Question:
Mozilla Firefox vs Google Chrome?
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Mozilla Firefox vs Google Chrome?
Thirteen answers:
Yash
2013-01-05 07:48:58 UTC
Speed- Firefox maybe is 5% slower, but this difference can be eliminated with tweaks.

Ease of use- Chrome has in-built PDF and Flash plugins, you have to manually install them in Firefox. Apart from that, Firefox has the upperside with addons that improve useability.

Customization- Firefox got millions of addons, scripts and themes. Chrome can never catchup.

RAM/CPU- Chrome uses more RAM and CPU now, especially when you are viewing a Flash object.

Security- Both are very secure. Firefox security can be enhanced with addons.
Amethyst
2013-01-05 11:02:19 UTC
Mozilla Firefox.
Julian victor Beldeniza
2013-01-06 03:21:37 UTC
Firefox handles flash content better than google chrome.
2016-03-19 02:02:15 UTC
Definitely Firefox most of the time. Apple quit updating Safari. If it were updated for Windows, I'd use that a lot. I only use Chrome when I get a screwed up page that is intentionally written to not work with Firefox.
Lynn
2016-02-27 08:43:35 UTC
No matter how many times I install/remove and re-install Chrome, it constantly crashes. Does anyone else have this issue and tell me why it is happening? Thanks
brendaking2002
2015-12-19 05:08:28 UTC
menu bar is missing
2015-01-23 15:15:53 UTC
that is not even a question
Wanda
2013-01-05 08:07:20 UTC
Personally I like firefox better, especially aurora, but I would recommend chrome for slower cpu-s because currently I have an extremely old and slow cpu and firefox keeps crashing and I cant play a single youtube video without firefox freezing but with chrome(chromium) its perfect!
Over The Ice
2013-01-05 07:31:16 UTC
google chrome is faster, but firefox displays more things.
S.M
2013-01-05 07:53:41 UTC
I got results from two websites. For the first website it is as follows:



Firefox



Tabbed browsing: Yes

Default search engine: Google

Open source: Yes

Developed by: Mozilla Foundation/Open source community

Latest stable release: 6.0.2

Tab Groups: Yes

Website: www.firefox.com

Written in: C++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript

Omnibar: No

License: MPL/GPL/LGPL/Mozilla EULA

Full screen mode: Supported

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS

Initial release: November 2004

Supports custom extensions: Yes



Google Chrome



Tabbed browsing: Yes

Default search engine: Google

Open source: Yes

Developed by: Google Inc.

Latest stable release: 14.0.835.163

Tab Groups: No

Website: www.google.com/chrome

Written in: Python, C++

Omnibar: Yes

License: BSD

Full screen mode: Supported

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS

Initial release: September 2, 2008

Supports custom extensions: Yes





For the second website it is as follows:



Speed



The first and foremost factor that determines a browser's success is speed. Although Firefox has always been working on improving its speed (and it has) but when it comes to Chrome, it has been fast from the very beginning. Its not that Firefox speed is not good enough, but when it comes to comparing it with Chrome's lightening fast speed, Chrome wins hands down.



Another factor that adds up to speedy browsing in Chrome, is its auto fill feature in the address bar. Just type the first few letters and Chrome will find it for you, all you need to do is hit enter...pretty much like Google's instant search.



Bloat



Browser bloating is a browser's ability to use system's resources to get bigger. When it comes to memory use tests, Firefox has always had an upper hand. But lately a lot of users are complaining slow-downs caused due to browser bloat. Although, Chrome uses a lot of memory too, but when compared with Firefox, browser slow-downs complaints are comparatively less.



Extensions



This is one area, where Firefox has always been better than Chrome. If there is anything that you would like your browser to do, Firefox's add-ons (extensions) has it all. It is their extensive extensions ecosystem that has users coming back for more.



Chrome on the other hand has an impressive gallery of extensions, but let's not forget that Firefox is developer's favorite, so if you looking for more options in terms of browser applications, then Firefox it your answer.



Firefox has an excellent plugin called firebug which is an excellent tool to debug webpages. It helps in debugging JavaScript code as well as trying out various CSS rules dynamically on a page. In this plugin you can clearly view all the GET and POST requests that are sent from the page. So basically Firefox browser is an invaluable tool for developers.



Ctrl+T



Browsing is all about hitting Ctrl+T and opening endless numbers of tab hoping that your browser will be able to sustain the information overload that you are about to impart on yourself. Before we compare both the browsers in this particular area, you should know that if you are a Linux user, chances are that Firefox will pretty much suck if you open more than 5 tabs. But it works beautifully with Mac or Windows.



On the other hand, Chrome has no inhibitions towards Linux and works great with Mac and Windows as well. If you are anything like me and have numerous tabs open then Chrome is more stable as opposed to Firefox because chrome splits all open tabs into different processes and thus a rogue plugin crashing in one of the open tabs affects only that tab in Chrome and thus not bringing down the entire browser.



In the end it is your choice to choose which browser you want. I have used both but I prefer Chrome as I use it more frequently than Firefox.

But Firefox is way better for games than Chrome.
?
2016-12-16 19:59:27 UTC
Mozilla Vs Chrome
2013-01-05 07:38:51 UTC
Google Chrome. I've used both, so I'm not biased. Firefox is best for extensions and stuff, while Chrome is better for faster browsing.
Old Fogey
2013-01-06 07:01:17 UTC
I like Chrome more than Firefox. I found Firefox to be buggy. But you have your fans on both sides.


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