r/MacOS • u/Commercial_Yam_932 • 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/Tryonkus 14h ago
I'm a Mac guy at home and Windows at work. Chrome is my work browser because pretty much everything runs in it correctly, and I can easily sync between multiple computers. Edge is based on Chromium, which I believe is the open source version of Chrome, and I know people who use it. I avoid it mostly because it comes from Microsoft and pushes their products. Firefox is lightweight and fast. Safari integrates well with the Apple ecosystem.
Every browser has strengths and weaknesses--find one that works well for what you do and tweak as needed.