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Which browser do you use and why? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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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[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Zen as main driver because of its features that are on par with Chromium-based Vivaldi browser, and LibreWolf on "older" machines or systems that require stability/consistency. Both are awesome to me. On Android plain Firefox remains pleasant to use, but open to suggestions.

[–] sunred@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

Currently on Firefox with Betterfox and Lepton. I might change it to Librewolf as a base for its better defaults. Ungoogled Chromium flatpak when I need a Chromium browser. Fennec on GrapheneOS for its extension support even if it might not be as secure compared to Vanadium.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Everything is just a skin of either Chrome or Firefox. Until recently, all browser on iPhone were a skin of Safari. Ladybird is the exception.

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[–] Xed@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I used to use variations of Firefox but I got tired of websites not being compatible so sometimes I use chrome 🤷

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never had that happen. What sort of websites

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[–] ComradeBshkfd777@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months 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

[–] InvisibleRasta@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Waterfox is based on esr, so quite outdated.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.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"Zen is no good if you care about privacy."

How so?

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