Browsers · 4 alternatives

Instead of Safari, try one of these 4.

Every alternative is lined up against Safari on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Safari sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
SafariWhat you have now
Apple’s fast, battery-friendly browser.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · iOS
Firefox#1Our pick
Independent, privacy-respecting browser from Mozilla.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Fast, popular web browser from Google.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers by default.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Arc#4
Reimagined browser with spaces, a sidebar and split view.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · Win · iOS

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Safari to first. How we compare.

Safari alternatives at a glance

Safari is a free browsers app. We compared 4 alternatives: 2 are open source, 4 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 4 work fully offline. The most popular is Firefox, with 4.3k likes.

Most liked overallFirefox

Independent, privacy-respecting browser from Mozilla.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionGoogle Chrome

Fast, popular web browser from Google.

Free · Works offline
Best open-source optionBrave

Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers by default.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best for offline useArc

Reimagined browser with spaces, a sidebar and split view.

Free · Works offline