Why hackers moved from Chrome to Safari
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from Chrome to Safari about 5 years ago”lobf, 2026-10-13original comment ↗
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Chrome vs Safari
| Chrome | Safari | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 5 | 5 |
| Hackers who criticize | 14 | 3 |
| Moved away from it | 7 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 4 | 3 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Chrome
“the big G that's running the browser with most market-share (Chrome)”mentalgear, 2026-10-29original comment ↗
“I was shaking my head when my fellow developers, and some hackers, moved from Firefox to mostly Chrome.”Gud, 2026-08-15original comment ↗
“Some time after IE6 and Firefox and before Chrome, the default policy switched from "prompt" to "accept".”za_creature, 2026-08-02original comment ↗
“I recently switched from Chrome to Edge after using Chrome for decades. It is so bloated and slow.”running101, 2026-07-31original comment ↗
“I've switched from using Firefox and Chrome to Firefox and Waterfox”englens, 2026-06-17original comment ↗
Praise for Safari
“Safari is a highly capable browser, light weight, great performance on both iphone and mac, and is just a really nice experience overall.”B4uler5, 2026-10-14original comment ↗
“Safari is fine, but also many websites (which sometimes you need to use like banking or gov) are not tested on it.”comboy, 2026-07-06original comment ↗
“dragging works in Chrome and Safari.”oneeyedpigeon, 2026-06-29original comment ↗
“things like Safari and Apple Podcasts work really well.”clickety_clack, 2026-01-25original comment ↗
Other moves from Chrome
- Chrome → Edge (2)
- Chrome → Firefox (2)
- Chrome → Vivaldi (1)
- Chrome → Waterfox (1)
Other moves to Safari
- Firefox → Safari (2)