it a popular choice for general users and developers alike.
2. Mozilla Firefox
From the non-profit Mozilla Foundation and initially released in 2002, Firefox uses its own Gecko engine. It is an open-source browser that has long been a champion of user privacy, customization, and an open web, offering a robust alternative to Chromium-based browsers.
3. Microsoft Edge
Developed by Microsoft and released in 2015, it was rebuilt in 2019 to use the Chromium/Blink engine. This modern browser is deeply integrated with Windows and offers productivity features, including built-in AI tools, vertical tabs, and Collections.
4. Apple Safari
Created by Apple Inc. and first released in 2003, Safari uses the WebKit engine. It is the default and highly optimized browser for macOS and iOS devices, prioritizing speed, energy efficiency, and tight integration with the Apple ecosystem.
5. Opera
Developed by Opera Software and released in 1995, it now uses the Chromium/Blink engine. Opera is known for introducing innovative features like a built-in VPN, ad blocker, and integrated messaging apps, focusing on a rich, all-in-one browsing experience.
6. Brave
From Brave Software and released in 2016, it is built on Chromium/Blink. Brave has a strong “privacy-first” focus, blocking ads and trackers by default, and it features a unique rewards system that allows users to earn cryptocurrency for viewing privacy-respecting ads.
7. Tor Browser
Developed by the Tor Project and released in 2008, it is a modified version of Firefox using the Gecko engine. Its primary purpose is to provide anonymity and privacy by routing traffic through the Tor network, preventing surveillance and traffic analysis.
8. Vivaldi
From Vivaldi Technologies and released in 2016, it is built on Chromium/Blink. Vivaldi is designed for power users, offering an unparalleled level of customization for the user interface, tab management, and browsing behavior.
9. Internet Explorer
Developed by Microsoft and released in 1995, it used the Trident engine. Once the dominant browser, it is now a legacy application that has been officially retired and replaced by Microsoft Edge.
10. UC Browser
Developed by UCWeb (an Alibaba Group company) and released in 2004, it uses a Chromium/U3 base. It is a mobile-first browser popular in certain regions, known for its fast download speeds and data compression technology.
11. Samsung Internet
Developed by Samsung Electronics and released in 2012, it is a Chromium/Blink-based browser. Pre-installed on Samsung Android devices, it offers strong privacy features, a high-contrast dark mode, and extension support.
12. Pale Moon
From Moonchild Productions and released in 2009, it is a fork of Firefox using the Goanna engine. This browser emphasizes lightweight performance, customizability, and maintaining a classic, non-WebExtensions user experience.
13. Waterfox
Originally created by Alex Kontos in 2011, it is a fork of Firefox using the Gecko engine. It focuses on user privacy, performance, and compatibility with older Firefox extensions.
14. Maxthon
Developed by Maxthon Ltd. and released in 2002, it uses a dual-core engine (Trident and WebKit). It is a cloud-oriented browser that offers syncing of data across devices and various built-in productivity tools.
15. Epic Privacy Browser
From Hidden Reflex and released in 2010, it is a Chromium/Blink-based browser. It is designed for maximum privacy, with all browsing data deleted after each session and built-in proxy support to hide the user’s IP address.
16. Slimjet
Developed by FlashPeak Inc. and released in 2013, it is built on Chromium/Blink. It is a fast browser that comes with many built-in features like an ad blocker, video downloader, and photo editor to reduce the need for extensions.
17. SeaMonkey
From the SeaMonkey Council and released in 2005, it is a community-driven project using the Gecko engine. It is an all-in-one internet suite that includes a web browser, email & newsgroup client, IRC chat, and HTML editing tools.
18. Basilisk
Developed by Moonchild Productions and released in 2017, it uses the Goanna engine (a fork of Gecko) and the XUL platform. It is a modern browser designed to retain support for legacy Firefox extensions and technologies.
19. Midori
From the Astian Foundation and initially released in 2007, it uses the WebKit engine (and more recently Electron). It is a lightweight, privacy-focused browser designed for low-resource systems.
20. Falkon
From the KDE Community and first released in 2010, it uses the QtWebEngine. It is a simple, lightweight, and efficient browser that is integrated with the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
21. qutebrowser
Created by Florian Bruhin and released in 2014, it uses QtWebEngine. This is a keyboard-driven, minimalist browser aimed at advanced users who prefer efficient, vim-like key bindings over a graphical interface.
22. GNOME Web (Epiphany)
From the GNOME Project and released in 2003, it uses the WebKitGTK engine. It is the default web browser for the GNOME desktop, offering a clean, simple, and well-integrated user experience.
23. Konqueror
Developed by KDE and released in 1996, it uses the KHTML/Qt engine. It is not just a web browser but also a file manager, representing the all-in-one philosophy of the KDE desktop environment.
24. Sleipnir
From Fenrir Inc. and released in 2004, it uses a combination of Blink and Trident engines. This Japanese-developed browser is known for its elegant design, gesture controls, and sophisticated tab grouping features.
25. Otter Browser
From the Otter Project and released in 2014, it uses QtWebEngine. The project’s goal is to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera 12 user interface using modern web rendering engines.
26. K-Meleon
From the K-Meleon Team and released in 2000, it uses the Gecko engine. It is a very lightweight, fast browser for Windows that uses the native Windows interface for a lean resource footprint.
27. SRWare Iron
From SRWare and released in 2008, it is a fork of the Chromium/Blink engine. It was created to address privacy concerns in Chrome by removing usage tracking and other data collection features present in the original.
28. Iridium Browser
From the Iridium Secure Browser Project and released in 2015, it is a privacy-hardened fork of Chromium/Blink. It is pre-configured with enhanced security and privacy settings to strictly protect user data.
Less Common / Niche / Specialized Browsers
This category includes browsers that are legacy, designed for specific platforms, serve a unique purpose, or are experimental projects with a smaller user base.
29. Arora
Created by Benjamin C. Meyer and released in 2008, it used QtWebKit. It was a lightweight, cross-platform, open-source browser known for its simplicity and speed.
30. Bolt Browser
From Bitstream Inc. and released in 2009, it was a Java ME-based browser designed for low-end mobile phones, offering data compression to speed up browsing on slow networks.
31. Dolphin Browser
Developed by MoboTap and released in 2010, it used the WebKit engine. It was a popular mobile browser for Android and iOS, famous for its gesture controls, add-ons, and voice search feature.
32. Flock
From Flock Inc. and released in 2005, it was initially based on Gecko and later switched to Chromium. It was a specialized “social web browser” that integrated deeply with services like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
33. iCab
Developed by Alexander Clauss and first released in 1999, it uses the WebKit engine. It is a long-standing, feature-rich browser for classic Mac OS and macOS, offering powerful filtering, a kiosk mode, and extensive control over page rendering.
34. Iris Browser
From Torch Mobile and released in 2008, it used the WebKit engine. It was a full-featured browser designed for Windows Mobile and embedded devices, claiming to offer a desktop-like browsing experience on mobile at the time.
35. NetFront
From Access Co. Ltd. and released in 1995, it uses a proprietary engine. It is not a consumer browser but an embedded browser used in a wide range of devices like feature phones, gaming consoles, set-top boxes, and IoT products.
36. Orion Browser
From Kagi Inc. and released in 2022, it uses the WebKit engine but has the unique ability to support extensions from both Chrome and Firefox. It is a newer browser for macOS and iOS focused on performance and user choice.
37. Origyn Web Browser
From Sand-labs and released in 2008, it uses the WebKit engine. It is a lightweight browser designed for AmigaOS and other niche or embedded operating systems.
38. QtWeb
From LSoft Technologies and released in 2009, it used QtWebKit. It was a compact, portable browser built on the Qt framework, emphasizing simplicity and low system resource usage.
39. Shiira
From the Shiira Project and released in 2004, it used the WebKit engine. It was an open-source web browser for macOS that aimed to be more user-friendly and feature-rich than Safari, but has been discontinued.
40. Steel Browser
From Google and released in 2008, it used the WebKit engine. It was an early experimental browser for Android that focused on optimizing touch-based navigation.
41. surf
From suckless.org and released in 2009, it uses WebKitGTK. It is a supremely minimalist browser that intentionally has no graphical user interface (GUI) beyond the web content, relying on the operating system’s window manager and keyboard shortcuts for control.
42. Uzbl
From the Uzbl Community and released in 2009, it used WebKit. It followed the Unix philosophy of modularity, being a collection of scripts and tools to create a highly scriptable, keyboard-driven browsing interface.
43. WebPositive
From the Haiku Project and released in 2010, it used the WebKit engine. It was the default, lightweight native web browser for the open-source Haiku operating system.
44. xombrero
From Conformal Systems and released in 2012, it used the WebKit engine. It was a minimalist, privacy-oriented browser for power users, featuring vim-like keyboard controls and a strong security focus.
45. Links / ELinks / Lynx
Community-developed projects with Lynx dating back to 1992, these are text-based browsers that use ncurses for rendering. They are used in terminal environments for low-resource systems, for accessibility, or by developers and system administrators.
46. Dillo
Created by Jorge Arellano Cid and released in 1999, it uses the FLTK toolkit. It is an ultra-lightweight, minimal graphical browser intended for older hardware, embedded systems, or situations where maximum speed is required and modern web features are not.
47. Midori (Lightweight)
This refers to the original, minimal version of Midori (from the Astian Foundation) that uses WebKit, designed for fast browsing on low-resource systems.
48. Agregore
A community project started in 2021 and built on Electron. It is an experimental browser designed specifically for accessing and interacting with decentralized web (Web 3.0) and peer-to-peer technologies like IPFS and Dat.
49. Dooble
From the TextBrowser Project and released in 2009, it uses QtWebEngine. It is a privacy-focused browser that emphasizes encryption and security, with features designed to obscure user activity from network observers.
50. Blue Hawk
From the Blue Hawk Dev Team, it is a lesser-known Chromium/Blink-based browser variant that focuses on enhanced security and privacy features.
51. BonBon
From BonBon Dev, it is a minimal, Chromium-based browser with a playful design philosophy and a focus on reducing user tracking.
52. BriskBard
Developed by Salvador Díaz Fau and released in 2016, it uses the Blink engine. It is an all-in-one Windows browser suite that includes not just a browser, but also email, FTP, and other internet tools.
53. Catalyst Browser
From the Catalyst Team, it is a Chromium-based browser focused on enhancing productivity with built-in multitasking and workflow management tools.
54. Catsxp
From the Catsxp Project and released in 2022, it is a Chromium-based browser that focuses on being privacy-friendly and highly customizable, offering various tweaks and settings not found in standard Chrome.
55. Dashob
From Dashob Labs and released in 2023, it is a Chromium-based browser that integrates various AI APIs. It is designed to assist with productivity and automate web-based tasks.
56. Ferdium
From the Ferdium Project and released in 2022, it is built on Electron. It is not a traditional browser but a unified application that allows users to manage and use multiple web apps (like Slack, Messenger, Trello) in one place with dedicated workspaces.
57. Ladybird
From the SerenityOS Community and started in 2021, it is a unique project using a custom engine written in C++. It is being built from scratch as part of the SerenityOS operating system, independent of Blink, Gecko, or WebKit.
58. Lobo Evolution
From the Lobo Project and released in 2014, it is a Java-based open-source browser and rendering engine. It is designed to be fully extensible and is used in applications where a Java-based web rendering component is needed.
59. NetSurfer
From the NetSurfer Team, it is a Chromium-based browser designed to be lightweight and run efficiently on older personal computers.
60. Orbitum
From Orbitum LLC and released in 2013, it is a Chromium/Blink-based browser. It is a social browser that includes built-in chat and media tools for popular social networks directly in the sidebar.
61. Polypane
Created by Kilian Valkhof and released in 2019, it is a Chromium-based browser. It is a specialized tool for web developers that simplifies the process of testing website layouts, responsiveness, and accessibility across multiple viewports simultaneously.
62. Sidekick
From Pushplay Labs and released in 2020, it is a Chromium/Blink-based browser. It is a productivity-focused browser that uses workspaces and AI tools to reduce tab clutter and help users stay organized.
63. Shift Browser
From Shift Technologies and released in 2018, it is built on Chromium/Electron. It is designed as a unified workstation for managing multiple online accounts and web apps, popular among professionals who need to separate work and personal profiles.
64. Beam Browser
From Beam Labs and released in 2024, it is a Chromium-based browser with integrated AI APIs. It focuses on a privacy-centric AI experience, aiming to provide smart features without extensive user tracking.
65. Comet Browser
From Comet Labs and slated for a 2025 release, it is an experimental browser that uses a proprietary AI engine alongside Chromium. Its goal is to enable autonomous web navigation and task completion through advanced AI agents.
