Open-source browsers for Windows 11/10
These are the best of the best open-source alternative browsers for your Windows 11/10 PC: 1] Waterfox
You might or might not have heard of Waterfox before, but its a fast and wonderful web browser that is based on the Mozilla Firefox core. It has been around since 2011, and primarily focuses on speed rather than anything else, or used to. These days, Waterfox does not collect telemetry data, and it supports the use of Silverlight and Java Applets. You can only get this in 64-bit, so keep that in mind before you attempt to download and install. Download Waterfox from the official website. Read: PaleMoon vs Firefox comparison. 2] Pale Moon
What we have here is another web browser that is a fork of Mozilla Firefox, though it uses the Goanna rendering engine. Furthermore, it only takes advantage of the Firefox 4 to 28 user interface to deliver better customizations. Of course, the main reason one would want to use Pale Moon is for its customization abilities, and yes, its open-source nature. Additionally, we should note that this browser runs in a single-process mode, which differs from the regular Firefox. Download Pale Moon from the official website. 3] Dooble
OK, so we’ve seen some weird names for web browsers before, and this is one of them, no doubt. Still, the name doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, especially since Dooble focuses much on protecting your privacy. This bad boy will remove cookies automatically, block iFrames, and even take advantage of authenticated encryption for saved data. The browser looks like Firefox, but we can’t be certain if it is indeed based on Firefox. What we do know is that users can protect add a password for extra protection. Basically, no one would be able to use Dooble without knowing the password you’ve added. Note that the FTP browser is supported here, so if you want to login to your web server, well, all that and more is possible here. Download Dooble from the official website. 4] Basilisk
Ah yes, another open-source web browser that is based on Firefox. You must be wondering if we have some connection with Mozilla or something. Anyway, Basilisk, unlike Pale Moon, is based on Firefox 29 and above. Also, both web browsers are developed and maintained by the same team. Bear in mind that Basilisk first came to prominence back in 2017; therefore, its the baby on this list. Furthermore, this beauty comes packed with support for modern web cryptography standards, which means, your private messages are secured. Download Basilisk from the official website. 5] Mozilla Firefox
By now, everyone should know of Firefox, a web browser that is older than many internet users today. Not only that, but much of the innovations we’ve seen in web browsers all started with Firefox, the old guard that is constantly learning new tricks. Over the years, Mozilla has begun to take privacy very seriously, and as such, Firefox today is one of the most privacy-conscious web browser available for download. If you don’t want to be tracked by Google, Facebook, and other social networks, then Firefox is your special friend. At the moment, Firefox is only second in terms of popularity to Google Chrome, and you know what? This could change in the years to come as more people begin to see how bad Google is for privacy. Some of the other Open Sources browsers we’d like to mention are Brave, Lynx, Midori, Tor, and of course, Chrome – based on Chromium. Overall, these web browsers are all great, some better than others. However, we want you to decide on which is best, so go on ahead and download them all for your pleasure. Which one would you recommend?
