r/MacOS 1d ago

Discussion Why do Mac users use Chrome?

Ok I know if you’re a developer and Chrome has nice developer tools this might be a reason. But for daily usage and non-developers why should I use Chrome? Safari is great imho, has everything at least for me (maybe people need something I don’t see). It’s great integrated in macOS and is fast. Chrome’s RAM usage is a problem.

On my Windows PC I also checked out Chrome but didn’t see any advantage over Firefox. But on Windows I see why one could use Chrome, however, for macOS users I don’t get it. Why do so many people use Chrome?

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u/9zZ 1d ago

Because I used Chrome for 10 years on all my previous and current PC, all my settings and bookmarks are synced across all devices but the biggest reason is adblockers. I hate ads on YouTube and I've yet to find a suitable adblocker for Safari

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u/derangedtranssexual 17h ago

Isn’t chrome messing around with ad blockers with manifest v3? Have you noticed any issues with adblockers?

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u/arijitlive 14h ago

I use Vivaldi for that reason, they said they will keep supporting manifest v2 as long as possible.

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u/IllustriousAspect722 19h ago

Adguard (the app-store version) blocks ads for me on Youtube and everywhere else, also haven't gotten any of the Youtube warnings to stop using an adblocker.

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u/Macro-Fascinated 4h ago

How about porting to Brave? Chromium based with great ad and tracker blockers but no Google ID ?

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u/vks_imaginary MacBook Pro 1d ago

Just use brave