Browsers in Russian Windows 7. Browsers for Windows

Yandex Browser occupies the top rating in terms of functionality, security and speed of work, Google chrome, Opera and Mozilla Firefox... Only you can tell which browser to choose, so let's take a quick look at the features of each browser again.

If we talk about the simplicity of the interface and innovation in total, Yandex Browser will win. The developers have proven that it is possible to create a product that is equally respected by both "dummies" and professionals, and without severe restrictions for users. The browser is cross-platform, fast, stable, synchronizes with Google services and Yandex equally. In fact, it is a combination best qualities competitors with two significant additions: a unique search bar with prompts and a functional bookmark bar codenamed "scoreboard". Recommended for downloading if you are tired of template solutions and glitches. In addition, this secure browser on a Windows computer is "thrifty" random access memory... Other Internet browsers are much more demanding on the resources of computers and laptops.

Orbitum is considered a relatively young web browser that can compete with any well-known browser, both in terms of performance when working with Internet resources, and in terms of the number of settings and tools available. Its main feature is an interactive chat that allows you to be on any page and at the same time to correspond with friends from social media. networks. Try Orbitum and you will be delighted with its fast web page launch speed, the benefits of using the built-in downloader and the helpful omnibox. This is a good choice browser to the computer at home.

Less common: Amigo and K-Meleon. The latter is a serious competitor to its progenitor, Mozilla Firefox. However, while doing well in security, the K-Meleon browser falls short in the frequency of updates. Tightly tie the Amigo to social networks can be perceived as an advantage for regular visitors to "VK", "OK", "FB" and other social networks. But thanks to the many extensions, plugins and minimal CPU usage, the browser is smooth and glitch-free. The program will be appreciated by all categories of users.

Unfortunately, our review did not include products such as cross-platform Comodo iceDragon, good solutions Pale Moon and Srware Iron, the only browser with advanced anonymity - Tor browser, the once famous Netscape Navigator, Torch Browser, intended for true fans of Rambler Rambler Browser. Each of them deserves special attention, which we will definitely pay in following publications... I would also like to separately mention the good UC Browser. Its creators have recently begun expanding around the world, constantly adding used chips to their brainchild, such as integration with video hosting sites. Already, there is a positive balance in the "strengths - weaknesses" competition, but we doubt that UC can be called a secure browser. It is often installed on smartphones without the user's consent.

With the development of web technologies, the content displayed using the browser is becoming more and more "heavy". Video bitrate increases, caching and data storage require more and more space, scripts run on user machines consume a lot of CPU time. Browser developers keep up with trends and try to invest in their products to support all new trends. This leads to fresh versions popular browsers put forward increased requirements for the system on which they run. In this article we will talk about which browser to choose for a computer that is not powerful enough to use browsers from the "big three" and the like.

As part of the article, we will conduct a kind of testing of four browsers - Maxthon Nitro, Pale Moon, Otter Browser, K-Meleon - and compare their behavior with the most voracious browser at the time of this writing. Along the way, we'll look at startup and run speed, RAM and CPU utilization, and see if there are enough resources left to perform other tasks. Since Chrome provides extensions, we will test both with and without them.

It is worth noting that some of the results may differ from what you will get with this type of testing. This applies to those parameters that depend on the speed of the Internet, in particular, page loading.

Test configuration

We took a really weak computer for the test. The initial parameters are as follows:


About browsers

Let's briefly talk about the browsers participating in today's testing - about engines, features, and more.

Maxthon nitro

This browser was created by the Chinese company Maxthon International Limited based on the Blink engine, a redesigned WebKit for. Supports all operating systems, including mobile.

Pale moon

This member is a sibling with some modifications and one of them is optimization for Windows systems and only under them. This, according to the developers, makes it possible to significantly increase the speed of work.

Otter Browser

"Otter" was created using the Qt5 engine, which is used by the developers. The data on the official website is rather scarce, so there is nothing more to say about the browser.

K-Meleon

This is another browser based on Firefox, but with the most stripped down functionality. This move by the creators allowed us to minimize resource consumption and increase speed.

Launch speed

Let's start from the beginning - we will measure the time it takes for the browser to start completely, that is, you can already open pages, make settings, and more. The goal is to determine which of the patients is faster on alert. As start page we will use google.com. The measurements will be made until it is possible to enter text into the search line.

  • Maxthon Nitro - 10 to 6 seconds;
  • Pale Moon - 6 to 3 seconds;
  • Otter Browser - from 9 to 6 seconds;
  • K-Meleon - 4 to 2 seconds;
  • Google Chrome (extensions disabled) - 5 to 3 seconds. With extensions (, Browsec, ePN CashBack) - 11 seconds.

As we can see, all browsers quickly open their window on the desktop and show ready to work.

Memory consumption

Since we are very limited in the amount of RAM, this indicator is one of the most important. Let's take a look at "Task Manager" and calculate the total consumption of each test subject, having previously opened three identical pages - Yandex ( home page), YouTube and website. Measurements will be made after some waiting.


Let's play a video on YouTube at 480p and see how much the situation changes.


Now let's complicate the task by simulating a real work situation. To do this, open 10 tabs in each browser and look at the overall responsiveness of the system, that is, check whether it is comfortable to work with the browser and other programs in this mode. As mentioned above, we are running Word, Notepad, calculator, and we will also try to open Paint. We will also measure the page loading speed. The results will be recorded based on subjective feelings.

  • Maxthon Nitro has slight delays in switching between browser tabs and when opening already running programs... The same thing happens when browsing the contents of folders. In general, it is quite working behavior of the OS with small lags. The page loading speed is not annoying.
  • Pale Moon beats Nitro in the speed of switching tabs and loading pages, but the rest of the system is somewhat slower, with large delays when launching programs and opening folders.
  • When using the Otter Browser, the page rendering speed is quite slow, especially after opening several tabs. The overall responsiveness of the browser also leaves a lot to be desired. After launching Paint, Otter stopped responding to our actions for some time, and running applications opened very "tightly".
  • Another thing is K-Meleon - page loading and the speed of switching between tabs is very high. "Drawing" starts instantly, other programs also respond quickly enough. The system as a whole responds well.
  • Even though Google Chrome tries to unload the contents of unused tabs from memory (when they are activated, they are reloaded), the active use of the paging file makes the work completely uncomfortable. This translates into constant page reloading and, in some cases, a demo empty field instead of content. Other programs also "do not like" the neighborhood with Chromium, as there are high delays and refusals to respond to user actions.

Recent measurements have shown the real state of affairs. If in gentle conditions all products give similar results, then with an increase in the load on the system, some were overboard.

Since the processor load can differ in different situations, we will look at the behavior of browsers in idle mode. The same tabs shown above will open.


All patients show good results, that is, they do not load the "stone" during the absence of actions within the program.

Watching a video

In this step, we will enable the graphics card by setting NVIDIA driver... We will measure the number of frames per second using the program in full screen mode and 720p resolution with 50 FPS. The video will be included on YouTube.


As you can see, not all browsers are capable of fully playing videos in HD quality. If you use them, you will have to reduce the resolution to 480p or even 360p.

Conclusion

During testing, we identified some important features of our today's test subjects. Based on the results obtained, the following conclusions can be drawn: the fastest in operation is K-Meleon. It also saves a maximum of resources for other tasks, but is not entirely suitable for watching videos in high quality... Nitro, Pale Moon and Otter are roughly equal in memory consumption, but the latter lags far behind in overall responsiveness under increased load. As for Google Chrome, its use on computers similar in configuration to our test one is completely unacceptable. This is expressed in brakes and freezes due to the high load on the paging file, and therefore on the hard disk.

05/01/2019 17:33


Each person has unique tastes, preferences, and requirements. If one thing gets to a hundred people for testing, then each one will announce a different result. Some opinions will be similar, others will differ, and this is natural. In the area of software everything is exactly the same. A browser is a program that a person uses to surf the Internet. We launch it every day, therefore it is important to select convenient browser that will fit the bill.
Using the browser, you can search for any information, listen to music, watch movies, and also play your favorite games. Any rating will be controversial, but let's try to rank the best browsers. In this article, you will analyze the criteria for choosing a good browser for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10... We will study in detail the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. Based on our rating, you will be able to find a good browser for yourself.

Google Chrome 1st place


It is the most popular browser in existence today. The program can be called the best and fastest on the Windows operating system. Its opening took place in 2008. Chrome was based on the then popular Safari WebKit browser. Formally, it was crossed with the V8 javascript engine. Subsequently, this hybrid was renamed Chromium. Further development was attended by such famous companies as Google, Opera Software, as well as Yandex and several other major developers. Google was the first to create its own version of the browser on Chromium. A year later, it was installed on 3.6% of computers worldwide. He began to quickly gain popularity, today he is the undisputed leader and occupies 42.21%. It should be noted that most of them are smartphones in which the browser comes preinstalled.

Advantages:

  1. High speed of work. Chrome significantly outperforms the competition in terms of browser speed, as well as the processing of displayed resources. In addition, there is a convenient function of preloading pages, which further increases the speed of work.
  2. Safety. The company has implemented reliable technologies that ensure the safety of the browser. They continue to actively develop. The browser has a database of phishing and malicious resources that is regularly updated. The browser works according to a unique scheme in such a way that not a single process is involved, but several at once, but with lower privileges. Downloading files with the permission .bat, .exe, or.dll requires additional confirmation, which reduces the chances of downloading a virus.
  3. There is an "Incognito" mode. This is a very convenient option when you need to view a large number of sites, but at the same time do not leave traces of their visit on your computer.
  4. Sophisticated interface. It is quite simple and contains everything you need, without unnecessary elements. Chrome is the first browser to feature quick access... The panel shows the most visited resources. Another feature is the sharing of the address bar and the search engine. Later, this feature was implemented in other browsers.
  5. Stable work. IN recent times there were no such cases when in work of Google Chrome was experiencing crashes or slowing down a lot. This can only happen if there are viruses in the system. In many ways, the security and stability of work is improved by using several processes, separated from each other. If one of them stops working, the rest continue to function.
  6. There is a task manager for the "Additional Tools" menu. Almost no one knows about this feature. Thanks to a handy tool, you can track how many resources are occupied by an entire tab or a separate plugin. You can find and fix the source of the problem if the application starts to slow down.
  7. Large selection of extensions, many of which are free to download. There are also many plugins and themes available. The browser can be customized according to personal preference, which is very convenient.
  8. There is a possibility of automatic translation of pages. For this, Google Translate is involved.
  9. The program is updated in automatic mode without disturbing the user.
  10. Search queries can be specified by voice; for this, the service “ Ok google».
Flaws:
  1. Starting with version 42.0, support for NPAPI plugins has been stopped, including the rather popular Flash Player.
  2. For the application to run smoothly, you need at least 2GB of RAM.
  3. Most of the extensions and plugins are made in a foreign language.
  4. The heavy load on the hardware contributes to the short battery life of laptops and smartphones.
I've been using Chrome for quite some time now as my primary browser. For the entire time of work, he did not cause serious complaints. Its integration into the system of other Google services is very convenient. One Account can connect your computer and mobile device, there is the possibility of continuous synchronization.
I do not like the fact that all user data is saved on American servers(most likely now the data is stored on Russian servers). It stores mail, personal contacts, and search information. However, you shouldn't rule out the possibility that other browsers are doing the same. It is necessary to take precautions as much as possible, then you will have nothing to be afraid of. If you do not want to disclose your own data, but at the same time continue to use Chrome, then use SlimJet or SRWare Iron, we will talk about them below.

Yandex Browser 2nd place


The browser has the shortest history, it was discovered in 2012. He is very popular in Russia. The browser supports integration with Yandex services which are very convenient to use. The default search engine is Yandex. The interface turned out to be quite original, although it was created on the Chromium engine. The panel immediately catches the eye quick launch... It is made in a tiled style.


The user can place up to 20 tiles. The browser uses "Smart Line", which not only transfers the entered phrase to search engine, but also automatically selects the necessary site if the name matches. Unfortunately, so far this function only works with large resources. Mouse manipulation is supported, with which you can control web browsing with simple movements.

Advantages:


Flaws:

  1. Not everyone will like the original interface.
  2. Snap to various services Yandex. Without them, the program is devoid of many features.
  3. Rarely, but still there are problems with the transfer of settings and history.
Not everyone will like the new interface, because it is radically different from competitors. It will take some time to get used to these features.

Mozilla Firefox 3rd place


Now Mozila is the most popular foreign browser, and in Russia it ranks third. Over the past few years, he began to lose ground, but only slightly. The first version of the program appeared in 2004, since then there have been many changes. The application engine is Gecko - it is freely available and continues to be improved by the developers. Technically, this is the first browser to have a huge base of extensions even before the advent of Chrome. He was among the first to implement the maximum privacy mode that Google invented.

Advantages:

  1. Simple and very user-friendly interface with no unnecessary details.
  2. Convenient settings system that allows you to radically change the browser, customizing it to your liking.
  3. A large number of all kinds of plugins. You can choose them for every taste, because at the moment there are more than 100,000 of them.
  4. Cross-platform. The browser can be downloaded for any operating system, which is used on modern technology.
  5. Reliability. I got into situations where the user caught a banner blocking all browsers, but Firefox continued to function.
  6. The maximum level of security and privacy of personal data.
  7. Comfortable bookmark bar.
  8. The program may refuse to track information about you by various sites. You can set up private browsing of pages. In addition, there is a Master Passwords feature that additionally protects your records on certain resources.
  9. Updates happen in the background without the need for user intervention.
Flaws:
  1. Compared to Chrome, the interface slows down a little and takes longer to respond to user manipulations.
  2. Performance is average;
  3. Lack of script support on some resources, as a result of which the content may not function properly.
  4. The application requires a large amount of RAM.

Opera 4th place


This is the oldest observer, which was opened back in 1994. I started using it about 15 years ago, and I still use it as needed. Until 2013 Opera had its own engine, but now Webkit + V8 is used. The exact same technology is used by Google Chrome. In 2010 the company opened mobile version programs. Now it is the fourth most popular browser in Russia, and it ranks sixth in the world.

Advantages:

  1. Excellent speed of work and page display. The features of the browser include turbo mode, which significantly increases the speed of loading pages by using cloud technologies... At the same time, traffic is significantly saved, which is very important when using the mobile version.
  2. There is a convenient express panel with saved bookmarks. This is a modified Speed ​​Dial tool that we saw in previous versions of the browser.
  3. Opera Link technology, which is needed to synchronize different devices.
  4. Lots of hot keys to simplify management.
  5. Opera Unite internet browser.
Flaws:
  1. For effective work a large amount of RAM is required. If you open several tabs at the same time, then Opera will start to slow down. Even the reliable engine of Chrome does not improve the situation.
  2. On many sites there is incorrect work scripts and various forms. There are a lot of complaints about working with WML.
  3. Stability cannot be called strong point browser. The company could not get rid of periodic failures and freezes.
    4. Own system of bookmarks, which is nicknamed "Piggy bank". It's pretty interesting solution but it is poorly implemented.
I only use opera as a secondary browser. The "Turbo" function is useful when working with a modem, because in this case a high speed of displaying pages and saving the consumed traffic are combined. With Unite technology, you can turn your browser into a real server. On it you can arrange access to a variety of files, exchange SMS notifications and photos. The files are stored on the PC and become available only when the program is started. This is a great replacement for Chrome if you don't want to use it for some reason.

K-Meleon 5th place


This application began to be developed back in 2000. In fact, it is a relative of Mozilla Firefox, they use the same engine. You ask why he entered the rating, if they practically do not differ? The point is that they have strong differences. For example, today K-Meleon is the lightest browser for the Windows system. Such results were achieved due to the peculiarities of its development. Initially, the program was only supposed to demonstrate the capabilities of the new engine. As a result, the company was able to achieve economical consumption of PC resources.

Advantages:

  1. Small requirements for PC resources, including a low amount of RAM.
  2. Applying native Windows interface, which significantly saves time and resources spent on the interface.
  3. High speed of work.
  4. Good personalization options, and for this you do not need to use third-party extensions. Everything is arranged using macros. It will be difficult for a beginner to master, but in your free time you can figure it out.
  5. There is a large selection of assemblies. You can choose an extension with the desired set of functions.
  6. You can create multiple profiles for different users.
Flaws:
  1. Quite a clumsy interface. If we compare it with the leaders of the Top 5, then this browser too simple design.
  2. Rarely, there are problems with the display of the Cyrillic alphabet, but in latest updates the situation was corrected.
This is the best option for weak PCs. The browser will function normally on an old laptop running the Windows XP operating system. You will be able to enjoy comfortable surfing the Internet. And on modern hardware, it will work even better. Many professionals use it as the best browser. This should not be surprising, because K-Meleon outperforms its competitors in some respects.

Internet Explorer

It is a free browser that comes with the integrated Windows software. Developed by Microsoft since 1995 to this day. Therefore, the browser was one of the most popular in Russia, but then Chrome appeared. Now he has greatly lost his position and is ranked 5th in popularity. The reason can be considered the completion of its development. Along with Windows 10 came the development of the company - Spartan.
Throughout its history, the browser has never been considered the best, everyone knew about a large number of vulnerabilities that various viruses used. For a very long time, it was a vulnerability of every computer running the Windows operating system. The situation has changed for the better with the release Internet Explorer 10, it is included in the package of Windows 8. All holes were modified in it and, subject to certain rules, the browser was considered safe.
Version 11 appeared with Windows update 8.1, it is the last in the line. In terms of the speed of work, it can be compared with competitors, but still it is slightly inferior to them. Now there is a privacy mode, a preliminary rating, and caching is also supported, it allows you to increase the speed of the browser. Despite the successful innovations, the browser only loses its position. In my work, I use Internet Explorer only to enter the web interface of my home router and other network equipment. There is a simple explanation for this, this is the browser that the developers use, so the markup is designed for it. It is better to use a different browser to browse the Internet.

There are many browsers out there now that we didn't mention in our review. We have presented our selection of the best browsers, but each may have a different opinion. The review presents only those reviewers with whom I have come across. They are completely free to download and use without any restrictions. The current version can be found on the official website. If you can suggest decent browsers that should be in the Top 5, then indicate your options in the comments.

In order to understand which of the browsers is the lightest, you need to try to install at least a few of them. Then they are launched in turn (the main thing is that the conditions are the same, that is, the pages are the same).

To compare, take the following three Internet pages:

1.http: //lumpics.ru/about/

2.http: //www.samsung.com/se/tvs/all-tvs/

3.http: //ladio.ru/flash/en/index.html#

When each of the sites is open, you need to click on the "Task Manager" to look at the processor load, as well as memory.

Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge

Stationary computers, as a rule, do not shine with good performance, so you can use what the system offers, that is, a standard browser. Of course, Internet Explorer is not so convenient and a small number of people use it, but it needs much less memory to work than the well-known browsers Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.


1. Opens Internet browser Explorer on the page http://lumpics.ru/about/. The "Task Manager" is called and it looks first of all "Memory" - 66.7 MB.

3. And now it's time to open last page http://ladio.ru/flash/en/index.html#. In Task Manager, Memory appears as 84.9 MB.

In Windows 10, the standard browser is different - Microsoft Edge. It looks quite promising. The browser is not loaded with various themes, plugins and extensions. Its opening speed is really impressive.

1. Launch Microsoft Edge and go to the site http://lumpics.ru/about/. We call the "Task Manager" and look at "Memory" - 14.8 MB.

2. In the browser, open the page http://www.samsung.com/se/tvs/all-tvs/. In Task Manager, Memory will be 17.6 MB.

3. Open the last page http://ladio.ru/flash/en/index.html#. In the "Task Manager" again, look at "Memory" - 23 MB.

Chromium

Chromium can be called lightweight Google variant Chrome, which is great for a weak computer.

1. Open the browser and the first site from the list of tested - http://lumpics.ru/about/. In Task Manager, Memory will be 29.6 MB.

2. Launch the site http://www.samsung.com/se/tvs/all-tvs/. There will now be 36.1 MB in the Memory section of Task Manager.

3. We go to one more last site http://ladio.ru/flash/en/index.html#. In the "Task Manager" "Memory" shows a figure of 48.1 MB. In this, as in the other screenshots above, you can see that there are a number of additional (background) processes that use no less or even more memory.

Comodo dragon

Comodo Dragon works well on a weak computer. This browser has everything you need to surf the web.

1. Launch the browser and go to the page http://lumpics.ru/about/. The site in Task Manager uses 134.9 MB of memory.

2. Go to the page http://www.samsung.com/se/tvs/all-tvs/. In Task Manager, Memory will be 148.9 MB.

3. The last page is http://ladio.ru/flash/en/index.html#. In Task Manager, Memory shows 164.3 MB.

Opera developers have optimized the work of this browser to the maximum. On relatively weak computers it works quite well, which attracts a large number of users.

1. Open the browser and go to the site http://lumpics.ru/about/ according to the usual scheme. In the "Task Manager", pay attention to the "Memory" - 27 MB.

2. Go to the website http://www.samsung.com/se/tvs/all-tvs/. In the "Task Manager" "Memory" will appear - 31.7 MB.

3. Go to http://ladio.ru/flash/en/index.html#. In the "Task Manager" look at the "Memory" - 35.7 MB.

Yandex browser

Yandex Browser has many opportunities in some areas, so it looks promising and lively.

1. Launch the browser and go to http://lumpics.ru/about/. The Task Manager will show 30.7 MB of memory.

2. Go to the website http://www.samsung.com/se/tvs/all-tvs/. In the "Task Manager" look at "Memory" - 37 MB.

3. And launch the last page http://ladio.ru/flash/en/index.html#. In Task Manager, Memory will be 42.7 MB.

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