Wanting Chrome's engine without Google's services is the problem this web browser solves. Chromium's price is manual updates and no Netflix playback.
Opera Air is Opera's free wellness browser for Windows and macOS, with guided breaks and binaural Boosts sitting in the sidebar. Who it suits, and who gains nothing.
Samsung Internet Browser is a Chromium browser for Android and Windows, with real add-on support on the phone and tracking protection that is already on when you open it.
When Chrome starts eating memory, Microsoft Edge is the Chromium browser most people already have. What it costs you now that Copilot ships inside it.
The browser that came with your machine is fine until a site breaks. Google Chrome is what the web gets tested against, and what that costs in blocking and privacy.
Cryptomator adds client-side encryption to any cloud folder you already sync. Free and complete on desktop, read-only on phones until you pay once.
KeePassXC is a free, open source password manager for people who would rather hold their own encrypted file than trust a company's vault. Sync and mobile stay in your hands.
Bitwarden is a free, open source password manager that stores unlimited logins across unlimited devices. One real question decides whether Premium is worth adding.
Where other free VPNs meter you and then stop, Proton VPN keeps running. What it will not do is let you pick a country or connect a second device.
Notepad++ is the free, open-source text editor most Windows users install the day plain Notepad stops being enough. Fast, tiny, and endlessly extendable.
One long read on the week's biggest shift, every Sunday.
