Developer Says Firefox 3 Best Memory Manager

.NET developer Sam Allen wanted to see how efficiently Firefox, Internet Explorer, Flock, Opera and Safari used memory, so he created a “Memory Watcher” application to track Web browser memory use. Allen admits his testing was unscientific, but claims the results are still valid, according to InfoWorld.

So who won? Mozilla’s Firefox 3.0. Firefox 3.0 not only used the least amount of memory, but also its memory use didn’t noticeably grow over time.

Apple’s Safari 3 .1 for Windows came in last place because it ate up more memory the longer it was used. Safari hasn’t been Apple’s shining star. It was the first application to be hacked in a three-day hacker contest and it has been plagued with flaws, including a recent carpet bombing bug.

Mozilla Firfox 3.0 installer can be downloaded here.