# Guides

> Practical guides for browsing on a Mac: picking a lightweight browser, keeping memory use down and getting around with the keyboard instead of the mouse.

Canonical: https://monok.io/blog/category/guides.md

Blog category

Getting more out of a browser on the Mac, whichever one you use.

These guides are written for anyone choosing or tuning a browser on macOS. Where Monok fits, we say so, and we say what it can't do yet.

[Guides](https://monok.io/blog/category/guides) Oct 27, 2026 · 4 min

## [Safari Ad Blocker: How Content Blockers Work on a Mac](https://monok.io/blog/safari-ad-blocker)

How a Safari ad blocker works on a Mac: content blockers from the App Store, the privacy settings to turn on, and a WebKit browser with blocking built in.

[Guides](https://monok.io/blog/category/guides) Oct 26, 2026 · 4 min

## [Keyboard Shortcuts for Browsing on a Mac](https://monok.io/blog/keyboard-shortcuts-mac-browser)

The keyboard shortcuts for browsing on a Mac that work in Safari, Chrome and Firefox: tabs, history, find, zoom and scrolling, plus how to build the habit.

[Guides](https://monok.io/blog/category/guides) Oct 21, 2026 · 5 min

## [Lightweight Browser for Mac: How to Use Less RAM](https://monok.io/blog/lightweight-browser-for-mac)

How to pick a lightweight browser for Mac that uses less RAM: what really drives memory use, how to measure it in Activity Monitor, and settings that help.