Which web browser for Mojave in 2024?

My 2015 iMac running Mojave is having trouble viewing more and more webpages. Some load incorrectly and some just won't show any pictures.

Now I know I can upgrade my iMac from Mojave, but that means a lot of my software and must have features will no longer work. I think the removal of iTunes and replacing it with several other inferior apps is a dealbreaker. So upgrading past Mojave is not an option.


But I would like to be able to load the websites that my Safari version 14 is having trouble with. So can you recommend to me a browser that will be more compatible with newer webpages, please? I would appreciate your help.

Posted on Jul 6, 2024 4:42 AM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2024 9:06 AM

Safari 14.1.2 still works with most sites I need to access with Mojave. When I encounter a site that does not, I use FF ESR as Servant of Cats suggests.


Unless like me, you need to stay with Mojave for compatibility reason (lengthy project requiring some 32-bit apps), your 2015 can be upgraded to Big Sur OS11 if a Mid 2015 model, or to Monterey OS12 if a Late 2015.


Of course, your old 32-bit apps stop working when you leave Mojave.


I cannot recommend Chrome unless your iMac was up-ordered with extra RAM and a faster storage device than the base mechanical. Chrome is truly the fat hog at the Browser trough.

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Jul 6, 2024 9:06 AM in response to EpleFreddy

Safari 14.1.2 still works with most sites I need to access with Mojave. When I encounter a site that does not, I use FF ESR as Servant of Cats suggests.


Unless like me, you need to stay with Mojave for compatibility reason (lengthy project requiring some 32-bit apps), your 2015 can be upgraded to Big Sur OS11 if a Mid 2015 model, or to Monterey OS12 if a Late 2015.


Of course, your old 32-bit apps stop working when you leave Mojave.


I cannot recommend Chrome unless your iMac was up-ordered with extra RAM and a faster storage device than the base mechanical. Chrome is truly the fat hog at the Browser trough.

Jul 7, 2024 9:43 AM in response to John Galt

My experience is a bit different I'm afraid. In iTunes I could organize my TV series episodes and have them sorted via Columns. That option is not available in the TV app. And other tings like removing episodes and movies from my iPad was just much easier with iTunes.

I did upgrade to latest OSX a while back and I found it not so great. Several of my apps that I paid for stopped working and the newer version of said apps now require a subscription. I don't want that. I want to pay for the app once-done.

So I chose to downgrade to Mojave and I just find it much more user friendly than the newer versions. I'm over 50 and I just don't have the time and energy to learn how to do everything all over again. I like things the way they were in Mojave.

I am probably old fashioned. This iMac will probably last me another 4-5 years and it may just end up being y last mac. I am not very impressed with all the new features. We'll see.


Thank you all for your advice. Chrome is having trouble with some of the same websites, but FireFox ESR seems to handle the job admirably.

I will check out Brave too!

Jul 6, 2024 3:44 PM in response to EpleFreddy

Brave will work on that Mac and even earlier versions of macOS:


https://brave.com/


So will Firefox.


Neither one are particularly demanding of system resources, whereas Chrome with all its required accomplices will be a performance drag as they continually scour your Mac for personal information to upload to Google so they can sell it. No one needs Chrome. Certainly no Mac user. Installing Google obviates most of the advantages of having a Mac.

Jul 8, 2024 6:31 AM in response to EpleFreddy

I understand. Sometimes it seems Apple changes things just for the sake of change. In most cases the benefits become evident over time, but some changes just leave me scratching my head. Why did they remove "force touch" on the Apple Watch for example? It worked well and I got used to it, and then they simply abandoned it. To my knowledge Apple never explained the reason, so we will never know.


In any event Brave has been keeping up with ever-increasing webpage demands, and it should work well in Mojave. If you find Brave preferable to Chrome and you want to delete it, just be aware that it's not enough to simply not use Chrome. All of Google's burdensome constantly-running system modifications will remain, whether you use their Chrome browser or not. To remove them from your Mac, follow Google's instructions for removing Chrome.


Neither Brave nor Firefox affect a Mac in such a pervasive manner.

Jul 6, 2024 3:43 PM in response to EpleFreddy

I think the removal of iTunes and replacing it with several other inferior apps is a dealbreaker. So upgrading past Mojave is not an option.


On a related note I have not found replacing iTunes with the Music app to be troublesome. In the end no features were removed. None of your personal content (however, whenever and wherever it may have been obtained) will be affected, and reorganizing iTunes in the way Apple did it made logical sense. Of course that's just my personal experience, and if you have personal justification for not wanting to upgrade I understand. If that's the one and only dealbreaker you might want to reconsider.

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