Web Browsers
Simple & Lightweight Web Browsers
2021-01-09
- Ninja (5@2) 6
LastUpdate: 2015-06-27 Github
- FOSS Browser (5@1) 6
/ FOSS Browser (3.3@365) 7
Github; Vorstellung 9/2018
- CM (Clean Master) Browser-Fast (4.8@85) Ǥ 19
4
LastUpdate: 2019-06-05 Vorstellung 7/2014;
this is a Cheetah-Mobile-App. You never know where it surfs without you!
- Next Browser - Fast & Private (4.6@16) Ǥ 31
2
LastUpdate: 2019-03-19
- Phoenix Browser -Video Download, Private & Fast (4.4@766,023) Ǥ 48
11
- Web Browser & Explorer (4.4@273,220) 19
3
- Web Browser - Secure Explorer (4.4@28,141) 18
2
/ Web Browser & Fast Explorer (4.4@98,479) 18
2
- Opera Mini - fast web browser (4.3@7,342,730) Ǥ 27
13
Vorstellung 9/2015
- Alpha Browser: Fast and secure with article reader (4.3@53) 18
3
- Via Browser - Fast & Light - Geek Best Choice (4.2@86,967) 11
1
Vorstellung 8/2017
- Web Browser & Web Explorer (4.2@77,163) 18
3
incognito mode, ad blocker (but comes with ads itself?) and more
- Boat Browser Mini (4.2@40,562) 16
6
LastUpdate: 2016-05-04
- InBrowser - Incognito Browsing (4.2@33,063) 5
/ InBrowser Beta (3.9@1,516) 5
- Dolphin Zero Incognito Browser - Private Browser (4.2@27,696) 6
LastUpdate: 2018-08-27 Test 3/2014; incl. ad-blocker
- Naked Browser web browser (4.2@9,013) 5
/ Naked Browser Pro / NB Pro web browser (4.5@1,896; ~EUR 7.25) 11
- Insta Browser (4.2@3,857) 18
LastUpdate: 2017-06-12 Incognito mode, ad blocker, download manager
- BeHe Pro (4.2@15) 6
LastUpdate: 2017-06-10
- APUS Browser: private browser, HD video downloader (4.1@292,304) Ǥ 25
7
Kurzvorstellung 8/2015
- Frost - Private Browser (4.1@3,747) Ǥ 7
7
/ Frost+ Incognito Browser (4.3@714; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 7
1
- Ultrasurf Plus web browser (4.1@266) 8
LastUpdate: 2016-08-26
- Midori Browser: Light, Fast & Safe (4.1@204) 11
GitLab
- Dolphin Browser Mini (4.1@11) 13
LastUpdate: 2016-02-04
- UC Mini-Download Video Status & Movies (4@4,629,516) Ǥ 42
3
- Firefox Klar: The privacy browser (4@3,475) 11
1 / Firefox Focus: The privacy browser (4.1@62,872) 11
2 Github; Vorstellung 6/2017 | 6/2017 | 6/2017; Mikes Einschätzung 6/2017; Intro 6/2017 / Github; Review 8/2017
- Tint Browser (4@1,237) 4
LastUpdate: 2014-02-01 / Tint Browser Mobile View addon (4.2@139) 1
LastUpdate: 2014-06-28
- Frog Browser (4@758) 6
LastUpdate: 2014-10-23
- Lite Speed Browser Super Fast (4@656) 9
3
LastUpdate: 2018-05-28
- Old But Gold Internet Browser (4@131) 3
3
LastUpdate: 2015-02-16 IE 6.1 for Android
Vorstellung 11/2014
- Rocket Browser (3.9@8,127) Ǥ 16
4
LastUpdate: 2016-12-19
- SmartCookieWeb (3.9@302) 9
Github
- Ghost Browser - Incognito (3.9@120) 7
LastUpdate: 2014-10-13
- Omega Web Browser for Android! (3.9@40) 7
1 LastUpdate: 2016-07-26
- Lightning Browser - Web Browser (3.8@13,333) 11
/ Lightning Browser Plus - Web Browser (4@1,468; ~EUR 1.50) 11
Github; Vorstellung 11/2014; Kurzvorstellung 12/2014
- Monument Browser: Ad Blocker, Privacy Focused (3.8@2,790) Ǥ 13 1
Video Intro 8/2019; small, lightweight and yet feature-rich; incl. ad blocking, incognito mode, download manager & more
- Yuzu Browser: web browser (3.8@1,212) 13
1
Github
- Ninesky Browser (3.7@42,918) Ǥ 13
3
LastUpdate: 2017-11-10
- Lucid Browser (3.7@717) 6
3
LastUpdate: 2019-01-16
- WebMonkey (0@0) 1
Github; simple WebView with GreaseMonkey built-in
- G - Web Browser 🌐 - Privacy internet browser (0@0) Ǥ 7
2
Github; includes ad blocker
- jQuarks (0@0) 8
GitLab; includes ad blocker; features offline reading
- SWeb (0@0) 3
Github; with ad-blocker & night-mode
Feature-rich Web Browsers
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- Fennec F-Droid (5@1) Ǥ 32
Datenmitschnitt 7/2018
- Ecosia - Trees & Privacy (4.6@121,872) Ǥ 29
1 Video Intro 11/2018; trackt den Nutzer; Datenschutz-Test 9/2019
- Opera browser with free VPN (4.5@3,534,576) Ǥ 25
11
Vorstellung 3/2014
- Microsoft Edge: Web Browser (4.5@280,207) Ǥ 36
3
Video Review 2/2020
- Samsung Internet Browser (4.4@3,062,787) Ǥ 50
/ Samsung Internet Browser Beta (4.4@64,175) Ǥ 50
2
Vorstellung 8/2017
- Opera Touch: the fast, new web browser (4.3@86,969) Ǥ 17
3
Vorstellung 4/2018 | 4/2018; Erfahrungsbericht 6/2019
- Kiwi Browser - Fast & Quiet (4.3@37,684) Ǥ 29
Github; Video Intro 8/2018; Vorstellung 7/2018 | 2/2019; Intro 4/2020
- Mercury Browser for Android (4.3@26,272) 13
2
LastUpdate: 2015-08-17
- Pale Moon web browser (4.3@2,455) 20
LastUpdate: 2016-10-07 Vorstellung 6/2014; Intro 7/2014 | 7/2014
- Google Chrome: Fast & Secure (4.2@27,411,366) Ǥ 33
1
Vorstellung 7/2014; Tipps 5/2016-12/2020
- SPIN Safe Browser: Best Filtered Website Browser (4.2@4,202) Ǥ 30
2
- Dolphin Browser - Fast, Private & Adblock🐬 (4.1@2,533,771) Ǥ 22
7
Vorstellung 4/2014; Video Review 4/2014; Wikipedia DE |EN;
caught multiple times to leak your private data
- Boat Browser for Android (4.1@95,715) Ǥ 21 6
LastUpdate: 2016-11-29
- Maxthon Web Browser (4.1@23) 32
/ Maxthon Web Browser for Tablet (4.7@15) 14
2
LastUpdate: 2014-12-20 Vorstellung 2/2014; Wikipedia DE | EN;
Security Warning 7/2016
- Surfy Browser - Best UI, AdBlock, Text-to-Speech (4@1,339) Ǥ 12
Howto 3/2019; w/ ad-blocker, private browsing, passcode protection, customization & more
- Skyfire Web Browser 4.0 (4@20) Ǥ 16
LastUpdate: 2013-03-05 Wikipedia DE | EN
- UC Browser-Secure, Free & Fast Video Downloader (3.9@21,798,177) Ǥ 49
9
Vorstellung 1/2014
- Firefox Browser: fast, private & safe web browser (3.9@3,799,314) Ǥ 20
3
Vorstellung 4/2014; Konfig-Tipps 5/2017 + 1/2018 | 11/2020; Vorteile 11/2015 - 9/2020
- Cake Web Browser-Free VPN, Fast, Private, Adblock (3.9@28,425) Ǥ 19
4
Vorstellung 10/2019
- Vivaldi Browser with ad blocker: fast & private (3.9@15,973) Ǥ 31
Intro 9/2019 | 9/2019; Vorstellung 9/2019
- Habit Browser (3.8@10,219) Ǥ 14
2
LastUpdate: 2017-12-09
- Omigo Browser - Ad Blocker, Private Browser & News (3.6@1,716) Ǥ 21
9
LastUpdate: 2019-02-25
- Osiris Browser: No Ads, Secure Hyper Speed Browser (3.5@1,178) Ǥ 25
Review 12/2019
- Puffin Web Browser (3.4@780,785) Ǥ 20
7
/ Puffin Browser Pro (3.1@22,136; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 19
2
Video Demo 3/2014; Kurzvorstellung 7/2016; Vorstellung 4/2018; cloud-basierter Browser
- Waterfox (3.1@129) Ǥ 27
LastUpdate: 2018-08-18
- IceCatMobile (0@0) Ǥ 30
open source Firefox ESR fork with additional security features; Wikipedia; FSF (with addon list)
Web Browsers focussed on Privacy
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Note: a privacy-focused browser coming with trackers is doubtful at best.
- DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser (4.8@806,640) 12
Github; Vorstellung 1/2018 | 4/2018; Kurzvorstellung 5/2015; Intro 10/2018 | 3/2019; Datenschutz-Test 9/2019
incl. tracking protection, site rating & TOSDR
- Brave Private Browser: Fast, secure web browser (4.7@317,984) Ǥ 27
Werbe-Austauscher; Wikipedia DE | EN
- Aloha Browser - private fast browser with free VPN (4.5@206,766) Ǥ 19
11
ugh… sure it’s private with those trackers?
- Adblock Browser: Block ads, browse faster (4.4@152,317) Ǥ 36
2
Vorstellung 9/2015; Intro 9/2015 (with video)
- Epic Privacy Browser - AdBlocker, Vault, Free VPN (4.4@8,537) Ǥ 22
- Privacy Browser (4.4@224; ~EUR 1.00) 4
trackable; Kurzvorstellung 10/2019
- Tor Browser: Official, Private, & Secure (4.3@69,278) Ǥ 19
3
/ Tor Browser (Alpha) (4.1@15,948) Ǥ 18
4
Vorstellung 9/2018; Review 5/2019; Guide 6/2019
- Snap Search: Incognito Browser & Secure Search (4.3@685) Ǥ 7
2
Video Review 4/2020
- InBrowser - Incognito Browsing (4.2@33,063) 5
/ InBrowser Beta (3.9@1,516) 5
- Dolphin Zero Incognito Browser - Private Browser (4.2@27,696) 6
LastUpdate: 2018-08-27 Test 3/2014; incl. ad-blocker
- Private Browser (4.2@5,275) 4
- Orfox (4.2@11) 0
Vorstellung 8/2015
- Cliqz – the Privacy Browser (4@4,293) Ǥ 8
Vorstellung 3/2016; Anti-Tracking, Ad-Blocking; also available for iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
- Firefox Klar: The privacy browser (4@3,475) 11
1 / Firefox Focus: The privacy browser (4.1@62,872) 11
2 Github; Vorstellung 6/2017 | 6/2017 | 6/2017; Mikes Einschätzung 6/2017; Intro 6/2017 / Github; Review 8/2017
- OH Web Browser - One handed, Fast & Privacy (4@2,261) Ǥ 9
/ OH Private Web Browser - Privacy by design (4@304) Ǥ 9
Video Intro 5/2019
- Dee Browser (3.9@1,216) 7
incl. ad-blocker
- Ghost Browser - Incognito (3.9@120) 7
LastUpdate: 2014-10-13
- JumpGo (3.9@74) Ǥ 12
1
LastUpdate: 2017-09-15
- Lightning Browser - Web Browser (3.8@13,333) 11
/ Lightning Browser Plus - Web Browser (4@1,468; ~EUR 1.50) 11
Github; Vorstellung 11/2014; Kurzvorstellung 12/2014
- Keepsafe Browser: Stay Private with a VPN & Vault (3.8@670) Ǥ 10
4
LastUpdate: 2018-11-25 Vorstellung 6/2018
- Stealth Browser - Fast Private (3.8@452) Ǥ 16
2
LastUpdate: 2019-06-18 „super fast, private, ad-free“ (but contains AdMob?)
- Ghostery Privacy Browser (3.5@16,444) Ǥ 20
4
Kurzvorstellung 1/2015
Browsers for „alternative networks“
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- Ariane (4.9@18) 3
Project Gemini
- deedum (4.8@15) 2
Github; Project Gemini
- ZeroNet (4.5@38) 7
1
Github; ZeroNet Network
- Phaedra (0@0) 1
Codeberg; Project Gemini; client supporting older devices (Android 2.3+) via Conscrypt
Bookmark Manager
2021-01-20
- Bookmark Folder (4.3@3,683) Ǥ 7
4
/ Bookmark Folder (Key) (4.5@157; ~EUR 3.00) 0
- VisiMarks: Bookmark Manager (4.2@4,972) Ǥ 10
3
- NEO Bookmark (3.9@636) 7
1
/ NEO Bookmark Pro (4.2@66; ~EUR 2.00) 6
bookmark manager & backup; per-bookmark memos
- PinDroid (3.8@576) 9
LastUpdate: 2017-03-03 Github; cloud-based
- Bookmark App (3.8@116) Ǥ 10
4
LastUpdate: 2018-06-14
- My Bookmarks (Free) (3.7@1,887) Ǥ 12
6
/ MyBookmark Pro add-on (4@110) Ǥ 1
LastUpdate: 2013-11-12
- xBrowserSync (3.7@91) 7
Github; cross-browser bookmark synchronisation
- Mobile Bookmarks: Free bookmark manager (3.6@63) Ǥ 10
4
- Bookmarks Atavi (3.3@422) 3
7
LastUpdate: 2017-11-05 bookmarks in the cloud
- Nextcloud Bookmarks (3.1@27; ~EUR 0.75) 2
Github
- Save to Nextcloud Bookmarks (2.5@11) 1
LastUpdate: 2017-09-02 Github
- NC Bookmark Viewer (2.3@4) 2
LastUpdate: 2018-08-03 GitLab; view, add and edit bookmarks in your Nextcloud
Offline Reader
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- Pocket: Save. Read. Grow. (4.7@283,784) Ǥ 15
5
Review 2/2015 | 6/2015; Video Review 3/2019
- Article Reader Offline (4.3@1,852) Ǥ 8
2
LastUpdate: 2019-04-22 local Read-it-Later
- wallabag (4.2@453) 6
Github; Open Source Read-it-later
- Save For Offline (0@0) 4
LastUpdate: 2016-02-12 Github; Open Source read-it-later; downloads entire page for offline reading
Various Web Browser Tools
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- HTTP Request Shortcuts (4.7@1,176) 9
1 Github
- URLander (4.5@101) 0
LastUpdate: 2015-02-19 auto-select browser OR APP based on URL (e.g. always open FB links in the FB app)
- URL Shortener (4.4@9,011) Ǥ 12
2
LastUpdate: 2019-01-29
- Memex Go (4.4@15) Ǥ 12
3
sync bookmarks; also available for iOS, Firefox, Chrome
- Link Bubble (4.2@32,227) 8
1
LastUpdate: 2016-11-02 Vorstellung 3/2014 | 8/2015; Video Demo 9/2014; Intro 8/2015; Github
- Lynket Browser (previously Chromer) (4.2@8,794) Ǥ 11
1
Github; Intro 12/2015 | 12/2015
- Open Link With... (4.2@2,441) Ǥ 7
3
open links in native apps when you're stuck in the browser
- URL Manager (4.2@1,398) Ǥ 8
1
LastUpdate: 2018-03-05 Link shortener/expander
- Browser Auto Selector Free (4.2@196) 4
LastUpdate: 2016-05-29 Review 3/2014; auto-select browser based on URL/domains
- WebApps Sandboxed Browser (4.1@156) 5
Github; sandbox web applications
- Browser Swap Lite (3.9@512) 4
LastUpdate: 2012-05-22 auto-select browser based on connection type (WiFi/2G/3G) and URL
- Easy Open Link (3.7@193) 1
Codeberg
- App Redirect (3.6@845) Ǥ 5
2
LastUpdate: 2018-05-10
- Bonjour Browser (3.1@30) 1
Github; Discover web portals of devices in your local network and connect with one click
- UntrackMe (0@0) 4
/ UntrackMe Lite (0@0) 3
transform Youtube and Twitter links into Invidious and Nitter links
- ShareToBrowser (0@0) 0
LastUpdate: 2016-11-01 Github; Switch browsers via the share function
- Save (0@0) 4
LastUpdate: 2018-09-22 Github; Save links to read them later
- NotifyAvailability (0@0) Ǥ 16
LastUpdate: 2019-01-07 Github; check when a string has appeared on a webpage
- NeoLinker (0@0) 0
choose which browser to open a link with
- URLSanitizer (0@0) 0
Github; strip tracking parameter from shared URLs
- liteshort (0@0) 1
Github; link shortener
Further Readings:
- General guideline: Welcher Browser ist auf Android empfehlenswert? (11/2020)
- 5 Bookmark Apps to Organize Links, Save Social Posts, and Read It Later (6/2020)
- Free as in Smash the Surveillance State: Alison Macrina on Library Freedom Project and Tor Browser (5/2020)
- Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are... (5/2020)
- 10 best privacy web browsers for Android (2/2020)
- Android-Apps ersetzen: Browser (2/2020)
- Web Browsers For Android (6/2019)
- Best Android browsers (5/2019)
- Add-on „uBlock Origin“ richtig einstellen (Firefox für Android) (5/2019)
- Best Private Browser Apps for Android & iOS Users (3/2019)
- Private Browser & incognito Browsers (1/2019)
- Read-It-Later App Showdown: Instapaper vs. Pocket (1/2019)
- Best private browser apps for anonymous and safe web browsing (12/2018)
- 7 Unique Android Browsers That Offer Something Special (9/2018)
- Anonym surfen mit Tor – so geht’s (2/2018 - 8/2019)
- Surfen mit Tor (Android) (1/2016-2/2018)
- Die besten Browser für Android (7/2017 - 5/2018)
- uBlock Origin konfigurieren (11/2016)
- Security-Add-ons für Firefox (Android) (1/2016 - 11/2017)
- The Best Web Browser for Android (8/2015)
- Android-Browser schneller machen: Tipps für Chrome, Firefox & Co. (6/2015 - 5/2016)
- Sicher surfen trotz Android 4.3 (2/2015)
- Anonym Surfen mit Android: Der Inkognito-Modus und warum er wichtig ist (9/2014 - 2/2016)
- Die Top 5 der gratis Android Internet Browser (8/2014)
- Die besten Browser für Android (4/2014 - 8/2018)
- 3 Tips for Private Browsing on Android (2/2014)
- Need for speed – What’s the fastest Android browser? (1/2014 - 5/2018)
- Die besten Android-Browser auf einen Blick (5/2013 - 1/2018)
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