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[-] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

While Librewolf does have its advantages, I find it hard to recommend over regular Firefox, at least for most people. Librewolf disables some features like WebGL due to security and privacy concerns.

[-] mediocreme_ow@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

hey, there's a setting in librewolf where you can enable/disable webgl! you don't even have to do it via about:config

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that's a no-go for me since the app I work on uses WebGL.

[-] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

FYI it's a toggle in about:preferences (a.k.a. Settings).

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Makes sense.

[-] Fuzzy_Dunlop@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

I switched to Libre as well a month or so ago. The only thing I miss from Firefox is eing able share passwords/tabs/etc between mobile and desktop, but it's not enough to make me switch back.

[-] ActuallyGoingCrazy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

You can use Firefox Sync in Librewolf too, it's just a bit buried in the settings.

[-] thejevans@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

if you decouple your syncing tools from your browser, you'll be a lot less likely to be locked into a browser you don't like in the future.

[-] mediocreme_ow@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

afaik, you can enable firefox sync in librewolf so you can share all those to firefox on mobile

[-] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

Just to add for information's sake, it works the other way around too. As in, you can use Fennec instead of Firefox Android and still sync with standard Firefox on desktop. Or Librewolf or whatever. I think most forks probably use the same sync functionality and servers as vanilla Firefox.

[-] drcabbage@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] EvenOdds@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

That looks like a great tool, but only seems to support bookmark sync currently? Not quite a drop in replacement for Firefox sync yet.

[-] drcabbage@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

No, you're right. It only does bookmarks.

[-] mac@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

For passwords bitwarden is basically the given standard

[-] quantum_faun@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I love LibreWolf. I have been using it for a year now.

[-] ByteMe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago
[-] mediocreme_ow@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

It does! It's disabled by default though, but it can be toggled in the settings

[-] ByteMe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

TBH this finally pushed me over the edge. It was surprisingly easy - just s/firefox/librewolf/ in my browser config file, and then privacy.clearOnShutdown_v2.cookiesAndStorage = false (I don't want to log in to all my work accounts every time I restart the browser). I didn't even notice the switch TBH.

[-] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Using it for years. It is amazing. I do have a tech background so I know what I need to change for my needs but I wished more people use it. I mean it is also not that hard, either.

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