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LibreWolf remains AI-free! (chaos.social)
submitted 3 days ago by CodyIwatzky@lemmy.cafe to c/technology@beehaw.org
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.cafe/post/28583067

LibreWolf is one of the best browsers for people who don't like generative AI.

Here is the statement posted on Mastodon:

As there seems to have been recent confusion about this, just a quick "official" toot to then pin: we haven't and won't support "generative AI" related stuff in LibreWolf. If you see some features like that (like Perplexity search recently, or the link preview feature now) it is solely because it "slipped through". As soon as we become aware of something like this / it gets reported to us, we will remove/disable it ASAP.

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

LibreWolf default settings are kind of annoying for someone who lives alone and no one else has physical access to their desktop. I don't need to be logged out of everything and have my history wiped every time.

I finally tried LibreWolf today and gave up after about an hour of getting annoyed that my less-secure preferences wouldn't stick and stay. I don't know, maybe I'm not the target audience, but was finally thinking of giving a Firefox fork a shot and it mostly just annoyed me because I am not necessarily looking for something so ultra secure that it's deleting all the history and shit every time the browser closes. I feel like having cookies persist isn't something I should have to allow on a site-by-site basis when I want to stay logged into like 30 different sites, including local sites on my LAN that I manage personally.

[-] Solely_a_Catt@programming.dev 13 points 3 days ago

As far as I know, you need to uncheck 'Delete cookies and site data when LibreWolf is closed' or add the exceptions you need in 'about:preferences#privacy' to stay logged in

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 12 points 3 days ago

Yeah, it's literally one button and cookies remain.

Personally I've left that setting on, but click the one in the address bar on every site that I want to retain cookies. There aren't that many of those.

Also, turn on Firefox syncing and it's just like using regular Firefox, but without the nonsense.

[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 8 points 3 days ago

Hmm. I was one of those who was interested in LibreWolf for long time. Just recently I had to give it a pass for different reason (but for comfort reason as you). Good to read experiences that talk about the "issues" too. I guess LibreWolf could be used for everything that does not require logging in into a website; in example random websites and websearch and so on. But then, maintaining and using two different browsers would be super annoying (for me).

There is also Waterfox, which got some update recently, with version number 6.6.6! I will look into this and how it compares to LibreWolf.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

It's not an issue, it's an intended feature that you can literally disable with one click in the settings

[-] MolochHorridus@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

I’ve used Librewolf for my main browser more than a year now and have had no problems with any logins or staying logged in. Strange.

[-] Maybelline@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

I had similar sentiments when I first tried LibreWolf. I figured some of them out, and lived with others.

But I eventually went the Betterfox route. But, I also like the Mull Browser. It's hardened, but a bit more lax (and livable) than LibreWolf

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Librewolf and Waterfox devs have both publicly said they wouldn't be inclluding the AI stuff. Waiting on Floorp and Zen devs to weigh in still.

[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 7 points 3 days ago

I was so close to accept LibreWolf and finally make the switch from Firefox. But sadly LibreWolf does not support saving in Browser passwords. Its because of security concerns, I get it. But look, I want to save passwords in the browser. And sadly this killed LibreWolf for me.

[-] CodyIwatzky@lemmy.cafe 29 points 3 days ago

How about using a password manager? I think KeePassXC is useful with its keyboard shortcuts.

Password managers
We suggest that you use a more robust solution than the built-in password manager available in the browser:

  • Bitwarden: open source password manager that allows for synchronization across multiple devices.
  • KeePassXC-Browser: official browser plugin for the open source password manager KeePassXC.

Recommended Addons – LibreWolf
https://librewolf.net/docs/addons/#password-managers

[-] Godort@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago

What root problem are you trying to solve that a password manager and browser extension doesn't fix?

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

In settings, turn on Firefox syncing, and boom! you have password saving.

[-] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

I have Libre Wolf installed on my Linux machines, but never used it so far. Can you use it with a Mozilla account to sync bookmarks and passwords across devices? I send browser tabs from my Android phone to my desktop machine sometimes, that would be a QoL feature I'd be reluctant to give up.

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

Yep. It's off by default, but is the first thing I switch on when I first install Libewolf on any machines.

You end up with a classic FF experience without any of the bullshit.

[-] Cherry@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

Gonna be switching this weekend. It would be great to have a thread that helps all Librewolf newbies.

[-] CodyIwatzky@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 days ago

It is a good idea to subscribe to the LibreWolf community!
!librewolf@programming.dev

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Not really much you need to know, it just works

[-] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

Ctrl + I (I'm 99% sure it's I but I'm away from my desktop so I can't check my muscle memory) let's you edit preferences for cookies. It will be your friend when you're logging into stuff that you do not want to have to sign into every time you login.

[-] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

So far!

[-] esaru@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm using Librewolf for everything except for what I need to be logged in. The reason is that Librewolf pretends to be in UTC timezone. This is for privacy reasons, but when I load my calendar I need to see it in my timezone. There are manuals of how to turn that off, but the changes I made following their own workaround (https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-are-the-most-common-downsides-of-rfp-resist-fingerprinting) never changed that behavior.

So what I do is using Epiphany for tool sites I need to login and a correct timezone, and everything else I use Librewolf.

[-] Ooops@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

~~Just set the timezone environmental parameter accordingly. Librewolf might pretend to be in UTC but doesn't care if the time given by your system is wrong to get the correct time again.~~

Oh, they really fixed this.Didn't notice as Librewolf is only my backup.

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