'The best browser for Macs': Some Mac users are surprisingly defending Microsoft Edge, but here's why I use Firefox instead of both

Date:
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:12:06 +0000

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Users on X have been debating whether Microsoft Edge or Safari is the best
web browser for Mac.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A post about Microsoft Edge has ignited a fierce debate on X The post asked who runs Edge on Apples macOS platform Users both praised and criticized Edge, but I still prefer Firefox Apple and Microsoft are known to be arch-rivals in the tech world, so when X user Macfolio asked its followers what kind of freak uses Microsoft Edge on a Mac? they might have expected the debate to fall along partisan lines, with rival sets of fans lining up to berate each others products.

But while there was indeed a vigorous debate, it wasnt the pile-on you might have expected. Instead, many users chipped in with reasons why they enjoy using the combination of Microsofts web browser and Apples macOS operating system . X user @wiedymi , for example, described Edge as the best browser
for Mac. User @secretised explained that when they used it, it was the only browser that didnt consume 4GB of RAM with four tabs, while @osxdaily said
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For others, the reason was more prosaic, with @asikunaa pointing out that
some internal government sites require you to use Edge actually because they dont distribute the security certificates for Chrome.

Meanwhile, user @tarekmohmd9 summed up what many people apparently felt, saying Edge on macOS has the speed boost of Chromium without the horrible RAM management of Chrome, its great (faster than Safari, uses less resources than Chrome, supports most Chromium extensions unlike Opera and Firefox). They finished succinctly by saying it is excellent. You may like Microsoft Edge
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Of course, not every response was positive. User @rafalo claimed that I just downloaded it and uninstalled it after [five seconds]. And @LansorHQ simply asked, What kind of freak uses Edge in general? Why I use Firefox instead (Image credit: Shutterstock) Im a long-time Firefox user and have been
rocking Mozillas browser for over 20 years . Ive dabbled with other browsers, from big dogs like Chrome and Safari to more niche offerings like Opera and Vivaldi. And yes, Ive spent plenty of time with Microsoft Edge, too. Get
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Yet despite all that, I keep coming back to Firefox. There are a few reasons for that, and Ive got to admit that a sizable one is inertia. After so many years of usage, Firefox feels comfortable and familiar. I like how it works and switching would be a chore considering how many extensions and tabs I
have running.

But theres a lot more I love about Firefox. I use both a Mac and a PC in my day-to-day life and Firefox runs on both, unlike the Mac-only Safari. I can also send tabs between any of my devices, which is helpful when I find something interesting on my iPhone and want to read it later on my Mac or PC.

As I've written about previously, it's also a genuine privacy-first browser that goes to great lengths to protect your data, which is something that I truly appreciate. It isolates cookies to stop them building a detailed
picture of you, and Firefox limits access to my data that could be used to create a digital 'fingerprint' of my browsing habits.

So despite the debate on X, I wont be switching to Microsoft Edge any time soon. But the discussion highlights that just because you use one operating system or another, you dont have to be exclusively loyal to that developers own products you can even switch to those made by their arch-rival. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. The best laptops for all budgets
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