+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted August 16, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted August 16, 2013 Neowin Mac users: What is your primary web browser on OS X? For me it's Safari, Main reason being the native UI. Also, it's (imho) just as fast as Chrome etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted August 16, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 16, 2013 Safari. I prefer to use native apps whenever possible - plus I quite like the simplicity of it. I've also been giving the 6.1 preview a try - which has a much improved "top sites" page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REM2000 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Chrome, everything is chrome, every device, every machine. Like the plugins, the speed and the syncing between devices, perhaps if apple carried on developing safari on windows i might still use it, but i doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 chrome, everything is synced between my multiple devices which gives a uniform experience. cmc482 and RottGutt 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted August 16, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 16, 2013 chrome, everything is synced between my multiple devices which gives a uniform experience. You know Safari + iCloud does that right? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted August 16, 2013 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 16, 2013 firefox, mainly because i use firefox on pc... and i am used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeldenn Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I have been using Chrome way long before I had a Mac, so when I switched to the other side some years ago, I kept using Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrian Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I dunno if I count as a "Mac user" because I currently run OS X in a VM, but when I use it I use Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakO Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 You know Safari + iCloud does that right? :)Assuming you only use Apple products. Chrome is available and can sync between almost every platform (extensions / history / settings / autofill / tabs - not just bookmarks like iCloud for X). revanmj and anthdci 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Assuming you only use Apple products. Chrome is available and can sync between almost every platform (extensions / history / settings / autofill / tabs - not just bookmarks like iCloud for X). Exactly . I have a mac mini and a dell windows machine as my work PCs, and iPad and iPhone as my mobile devices and a windows laptop at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted August 16, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 16, 2013 Firefox Nightly. Safari is meh, Chrome is ok but I'm not a fan of how Google (and previously Apple) handled standards compliance, and Opera used to be good but is now just a "Chrome shell" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelar Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Chrome does it for me. I have FireFox installed too, for sites that need java or just don't function correctly, such as my timecard site. It just doesn't work in chrome, and I like getting paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted August 16, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 16, 2013 Up until a few days ago I was using Chrome on my Hackintosh but seem to be running into a problem with it freezing the whole system. I switched to Firefox the other day, and I'm getting on with that fine - and no freezing. When I buy a proper Mac soon (when the MBP's are refreshed) I may well go back to Chrome :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I don't use the Hackintosh often, but when I do it's running Firefox. Not a fan of Safari, and seriously dislike Chrome. Favorite browser, keeping it consistent across the systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohead Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Safari. I did use Chrome, but when the latest MacBook models came out with the HD4000, Chrome had an issue with hardware acceleration and it would randomly kernel panic repeatedly. Took them more than a few days to fix it so I went back to Safari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I am really loving Safari on the mac and want to use it more, but I use Windows machines all day at work and all my tabs/sessions/favorites, etc are all saved in Chrome, so when I get home and get on the mac I use Chrome as well just because I can pick up where I left off. I would use Safari more if I could sync things better with my windows machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menge Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Firefox Nightly for primary browsing and WebKit (Safari Nightly) for sites with x264 video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted August 16, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted August 16, 2013 I've started using Opera Next as my main browser on my Mac and my Windows PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInAlley Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I was using Firefox for last five years but have now switched to Safari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0sit0 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Chrome because the developer tools are awesome :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusOrion Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Chrome because it's the cleanest UI, fastest UI and syncs everything across all devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndoggfromhell Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Iron Browser... which is Chrome without the botnet. I have firefox installed cause our firewall likes it better. I have safari for anytime Apple streams a keynote or similar video from one of their presentations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohdekill Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Chrome on all my OSs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Helix Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I use FireFox, I have no real need for syncing and as far as speed i could care less, my major factors for firefox are certain plugins and the NASA nightlaunch theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Safari. Since it shares (or used to share) Chrome's engine, it's pretty much the same when it comes to speed. And Webkit is the best engine out there since its existence. Safari's native interface though makes it much more responsive than any half-assed application Google can come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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