• bubstance@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    I use all three web browsers in 9front at different times: abaco, mothra, and netsurf.

    My favorite is probably mothra, but netsurf handles most sites in a way that people expect (read: it supports CSS and JS).

    ETA: use cases

    • abaco

      • pros: acts like acme and supports viewing multiple pages simultaneously, best for text-only browsing

      • cons: very basic, many sites just don’t work at all

     

    • mothra

      • pros: simple, works for a wider variety of sites, can disable image loading entirely with a flag, moth mode is great

      • cons: no tabs, unfamiliar UI for most people, selecting text for snarfing is weird

     

    • netsurf

      • pros: most “normal” web browser, supports CSS and JS, familiar UI

      • cons: no tabs, more bloated than other options, requires compiling a (small) web browser from source