CLIQZ

Cliqz seemed to be an interesting browser based upon Firefox and was more than willing to give this a fair trial, but unfortunately I am sadly dismayed with Cliqz for the following reasons. Firstly the promised speed increases did not occur and I did everything I could to achieve this, I tried Cliqz in it's default installation state. I then tried using the normal array of Firefox add-ons that I normally use and also tweaked and configured the Cliqz adblocking features. Nothing at all made Cliqz any better or faster than Firefox. The biggest and most annoying feature of Cliqz is the simple fact that no matter how hard you try there is simply no way to disable the Search Suggestions/Autocomplete when searching in the address bar or the drop down menu beneath it. One of the reasons people use Firefox is because it is very configurable and if you don't want Search Suggestions you can easily switch them off and a few more about:config tweaks will get rid of the drop down menu beneath the address bar. Many people don't want others possibly discovering or viewing Search Suggestions/Autocomplete for multiple privacy reasons for example: My wife birthday is just a few weeks away and I have gone to all the trouble of shopping around for a very expensive gift that I hope will truly be a big surprise for her. I simply don't want Cliqz browser Search Suggestions/Autocomplete ruining by the surprising aspect of that special expensive gift via giving her a tip as to what I have shopping round for on the internet. Of course their are many other valid reasons regarding personal privacy for people not wanting those Search Suggestions/Autocomplete. It is very sad that Cliqz is now adopting the very stubborn intractable stance that Chrome has towards Search Suggestions/Autocomplete. Chrome have repeatedly insisted they will never ever give users the option to switch them off entirely. This for me is the major reason I will never use the Chrome browser. People want to have the ability to modify and tweak their browser with many configuration options which is why I have been a very loyal and long term Firefox user. What Cliqz has done to the Firefox browser is a deal breaker. I will never install and use Cliqz browser when you forcibly shove the Search Suggestions/Autocomplete down my throat with no option to turn them off. This is a very big issue for me regarding me and Cliqz browser.

With all the complaints on the search function of this browser, and other complaints, it is time for me to review without prejudice; first off, this is a Firefox browser, developed in Germany, with all that you need already installed; first, and most important, is to "set up" your search engine; go to preferences, go to search; DELETE all engines, you do not want; you can install, like Firefox search engines, simply download, receive the familiar alert, and the engine is installed; I have removed ALL tracking engines, and installed Startpage, Duck Duck Go; others as well. Thats it, plain, simple easy. You have everything you need, as Cliqz ,like Brave, and Epic have what you need installed. I have touched base with Cliqz support, note I wrote and asked, before I made condemnation of a product, Response came the next day. This browser is recognized as a Firefox browser, and works just as a Firefox browser would. It has HTTPS Everywhere built in, and uses a "forget mode" if you simply configure it by using the preferences when downloaded. As I write this, I am using Startpage not any of the tracking engines which are installed; my prudence tells me to use a secure engine, that I have done;whenyougo to Startpage, you will receive a link; simply copy the link, and paste it in the search preferences under Open a specific page; similar results may be found for Duck Duck Go.Since I have worked with the developers of Startpage, I am providing directions. As soon as I open Cliqz, it defaults to Startpage

Cliqz and Brave are very close in features; Brave uses a Chrome fork; Cliqz uses a firefox fork!! I use Brave also!