I'm going to try switching my daily browser to Safari. Paired with the new Passwords app, this is feeling good so far. I still might keep dev work in Chromium, not sure. Anyone else default to Safari? - ThreadSky

leerob.com • 101 days ago

I'm going to try switching my daily browser to Safari.

Paired with the new Passwords app, this is feeling good so far.

I still might keep dev work in Chromium, not sure.

Anyone else default to Safari?

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aboutmohit.com•101 days ago

I’ve recently started using mail+safari+calendar+reminders
as daily driver, a lot of applications feel trivial now.

francisprovost.com•101 days ago

I always try it once in a while but I always end up having some issues with Google’s products and I’m still dependent on them for work so… I’m trying Firefox for now

sampotts.dev•101 days ago

I just wish the Passwords app supported storing card details and 2FA codes. Then I'd go all in and ditch 1Password.

Safari is nice but still has it's quirks which annoy me; weird rendering and slow dev tools being the main issues.

leerob.com•101 days ago

AFAICT it looks like it does support 2FA codes

sampotts.dev•100 days ago

You're right! I'll have to go it another go. Have you tried the browser extension for Chromium browsers? Reviews seem to indicate it's not so great.

leerob.com•100 days ago

I haven't tried this yet but will do

sampotts.dev•100 days ago

Seems like it's been massively improved in a recent version, according to the last couple of reviews. It seems pretty good in my testing too 👍

radenpioneer.work•101 days ago

I am on Edge for all tasks. It feels the same, if not better, as using Chrome.

lowmess.com•101 days ago

i did pre-arc and i’ll go back post-arc. only real pain point is attaching react devtools (but then chrome/FF are always available for any debugging)

joelhooks.com•101 days ago

i still like arc but curious how it works out for you

passwords is awesome. still in 1password for most things because of multiplayer aspects tho

leerob.com•101 days ago

Apparently you can share with Passwords as well, but haven't tried it yet.

asimshamim.com•101 days ago

i defaulted to doing all my reading in safari a while back.
duckduckgo, safari, and AdGuard is the best browsing experience on mobile

i keep chrome around tho just in case something isnt supported on safari

sdust.dev•101 days ago

I’m defaulting to Safari too but still use Chrome for development cuz the debugging experience is just better

bradgarropy.com•101 days ago

I recently switch over to Safari + Passwords and it's been great for browsing!

But I still use Chrome for development.

jakemackie.co.uk•100 days ago

I just can’t get on with their dev tools

marcagba.dev•100 days ago

You have the good intuition with keeping dev work in Chromium IMO
Rationale: most of Chromium extensions aren’t ported to Safari
For instance react dev tools

jameskane.blog•100 days ago

As a person who switched in the OS X Panther era, I never saw the point of using anything but Safari.

manuelji.bsky.social•100 days ago

I'm going to stick with Arc for now. Safari's tools are too much of a hassle and I don't like a dual setup with two browsers.

marks-barber.co.uk•100 days ago

I’ve swapped back to Safari yesterday from Arc

dererren.bsky.social•100 days ago

Only on mobile. UI/UX is just too good.

bachitter.dev•101 days ago

Switched a while back and so far good experience, except few thing that i miss from chromium based browsers.

marckohler.dev•100 days ago

I just love the way you can organise passwords and other credentials on 1Password and the endless custom fields you can add to an item.

It's what's keeping me from switching to the new Passwords app. Although it is tempting!

baptistearno.com•100 days ago

The Chrome « iCloud Passwords » extension works well with the new Password app

jdf324.bsky.social•101 days ago

I use safari for all non-work stuff. It’s fine. The Apple passwords app and Apple Pay are just too convenient to pass up.

ericavwithac.bsky.social•101 days ago

I have a work profile and a personal one within safari. Love it

ernesto.dev•101 days ago

I’ve been using Safari for years and I love it. I keep Chrome and Firefox for development only.

And only recently I switched to Safari-based Orion browser by @kagi.com mostly to use their search engine as default. But it has other bells and whistles. Check it out.

jameslyons.bsky.social•101 days ago

Been giving Orion another shot for the past couple of weeks. I love Kagi, have some high hopes for Orion too.

joelachance.bsky.social•91 days ago

I've been using Arc, which I like a lot. I'm not sure it's a slam dunk for dev work, but it feels... fresh

quasicaterpillar.bsky.social•100 days ago

I use Brave for everything, primarily for the privacy and ad blocking, but it also works great because it's Chromium based, supports the standard chrome plugins etc.

davidsainez.com•101 days ago

Safari is supreme

jawdoes.dev•101 days ago

Vimium extension tied me to chrome

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vimium/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb?hl=en&pli=1

schlez.in•100 days ago

There’s a similar one for safari but yeah it’s not the same

abbottlynn.bsky.social•101 days ago

Probably going to give Zen a try and go back to the Firefox ecosystem

magnus919.com•101 days ago

For quite some time, yes. I only use chrome for managing IOT devices with over the air updates and firmware flashing.

liam.so•101 days ago

I just can’t ditch chromium dev tools + API support. Nothing else compares.

manovotny.com•101 days ago

I’ve used this exact setup for two years now. Highly recommend.

alexknipfer.com•90 days ago

Hard for me to switch from Arc right now, fits my workflow too well. Zen will probably be my next browser of choice. Still use 1Password, I use sharing quite often and the fact it’s cross platform

anuragmitra.bsky.social•101 days ago

i primarily use my trackpad and swiping with two fingers to go back a page feels very slow because of the animation

chungweileong.bsky.social•100 days ago

Been using it for months, it’s actually not that bad for dev, unless you really need those DevTools that chrome(or chrome extension) provides. It’s getting way better compared to years ago.

thibaultleouay.dev•100 days ago

Try to do the same but with firefox

storyhb.com•101 days ago

I use FF for almost everything. I’ve always had an aversion to desktop safari, devtools in particular but maybe it’s just inertia and familiarity. What are you liking about it besides the password app?

leerob.com•101 days ago

With a few tweaks, the design is actually really clean. Compact mode + removing unneeded things in the toolbar.

Devtools still leave room to be desired, but I might just use Chrome/Brave for that.

tobiaslins.bsky.social•101 days ago

I tried the same but somehow I had some rough edges.

I am going now with Orion browser for a few weeks now and it’s kinda nice :)

storyhb.com•100 days ago

Hadn’t heard of Orion, looks interesting. I feel like I just need to help balance the scales of the browser engine trifecta plus it helps me discover who on the web is only testing in chrome 🤪

quick007.bsky.social•101 days ago

I've always wanted to use FF, but it has enough CSS quirks to the point where I'd rather use what most of my users are using then patch in fixes as needed rather than using FF as my main

storyhb.com•100 days ago

Well if you aim to support FF then who is going to report those issues to you but yourself 😆

benjiminio.bsky.social•101 days ago

I use Safari as default for daily browsing and Chrome for dev work. Great combo!

Safari ecosystem features are awesome, dev work on Safari is not. So the best of two worlds :)

marius.dev•101 days ago

Safari is not bad but for me @brave.com and Firefox, mainly for DX tools

neversitdull.com•101 days ago

Safari has been my go-to for years now. I've jumped between Chrome, Arc, FF, etc., but keep coming back to Safari!

Orion is also pretty decent. Built on WebKit but allows you to install chrome extensions.

wolfgang.bremer.co•101 days ago

Using Safari since ~2012. Couldn’t stand Chrome’s use of my Mac’s resources anymore. 😅

brianmm.dev•101 days ago

I just did the same! Passwords and Wallet integration are so good.

I do miss the sidebar that Arc provides tho. The hybrid bookmark/tab approach to be specific

leerob.com•101 days ago

Check out compact mode, you might like those tabs better (still horizontal though).

https://bsky.app/profile/leerob.com/post/3laxd45pihk2k

brianmm.dev•101 days ago

I did try that, but I typically have a stupid amount of tabs open so that makes it harder to keep track of them all lol

matthewbub.com•101 days ago

That sounds like the equivalent to working from another planet

glencodes.dev•100 days ago

Firefox for me. I find Chrome way to bloaty.

brianprost.com•101 days ago

I’ve been wanting to but the 1Password extension is just so bad it kept me from it. Now with https://Passwords.app, I should probably try again.

leerob.com•101 days ago

Yeah, this made a world of difference

alexkates.dev•101 days ago

On iOS I do but chrome is my daily still on desktop

nrempel.com•101 days ago

I do, and it’s great. And yeah, I still do dev work in Chrome.

There’s an Apple passwords chrome extension too but I haven’t tried that yet!

barkerja.com•101 days ago

Safari is great. And the only browser worth a damn if you care about performance and battery life.

itsbukola.bsky.social•100 days ago

Default is safari, but I use chrome when I want to see whatever is in the devtools more clearly

slasharash.bsky.social•96 days ago

Have you ever tried Zen browser?

kevinang.bsky.social•101 days ago

Been developing with Safari for 2 years. Some pros:
- OTP sync with messages / mail saves you tons of time
- I almost never found cross-browser CSS bugs anymore.

Cons:
- Dev tool a bit slow to open
- Editing CSS in-browser a bit buggy
- viewing JSON is not nice, RSS won’t open

No regrets overall

aethelens.bsky.social•99 days ago

I use safari just for documentation and dev stuff. It’s nice just to keep a single work browser. But arc for inspecting and dev tools seems nicest.

hankandre.com•100 days ago

I haven’t had the courage to do it. I was really loving Zen Browser but my employer asked me to remove it so now I use Firefox Developer Edition with the Sideberry extension.

mattlynch.dev•100 days ago

I’ve always used Safari for browsing and Chrome for dev.

Passwords App doesn’t always autofill (due to bad forms) compared to other password managers. It’s a much better user exp then a few months ago.

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