@ace You missed OmniWeb 
I actually use that as one of my three primaries (OW, Safari & DDG).
Chrome is in there as a test when something is wonky with those three or I have to write documentation.
FireFox since my health insurance only seems to want to work in that.
Iām still finding the best use case for Arc. I added that after you wrote about it.
And, I forgot to check off Orion. I donāt mind paying for a browser (did so with OW for a good number of years). Can I edit my vote somehow?
I use Safari 99.9% of the time. I use Chrome occasionally to access bits of Google infrastructure at work that do not play well with Safari. I fiddle with Arc to see if I like it as a substitute for Chrome.
I would use Firefox, but itās far too complex to set up and, like almost every browser out there except Safari, itās just ugly and no fun to use.
Yeah, I use Chrome, Safari and Firefox a bit. But I use Edge almost exclusively, because it accommodates the vast library of Chrome extensions that Safari rejectsāincluding Smart Punctuations, which backstops my anal-retentive preference for curly quotation marks. And it plays nice with Appleās text substitution preferences, which let me default to a Chicago Public Square design-specific bullet-point, like this: ā
Arc #1. Firefox with containers #2. Chrome if a website gaks on #1 or #2. CURL when I canā¦
Brave 99%, Safari 1%. Safari doesnāt play nicely with extensions and I dislike the layout of the tabs and favorites. I only use where Braveās security features prevent a site from working, e.g., British Airways.
Safari is my daily driver. I sometimes use Edge for websites that donāt work correctly there (Iām looking at you Streamyard) or would need extra hassle to use in Safari. In particular I have Teams in mind. I have accounts within a few tenants and on Mac we donāt have yet the new client that supports multiple accounts simultaneously. I mightāve used Chrome instead but I donāt like its certain behaviours (e.g. installing more icons than necessary) and Iām really not enthusiastic about running Googleās software on my computer. Plus I rarely using anything from Google besides YouTube and search, I definitely use more Microsoft services.
My browser journey started with Mosaic in 1995. I quickly moved to Netscape that year, and finally switched to Explorer by 1997 or 98 (I still pine for Explorer for Mac). Then when Apple introduced Safari in 2003 I was forced to move with it since Explorer was discontinued. Iāve tried Firefox and Chrome, but they donāt work for me like Safari does. I do have Chrome on my computer for its excellent dev tools, plus I use it the a page just wonāt work right in Safari, which still happens way too often.
Depends on which machine Iām using.
On my 2020 iMac (Monterey), primarily Safariā¦because itās there. :-) I have a workflow that needs Safari to be open w/ a few other apps on their own desktop. On this machine, I supplement w/Firefox for sites that donāt play nicely w/Safari.
On my 2017 MacAir (High Sierra), Firefox only, because Mozilla is still issuing security-related updates for their High Sierra version.
Is DuckDuckGo actually a browser?? --My MacAir Firefox uses DuckDuck for search; I got really tired of Googleās āfirst choice sponsored resultsā.
I use Safari for most things. The digital edition of the local newspaper works much better in Brave so I read it there. I also use Brave when doing unusual searches (such as finding the last few answers to a crossword puzzle) which I donāt want advertisers thinking I am interested in because my privacy settings are higher in Brave. I just wish Brave would switch to new tabs automatically the way Safari can.
Iām using Arc just about full-time now. Gut feeling is that my time using the Web is much more purposeful and enjoyable now. I do wish that 1Password 7ās plugin would act like a true integration, but thatās AgileBitās artificial issue.
Safari is still on my Mac, and mostly something that fires up accidentally if an app is hardwired to it.
Firefox has been my fallback when something didnāt work on Safari. I confess I loathe their decision to number each release of Firefox as though it were a major new version.
In addition to Safari, Firefox, and (after Adamās articles), Arc, Iāve also used iCab and iCab Mobile.
Primary is Chrome. But there are times it does not respond as expected. I will then try Firefox and/or Safari to see if either of them works better. If all else fails (seldom) I might try Opera. I think I have six browsers installed but use some only to try them out and see what I think.
I use iCab, Safari, and Google Chrome, and keep those three windows almost always open on my 27-inch screen, each having its own purpose. For example, when I work on my translation project, iCab keeps ALC dictionary page and Google search page at the top-left corner of the screen. (Hitting Control-Option-Command-C brings the iCab window at any time - Keyboard Maestroās āactivateā command brings a specified app to the front, so I need to specify an app for that purpose.)
I use Brave as my main browser, and Firefox for streaming (and when a site wonāt work). I keep Chrome as a far distant 3rd if nothing else works (one baiduk game site is built to only run on Chrome). I have to copy the link and open it in Safari if I want to take a website with me on iPhone using tab sync. I donāt like that my links bar from Safari ended up as a single folder on the bar in Brave, but Iām gradually moving the important folders out of that āFavoritesā folder and onto the bar itself. Brave feels safer than others, and I like being able to share ad dollars (automatically) with sites I spend the most time reading.
The problem with the poll as others mentioned is that it doesnāt capture proportion of usage which reflects true preference.
I use Arc for 99% of what I do, but I keep Firefox and Safari as backups and Chrome as a last-ditch (though since Arc is built on Chromium thatās hardly been necessary).
Prior to Arc I used Firefox 90% and Chrome for tasks which required a Google sign-in, but setting a separate profile and space in Arc made that easier to segregate even within the same browser (yes, I know I could have done it in Chrome too but I was lazy/didnāt trust it)
I used to use Chrome because it seemed the fastest, smoothest browser, but came to resent it for its privacy intrusions. I now use it as little as possible. Next favorite became Firefox, partly because I was used to using it at work on PCs, as it was reliable and, in time, familiar. I like its extensions like Adblocker. However, much of this year, FF has seemed unduly sluggish, with some sites and pages taking 20 seconds to finally open. I now use Brave as my secondary browser, especially for sketchy sites and its built-in Tor capacity. It is generally crisp and quick, in my experience, as it is built on Chromium. I wish I knew whatās going on with Firefox. Some days, it is fast and almost instant, but then it goes back to being dial-up slow. ??? Safari has never attracted me. Like Appleās Mail app, it feels neglected and too stripped down.
I use Firefox because of its consistent interface and plugins across Mac, Windows and Linux. Chrome as a rare backup. Almost never Safari.
My primary browser is STP with Safari & Firefox as fallbacks.
Safari is my main browser. I use Firefox when sites donāt work in Safari and Brave when my optimisation in Safari and Firefox causes sites to have issues.
When research requires more privacy, I use Tor.
Safari mostly, Brave occasionally. I tried Arc but couldnāt get the hang of it. Safari is getting better and better and in most cases I donāt find any reason to use anything else.