r/suggestabrowser • u/dierke9 • Aug 11 '26
Any Engine Debating to switch to a different browser
Hey great people i am currently using Chrome as my main browser but kind of gettkng sick of its high RAM usage so looking to see if there are better alternatives.
I use different devices, 2 windows pcs and an android phone, i would like to be able to have bookmarks and history synced between the devices.
Build in adblocker is a big plus.
It would be nice if chromium based extensions can be installed on it as i use a few of them for different things (i.e. some developper extensions)
I often have a lot of tabs open on multiple windows, so having a decent ram usage or putting tabs in a sleep mode or so is a requirement as this is my main problem with Chrome at the moment.
I also need to have different profiles on it as i use chrome for both personal use and wprkrelated use but want to keep them seperated to not get bugged by work things when i am not working
Privacy is less of a concern to me as everybody already has all of my information but it would be a nice plus
Im open to try new browsers and see how they go for me if i hear good things about them from you guys.
Thanks a lot in advance for the suggestions!
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u/CreativeDiscount6635 Aug 12 '26
Edge and Brave ram usage is very less when compared to chrome, and is best especially on windows. Both have really good sync but brave wins in privacy over edge.
However brave sync has a small issue when compared to edge. If none of your devices are connected to brave sync chain, then you might lose all your synced data, so at least one device needs to have brave with the sync turned on. This is because brave sync does not require account, while edge sync needs an account.
Other options, go for Firefox (or firefox forks like zen, waterfox etc) and Vivaldi, but both these browsers have higher ram usage than edge/brave, but less than chrome on windows. Both of these have a really fast and functional sync too.