We all know browsers namely Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer (Edge in Windows 10) and Safari which is used extensively by almost 99% of all the 3.5 billion users.

So we can safely say that one of these browsers is going to prevail over the others and crown itself as the supreme of its genre. However, what if you could use different browsers suited for better privacy, security & productivity?

Here are some truly unique alternatives to some of the mainstream browsers which with their vivid specifications stand out among the rest.

 

1. Baidu

Baidu tilts its usability around downloads and social media. Baidu has an integrated BitTorrent client which allows us to limit the number of downloads, so the downloads within it do not interfere with the regular ongoing downloads.

There is a screen capture tool which turns out to be very handy.  It is one of the very few browsers that let you choose the quality of video to download. Having a separate button to download MP3 audio adds up to its functionality.

• Operating Systems: Windows, Android
• Rendering engine: Blink
• Crunched review: Best for multimedia-oriented tasks

2. Polarity

Polarity is light-weight and privacy oriented browser powered by Blink. It consumes less CPU & RAM compare to other browser and deliver great browsing experience.

Polarity comes with inbuilt screenshot capture tool called POLARSHOT that means you don’t need to install any add-on/plugin to capture the screen.

So go ahead and unleash the web with Polarity.

3. Tor

Tor or the Onion Router is a browsing tool used to surf the web anonymously. Generally, by using our IP addresses, websites can track our location and use identifying information to target advertising and collect data about our browsing habits.

However, this is not the case with Tor. The Tor network, however, is made up of many nodes, which pass your data along using layers of encryption hence the onion metaphor.

Thus, the anonymity granted by Tor is used by journalists who are reaching out to sources, activists who live in countries that censor or block internet usage and even law enforcement officers for undercover operations. It will be interesting to see how Tor evolves.

• Operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
• Rendering Engine: Gecko
• Crunched review: Best for protecting anonymity on the internet.

4. Blisk

Blisk is specially built for web development and allows you to build the web for desktop and smartphones simultaneously.

It provides synchronizing scrolls while browsing. This means if you scroll in the desktop view automatic scrolling happens in the smartphone view.

It automatically monitors the code quality of a particular webpage and also generates automatic bug reports.

Blisk includes fully emulated phones and tablets with specific screen resolutions.

• Operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X
• Rendering Engine: Blink, V8
• Crunched review: Best for web developers.

5. TENTA

Tenta is a private encrypted browser for Android iOS. It encrypts and secures your downloaded data so only you have access to private files.

Tenta got smart incognito mode with many features including.

• Private bookmarks
• No logs on device
• Automatic VPN connections
• Data encryption
• Anonymous browsing
• Clear history

6. Vivaldi

Vivaldi is one of those browsers that gives its users a niche for customization.  Vivaldi is an opera based browser which makes sure your browser adapts around you and not the other way around.

It offers different color schemes, where you want the tabs positioned on the window, backgrounds to start with.

It gives you an option to have websites side by side and can view them simultaneously. You can also create notes.

• Operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
• Rendering Engine: Blink
• Crunched review: Best for customization

7. Ghost Browser

Ghost Browser is very advantageous productivity seekers. Here, every tab has its cookie jar which enables you to log into say multiple twitter accounts at the same time.

This browser is well suited for people dealing with social media management. It is a must-have tool for those who want their Internet experience efficient.

8. Maxthon

If you favor power features over an attractive interface, Maxthon is surely a browser for you.  Many of its features can be found exclusively on Maxthon.

The interface is quite cluttered, but all the powers features justify it quite well. It has mouse gestures which can be customized according to our needs.

Magic fill auto-fills passwords and usernames. Multi-Search allows you to search across various search engines simultaneously.

• Operating system: Windows, OS X, Linux
• Rendering Engine: Blink
• Crunched review: Plethora of power features

9. Lunascape

Lunascape browser allows you to quickly switch between the three modern rendering engines, Trident, Gecko, and Webkit.

Lunascape comes with “triple add-on support”; that is, it supports add-ons of Internet Explorer and Gecko (Firefox), plus add-ons made specifically for Lunascape, all in a single browser.

You can see the contents of all the tabs side by side by using the cascade view. Lunascape also supports customizable mouse actions and mouse gestures.

• Operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
• Rendering Engine: Gecko, Trident, and Webkit.
• Crunched review: Smartly switch between the three rendering engines.

10. Min Browser

Min is an open source browser compatible with Mac OS and Linux. It is an intelligent browser in which the search bar answers your query even before you complete typing it compiling the information from DuckDuckGo, Wikipedia entries, and various other sources.

It has an efficient tab management which opens the next tab in the current tab.

So now you know Chrome, IE, Safari & Firefox is not the only browsers in the market but much more. Have you tried any of the above listed yet?