Safari alternatives: Five Mac web browsers worth trying
Mar 17, 2020
4 minutes
BY JASON CROSS
If you have a Mac, you have Safari—it’s the built-in default. Apple’s browser is very fast, respects your privacy, and works seamlessly with Safari on the iPhone or iPad through iCloud syncing features. But it’s not the only game in town.
Unlike on iOS and iPadOS, Apple is quite permissive about running full web browsers on macOS. Mac browsers can use their own technologies to render webpages and set themselves to be the default web browser. On the iPhone or iPad, they can’t do either of those things.
There’s nothing wrong with sticking to Safari, but depending on your own particular needs, it might not be the best browser. Some services, like YouTube TV, won’t run on Safari
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