What is the best browser?
Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera, Safari, the list goes on. We've never had as much choice in how we experience the internet as we do now.
How do you pick the the best browser for you? What browser works best with Facebook? With Twitter? With Hotmail or Googlemail?
These are common questions that get asked every day. The answer depends on how you define best. And it's going to be a different answer depending on who your are and how you use the Internet.
How do you pick the the best browser for you? What browser works best with Facebook? With Twitter? With Hotmail or Googlemail?
These are common questions that get asked every day. The answer depends on how you define best. And it's going to be a different answer depending on who your are and how you use the Internet.
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- What browser has the best features?
- What is the fastest browser?
- What is the most popular browser?
- Where can I download a new browser?
- Match your browser to your personality
- What is your favourite browser?
- What is the best browser?
- Follow FM_Peacekeeper on Twitter
- What are people saying about browsers right now?
What browser has the best features?
I can't tell you which browser has the best features. Most of the internet would disagree with me on principle, so I'm not even going to try. In fact you should be wary of anyone telling you that their favourite browser is the best one for you too.
You should try all the browsers though. They all have something unique and interesting to offer that could enhance your web experience.
You should try all the browsers though. They all have something unique and interesting to offer that could enhance your web experience.
What is the fastest browser?
Now you're talking our language. At Futuremark, we like measuring and comparing things so we created Peacekeeper, a free and easy to use online tool that quickly tells you how different browsers perform on your PC.
Peacekeeper is designed to measure a browser's JavaScript performance. This is important because many modern dynamic websites make extensive use of JavaScript to provide navigation, forms and other features. Changing browsers to one with a high Peacekeeper score could make these sites faster and more responsive.
Hundreds of thousands of people with all kinds of PCs have taken the Peacekeeper test. Click to see how the five major browsers compare on average. You might be surprised at the results.
Or run Peacekeeper yourself and see how the different browsers compare on your PC.
Peacekeeper is designed to measure a browser's JavaScript performance. This is important because many modern dynamic websites make extensive use of JavaScript to provide navigation, forms and other features. Changing browsers to one with a high Peacekeeper score could make these sites faster and more responsive.
Hundreds of thousands of people with all kinds of PCs have taken the Peacekeeper test. Click to see how the five major browsers compare on average. You might be surprised at the results.
Or run Peacekeeper yourself and see how the different browsers compare on your PC.
What is the most popular browser?
A popular browser probably has features that lots of other people like. Choosing a popular browser is always a safe choice but who knows what you might be missing out on? This graph shows the changing trends in browser use from people using Peacekeeper.
Where can I download a new browser?
These links will take you to the download pages for the current release and the latest beta build for the five most popular browsers. Most people will be better off using the stable release but there are always people, like us, who like to have the latest of everything.
Internet Explorer 8
Firefox | Firefox beta
Chrome | Chrome beta
Safari
Opera | Opera beta
Internet Explorer 8
Firefox | Firefox beta
Chrome | Chrome beta
Safari
Opera | Opera beta
Match your browser to your personality
If you're not a technical person it can be quite hard to choose between all the different browsers and decide which one is best for you. Why not try matching your browser to your personality?
What is your favourite browser?
Cast a vote for the browser you couldn't live without. If it's not listed here, add it!
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Firefox
3 points
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Chrome
2 points
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Internet Explorer
0 points
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Opera
0 points
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Safari
0 points
What is the best browser?
Run Peacekeeper to find out
- No installation or registration required
- 100% free of spyware and adware
- Free and easy to use
- Takes less than 5 minutes
- Works with Windows, Mac and Linux
Run Peacekeeper now
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- @RokanAman We've been a little busy recently launching Shattered Horizon, Futuremark's first game. Peacekeeper will get some love in 2010!
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- Opera 10.10 beta released: http://bit.ly/9oD8K
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- There's a new release of Chrome available: http://bit.ly/7vi1m
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- Google release Chrome plug-in for Internet Explorer: http://bit.ly/3ulujQ
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- DailyTech exposes each browser's greatest strengths and weaknesses: http://bit.ly/IolAD
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What browser is best?
Run Peacekeeper now and see which one works best on your PC.
But don't take our word for it
Here's what people on Twitter are saying about Peacekeeper
Best of:
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- retweet | reply randomslagathor
- @FM_Peacekeeper im going to recomend it to my friends to test it out :)
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- retweet | reply EileenBonfiglio
- Useful Tool of the week: "Peacekeeper - The Browser Benchmark from Futuremark Corporation" ( http://tinyurl.com/c8w7ym )
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- retweet | reply keeguon
- @FM_Peacekeeper pretty nice service you got here ;)!
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- retweet | reply kiokumizu
- @FM_Peacekeeper No problem! It IS a good program!
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- retweet | reply FavBrowser
- @FM_Peacekeeper it's a great benchmark you made, looking forward to use it in the future.
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- retweet | reply randomslagathor
- @FM_Peacekeeper i didnt know what u were when u folllowed me so i checked profile and saw u ran test on browsers i really like the program
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- retweet | reply kiokumizu
- @FM_Peacekeeper Thanks, that benchmark really helped!
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- retweet | reply Hilldog1378
- peacekeeper, browers benchmarking software. Pretty neat. Need to rerun again after downloads are done. http://twurl.nl/72i3lt
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- retweet | reply amdou
- http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/run.action - a 5 minutes browser test for fastest browser
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- retweet | reply randomslagathor
- according to @peacekeeper my fastest browser on my mac is safari with a score of 2782 and firefox with a score of 680 HUGE difference there
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- retweet | reply mesadynamics
- @FM_Peacekeeper Wow, that was fast -- looks good, thanks!!!
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- retweet | reply dalmaer
- Peacekeeper, more crowd sourcing browser benchmarking. The tests are fun to watch too http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/index.action
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- retweet | reply delicious50
- Peacekeeper - The Browser Benchmark from Futuremark Corporation http://bit.ly/aH0L5 application online test javascript browser speedtest
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- retweet | reply wongskblog
- Benchmark Web Browser With Peacekeeper: Firefox,Opera,Internet Explorer,Safari,Google Chrome etc,which web brows.. http://tinyurl.com/ogqoqw
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- retweet | reply JonathanWardUK
- What does your browser score? http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/run.action
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- retweet | reply cappellathx
- notes Peacekeeper is an interesting browser benchmark. :) http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/index.action
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- retweet | reply HJSNews
- PeaceKeeper: Test & Compare Browser Performances On Your PC http://tr.im/muK6
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- retweet | reply kiokumizu
- Thanks @FM_Peacekeeper, I now use Safari 4 because its benchmark test says it runs the fastest. Chrome was close, but IE7 bombed it!
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- retweet | reply windowsos
- Futuremark Peacekeeper on Internet Explorer 7 http://ff.im/3f61O
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What are people saying about browsers right now?
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- pcast01
- New Blog Post: Firefox 3.5 pushes past IE 7 as World’s best browser http://bit.ly/8x0nBE
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- imdajuciestbby
- @ShayJohnson if u go on ur browser u can google twittergenius app, its like 5-$10 but its the best
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- calebbsluz
- @ribbonwaves well then download firefox, damn best browser
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- Verath
- This is the best script ever! http://code.google.com/p/ie7-js/. It makes IE act like a web browser. Thank you dean edwards, I love you ;)
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- webtint
- @ChromeBrowser No problem, it's the best browser out there at the moment
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- trancedevo
- going to Firefox was my best PC move ever; DO IT NOW. RT @iamfiction Firefox 3.5 Now the Most Popular Browser Worldwide http://bit.ly/5NY7Z0
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- Alon__Mizrahi
- Hi @monivasquez, DARKORBIT: One of the best action-packed space shooters that browser games have to offer http://is.gd/5wzLo
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- KRajMoney
- @slamingsalsa joe check out google chrome extensions, i got a twitter one and its the best, it notifies u when u get a new tweet in browser
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- Alon__Mizrahi
- Hi @creischl, DARKORBIT: One of the best action-packed space shooters that browser games have to offer http://is.gd/5wzLi
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- David1Korn
- Hi @gmaionchi, DARKORBIT: One of the best action-packed space shooters that browser games have to offer http://is.gd/5wzR5
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- Chadrew Chadrew Jun 4, 2009 @ 12:06 am
- Firefox is the best IMHO, and for one simple reason: add-ons. With FF plugins you can make your browser do anything. I use NoScript which makes it the most secure browser in the world, FireFTP (integrated FTP client), ColorZilla which lets me pickup and check colors and fonts and other elements on websites, GMail Manager which lets me flip between Gmail accounts with a single click, and so on.
Firefox is the only browser that can do all this ;)
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