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Are you looking for a fastest web browser for windows and also offers a high level of standards support, security and features?

Before we kick start with our today`s tricks and tips, Let`s see what is a web browser first. A web browser is a computer program or software application that is used to view web site and web pages. So the computer program which you are using to read this post or surfing into our Tamila.org is called as a web browser. Since you are able to surf into a web site and web pages, so you already have a web browser installed and running on your computer now.

As 98% of our visitors are using Windows as their operating system, Windows comes along with a bundle of communication tools and Microsoft Internet Explorer is one of them. Microsoft Internet Explorer or also known as IE ( Internet Explorer ) is a common communication tool and web browser which used by Windows users. But do you know there are some other good alternative web browsers on Internet which have a great deal of its speed, standards support, security and features. We have made a short list of windows based web browsers which we would like to share with you all. Following is the alternative web browsers of Internet Explorer.

Windows Based Web Browsers

Firefox

Mozilla Firefox has been the most successful alternative web browser since the “browser wars” ended. The flagship product of the Mozilla Foundation traces its lineage back to the original Netscape. Firefox was designed for simplicity, security, and extensibility, with hundreds of extensions available. The Mozilla Thunderbird mail & news client is a perfect companion. Both applications are open-source.

• Start-up Starts: Ought to be faster.
• Security: The most secure & safest.
  
• Features: Web · RSS headlines · Email and full RSS via Thunderbird · Extensions for chat, customization, etc. · Skinnable · Phishing Filter
• Import: All settings from Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, bookmarks from generic HTML file.
• Cost: Free
  
• Download Firefox
  

Opera

Opera has managed to weather the browser wars since its original release in 1996. Constantly innovating, this browser is now a full-fledged Internet suite with web, e-mail, news (usenet and RSS) and chat with a wealth of features for new switchers and power users alike.

Opera also provides a mobile web browser, Opera Mini, which runs on most Java-capable devices, bringing the web to even low-end mobile phones. You can sync your bookmarks between Opera Mini and the desktop version of Opera using Opera Link.

• Start-up Starts: Very fast indeed.
• Security: Very secure & safe.
  
• Features: Web · Email · RSS · Chat · Skinnable · Phishing Filter · Widgets · BitTorrent · Sync
• Import: Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Netscape, or generic HTML file; Mail from Outlook Express, Netscape, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Eudora, or generic mbox file.
• Cost: Free
  
• Download Opera
  

Safari

Apple stunned the world in 2003 when they announced this browser for Mac OS X. It became so popular with Mac users that Microsoft stopped developing IE for the Mac! Safari is designed for elegance and speed, and is now both the default browser on the Mac and the most popular Macintosh browser. Starting with version 3, Safari is also available for Windows. Safari is also the web browser on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

• Start-up Starts: Extremely fast.
• Security: Quite secure & safe.
  
• Features: Web · Private Browsing · RSS
• Import: Bookmarks from any browser.
• Cost: Free
  
• Download Safari
  

Mozilla SeaMonkey

Originally created as an open-source testing ground for Netscape, Mozilla gained a following of its own as AOL put its stamp on Netscape. Mozilla implemented many of the features that have since made Firefox popular. Official development has moved on to Firefox, and the suite continues in the form of SeaMonkey.In addition to Firefox and SeaMonkey, Mozilla's “Gecko” engine is the basis for a number of platform-specific browsers, including K-Meleon for Windows, Camino for Macintosh, and Galeon and Epiphany for Linux.

• Start-up Starts: Very fast indeed.
• Security: The most secure & safest.
  
• Features: Web · Email · Chat · Editor
• Import: All settings from Netscape 4, bookmarks from generic HTML file. Current Internet Explorer Favorites appear in bookmarks menu.
• Cost: Free
  
• Download SeaMonkey

Flock

Flock is a “social browser” built on a Firefox core that integrates with web services for blogging, photo sharing, and bookmark sharing. Services Flock supports include: Bookmarks sharing: del.icio.us and Shadows. Photo services: Flickr, Photobucket. Blogging: Blogger, TypePad, WordPress and many others.

• Start-up Starts: Very fast indeed.
• Security: The most secure & safest.
  
• Features: Web · Blogging · Photo Sharing · Favorites Sharing · RSS reader · Skinnable · compatible with many Firefox extensions
• Import: All settings from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari.
• Cost: Free
  
• Download Flock

K-Meleon

Years before Firefox, K-Meleon was launched to create a lightweight web browser for Windows using the Mozilla core. K-Meleon's strengths are its speed and customizability.

• Start-up Starts: Very fast indeed.
• Security: Very secure & safe indeed.
  
• Features: Web
• Import: Will use your current Internet Explorer, Netscape/Firefox, or Opera bookmarks.
• Cost: Free
  
• Download K-Meleon
  

Google Chrome

In 2008, Google stripped down the web browser to its essentials and rethought basic assumptions about what a browser should do. Focused on enhanced performance for web applications, Chrome stays out of your way and lets you focus on the web itself.Chrome uses the WebKit engine (like Safari) and is similar to the default web browser on the Android mobile phone platform.At this time, Chrome is only available for Windows, but Macintosh and Linux versions are planned.

• Start-up Starts: The fastest of all web browsers.
• Security: Very secure & safe.
  
• Features: Web · Private Browsing
• Import: Bookmarks, History and Passwords from Internet Explorer.
• Cost: Free
  
• Download Chrome