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[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago

I use Firefox on all platforms.

[-] Tywele@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago
[-] alecsargent@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

I use Librewolf almost always I try others just for comparison an fun, here are they:

  • Librewolf: I use it for its privacy defaults and because it comes with no bloat and no nonsense.

  • Konform Browser: A fork of Librewolf but based on Firefox ESR rather than the regular release and focusing in smaller settings improvements. I've talked to the developer and they are very nice and seem to fix issues rather quickly. By the looks of it I will be moving to this browser permantly.

  • Ungoogled Chromium: For testing webpages, like styles and stuff for my blog.

  • Glide Browser: Its basically the Vimium extension + BetterFox. It's stil in early developement and it looks promising. I prefer Librewolf settings better than Betterfox so this keeps me from using this one.

[-] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago
[-] ilickfrogs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Firefox, librewolf and thorium if I absolutely must touch filthy chromium.

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I use many, usually Firefox.

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Librewolf, Fennec

[-] callistocodes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Firefox and emacs-w3m. I keep trying Nyxt but it hasn’t stuck yet.

[-] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

What’s the advantage of emacs-w3m

[-] tuckerm@feddit.online 2 points 2 months ago

Waterfox and Zen. I switched to Waterfox a while ago and have had no problems with it. It's basically "Firefox minus AI," which is what I wanted it to be.

I started trying out Zen Browser a few days ago, too. It's another Firefox fork, but Zen is more willing to try new things with the UI. So far I like it.

So it's been Waterfox on Android and Zen on desktop lately. (Zen does not have an Android version.) They both support Firefox sync, and syncing works between the two of them. Pretty cool.

[-] tangible@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago
[-] ugjka@lemmy.ugjka.net 3 points 2 months ago

Second this because, they based in the EU and ain't adding AI. The only con is that it is not open source

[-] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Firefox. Vivaldi. Firefox for anything important.

[-] NinthGladiator@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Ironfox on smartphone, Librewolf on desktop

[-] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 2 months ago

Why can't I enable dark theme on websites with IronFox? There's two places in its settings, I played around with both, neither works. Help me ween off Brave.

[-] NinthGladiator@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Didn't it take over the devices' theme settings? So far the browser itself is dark, some websites within are not.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Firefox almost exclusively with the requisite plugins. Only using other browsers when a site requires it, like Safari on iOS, but that happens maybe 1-2 times a year. I don’t even have Chrome installed anymore.

[-] RanchBranch@anarchist.nexus 2 points 2 months ago

I use Waterfox on my laptop/desktop and Ironfox on my phone (with Chromium as a desktop backup, and Vanadium as a mobile back up)

[-] anothermember@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

Daily driving Mullvad Browser now, it’s Firefox based and has strong anti-fingerprinting and privacy defaults - it does break some sites though and is missing some QoL features but that’s the price you pay.

[-] vortexal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

I mainly use Firefox as it's the best non-chromium browser I'm aware of for both Linux and android. But I also have Vivaldi installed on Linux for the rare cases where something doesn't work in Firefox, Waterfox on some of my older android devices because Firefox no longer supports the versions of android they run, and I also have F-Droid's Fennec on one of my phones because it used to be my primary browser on android and I just never got around to switching to Firefox on that phone.

For anyone wondering why I stopped using F-Droid's Fennec, it's just because at some point (possibly a few years ago) they announced that their browser was outdated and missing several security features from Firefox. It's possible that the browser is fully updated now, as it does seem to be receiving updates regularly, but I currently have no reason to switch back to using it as my primary browser on android. Now, if they were to revert the UI back to previous one, I'd have a reason to use it again. I really don't care for the UI both Firefox and Fennec have currently on android.

[-] Peasley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Firefox, begrudgingly.

It's the best browser from a performance standpoint, and has the features i want, but it's still a bit of a resource hog. It's just that everything else is worse (slower, lacking essential features, or most often both).

[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Firefox for the most part. Ladybird whenever remember to build it, and the site I'm visiting isn't too complex.

[-] _apokalipto_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Netscape navigator.

[-] cropsec@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Mullvad on desktop rn

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Firefox, Firefox developer edition, Firefox focus, waterfox, Fennec, and Tor

[-] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Firefox

If I need a Chrome based browser, such as for Keychron Assistant, I use Helium.

[-] MuttMutt@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Brave, Firefox focus, opera, and chrome(with js, cookies, and preloading turned off)

[-] rodneylives@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It's pretty shocking that Firefox has so much use here! In a quick scan through the thread, I haven't seen ANY Chrome users! But it's supposed to be the clear winner of the browser wars, how come so many Lemmy users avoid it? I'm not complaining mind you, I use Firefox itself, but the cultural difference is striking.

I've been thinking a bit at how users self-select in different communities. I often make the same comment on Mastodon and Bluesky, and tech topics do MUCH better on Mastodon, despite the considerably smaller userbase, while general social media stuff does a little better on Bluesky. It's so interesting!

[-] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 months ago

Firefox. I'm not happy with how Mozilla Corp is operating, but I'm not switching to a Firefox fork unless there's actual developer exodus (akin to what happened to OpenOffice/LibreOffice). Ultimately, at this stage, those forks depend on upstream Firefox developers for 99% of the work.

[-] Alterecho@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

wait wait, what happened to LibreOffice? I'm trying so hard to not give microsoft money ;-;

[-] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

Don't worry, this is very old news.

OpenOffice.org was basically stuck in a bureaucratic hell of their own and couldn't really do major decisions without the leaders' approval. I think Sun Microsystems/Oracle was involved.

Some high up developers got basically kicked out by the governing folk, so they decided to start the Document Foundation to make LibreOffice, and vast majority of the developers followed. They were just happy to be actually able to do something.

OpenOffice got donated to Apache Project and there's been very minimal maintenance on it ever since.

[-] AskewLord@piefed.social 0 points 2 months ago
[-] littleomid@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago
[-] muxika@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It's so damn slick. For anything not work-related, it's about perfect.

[-] u235@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Zen, at least until Ladybird is ready.

[-] thenose@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

See that was my idea till all the assholery happened. But if Ladybird is good and doesn’t require me to pay or see their shitty opinions I think I’d still use it. Cus to this day nothing feels better than a well configured hyprland to me at least

[-] Peasley@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah it's a similar situation. Sometimes assholes make arguably good software.

Also supposedly the Hyprland community has mellowed out in the last couple years. I can't confirm, but i hope it's true

[-] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago
[-] Peasley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

A new FOSS browser made by a complete and utter asshole

[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It makes me sad because initially I was so excited for Ladybird. Finally a new browser engine instead of another shitty chrome fork. Then I find out what and absolute douche canoe the developer was and killed all of my excitement.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago
[-] Peasley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He moved from Sweden to Silicon Valley, made a bunch of money, but came to hate the "limousine liberal" culture, and felt he was severely discriminated against (in a professional sense) as a hetero white man.

So he left California, got sober, and went full time FOSS developer.

He is an asshole because he now enforces a strict "anti-woke" policy among his contributors, and bans anyone who falls out of line. It's one thing to ban controversial or political topics, but his interpretation takes things way past any semblance of reason.

A wild one i remember was when he banned someone for using singular they in some documentation, which has been a part of the English language since the Norman period at least. He said it was "political language".

[-] sveltecider@piefed.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah I won’t be supporting this browser.

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