# TenFourFox

6 Hacker News commenters recommended TenFourFox and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A browser that keeps old PowerPC Macs usable for everyday web browsing, including G5 towers and G4 iBooks running OS X Tiger.

## Why people recommend it

- Keeps old PowerPC Macs useful (2 comments): "I used TenFourFox to extend the usefulness of my PowerMac G5 for many years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48623130)) "It let me keep using a G4 iBook as a daily driver" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48625175))
- Helpful for old Mac users (2 comments): "TenFourFox managed to help me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48623202)) "glad it was helpful to you" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48624439))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Firefox for Android](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-for-android.md): 76 recommend
- [Opera browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/opera-browser.md): 70 recommend
- [NetSurf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netsurf.md): 17 recommend
- [Dia browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dia-browser.md): 14 recommend
- [Floorp Browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/floorp.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TenFourFox", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tenfourfox/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).