Top 2025: Useful and interesting Internet Browsers for Linux

And continuing with our great and relevant Tops of the year 2025, today we offer you a «Top 2025» well updated on some of "The most useful and interesting Internet browsers for Linux"Which, we're sure you'll love, since, in this current digital age, where web browsing is a central and fundamental part of any user's daily activity, both for work and entertainment, being able to know the best range of offers available in this category is very useful. This will allow us to choose the most suitable web browser for our needs and requirements. This, in turn, can make a big difference in terms of the efficiency and security we have when browsing the Internet.

And in this sense, for We, Linux/BSD users, who tend to have greater knowledge and mastery of our “Operating Systems” And we generally seek more flexibility, transparency, and privacy when it comes to web browsers, so having one that adapts to our technical and philosophical needs is crucial. So, in today's article, we hope this useful Top 2025 will show you easily and quickly the largest number of alternatives available in the Linuxverse, as for web browsers.

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Top 2025 Internet Browsers Available for Linux

The first 5 Internet browsers (cross-platforms) most known and used

Chrome

Chrome Google Chrome is a free, efficient and effective web browser for browsing the internet quickly and securely, whether for work, study, or fun. This is largely due to the fact that it is developed by the American company Google, with global reach, and that it is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Despite being a closed and proprietary development, this based on open source projects, such as: Chromium Browser. All this and more (innovation, good resource management, and very stable) have made it number 1 on almost every device in the world.

Chrome 134 introduces improvements for Wayland, begins gradual deprecation of extensions with Manifest V2, and more

Edge

Edge Microsoft Edge is a next-generation web browser (2020) based on Chromium Browser (more specifically the Chromium engine), which was created as a modern and innovative replacement for the previous native Microsoft Windows web browser called Internet Explorer. Therefore, it offers perfect synchronization and compatibility with Windows and other Microsoft technologies and services. Although, it is also available and optimized for Mac and Linux. But, today it stands out by far, not only for its efficiency and stability but for the excellent integration with Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence technology and services, and other competitors. And thanks to its modern and customizable interface with themes and extensions, like Google Chrome, it has earned the well-deserved second place among the most used.

Microsoft Edge, how to install this browser in Ubuntu 20.04

Firefox

Firefox It is a veteran web browser that is not only an excellent free alternative to Google's Chromium and Microsoft's Edge, but is also one of the most complete and free, which in turn, offers excellent levels of security and privacy for a standard user. For example, it stands out among many things, thanks to the fact that it automatically blocks most trackers, avoiding unnecessary extra or complex configurations; and it offers support for more than 90 languages and is multiplatform (Windows, Mac and Linux, and Android and iOS). So without a doubt, this has made it currently the fourth most used and well-known web browser in the world, behind Safari Browser, which is unique and exclusive to macOS and iOS.

Firefox 136 finally enables vertical tabs, adds more CSS improvements, and enables hardware acceleration on AMD

Opera

Opera Opera Browser is Opera's flagship web browser, which seeks to be a fast, secure, and intelligent alternative to the most well-known and widely used web browsers (Chrome, Edge, and Firefox). Therefore, it offers by default all the necessary functions to guarantee the privacy and security of any average Internet user and the most useful features so anyone can access and use the most modern websites with the most diverse and innovative technologies, both for work and for fun. While, if you're looking for something more specialized, Opera offers specialized versions for various types of audiences. For example: Air (Minimalism), GX (Gaming), and Mini (Mobile Devices). And although the first two, along with Safari Browser (2% macOS / iOS), account for almost 100% of the market, Opera has remained in fifth place behind Firefox, although very close to reaching and surpassing it.

Opera 70 arrives with some improvements for the tabs and panel

Yandex

Yandex It's another legendary web browser like Mozilla Firefox, although much less used, as much or less than Opera Browser. Other relevant facts about it are that it's of Russian origin (Russian company Yandex), was launched in 2012, and is based on the Chromium web browser engine. Furthermore, it stands out for focusing on offering a good balance between speed, security, and customization, which are important points for many frequent web browser users. It also stands out for offering interesting features such as Turbo Mode (data compression to speed up loading on slow networks), built-in ad blocking and protection against phishing and malware, and useful unique tools of its own. This has earned it a fair sixth place among the many existing web browsers.

Yandex browser, a lightweight web browser from Russia

Another Top of Internet browsers available for Linux and more

PrivacyTest.org is an open source initiative that puts popular web browsers through a set of automated tests. These tests are designed to audit the privacy properties of web browsers in an unbiased manner. Test results are made public to help users make an informed decision about which browser to use and to encourage browser manufacturers to fix leaks of private user data.

PrivacyTest: Current analysis of privacy in web browsers

PrivacyTests: Analysis of privacy in web browsers

Summary

In short, we hope this new Top of 2025 about "The most useful and interesting Internet browsers available for Linux" be useful to you, both in selecting one suitable for personal use and in recommending one suitable for the needs and requirements of others. And in case you know or use Other alternative web browser projects for the Linux/BSD desktop that you think are worth knowing about, spread and support within our growing and immeasurable Linuxverse, we invite you to mention them via comment to add them to this Top, which many will now read today and in the future.

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