Comments on: Epiphany: The Forgotten Browser In The Speed Wars

By: Benton

Benton — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:53:45 +0000

I second Epiphany as a grrrrrrrreat web browser for old rigs. On my Athlon 1.4Ghz w/512 MB of RAM, Epiphany really flies. I also tried FireFox and Arora, and Epiphany won hands down. Simple to use, instant start up, no bloat… it’s a winner.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Great blog, I couldn’t agree much more. Underrated, speedy, and blessedly simple-looking (nowhere near as busy as Firefox 3). Like the other blog participants, I find Epiphany to be very useful not only in a GNOME environment. For example, I just rebuilt a 1999 Compaq laptop with an Ubuntu base install and ICEWm window manager. Epiphany is an absolutely perfect fit on this machine – much more usable than anything else I tried. (In the underrated-browser category, I’d also like to put in a vote for SeaMonkey).

By: Kennbo

Kennbo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:22:05 +0000

This is soo true.. I am amazed as to why it is being ignored. Javascript rendering is just amazing and it’s cold start is just absolutely amazing.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:34:51 +0000

@Tervel @Sean Tilley – I too look forward to when Epiphany switches to Webkit. I think the gains in speed will be quite noticeable and maybe, just maybe, Epiphany will no longer just be some form of an alternate browser but will become a browser of choice.

By: Sean Tilley

Sean Tilley — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:48:40 +0000

I honestly can’t wait till Epiphany (and by extension, Gnome) officially uses Webkit. It’s a great engine, and I love how its being opened up to just about every platform.

By: Tervel

Tervel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:39:11 +0000

I can confirm Epiphany is very fast browser. On my system (PIII 1 Ghz, 768 Mb Ram) I use it as a primary browser because Firefox 2 is almost unusable. Epiphany is warmly to recommend. The new Epiphany will use Webkit instead of Gecko – it is very possible that it will get even faster.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:49:34 +0000

I use Epiphany in Arch as well as FF and just like you, Epiphany is faster on my system as well.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:43:10 +0000

I use epiphany in Gentoo. (I also use firefox) Epiphany is faster on my system.