6 reasons to abandon Chrome

Chrome is incredibly popular. It's lightweight and fast - at least that's the reputation it has won for itself since its first release. For many, Chrome is the first app to install on a new system. It is superbly integrated with Google services and syncs across your devices. What more could you want from a browser?

Chrome isn't perfect, though. And the fact that more than 60% of Internet users have chosen it does not mean that it is ideal for you.

1. Chrome is watching you

It can hardly be said that Chrome respects your privacy. The browser diligently tells Google everything it can - your location, your search history, your typed URL history, and a bunch of other things. All of this to serve you targeted ads and "improve" Chrome just for you.

If you are embarrassed by the attention of such a large corporation to your person, you can customize Chrome for more privacy. Or, better yet, stop using it altogether.

Install Firefox with the Do Not Track feature, which also makes pages load faster, or Chromium, or Opera, or Vivaldi. These browsers do a lot better with privacy. Or - hardcore - check out Tor Browser and Epic. Here, privacy has been elevated to an absolute. Tor Browser even warns you when you maximize the window to full screen, which can be recognized by the diagonal of the monitor.

2. Chrome allows itself too much

Kelly Shortridge Information Security Specialist at SecurityScorecard

And I wondered why my computer was so often buggy lately. When I googled error codes, I received advice to remove third-party antiviruses, and until now I had no idea that I have one … in Chrome. And it turned out that Chrome began performing anti-virus scanning since last fall.

Chrome is more than just a browser. It's practically an OS inside your OS. And he lives with his mind. For example, Chrome users that the browser scans their documents and files. As it turned out, Chrome was performing an antivirus scan. He did not ask permission for this.

Do you really like the fact that the browser fumbles through your personal files, albeit with the best intentions?

3. Chrome is eating up your laptop battery

Remove Chrome. It eats up laptop battery

Laptop batteries have one small drawback: they drain quickly. This is to be expected if you are watching videos or running resource-intensive applications. But what if you just scroll through the pages in your browser?

Chrome is eating up your battery like crazy. Why, even Edge turned out to be more modest than him in terms of power consumption. Firefox and Opera with the "save battery" feature do not leave Chrome a chance at all.

And if you are a macOS user, then the most energy efficient browser for this system you already have is Safari. In one test published by Cult of Mac, a MacBook running Safari lasted 35% longer than a MacBook running Chrome.

4. Chrome is taking up too many system resources

Remove Chrome. It takes up a lot of system resources

Besides battery life, Chrome also eats up memory and CPU. If you run the "Task Manager" in the midst of work, you can estimate how many Chrome processes there are. The browser generates a separate process for each tab or extension, and also pre-renders the pages so that they load faster.

Yes, this method allows Chrome not to crash if one tab freezes, and generally adds stability and responsiveness. As long as you have a lot of RAM. Chrome can also remain running in the background even after closing the window to “delight” you with its applications.

Larry Madill screenwriter

It's crazy that Chrome keeps my Macbook Pro fans spinning while Final Cut and Adobe Premier don't.

Yes, there are ways to lower Chrome's appetites. But why, when Firefox and even Edge take up much less memory than Chrome?

5. Chrome is no longer the fastest browser

Chrome was once truly the fastest browser in the world, but those days are long gone. Open Lifehacker in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi and Edge - and the page load speed will be almost the same in all browsers.

Yes, there are differences, but they appear only in synthetic tests, and we are talking about milliseconds. Do you really have a stopwatch in your hand when you click on links?

Chrome scores best in HTML5 benchmarks, but Firefox and Edge are not far behind. And when loading web pages, Firefox overtakes Chrome in some cases. In DigitalTrends benchmarks, Edge, Opera, and Vivaldi beat Chrome in three benchmarks.

To casual users who don't use tricky words like JetStream, Octane and Kraken, Chrome will seem fast. Exactly the same as other browsers.

6. Chrome's interface is not very customizable

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Let's take a look at the Chrome interface. It is very simple and easy to use. It is not easy to clutter up with extraneous buttons and will satisfy all your needs. Unless you want to tweak it a little thinner.

Move extensions to the other side of the panel? No, you can only hide unused icons. Add and modify new panels and buttons? No. Resize the address bar, move the bookmarks bar to another place? Use what Google designers have created for you.

Safari, where buttons, address and search fields can be sorted in any order you want, Vivaldi with its customizable panels and grouping of tabs, and Firefox, whose interface can be changed beyond recognition, look at all this with bewilderment.