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Web browsers.
Choose what fits.

Start with your daily websites and devices. Test privacy settings, tab organisation and the data you need to move before switching your default browser.

Explore documented productsYour buying checklist
  1. Set your priorities
  2. Compare the evidence
  3. Try your workflow

What should your next browser make easier?

01Less tracking

Check the default protection setting, then try a site that needs payments or sign-in. Learn how to create and remove a site exception.

02Work across devices

Sync a test bookmark and an open tab between the devices you own. Confirm the account, recovery and encryption settings.

03A busy workspace

Try grouping tabs for two projects. Keep personal and work sessions separate, and check whether the layout survives a restart.

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A focused selection, ordered by documented guide criteria. Features may depend on the plan; open the evidence for scope. Missing data is a research gap, not a missing feature.

Vivaldi Technologies

Vivaldi

Built-in tracking protection
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Vivaldi documents a built-in Tracker Blocker. Presence of a blocker is not a measurement of its effectiveness.

Browser data sync
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Vivaldi documents synchronising browser data across multiple devices. Confirm which data types are available on each platform.

Tab groups
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Desktop Tab Stacking organises tabs into two-level groups.

3 more documented criteria
Separate browser profiles
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

User Profiles keep browser setups separate within one installation. They are not a substitute for separate operating-system accounts.

Split-screen tabs
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Tab Tiling displays multiple pages side by side within the desktop browser.

Data export
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Vivaldi documents exporting bookmarks to HTML. This is not a promise that every browser setting or extension can be exported.

All documented facts

Mozilla Corporation

Firefox

Built-in tracking protection
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Firefox documents automatic tracker blocking. This confirms a feature, not a comparative privacy or security test.

Browser data sync
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Sync uses a Mozilla account and covers bookmarks, history and saved passwords across supported devices.

Tab groups
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

The feature page documents grouping tabs by project or task. Check availability on each device.

1 more documented criteria
Mobile app (iOS or Android)
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Firefox documents sending tabs to Firefox on iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

All documented facts
Browser data sync
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Signing in with a Google Account makes saved browser information available across devices. Review the types of data you choose to save.

Separate browser profiles
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Desktop profiles separate bookmarks, history, passwords and settings. Anyone with access to the device may switch profiles.

Data export
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Desktop Chrome exports bookmarks as an HTML file. This does not describe a complete backup of the browser profile.

All documented facts

Brave Software

Brave

Built-in tracking protection
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Brave Shields documents built-in blocking of trackers, ads and fingerprinting. Settings can be changed by the user.

Browser data sync
Yes Verified Source · Checked
Scope and evidence

Brave documents encrypted syncing of bookmarks, passwords and tabs across devices. Supported data types may vary by device.

All documented facts

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Common questions

Which browser is the most private?

These records establish documented features, not a privacy benchmark. Review defaults, exceptions, account settings and the vendor policy for your intended setup.

Will all my extensions work after switching?

Check the exact extensions you need in the destination browser. Test each workflow before moving your main profile; a shared extension format alone does not guarantee the same behaviour.

Is browser sync a backup?

Treat sync as a way to keep devices aligned. Separately test an export and recovery process, including what happens when an item is deleted.

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