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Thorium offers compiler-level... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-chrome-and-firefox-for-this-snappy-open-source-browser-and-it-exceeded-expectations-lwqz4jzgb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lwqZ4JzGB.png og:image:alt: I ditched Chrome and Firefox for this snappy open-source browser, and it exceeded expectations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I ditched Chrome and Firefox for this snappy open-source browser, and it exceeded expectations **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A tech journalist shares their experience switching from Chrome and Firefox to Thorium, an open-source Chromium-based browser. Thorium offers compiler-level optimizations promising 8–38% better performance than Chrome, a built-in ad blocker, tab suspension, and Material Design UI, while retaining Chrome Web Store extension support and optional Google account sync. The post also briefly covers alternatives like Ungoogled Chromium, Min Browser, LibreWolf, and Mercury Browser for users wanting varying degrees of de-Googling. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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