May 25 2011
By
Dana | Filled under:
windows news
Alternative web browsers

You’ve compared, you’ve used and now part of your everyday life: the browsers most famous catch up and you yourself have told us what convinced you more.
However, in the software world of the other programs of its kind to occupy a marginal niche . They are the most downloaded and do not always talk about them, but they are there, showing that competition is healthy and has more options to sail, better for us.
Want to visit the outskirts of the browsers? Join us on this journey through the best alternative browsers
* Maxthon born under the name MyIE2, an optimized version of Microsoft’s browser. It has now reached its third edition under the proper name of Maxthon and boasts two browser engines , Trident and WebKit, which will ensure optimum viewing in any web, as well as accessories such as ad blocking or mouse gestures.
* Pale Moon is a project to optimize Firefox to bet on a better performance on Windows . The improvements over the Mozilla program go through their higher speed and lower resource consumption, while the other features are basically the same. It has recently reached its fourth version, inspired by the respective Firefox.
* RockMelt is a social browser that we have already spoken several times. Its integration with Twitter, Facebook and other similar sites is their greatest advantage, and it is very easy to navigate without having to worry about opening new tabs with these sites. The rendering engine is using WebKit , the same as Chrome and, as expected, is pretty fast.
* QtWeb is a browser that combines the WebKit engine in Chrome or Safari with Nokia’s QT framework , whereby technology interfaces are built Skype, Google Earth or VLC, among others. Both are references open source, which not only ensures optimum performance but also a constant development by the community.
* SlimBrowser is another browser based on Internet Explorer engine , which in turn brought new features such as autofill forms and blocking pop-ups, but today has been detached from the browser it was inspired. At least can boast lightweight and stable .
* Avant Browser , exit Internet Explorer 9, was one of the most comprehensive alternative to shipping to the rendering engine of Microsoft’s web pages. Among its many features include the private browsing, multi-process tabs , online synchronization of bookmarks, mouse gestures and integrated RSS reader.
* Comodo Dragon is the challenge of this brand, known for other programs in the field of browsers. This program is defined as a derivation of Chromium with the emphasis on safety and speed and suggesting various improvements in privacy, either in normal or in anonymous browsing.
* Lunascape is the browser for those who do not want to come across a page incompatible. And is that the program renders pages with any of the three other major market: Trident (IE), Gecko (Firefox) and WebKit (Chrome) . Three different ways of perceiving the web and some extra additions, such as turning off heavy scripts and support issues.
These are just some of many examples of second-tier browsers. Worth checking out because, who knows, maybe someday break out from the pack.
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