TenFourFox
Shares rank 45 of 53 web browsers by recommenders
A browser that keeps old PowerPC Macs usable for everyday web browsing, including G5 towers and G4 iBooks running OS X Tiger.
A browser that keeps old PowerPC Macs usable for everyday web browsing, including G5 towers and G4 iBooks running OS X Tiger.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Keeps old PowerPC Macs useful
“I used TenFourFox to extend the usefulness of my PowerMac G5 for many years”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “PowerFox Browser” “It let me keep using a G4 iBook as a daily driver”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “PowerFox Browser” Helpful for old Mac users
“TenFourFox managed to help me”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “PowerFox Browser” “glad it was helpful to you”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “PowerFox Browser”
Other web browsers people recommend
The four most recommended other web browsers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | 1,572 | 1,371 | 53% | 12 | 16 yrs125 owners | — |
| Google Chrome | 503 | 1,086 | 32% | 12 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Brave | 397 | 248 | 62% | 12 | 4.9 yrs16 owners | — |
| Safari | 307 | 577 | 35% | 12 | 13 yrs27 owners | — |
| TenFourFoxThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It let me keep using a G4 iBook as a daily driver”
“glad it was helpful to you”
“TenFourFox managed to help me”
“I used TenFourFox to extend the usefulness of my PowerMac G5 for many years”
“running OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and "Ten-Four Fox" happily”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.