Hi. I wasn’t sure where to post this, hopefully this is the right area. In lemmy’s opinion, what’s the best eco/environmentally friendly web browser? Basically low on resources, saves battery, etc. Private and secure is a bonus.

  • ree
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    4 years ago

    The website you visit have bigger impact than the browser itself.

    Website like Facebook use crazy amount of ressources. It use almost a whole thread on my i5-2430M.

    A static page will have almost zero impact.

    Other have recommended an adblocker I would also disable JavaScript.

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      4 years ago

      To this end, installing tracker and script blockers will significantly reduce your browsing energy consumption. Even better if you outright disable JavaScript for any site that doesn’t need it.