Firefox Quantum

[abdus]

Wow

I've started using it and I'm really impressed with how fast and responsive it is. Tab switching and startup is instant. On my PC, Chrome lags when scrolling on YouTube or on some sites occasionally, but on Quantum, everything feels buttery smooth. Design is quite nice and not in our face. RAM usage is way lower than Chrome, too.

It'll be released on November 14, but a beta and dev edition is available if you want to test and see for yourself.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/quantum/

[3fingers]

I do agree, very nice and snappy browser.

Btw, even though I use windows at work and Chrome just runs smooth, I had to turn off "Use hardware acceleration" at home on my iMac due to lags problem on scrolling.

[qtguru]

Giving it a try 

 

[Mike Rockett]

Have been using the nightlies for a little while now and, yes, it's a much better browser. Firefox is evolving really quickly. One of my only nitty-gritty's is the text-rendering engine. Seems too native, and I've come to love the way DirectWrite does things - much smoother. The new chrome (as in the Quantum window controls) is much better as well. Finally, e10s is built right in, and everything is much snappier.