Browser Review: Flock

There are quite a few web browsers for the Mac. I have recently installed and been using Flock. Flock is by far and away a the best browser if you are concerned with social networking and sharing media. There are many integrated features that allow you to create blog posts without visiting the site (which I am doing right now), update twitter, upload photos to flickr or photobucket, and many more. So far, everything that Flock has promised has worked well. The downside for me is that Flock does not support vox, the blog website that I use for my personal blog. Flock has said that they are planning on developing vox support, though no word on when that will show up. Although Flock is great for social networking, it will not replace safari or firefox as my main browser. The menu bar is a little too cluttered for general web surfing (though you can hide the "flock toolbar" by ctrl+clicking on the tool bar and unchecking flock toolbar). I find it distracting and a little bit of a real estate hog. Also, based on observation alone (no testing was done), Flock seems to be a little slower than safari. If you are curious about Flock, it is definitely worth a shot, however odds are it will not become your main browser unless your primary use for the web is social networking and/or checking out and uploading media.

The browser can be downloaded here: download flock

Blogged with the Flock Browser