@nostupidquestions which are the light weight browsers that can browse literally any modern website ? (edited)

  • Not a newt@piefed.ca
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    9 days ago

    If the “literally any modern website” part is a hard requirement, then I would suggest to go for a fork of modern mainstream browsers with strong privacy/adblocking features. The justification for this is that browser engines can only get so light in terms of complexity and still support modern sites, but sites themselves can be made to be less resource demanding on the browser by selectively blocking unwanted elements. Adblocking is the obvious, blocking unwanted JavaScript would likely be the next best bang for the buck, but even clearing the cache after each session can make the browser feel faster if your bottleneck is memory/cpu instead of the network.

  • auzy1@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    We’re no longer just rendering text anymore. It’s at the point webpages are basically compiled in real time.

    It’s no longer possible unless you give up a lot

  • Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    I’ve been testing DDG browser on Android for a couple of days. Seems to block ads and popups well. Has a built in youtube player which will be handy the next time youtube blocks the frontend. AI can be disabled.

  • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Even Chromium browsers, which is unfortunately the standard most websites are built around, don’t support everything that well. Can’t be done.

    There is a Waterfox Portable, but lately I haven’t been able to get it to use Video Calls on things such as Discord or Zoom (it worked in the past, might be a current update issue).

  • kepix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    as usually you have to go with privacy respecting open source browsers, cause those dont get pointless feature integrations. you havent specified the platform so:

    • for android: ironfox, fennec, helium
    • for pc: ungoogled chromium, librewolf, helium

    you should also look around on alternativeto.net

    • Scirocco@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      Both Fennec and Vanadium work very well for me on Android.

      Vanadium is bundled on Graphene OS, but it might work on stock android or other variants Apparently not as it relies on the OS hardening that Graphene does, particularly malloc()

  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Whatever’s the most debloated version of firefox or chrome.

    You will not get all websites on something thats light weight. Web browsers are basically mini operating systems at this point.

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    Realistically speaking, the most lightweight browser capable of using modern websites and not just being reskinned Firefox or some Chromium-based browser is Luakit.

    It uses Webkit for rendering and Lua for configuration – but be aware, the configuration is absurdly overcomplicated and complex and extremely poor documented.

    https://luakit.github.io/

    • kepix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      …just make sure op is at least 30, so can handle a 15 year old firefox ui and featureset and lacking extensionsupport

  • CombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I’m guessing you’re looking for librewolf or waterfox, though I doubt they are strictly lightweight or can browse literally any modern website.

      • CombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish
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        9 days ago

        I would say figuratively any. There are a few websites that build on Chrome-specific web features, but it’s not prohibitively many.

        • HuudaHarkiten@piefed.socialEnglish
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          8 days ago

          I can confirm that the car building website thing for ordering a new BMW doesn’t work with Librewolf.

          Anyway, I didn’t buy a BMW.