[Poll] What is your primary browser on macOS?

[karlnyhus]

I would use another browser if needed. But my bank, credit card, retirement, and all other regularly accessed websites work great in Safari. I have Firefox installed as a backup, but I have rarely needed it. Occasionally I have worked around an initial difficulty with compatibility by opening a Safari Private Window and re-accessing the website that was being difficult.

[tf2]

If you want to quickly look at SQL and try different queries on the fly, take a look at Datasette: An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data — it’s great on the exploration front. The Mac app is good too, and simpler. It’s kind of like a browser for SQL.

I have long used SQL databases for various things, and while I love their power, i never previously found a good way to just explore or play around with data, or troubleshoot, without firing up some high powered tool that confused me as much as it helped.

[ProfJ]

I use Chrome for work because it fits in with the Evernote web clipper, which I use frequently. I use Firefox for personal, because of its privacy and security provisions. I find that having one browser for each facet of my life means I never have the wrong window open during a zoom meeting.

[pantulis]

@ProfJ

. I find that having one browser for each facet of my life means I never have the wrong window open during a zoom meeting.

This is not to be disregarded.

[OogieM]

@fuzzygel

my experience is that some financial sites just would not work on Safari. Sure, you can choose the service from another financial company but seems a bit much for the Internet browser to become the deciding factor to select the company

While we have a lot of financial accounts there are really only a few companies and they all handle Safari well. I’ve never found a bank or brokerage or retirement account site that doesn’t handle Safari, it’s more likely info sites and some businesses.

@tf2

If you want to quickly look at SQL and try different queries on the fly, take a look at Datasette: An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data — it’s great on the exploration front. The Mac app is good too, and simpler. It’s kind of like a browser for SQL.

Thanks for that. What I love about the Firefox SQL plugin is I can see edit and create tables and run queries quickly no fussing double click on a table to open it, browse, duplicate, add and delete on the records and so on. Very fast and easy.

@ProfJ

I find that having one browser for each facet of my life means I never have the wrong window open during a zoom meeting.

Very good point.

[tf2]

@OogieM

Thanks for that. What I love about the Firefox SQL plugin is I can see edit and create tables and run queries quickly no fussing double click on a table to open it, browse, duplicate, add and delete on the records and so on. Very fast and easy.

Wow! I had no idea. Thanks!

[FramesRP]

I liked Brave, but I dislike their integrating of crypto into the browser, so now Edge is my Chromium-based backup browser of choice.

[FramesRP]

My current main browser is Safari; I was mainly using Firefox for a long time, but about a month or so ago I tried using Safari as my main browser and I haven’t felt like I needed to bounce to Firefox in that time. I still have Edge installed for sites that break in a non-Chromium browser though.

[fuzzygel]

@FramesRP

I liked Brave, but I dislike their integrating of crypto into the browser,

hi @FramesRP , see refer to what I posted earlier.

I have now set up Brave as my default / primary browser but without the reward / crypto program. I also chose startpage as the default search engine.

[mstamper77]

While I still use Safari for many things, namely because of better integration with native tools, I am absolutely loving Vivaldi. Vertical tabs is awesome, can’t figure out why they don’t exist else where, but the killer feature, if you have a nice big screen, is tiled browsing. Still not quite as cool as the tiled (or “Split” browsing on the Linux Konqueror browser (you can infinitely split tiles there), it is totally good enough.

[McTavish]

I use Chrome on MacOS because I have to use it on Windows for work web apps (health system EMRs), but also not too many years back Safari capriciously killed two (uBlock Origin and Bitdefender’s TrafficLight) of the three extensions I had on Safari (only 1Password survived). No, Apple didn’t ask me ahead of time. I’m still smarting from that.

[NiceMarmut]

Safari for personal stuff, since it’s the only browser that can autofill 2 factor text codes (the ones you can’t use an app). I also really like the start page.

Firefox on my work computer, because it’s a much other iMac (2010!) and I can’t get an updated Safari. But I also REALLY like containers and am surprised there’s no Safari extension for that yet.

[nationalinterest]

@NiceMarmut

Safari for personal stuff, since it’s the only browser that can autofill 2 factor text codes (the ones you can’t use an app). I also really like the start page.

I love that (for the couple of sites which demand it).

I also remembered the Apple Pay integration of Safari which is neat when supported, and slicker than PayPal. I avoid giving sites my credit card details (and have avoided buying software recently because the vendor demanded direct payment).

[NiceMarmut]

My bank and cell company are pretty demanding with their 2FA. Which would be ok, if they have an option other then text.

As much as I like the feature, I dislike that it’s first party access only.

[iOlly]

Safari: Tabbed groups and plays nicely across all of my devices