Still using Firefox. They mean well. Wish I could say the same of chrome.
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I moved to LibreWolf back when Mozilla announced AI features
I appreciate its privacy-focused approach
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I use Firefox as my main browser. I use the multi-account containers extension in Firefox to seperate my browsing activities. Brave is installed as a backup in case firefox fails me. I use TOR browser for searching for stuff that I don't want linked to me.
Firefox. I can't imagine they would do something stupid like this with the little marketshare they have, but nothing surprises me anymore.
Does ublock work with any of these alternatives?
IIRC, it's one of the few add-ons that does work with Librewolf.
That said, the main reason I don't use is, if I'm remembering the right browser, it just goes way too far with the privacy protections. There's literally a single thing that's a deal breaker for me, and that's the inability to use dark mode on websites. It's absolutely blinding to the point of being essentially unusable for me.
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i've been using firefox and its predecessors since the very beginning, all the way back to pre-release navigator.
i do have (and have always had) other browsers installed (using 'portable' installations of them, mostly, these days). currently those include vivaldi, opera, librewolf and waterfox. at least one of which is added along side firefox on each desktop (most often also with a firefox dev edition). these are mostly for testing but also to separate specific online tasks into their own browser. the chromium-based ones are used for very specific things requiring addons that don't work well or at all with firefox.
unless i need to in order to assist a client, i do not use chrome as provided by google, and i do not use edge from microsoft except for its primary function: downloading another browser when i don't have a flash drive handy with its installer already downloaded and saved to it.
having actually read the policy documents in question and considering the intent and purpose of the changes that mozilla is making, i have no plans on changing my primary browser.
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Brave, FOSS. Because it's the best one I have found for my use case. Been using it since 2021, after some 20 years with FF. No regrets.
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Zen Browser I love it :)
On pc I use both librewolf and firefox
On mobile I use mull, fennec, and vanadium if for some reason they want something chromium based
Still using Firefox but looking to move to LibreWolf
Been using zen for a few days with ublock, no issues so far but I might go back to librewolf soon even though it feels less modern. It just feels safer, idk tbh
Myself i run "Firedragon" which is a fork of floorp. As for why its mostly because it came with the distro i run (garuda linux) and it works nicely so i didnt really feel i had to swap it.
Not sure what you mean by Zen being a skin. Its a fork in the same way Librewolf and Waterfox are forks.
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?
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).
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.
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Mostly fennec (firefox) on android but there are concerning news every half year about firefox. No idea how long I can withstand.
Vanadium is my alternative but it has no (good) browser tab overview (list instead of huge squares). And bottom navigation is sub par as well. Brave would be better in that regard but vanadium is rock solid.
As soon as firefox drops ublock, I'm out. For me, that day is still far away, but I guess it's inevitable. You can't trust firefox not chaning their path anymore. :'( .
Looking forward to Ladybird but it is very early days. Have been using Zen a lot. And Orion on iPhone.
FireDragon because it's the version of Firefox that Garuda ships with and I never saw a reason to change from it.
Vivaldi. Edge for testing. FF dev edition is garbage. Glitchy, inconsistent, and blunt.
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Firefox with Arkenfox. I'm not going to help the Chromium monopoly. The changes suck, but oh the hell well.
Edit: Switched to Librewolf because I was too lazy to reinstall Arkenfox. It's great!
Mullvad browser, simply I used to used hardened Firefox but a pre-hardened one is so much more efficient
I have only tried Zen from your list and it's been nice so far. The most recent update last night broke something with the multi account containers, but other than that it's been smooth sailing for months.
Ladybird looks promising but it's not out yet. Planning to try switching to it when it's out.
Arc is apparently dead (or dying), but it was chromium based, VC funded, and Zen does most of the same things anyway. https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/24/24279020/browser-company-ai-browser-arc