The Best Browsers for Web Developers

28 September 2022

While there are a number of great tools available to help with QA testing, you require more in-depth tools to ensure your work is coded correctly and more.

Most casual users of web browsers are concerned with security, speed, and privacy. This is what the average web user requires to take care of tasks, research, and more. However, as a web developer, you require a browser that offers the right tools for quality assurance testing and more.

The browsers mentioned in this article provide plenty of backend coding, which allows you to get a real-time view of your work and how it’s functioning. These are browsers that come with tools specially created for front-end developers.

1) Google Chrome

While Google Chrome may not be the most exciting browser out there, it’s still one of the most popular around the world. It offers a great user experience; however, Chrome also provides a great development version. It provides web developers with the ability to create beautiful, professional designs, and it works with external extensions.

The Developer Edition of Chrome allows developers to edit code, web developer extensions in the toolbar, DEVTools to modify pages after loading, speed tests, and more.

This is a great tool whether you’re new to coding or you’re an experienced developer.

2) Firefox Developer

Firefox is another popular browser used by many around the globe. What’s more, the browser has some great developer tools! The developer edition of Firefox has a simple interface that is easy to use and fast.

The Firefox Developer edition is packed with features. It includes tools such as a next-gen CSS engine, interactive CSS declaration, and other tools developers rely on. What’s more, the browser also includes beta and experimental features, such as WebSocket inspectors and multi-line consoles. It also includes debugging features and develop toolbar buttons.

If that’s not knocking your socks off, you’ll be impressed to learn that FireFox also includes emulators. The browser’s easy to use for modifying the cache, databases, and more.

3) LT Browser

The LT Browser comes from the developers of LambdaTest. It provides some similar features to other browsers in this list, including side-by-side comparisons of a site in different viewports. In fact, the browser includes over 45 different screen sizes that make it easier for developers to test websites on a variety of devices. It also offers a number of other features you’re sure to love!

LT Browser also includes optimisation features such as hot reloads, one-click stats, as well as bug logging. This browser is also easy to use to check SEO, a web page’s accessibility score, and more. You can also use this browser with other tools such as Asana, Trello, and Github to share bugging data.

4) Polypane

Polypane is a new-gen web browser that’s designed for web developers. This browser makes it easy to compare different viewpoints and platforms side-by-side, as well as synced interactions (such as scrolling).

Polypane even provides the ability to show social media previews! It also has a suite of accessibility tools, which even include colour blindness simulators.

In addition, the browser is extremely flexible and works with just about any code editor and stack. It also doesn’t require external extensions.

Unfortunately, Polypane is not available for free. However, they do offer a free trial on their homepage.

5) Brave

Brave is a newer browser than Chrome, and it’s highly focused on security and privacy. The browser includes a built-in ad-blocker, for instance. The blocker provides the user with enhanced protection and privacy when surfing the web.

What’s more, Brave is faster than Chrome. If you want a browser with fast rendering speeds, then look no further than Brave! This browser also supports Chrome extensions while keeping you safe from Google’s snooping.

Brave also includes many tools for anonymous online retention (network camouflage). What’s more, this browser is free to use and works with Windows, Macs, and Linux devices.

6) Blisk

Blisk is another great browser for developers that offers a collection of viewports. URL and scrolling are synced, which makes it easy to test interactions and animations. This is a Chromium-based browser that includes everything a developer needs. It’s great for developing, testing, and debugging web pages.

In addition, the browser also includes auto-refresh, error notification, and recorder to make work easier. It can also be used for UI testing, performance analysis, SEO checks, and more.

The latest edition of Blisk also includes 50 device integrations for a wide range of devices. This makes it much easier to test web pages on different screens and also test network speeds.

7) Sizzy

This is another browser that offers the ability to view multiple viewports at the same time. It also provides synchronised interactions and makes it easy to create screenshots of different views.

The browser also includes a synchronised inspection tool, which allows the developer to focus on individual elements across different viewports. Sizzy is a great tool for debugging, especially if you need to check someone else’s code.

Sizzy offers a 14-day free trial and has paid plans too.

8) Vivaldi

Vivaldi is another browser that may not be one of the most popular browsers. However, it does offer some great developer tools. Vivaldi provides a simple, interactive interface for web developers. It’s also customisable and makes it easy to modify UI features, such as colours, theme, address bars, and more.

This browser is very fast and very compatible. It even works with extensions that were originally created for Chrome and Firefox. In addition, the browser offers a split-screen, built-in mail client, feed reader, and more. It is also strongly geared to privacy, so you won’t have to worry about your online activities being tracked.

Summing It Up

As a developer, it’s crucial to choose the right web browser for your work. You need the right tools for your work. The browsers mentioned in this article are some of the most popular browsers with web developers. These browsers offer some unique features, which can be a massive help in your web development projects.

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