What do I want out of a browser?

Grant Brunner | Sun, Nov 8, 2009

I am something of a whore for web browsers. If there is a build of it on Mac OS X, I have used it. Here is the million dollar question, though: What do I want out of a browser? I have stewed on this for quite some time, and I have accumulated a list of features that my dream browser would have. It doesn’t exist yet, but Safari comes the closest. So without further ado, here is my list:

Rearrangable Tabs
Small Visual Footprint
Customizable Search Bar
Adheres to the Latest Web Standards
Basic Add-on Capability
Bookmark, History, and Cookie Syncing
Private Browsing Mode
Each Tab Spins off its own Process
Plug-ins are Sandboxed
Full-Page Zoom
Keychain Integration

Those are really the features that matter the most to me. Safari, Firefox, and Chrome all meet different criteria on that list, but none of them meet all of the criteria. Some day my prince will come…

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What do I want out of a Browser? Part II | Macgasm says:

November 11, 2009 at 12:00 pm

[...] outlined all of the big features I desire in a web browser in Part I of this series. Now, I want to take some time to explain point by point why I feel this way. Today, [...]

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What do I want out of a Browser? Part III | Macgasm says:

November 12, 2009 at 5:00 pm

[...] Part I of this series, I gave an overview of the must-have features for the web browser of my dreams. In [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part IV | Macgasm says:

November 15, 2009 at 12:00 pm

[...] didn’t know, I have been doing a series of articles about what I want out of a web browser. Part I was an overview of the must-have features. Part II was a breakdown of rearranging tabs and having a [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part V | Macgasm says:

November 17, 2009 at 12:00 pm

[...] I would want in the web browser of my dreams. You can peep the overview of all of the features in Part I. Part II, Part III, and Part IV drilled down on the first six features that I want out of a web [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part VI | Macgasm says:

November 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm

[...] can peep the overview of all of the features in Part I. Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V drilled down on the first six features that I want out of a [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part VII | Macgasm says:

November 20, 2009 at 5:01 pm

[...] all of this content combined. In the mean time, you can peep the overview of all of the features in Part I. Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI drilled down on the other features that I want out [...]

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Itamar Kestenbaum Says:
November 9th, 2009 at 11:06 am
This was really helpful. I think I’ll actually use this info toward my next project!

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- Grant Brunner Says:
  November 9th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
  That’s great! :-)
  
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November 8th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
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November 8th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
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November 8th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
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November 13th, 2009 at 9:48 am
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What do I want out of a Browser? Part II | Macgasm says:

November 11, 2009 at 12:00 pm

[...] outlined all of the big features I desire in a web browser in Part I of this series. Now, I want to take some time to explain point by point why I feel this way. Today, [...]

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What do I want out of a Browser? Part III | Macgasm says:

November 12, 2009 at 5:00 pm

[...] Part I of this series, I gave an overview of the must-have features for the web browser of my dreams. In [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part IV | Macgasm says:

November 15, 2009 at 12:00 pm

[...] didn’t know, I have been doing a series of articles about what I want out of a web browser. Part I was an overview of the must-have features. Part II was a breakdown of rearranging tabs and having a [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part V | Macgasm says:

November 17, 2009 at 12:00 pm

[...] I would want in the web browser of my dreams. You can peep the overview of all of the features in Part I. Part II, Part III, and Part IV drilled down on the first six features that I want out of a web [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part VI | Macgasm says:

November 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm

[...] can peep the overview of all of the features in Part I. Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V drilled down on the first six features that I want out of a [...]

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What do I want out of a browser? Part VII | Macgasm says:

November 20, 2009 at 5:01 pm

[...] all of this content combined. In the mean time, you can peep the overview of all of the features in Part I. Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI drilled down on the other features that I want out [...]

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