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Which browser do you use and why? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

Using firefox but concerned now

Read about some alternatives:

Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.

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[–] InvisibleRasta@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Waterfox is based on esr, so quite outdated. Just use librewolf and some css. You have firefox-one that will make it look pretty and similar to zen. Zen is no good if you care about privacy.

[–] chrand@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

Still using Firefox but looking to move to LibreWolf

[–] lemminator@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Recent news about Firefox finally got me to go with LibreWolf.

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[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I use firefox and am actively looking to change to something, potentially librewolf.

Edit: just installed librewolf. it's super clean and I'm glad I got it. replaced firefox almost instantly.

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[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think there is a generaal consensus to say it's not ARC

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago (37 children)

I use Firefox. I don't like the changes but I don't want to use any downstream browsers and I don't think any of the not-downstream alternatives do better.

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[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 days ago

There was some sort of bullshit going on in like 2003 with Internet Explorer so my dad switched us to Firefox, I’ve been on it since. Never felt the need to go to Chrome when it cane around.

[–] commander@lemmings.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Firefox. Google removed a valuable addon from their store without justifiable reason and kept it removed because there's not sufficient backlash.

The addon is AdNauseam. It's an improvement on uBlock Origin that clicks ads in addition to hiding them.

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Ubo prevents ad resources from being loaded, not loading / rendering ads at all makes a major difference in battery and bandwidth usage in my experience. Most notably bandwidth usage drops by %90 in most extreme cases.

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Not sure what you mean by Zen being a skin. Its a fork in the same way Librewolf and Waterfox are forks.

[–] zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 5 points 3 days ago
[–] Drito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I use Librewolf, I manage passwords with pass and rofi. Hoppefuly AIs will write a new FOSS web browser. I read here and here that the web standards are too big to be implemented by humans.

[–] mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the GNU pass encrypt using gpg? How do you transfer between devices, using cloud?

[–] Drito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It is that software. https://www.passwordstore.org/ I still backup in an external dd but there are ways to store them online, like a git repository as instance.

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[–] Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

I use Mullvad Browser. It's maintained in coordination with the Tor Project, and is essentially the Tor Browser with Tor itself stripped out. Same browser fingerprinting protections, however, among other things.

EDIT: I'd like to clarify that this has nothing to do with my trust in Mozilla or Firefox itself, especially not concerning recent panics about benign changes. I still use Firefox on the side, it just does not have fingerprinting protections by default, and hardening it manually leads to minor differences between user configurations (even with Arkenfox if that's still around) that is solved by Mullvad Browser for me. I use Mullvad Browser for my main browsing, and Firefox for specific exceptions. Firefox itself is fine, and no, Mozilla is not burning it to the ground.

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[–] fishsayhelo@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago

librewolf for a while now. can reccomend 👍🏿

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 6 points 3 days ago

Librewolf & waterfox are fantastic. Zen is interesting but it takes some work if you are used to firefox/Librewolf. Ladybird isn't out yet 🫠

[–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Librewolf mainly because that's the Firefox-type browser that comes with my distro (IceCat is there too, but it's based on ESR and not frequently updated).

[–] huggingstars@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago

Firefox on Desktop. Chrome or Vanadium on Mobile.

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Been moving over to LibreWolf and I'm pretty happy with it so far. I added NoScript and CanvasBlocker extensions, along with my password manager, and I'm getting settled in with it now.

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[–] JanUwU42@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

Zen Browser I love it :)

[–] ComradeBshkfd777@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Safari, because I don’t care about which specific browser I should use, neither wasting my time lookin for alternatives, but zen and brave really caught my eyes these days

[–] RecipeForHate1@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

I moved to LibreWolf back when Mozilla announced AI features

I appreciate its privacy-focused approach

[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Vivaldi. Edge for testing. FF dev edition is garbage. Glitchy, inconsistent, and blunt.

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[–] KammicRelief@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I'm a very recent linux convert, coming from windows where I was using Vivaldi and I quite like it. But... are there reasons to switch to something else?

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