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Right now, I use both for different things. Here's what I like about each browser. Safari:. I'm able to use force touch to quickly preview links so that I don't have to constantly open up unwanted tabs (this is by FAR my favorite thing about Safari and the reason I'm most reluctant to give it up. I have not been able to find any extension on Chrome that even comes close to being as good as this.). I'm able to use picture-in-picture video mode, so I can watch videos unobstructed even while I'm using other apps.
This is nice, but not something I would use very often so this one is kind of meh to me, but it's still a nice option to have. Less of a strain on battery life. I haven't thoroughly tested this myself, but apparently using Safari instead of Chrome gets you about an extra hour's worth of battery life on a full charge, which is nice. Chrome:. Far, far more extensions to choosem from (even if Safari gets most of the most important ones). And themes are a nice touch too. The single most important extensions I get with Chrome that I can't get with Safari are Dark UI extensions, like 'Dark Reader' and 'Dark Skin for YouTube.'
These apps are a godsend for nighttime browsing. With Safari, my only good option for nighttime browsing is to just use f.lux, but that strips away the true color from photos and videos.
The Mac's native feature to just invert all colors is pretty useless; it's not nearly as good as the Chrome nighttime browsing extensions. I just don't understand why there aren't any nighttime browsing extensions for Safari. I'm able to quickly access extensions that I seldom use (and therefore don't want to be displayed in the toolbar). All I have to do is click on the hamburger menu in the top right corner and I can quickly activate any extension. With Safari, as far as I can tell, if I want to access an extension that is not being displayed in the toolbar, I have to actually customize the toolbar, drag the extension I want into the toolbar, and only then can I use the extension. (This is where I'm really hoping one of you guys is going to tell me about an easier way to quickly access all of my extensions on Safari.) So that's why I'm torn.
If I were to boil down my dilemma in a nutshell, I don't want to give up the link previewing feature of Safari (with a bonus for picture-in-picture video and better battery life), and I don't want to give up the dark UI options of Chrome (with a bonus for more extensions and better quick access to those extensions). If I want to use Reddit during the daytime, Safari is an easy chose right now, because of Chrome's lack of the extremely useful link preview feature. But if I want to use Reddit at night. Then both browsers are equally flawed to me!
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So, which browser do you guys use for your Mac (even if it's not Safari or Chrome), and why do you use it? Edit: People have pointed out that the Stylish extension works great for changing themes, and it really does. It's definitely given me more reason to stick with Safari. Edit 2: I just realized that I'm getting much more vivid colors on Chrome compared to Safari.
Does anyone know why this is the case, and if there's a fix? For comparison, here's a side-by-side of the same image being displayed on Chrome and on Mac. Notice that Chrome is displaying a much more vivid red: Edit 3: I learned that the reason for this is actually that Safari depicts colors more accurately than Chrome.