Do we have (yet) an actionable list of all free Windows & Linux web browsers (and their main purpose)?

Do we have (yet) an actionable list of all free Windows/Linux web browsers
(& their main purpose & where to get the full offline installer)?
o If yes, then where is that single-page listing?

If no, then we can try to compile that list starting here from suggestions.
a. We should likely list the browser & its claim to fame (one line)
b. And if possible, the location of the full offline network installer

NOTE: My listing below comes from my Windows "readme" in my software
hierarchy, and as such it lacks the specific Linux locations needed!

Nonetheless, as a starting point, here's what I have so far...
(Please improve with more browsers & better links to Linux/Windows full
offline installer files!)

*Chromium based full offline network installers* (Windows/Linux)
o Chrome https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/?standalone=1
o Chromium http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium
o Epic https://cdn.epicbrowser.com/epicsetup.exe
o Iron https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_download.php
o Opera https://www.opera.com/computer
o ?what else?

*Mozilla based full offline network installers** (Windows/Linux)
o Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
o IceDragon https://icedragon.comodo.com/
o PaleMoon https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
o SeaMonkey https://www.seamonkey-project.org/
o TBB https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en
o WaterFox https://www.waterfoxproject.org/en-US/waterfox/new/
o ?what else?

*Microsoft based full offline network installers* (only Windows)
o Edge https://microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com/home/en-us/?FORM=MH14YU&wt.mc_id=MH14YU
o Internet Explorer ???
o ?what else?

* Independent full offline network installers* (most are Windows)
o Brave ??? https://brave.com/download/
o FreeGate ??? http://www.dit-inc.us/freegate.html
o Polarity ??? https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/
o UltraSurf ??? http://www.ultrasurf.us
o ?what else?

Note: I use one browser per one purpose, for security & setup reasons,
which is why I have these browsers installed.
o Discussion of two different privacy-related browser philosophies
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.os.linux/55Yx7RtTzEI/cD55MlgjAQAJ

*What Win/Linux browsers &/or full offline installers have we missed?*

--
Together the Usenet public potluck can accomplish much more than we alone!

On 12/31/19 12:29 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
*Mozilla based full offline network installers** (Windows/Linux)
o Firefoxhttps://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
o IceDragonhttps://icedragon.comodo.com/
o PaleMoonhttps://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
o SeaMonkeyhttps://www.seamonkey-project.org/
o TBBhttps://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en
o WaterFoxhttps://www.waterfoxproject.org/en-US/waterfox/new/
o ?what else?

Pale moon link has no Linux in there.
Maybe source code if you want to call that Linux.

Big Al wrote:
Arlen Holder wrote:
*Mozilla based full offline network installers** (Windows/Linux)

o PaleMoonhttps://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml

Pale moon link has no Linux in there.
Maybe source code if you want to call that Linux.

c&p follows link:

http://linux.palemoon.org/

// It is not necessary to install Pale Moon to use it. Pale Moon for
Linux is distributed as a bzipped tarball (link) that can be extracted
and run from any location on your system. If however you prefer to
"install" it on your system, you can find instructions to do so here (link).

Additionally, you can install one of these fully-endorsed third-party
builds of Pale Moon for Linux:

Pale Moon repositories for Debian and Ubuntu -- maintained by Steve
Pusser
Pale Moon SlackBuild packages -- maintained by khronosschoty
Pale Moon COPR repository for Fedora and CentOS -- maintained by
bgstack15

Pale Moon can also be installed directly from the default repositories
of the following distros:

Manjaro
PCLinuxOS
Puppy Linux
MEPIS/MX-15
Gentoo Overlays
Slackbuilds
TinyCore Linux
//


--
Mike Easter

On 31/12/2019 18.29, Arlen Holder wrote:

*Microsoft based full offline network installers* (only Windows)
o Edge https://microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com/home/en-us/?FORM=MH14YU&wt.mc_id=MH14YU

- MSIE Edge beta, Chromium based
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download

also it's multi platform:
https://mspoweruser.com/edge-for-linux

* Independent full offline network installers* (most are Windows)
o Brave ??? https://brave.com/download/

Chromium based and has Linux binaries.

o FreeGate ??? http://www.dit-inc.us/freegate.html
o Polarity ??? https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/
o UltraSurf ??? http://www.ultrasurf.us
o ?what else?

Note: I use one browser per one purpose, for security & setup reasons,
which is why I have these browsers installed.
o Discussion of two different privacy-related browser philosophies
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.os.linux/55Yx7RtTzEI/cD55MlgjAQAJ

*What Win/Linux browsers &/or full offline installers have we missed?*


dillo, epiphany, falkon, midori, netsurf, otter, qutebrowser, vivaldi,
lynx, elinks, links...

--

//Aho

For our annual December 31st software archives, here's the list (so far) of
full offline installers for the "main" freeware Windows/Linux web browsers.
(As always, please update so all benefit from this _actionable_ listing!)

*Chromium based* full offline network installers
o *Brave* (Main claim: Tab'able TOR?)(+ tricks for offline installer)
https://brave.com/download/
https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-brave.html#linux
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brave-private-web-browser/id1052879175
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Android, & iOS
o *Chrome* (Main claim: Speed?)
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/?standalone=1
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chrome/id535886823
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, & src
o *Chromium* (Main claim: Portability?)
http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & src (not Android or iOS)
o *Epic* (Main claim: Proxy privacy)
https://epicbrowser.com/thank_you.php (+ tricks for offline installer)
Platforms: Windows, & Mac
o *Iron* (Main claim: No data collection)
https://www.srware.net/iron/
https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_download.php
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.iron.srware
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (no iOS)
o *Opera* (Main claim: Proxy privacy)(+ tricks for offline installer)
https://www.opera.com/computer
https://www.srware.net/iron/
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1411869974
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android (no proxy privacy on iOS)
o *Vivaldi* (Main claim: Flexibility & control)
https://vivaldi.com/download/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivaldi.browser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (no iOS)
o ?what else?

*Mozilla based* full offline network installers
o *Firefox* (Main claim: General purpose?)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-private-safe-browser/id989804926
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, & src
o *IceDragon* (Main claim: Speed with FF Compatibility)
https://icedragon.comodo.com/
Platforms: Windows (32 bit only) (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *IceWeasel* (Main claim: Debranded Firefox)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/iw4win/
https://pkgs.org/download/iceweasel
Platforms: Windows, Linux (not Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *PaleMoon* (Main claim: No data collection?)
https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
http://linux.palemoon.org/
Platforms: Windows, & Linux, & src (not Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *SeaMonkey* (Main claim: All-in-One functionality?)
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/#2.49.5
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & src (not Android or iOS)
o *Tor Browser Bundle* (Main claim: Anonymity)
https://www.torproject.org/download/languages/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, & src (no TBB privacy on iOS)
o *WaterFox* (Main claim: No data collection)
https://www.waterfox.net/releases/
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (not iOS)
o ?what else?

*Microsoft based* full offline network installers
o *Edge* (Main claim: ???)
https://microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com/home/en-us/?FORM=MH14YU&wt.mc_id=MH14YU
https://mspoweruser.com/edge-for-linux/
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download
Platforms: Windows, Linux & Mac (not Android, or iOS)
o *Internet Explorer* (Main claim: ???)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18520/download-internet-explorer-11-offline-installer
Platforms: Windows (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o ?what else?

*Apple based* full offline network installers
o *Safari* (Main claim: ???)
https://support.apple.com/downloads/safari
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser
Platforms: Windows (outdated), Mac & iOS (not Linux, or Android)

*Independent* full offline network installers
o *FreeGate* (Main claim: anti censorship)
http://www.dit-inc.us/freegate.html
http://us.dongtaiwang.com/loc/download.en.php
Platforms: Windows (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *Polarity* (Main claim: Efficiency due to Trident/Chromium)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/polaritybrowser.apk
Platforms: Windows & Android (not Linux, Mac, or iOS)
o *UltraSurf* (Main claim: anti censorship)
http://www.ultrasurf.us/download/
http://www.ultrasurf.us/download/u.apk
Platforms: Windows & Android (not Linux, Mac, or iOS)
o ?what else?

*Lightweight browsers* (simple listing)
o *Arora* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arora_(web_browser)
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
o *Dilio* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillo
Platforms: Cygwin, Linux, Mac
o *ELinks* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELinks
Platforms: Linux, Mac
o *Falkon* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkon
Platforms: Windows, Linux
o *K-Meleon* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-Meleon
Platforms: Windows
o *Links* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(web_browser)
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
o *Lynks* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
o *Midori* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_(web_browser)
Platforms: Linux, Mac
o *NetSurf* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetSurf
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
o *Otter* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter_Browser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
o *QtWeb* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QtWeb
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
o *Qutebrowser* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutebrowser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
o *rekong* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekonq
Platforms: Linux
o *surf* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_(web_browser)
Platforms: Linux
o *w3m* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W3m
Platforms: Cygwin, Linux, Mac
o *xombrero* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xombrero
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac

See also... (but these URLs may not have the full offline installer links!)
o *Usage share of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers
o *List of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers
o *Comparison of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers
o *List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers_for_Unix_and_Unix-like_operating_systems
o *Lightweight browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_lightweight_web_browsers

Unfortunately, there are too many for me to fully categorize, so I'll just
stick with the main ones that are useful to most people, for now at least.

*What MAIN Win/Linux browsers &/or full offline installers have we missed?*

On Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:20:31 +0100, Arlen Holder
:

For our annual December 31st software archives, here's the list (so far)
of
full offline installers for the "main" freeware Windows/Linux web
browsers.
(As always, please update so all benefit from this _actionable_ listing!)

*Chromium based*
Iridium
https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/
(Main claim: Enhanced security)

*Tri-core*
Avant Browser
http://www.avantbrowser.com/download.aspx
(Main claim: Tri-core Rendering Engine - IE, Chrome, or Firefox)

On Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:54:46 +0100, GB wrote:

*Chromium based*
Iridium
https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/
(Main claim: Enhanced security)

*Tri-core*
Avant Browser
http://www.avantbrowser.com/download.aspx
(Main claim: Tri-core Rendering Engine - IE, Chrome, or Firefox)

Thanks GB for the final (I think) fleshing of the annual December 31st
software archives, where anyone using the multiple-browser philosophy will
benefit from this actionable updated listing based on all good suggestions!

There are 22 browsers suggested, where about a dozen (roughly) work on
whatever platform you may happen to be on, which means you can easily
implement the multiple-browser philosophical strategy of setting up each
browser for a single specific task.

With respect to options, I especially loved that Iridium has a nice option
to put your user data where it belongs, i.e.,
--user-data-dir=/IridiumUserData

I'm not sure _where_ to put tricore, given its flexibility.

As for tri-core having multiple rendering engines, I wonder why that's
useful? Can someone give us a good idea of why we'd want to take advantage
of multiple rendering engines within a single web browser?

Here's the latest actionable update taking into account EVERY SUGGESTION!
*What are the key half-dozen Linux/Windows web browsers for each engine?*

8 *Chromium based* full offline network installers
o *Brave* (Main claim: Tab'able TOR?)(+ tricks for offline installer)
https://brave.com/download/
https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-brave.html#linux
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brave-private-web-browser/id1052879175
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Android, & iOS
o *Chrome* (Main claim: Speed?)
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/?standalone=1
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chrome/id535886823
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, & src
o *Chromium* (Main claim: Portability?)
http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & src (not Android or iOS)
o *Epic* (Main claim: Proxy privacy)
https://epicbrowser.com/thank_you.php (+ tricks for offline installer)
Platforms: Windows, & Mac
o *Iridium* (Main claim: Privacy/Security)
https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac (not Android or iOS)
o *Iron* (Main claim: No data collection)
https://www.srware.net/iron/
https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_download.php
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.iron.srware
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (no iOS)
o *Opera* (Main claim: Proxy privacy)(+ tricks for offline installer)
https://www.opera.com/computer
https://www.srware.net/iron/
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1411869974
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android (no proxy privacy on iOS)
o *Vivaldi* (Main claim: Flexibility & control)
https://vivaldi.com/download/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivaldi.browser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (no iOS)

7 *Mozilla based* full offline network installers
o *Firefox* (Main claim: General purpose?)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-private-safe-browser/id989804926
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, & src
o *IceDragon* (Main claim: Speed with FF Compatibility)
https://icedragon.comodo.com/
Platforms: Windows (32 bit only) (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *IceWeasel* (Main claim: Debranded Firefox)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/iw4win/
https://pkgs.org/download/iceweasel
Platforms: Windows, Linux (not Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *PaleMoon* (Main claim: No data collection?)
https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
http://linux.palemoon.org/
Platforms: Windows, & Linux, & src (not Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *SeaMonkey* (Main claim: All-in-One functionality?)
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/#2.49.5
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & src (not Android or iOS)
o *Tor Browser Bundle* (Main claim: Anonymity)
https://www.torproject.org/download/languages/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, & src (no TBB privacy on iOS)
o *WaterFox* (Main claim: No data collection)
https://www.waterfox.net/releases/
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (not iOS)

2 *Microsoft based* full offline network installers
o *Edge* (Main claim: ???)
https://microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com/home/en-us/?FORM=MH14YU&wt.mc_id=MH14YU
https://mspoweruser.com/edge-for-linux/
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download
Platforms: Windows, Linux & Mac (not Android, or iOS)
o *Internet Explorer* (Main claim: ???)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18520/download-internet-explorer-11-offline-installer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_UNIX
Platforms: Windows & Linux (not Mac, Android, or iOS)

1 *Apple based* full offline network installer
o *Safari* (Main claim: ???)
https://support.apple.com/downloads/safari
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser
Platforms: Windows (outdated), Mac & iOS (not Linux, or Android)

4 *Independent* privacy-based full offline network installers
o *FreeGate* (Main claim: anti censorship)
http://www.dit-inc.us/freegate.html
http://us.dongtaiwang.com/loc/download.en.php
Platforms: Windows (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *Polarity* (Main claim: Efficiency due to Trident/Chromium)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/polaritybrowser.apk
Platforms: Windows & Android (not Linux, Mac, or iOS)
o *Avant* (Main claim: 3 rendering engines, IE, Chrome, Gecko)
http://www.avantbrowser.com/download.aspx
Platforms: Windows (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *UltraSurf* (Main claim: anti censorship)
http://www.ultrasurf.us/download/
http://www.ultrasurf.us/download/u.apk
Platforms: Windows & Android (not Linux, Mac, or iOS)

--
See also these URLs which don't have the full offline installer links.
o *Usage share of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers
o *List of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers
o *Comparison of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers
o *List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers_for_Unix_and_Unix-like_operating_systems
o *Lightweight browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_lightweight_web_browsers

In article , Arlen Holder
wrote:

2 *Microsoft based* full offline network installers
o *Edge* (Main claim: ???)

chromium based.

https://microsoftedgewelcome.microso...4YU&wt.mc_id=M
H14YU
https://mspoweruser.com/edge-for-linux/
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download
Platforms: Windows, Linux & Mac (not Android, or iOS)

yes android and ios.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-mobile

o *Internet Explorer* (Main claim: ???)

obsolete.

On Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:25:57 -0500, nospam wrote:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-mobile

Thanks for that link to the mobile version of Microsoft browsers!
o Here's the latest actionable update taking into account EVERY SUGGESTION!

The goal is twofold:
a. Save others' time archiving for 2020 the best supported browswers, and,
b. Enable others to implement the one-browser-per-task philosophy.

For example, here's a screenshot of my updated Android browser hierarchy:
https://i.postimg.cc/8cdTSVMn/browser01.jpg
(Note Android & iOS have "Aloha" which is another so-called "VPN browser"
which doesn't seem to be on Windows/Linux; so it's not listed below.)

8 *Chromium based* full offline network installers
o *Brave* (Main claim: Tab'able TOR?)(+ tricks for offline installer)
https://brave.com/download/
https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-brave.html#linux
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brave-private-web-browser/id1052879175
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Android, & iOS
o *Chrome* (Main claim: Speed?)
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/?standalone=1
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chrome/id535886823
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, & src
o *Chromium* (Main claim: Portability?)
http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & src (not Android or iOS)
o *Epic* (Main claim: Proxy privacy)
https://epicbrowser.com/thank_you.php (+ tricks for offline installer)
Platforms: Windows, & Mac
o *Iridium* (Main claim: Privacy/Security)
https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac (not Android or iOS)
o *Iron* (Main claim: No data collection)
https://www.srware.net/iron/
https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_download.php
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.iron.srware
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (no iOS)
o *Opera* (Main claim: Proxy privacy)(+ tricks for offline installer)
https://www.opera.com/computer
https://www.srware.net/iron/
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1411869974
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android (no proxy privacy on iOS)
o *Vivaldi* (Main claim: Flexibility & control)
https://vivaldi.com/download/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivaldi.browser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (no iOS)

7 *Mozilla based* full offline network installers
o *Firefox* (Main claim: General purpose?)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-private-safe-browser/id989804926
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, & src
o *IceDragon* (Main claim: Speed with FF Compatibility)
https://icedragon.comodo.com/
Platforms: Windows (32 bit only) (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *IceWeasel* (Main claim: Debranded Firefox)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/iw4win/
https://pkgs.org/download/iceweasel
Platforms: Windows, Linux (not Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *PaleMoon* (Main claim: No data collection?)
https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
http://linux.palemoon.org/
Platforms: Windows, & Linux, & src (not Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *SeaMonkey* (Main claim: All-in-One functionality?)
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/#2.49.5
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & src (not Android or iOS)
o *Tor Browser Bundle* (Main claim: Anonymity)
https://www.torproject.org/download/languages/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, & src (no TBB privacy on iOS)
o *WaterFox* (Main claim: No data collection)
https://www.waterfox.net/releases/
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, & Android (not iOS)

2 *Microsoft based* full offline network installers
o *Edge* (Main claim: Ubiquitous on Windows, apparently chromium based)
https://microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com/home/en-us/?FORM=MH14YU&wt.mc_id=MH14YU
https://mspoweruser.com/edge-for-linux/
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-mobile
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, & iOS)
o *Internet Explorer* (Main claim: Ubiquitous on Windows, depracated)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18520/download-internet-explorer-11-offline-installer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_for_UNIX
Platforms: Windows & Linux (not Mac, Android, or iOS)

1 *Apple based* full offline network installer
o *Safari* (Main claim: ???)
https://support.apple.com/downloads/safari
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser
Platforms: Windows (outdated), Mac & iOS (not Linux, or Android)

4 *Independent* privacy-based full offline network installers
o *FreeGate* (Main claim: anti censorship)
http://www.dit-inc.us/freegate.html
http://us.dongtaiwang.com/loc/download.en.php
Platforms: Windows (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *Polarity* (Main claim: Efficiency due to Trident/Chromium)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/polaritybrowser.apk
Platforms: Windows & Android (not Linux, Mac, or iOS)
o *Avant* (Main claim: 3 rendering engines, IE, Chrome, Gecko)
http://www.avantbrowser.com/download.aspx
Platforms: Windows (not Linux, Mac, Android, or iOS)
o *UltraSurf* (Main claim: anti censorship)
http://www.ultrasurf.us/download/
http://www.ultrasurf.us/download/u.apk
Platforms: Windows & Android (not Linux, Mac, or iOS)

As always, please improve so that, on every platform, there are at least a
dozen to a score of browsers with links to the full offline installers, so
that everyone benefits from every additional item of useful value.

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See also these URLs which don't have the full offline installer links.
o *Usage share of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers
o *List of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers
o *Comparison of web browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers
o *List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers_for_Unix_and_Unix-like_operating_systems
o *Lightweight browsers*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_lightweight_web_browsers

Arlen Holder wrote in
:

Do we have (yet) an actionable list of all free Windows/Linux web
browsers (& their main purpose & where to get the full offline
installer)? o If yes, then where is that single-page listing?

If no, then we can try to compile that list starting here from
suggestions. a. We should likely list the browser & its claim to fame
(one line) b. And if possible, the location of the full offline
network installer

What a complete and utter ****ing waste of time.

On 19/12/31 9:29 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:
Do we have (yet) an actionable list of all free Windows/Linux web browsers
(& their main purpose & where to get the full offline installer)?
o If yes, then where is that single-page listing?

If no, then we can try to compile that list starting here from suggestions.
a. We should likely list the browser & its claim to fame (one line)
b. And if possible, the location of the full offline network installer

NOTE: My listing below comes from my Windows "readme" in my software
hierarchy, and as such it lacks the specific Linux locations needed!

Nonetheless, as a starting point, here's what I have so far...
(Please improve with more browsers & better links to Linux/Windows full
offline installer files!)

*Chromium based full offline network installers* (Windows/Linux)
o Chrome https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/?standalone=1
o Chromium http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium
o Epic https://cdn.epicbrowser.com/epicsetup.exe
o Iron https://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_download.php
o Opera https://www.opera.com/computer
o ?what else?

*Mozilla based full offline network installers** (Windows/Linux)
o Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
o IceDragon https://icedragon.comodo.com/
o PaleMoon https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
o SeaMonkey https://www.seamonkey-project.org/
o TBB https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en
o WaterFox https://www.waterfoxproject.org/en-US/waterfox/new/
o ?what else?

*Microsoft based full offline network installers* (only Windows)
o Edge https://microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com/home/en-us/?FORM=MH14YU&wt.mc_id=MH14YU
o Internet Explorer ???
o ?what else?

* Independent full offline network installers* (most are Windows)
o Brave ??? https://brave.com/download/
o FreeGate ??? http://www.dit-inc.us/freegate.html
o Polarity ??? https://sourceforge.net/projects/polaritybrowser/files/
o UltraSurf ??? http://www.ultrasurf.us
o ?what else?

Note: I use one browser per one purpose, for security & setup reasons,
which is why I have these browsers installed.
o Discussion of two different privacy-related browser philosophies
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.os.linux/55Yx7RtTzEI/cD55MlgjAQAJ

*What Win/Linux browsers &/or full offline installers have we missed?*

Since your message was cross-posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,
alt.comp.freeware and alt.os.linux, I have to ask who is the "we" you
are referring to?

Is this list of browsers part of a larger collection of software?

If so, is there some online repository you can point out where this list
resides?

TIA

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share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares for me please. I filter out
posts made from Google Groups and recommend you do likewise. I also
filter out all posts from »Q« (a consummate troll) and Kasey, who
doesn't believe in two-way firewalls.

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On 19/12/31 9:29 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:
the usual drivel

Since your message was cross-posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,
alt.comp.freeware and alt.os.linux, I have to ask who is the "we" you
are referring to?

The collective "we" of (generally intelligent and
willing-to-assist-others) Usenet posters, with whom Arlen thinks himself
an equal (if not superior to). Generally though, this "equality" comes
at the expense Arlen's taking the words of people and pretending they're
his own.

Took me far too long to realize his games


If so, is there some online repository you can point out where this list
resides?

Cue some specious claim of X-thousand tutorials he's written, and
google-groups links to boot.

Maybe he'll even trot out his list of enemies.



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On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:29:51 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

Do we have (yet) an actionable list of all free Windows/Linux web browsers
(& their main purpose & where to get the full offline installer)?
o If yes, then where is that single-page listing?

Solved:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.comp.freeware/krNaXA-YEbw/ZmsEnxHPBwAJ

That's the only post that matters in this thread, in terms of full links.
o Any post of or after "Karen" & "John Corliss" is their worthless spam.

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Since the well-known common trolls have clearly taken over this thread
(where any hope of addigional value is lost once they infest any thread),
I simply point to the latest team-built ("we") summary, which takes into
account _every_ purposefully helpful suggestion made by many purposefully
helpful adults so that we all benefit from the summary results.

UPDATE:

Based on information in this thread today:
o Firefox 72.0.1 fixes a security vulnerability that is actively exploited
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.os.linux/gz_Q2x9uawA

And, given the main reason for needing so many browsers is twofold
a. Enable users to more easily install any browser they want, or,
b. Enable the one-browser-per-task philosophy
o Discussion of two different privacy-related browser philosophies
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.comp.freeware/H4694--5znY/LOOCa11RBgAJ

As opposed to the swiss-army-knife-browser philosophy that most people seem
to use, in the *one-browser-per-task philosophy*, each browser is set up
specifically to allow the _minimum permissions possible for that task_.

While we're on the subject, there are two more privacy tricks, one of which
came up in this thread today about killswitches:
o Looking for and InternetOff like program for Linux
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/7EAW3bfdS18

Which is to set the _default_ browser to any of the _proxy_ browsers, which
protects your privacy when links are automatically popped up (e.g., when
installing software, particularly on Windows, as I haven't seen a browser
pop up after a software installation on Linux).

Another related privacy based issue is that you can set the startup tabs to
allow privacy-based actions, such as:
o Chrome-based browsers: chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
o Mozilla-based browsers: aboutreferences#privacy (is there better?)
o Microsoft-based browsers: ?
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.comp.freeware/jxtXrrjmWVE/P_aTEDsgBAAJ

Notice that I can't find yet a better way to make it a single click for
Mozilla-based browsers or Microsoft based browsers to wipe out the cookies
on demand.
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Usenet is a wonderful public potluck where adults gather to share value.

UPDATE:

There are two updates for this thread on all web browser installers:
1. CrEdge released on January 15th, 2020 (two weeks after this thread)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/4501095/download-the-new-microsoft-edge-based-on-chromium

(Maybe crEdge image copy works better than oldEdge with Usenet URLs?)
https://i.postimg.cc/t7078JSz/browser00.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/zvwVZ5sZ/browser01.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/Hkrdbd6Y/browser02.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/j5XGGFM3/browser03.jpg

2. Today we added how to create a shortcut to IE for your WinXP-style menus
https://i.postimg.cc/QNKrv8by/browser04.jpg
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18520/download-internet-explorer-11-offline-installer

Details in rec.photo.digital because of strange photo-URL copy in oldEdge:
o What's the trick in the Microsoft Edge browser - to get the ORIGINAL image URL?
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.photo.digital/pfXdAkZJyBQ
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Every thread on Usenet should increase our overall group tribal knowledge.