Summary
Your choice of web online window can have a big impact on your Mac experience.
Apple tightly optimizes Safari for use exclusively on Apple hardware.
This means that Safari is highly power efficient on a Mac.
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In use, Safari feels snappy.
Safari is also loaded with familiar features and technology.
The Share menu works just as it does on the iPhone.
Continuity makes it possible toquickly jump between devicesby placing a small icon in your Mac dock.
Apples services work especially well in Safari.
Apple also makes it easy to add extensions using the Mac App Store.
This isnt everyones cup of tea, but it adds an additional layer of protection against potentially harmful extensions.
you could still choose to install unsigned extensions by enabling the Develop menu if you want.
Do Not Track is enabled by default, and it provides partial protection against trackers.
Want to Ditch Safari?
Its convenient and always there if you want it, but its not without its critics.
Perhaps worse still, some websites wont warn you before they refuse to function as intended.
You might get glitchy behavior that can be avoided by using another internet tool.
Safari also isnt a platform quite in the same way that Chrome and similar browsers are.
You may even find yourself with no choice but to use an alternative for work or education purposes.
Firefox enables Do Not Track by default and blocks both invisible trackers and tracking ads.
Firefox even usesDuckDuckGoas its default search engine.
The company also improved Chromes energy efficiency withChrome Energy Saver Mode.
For a no-frills experience, theres also vanillaChromium, the open-source version of Chrome to which Google contributes.
Then there are projects likeUngoogled Chromium, which removes dependency on Google services and makes tweaks to enhance privacy.
Its designed to force you into more mindful internet tool sessions.
Failing that, Firefox offers a solid browsing experience that respects your privacy.
