Why hackers moved from Safari to Zen Browser
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I recently switched from Safari to Zen and the Firefox extension for Apple passwords works well.”krrrh, 2026-09-01original comment ↗
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Safari vs Zen Browser
| Safari | Zen Browser | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 5 | 2 |
| Hackers who criticize | 3 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 3 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Safari
“They are objectively assessing it in a real-world test, and deciding that Safari lost.”bigyabai, 2026-10-14original comment ↗
“Like everything else, it's tied to your Apple account. You risk losing your browser history etc.”notemaker, 2026-10-10original comment ↗
“all of the browsers just being a wrapper for Safari is really limiting”mzmzmzm, 2026-04-25original comment ↗
Praise for Zen Browser
“I switched from Arc to Zen and don’t see any reason to go back.”Swalden123, 2026-09-01original comment ↗