When we talk about programs for surfing the internet and visiting websites, we are talking about browsers and, specifically, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari. Each of them has strengths and weaknesses that we can summarize in two words: Internet Explorer has the only advantage of being compatible with older sites and with Microsoft programs. Firefox and Chrome are fast and full of extensions that extend their use and functions. In addition to these there are many other browsers of different types whose list was in the article on choosing the best browser.
One that I have never mentioned and which is absolutely excellent for surfing the internet is SeaMonkey, a browser that works on Windows, Linux and Mac .
SeaMonkey is the combination of a browser, an email client, an HTML editor and an IRC chat.
Those looking for a single browser to combine multiple aspects of their online business will find the most suitable choice in Seamonkey.
This is because it is based on the code of several open source projects including Firefox, Thunderbird and ChatZilla and is an " all in one " suite of Internet applications.
To understand what SeaMonkey is and decide to try it I can say that you can think of Opera browser, fast and light, with the additional possibility of installing the plugins available for Firefox .
The first thing you notice after starting SeaMonkey the first time is that it is identical to Firefox.
This is because it is based on the Mozilla engine so it uses absolutely reliable, updated and fast software technology.
The main features are in its additional tools:
1) The Email client very similar to Mozilla Thunderbird .
Manually, you can configure your Email account (such as Gmail, Yahoo mail or Hotmail) so as to receive and send e-mail messages directly on the browser.
A series of buttons at the bottom of the browser gives quick access to this and all the additional SeaMonkey features.
The email interface is, for the most part, comparable to that of older versions of Mozilla Thunderbird.
The Email client also acts as a Feed reader to receive real-time updates from news sites and blogs.
2) HTML editor
With some surprise, we note in Seamonkey the presence of a free html editor absolutely efficient and useful for all webmasters.
Not only can you write html code but there is also a light and comfortable visual editor, with which you can create web pages by writing as if it were a word document.
The tabbed interface allows you to access a preview mode and the raw code that makes up each page.
Anyone looking for a quick and easy tool to experiment and edit html pages has a perfect tool in Seamonkey.
3) The Client for the IRC chat is falling into disuse but, at times, it can still be useful.
If all this was not enough, there is no need to worry because, like any Mozilla-based project, you can install quite a lot of Seamonkey plugins .
In conclusion, for those who consider Firefox too heavy, for those who want a browser capable of opening more than 30 tabs at the same time without ever crashing and for those who have older and less powerful computers, I certainly recommend trying to see if Seamonkey can become the default browser for surfing the internet.
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