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[–] josh@vickerson.me 16 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, despite Mozilla’s current trajectory because the Chromium monopoly will ultimately harm the web.

Hope to use @servo@floss.social someday 🤞

[–] lxskllr@mastodon.world 7 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

Firefox because it isn't chromium, and I just like it. With chromium, google controls the web. Doesn't matter what kind of wrapper a third party puts on it. It's still chromium and it's still google.

[–] cerement@social.targaryen.house 4 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

asking us to vote between:

  • Chrome
  • Chrome
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • other (but mostly Chrome)
[–] veer66@mstdn.in.th 4 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I like Zen browser because it comes with vertical tabs, screenshot feature, and familiar dev tools.

Moreover, unlike Safari, it works well on macOS and Slack notification. When I checked my Slack tab on Safari, I usually found that it didn't load the page yet although I didn't shutdown or restart the computer.

[–] flo1804@fosstodon.org 4 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Zen Browser

[–] MossyQuartz@social.vivaldi.net 3 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I choose Vivaldi as my favorite because I like many things about it. I use my home computer now for recipes, cash spreadsheets, and a shopping list. I had not previously used social media and this is a nice surprise for me to enjoy it. I used Netscape before Metacrawler and then I used shelves of books until trying Firefox. I used Chrome then Edge before I retired, but used Firefox and DuckDuckGo on home computers until I noticed Vivaldi about two years ago and put it on my home computer and laptop and cellphone. I like its many options and features and forums full of answers to questions I might ever need ask! It gives me a calendar and note and task pads and all sorts of things which optionally can sync and be seen when I use the browser on my cellphone or to choose not to sync. The very best is, when I removed Windows Operating System from my old laptop and replaced it with one of the Linux distributions now this Vivaldi continues to give me my familiar user experience. Thank you, to all and everyone who is and who are responsible for allowing me this user experience which followed me between operating systems, thank you.

[–] MostlyTato@mstdn.social 3 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

I currently use:

Firefox on the desktop
Librewolf on the Linux laptop
Waterfox on my main phone

Vivaldi on my other persona on desktop, laptop and second phone.

Also going to try Floop and Zen.

Ostensibly I want to use Firefox forks but I find Vivaldi pretty cool despite being Chromium, especially on mobile.

TBH, none of them are ideal. I'd love to have one browser with multiple profiles across multiple devices, but I find that doesn't work for me.

[–] sleepy62@social.vivaldi.net 3 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I would love to support Vivaldi more than I do but I worry about the Chromium base and also Firefox has its own plugin ecosystem.

[–] omartwotone@ioc.exchange 3 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
Other -> LibreWolf

[–] JoergA@social.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I would love to use Vivaldi, but unfortunately the Ad-Blocker on Android isn't very good - Firefox using ublock-extension or Brave is doing a much better job there.

@jon@vivaldi.net Librewolf. Based on Firefox but more lightweight. I'll never use a Chromium-based browser in my life anymore.

[–] mini@perfect.moe 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, largely because I like supporting an alternative (non-Blink) rendering engine - I think a rendering engine monoculture is very dangerous for the internet as a whole.

[–] wgo@toot.io 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net librewolf

[–] eilegz@social.vivaldi.net 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, because its the only real alternative to chrome and its clones, firefox its still the most customizable browser, vivaldi its the second, but the biggest con of vivaldi feels that its the slower among chrome clones

[–] qualcu@mastodont.cat 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox+Fennec+Libre Wolf

[–] omxxi@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

#Firefox because of Multi-Account Containers

[–] neo@soc.psynet.me 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Safari, because all my passwords live in iCloud, and I really like how the touch gestures for back and forward work.

[–] labria@social.yeschenko.com 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I’m currently trying Zen, which is FF inside and Arc outside, basically.
Re: why, I think Chrome is the new IE6, and we need more engines to keep the web open

[–] grishka@friends.grishka.me 2 points 3 months ago

I use Vivaldi but I would really like to see more attention to quality. Breaking things randomly in minor releases and then taking half a year to fix them is not okay, guys. A public issue tracker would also help, instead of the scream-into-the-void bug report form. I understand that you've taken everything from the old Opera team, but this part should've been left behind.

[–] dazo@infosec.exchange 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I use a plethora of browsers.

I'm migrating fron Firefox to LibreWolf (sorry, I prefer non-chrome based browsers), but have a Ungoogled Chromium as a backup those times Firefox/LibreWolf doesn't cut it (I thought the world had learnt a lesson from the IE days; seems we need to educate a new generation web hipsters).

On Android I use the default browser (in @e_mydata@mastodon.social) for a few news/blog sites, Mull and Vivaldi for some other sites and DuckDuckGo when searching. Default browser is Mull with Privacy Mode enabled by default.

I honestly don't like that the Chrome based browsers seems to be dominating these days. We need a heterogeneous web render environment to ensure a single dominant player dictates how things will be for users.

And without such competition, I fear there will be a lesser drive to further improve browsers. Just like when Netscape seemed too complacent with their own browsers back in the days.

[–] MTtravelerr@social.vivaldi.net 2 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
Just wish Google was not used in vivaldi , so when I don't want their influence I use ddg . if there is a way to keep Google completely out of Vivaldi. I'd like to know how.
Thanks MTT

[–] p4@masto.ai 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net Opera from before the switch to chromium remains my favorite to this day, every browser I've used since doesn't feel as feature complete or as fun as Opera did.

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[–] lachralle@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net is my favorite because it gets so much right, right out of the box and is made by good people.

[–] Lingmops@topspicy.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox Focus on iOS. Refuses everything by default. Has a “delete session” button.

[–] peterbak@mastodon.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Brave is not listed!

[–] marc_v_b@veganism.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
On macOS it doesn’t feel native like f.e. Orion does. Also often the scrolling feels weird: content not moving as fast as your finger.

[–] danwalsh@mastodon.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Brave

[–] eaplmx@mastodon.online 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I like Vivaldi as it reminds me of when I was using Opera around 2008. It has any embedded things like a Feed reader, email, translation and such.

Compatible with Chrome extensions and with vertical tabs.

Also Edge was good enough to work, and now I have to use Chrome which is pretty standard to be productive.

I use Zen for personal stuff and I get a similar feeling as a better Firefox after it self destroyed for me.

[–] studiovhf@mastodon.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net DuckDuckGo

[–] Escalar68@masto.pt 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net @ammdias@masto.pt Duckduckgo

[–] weinhold@ieji.de 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Using #Arc browser and loving almost all of it. It's like #Chrome on steroids for UX.

[–] vadhakara@mastodon.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, for the last ~20 years. I've switched to something else a few times, but I always end up coming back when whatever it was I switched to turns to garbage in various ways.

[–] riffer@ruhr.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net under Android only Opera and Aloha, under Windows Chrome and Firefox.

[–] kubikpixel@chaos.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net i use the #Firefox clones on desktop and mobile for more #privacy & plugins for #security (see links):

:mastodon:
:mastodon:

[–] geillescas@techhub.social 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net
I use #Zen because its #Firefox without the drama. Plus workspaces!

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[–] balu@muenster.im 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Floorp. Firefox with better privacy and better interface.

[–] doug@union.place 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I use Watefox, based on Firefox, has Mozilla login/sync and an Android client too

[–] migtorr@mastodon.org.uk 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net @zenbrowser@fosstodon.org

[–] bacteriostat@infosec.exchange 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

I use Chromium which is a complete browser that every Chromium based browser uses. It gets the work done.

Firefox for everything else.

[–] itokoi@mastodon.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net about:config

[–] robin@mastodon.grml.de 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
Checked FF on Desktop but use Fennec on Android because it's not Chrome🤷

[–] Boerps@nrw.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
Mullvad

[–] simonebissi@mastodon.uno 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net brave

[–] djbiker@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

@jon I'm a Vivaldi supporter since V1. Because of open privacy (MV3) and open finger printing support I use more & more FF and Zen in the last months ... ;-( But I love Vivaldi, great team support and the Vivaldi style

[–] DroidPort@mastodon.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

I'm sure somebody here is going to yell at me... But Arc is so damn good on a laptop.

[–] caycedo@oye.social 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net right now zen browser

[–] ppesavento@mastodon.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net FIrefox, but it's not my favorite browser. It's the (alleged) alternative to Google. Firefox a lot of the time is very unstable, and crashes. It takes roughly 40 minutes to be usable after it starts to load duckduckgo...."contacting improving duckduckgo" takes up most of the 40 minutes.

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[–] enthusiast101@fosstodon.org 1 points 3 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
For me I use both Vivaldi and firefox.

I like Vivaldi cause its all about customizability and has decent privacy.

I like firefox because it doesn't have to have chromiums bad choices (not including jpegxl, manifest v3, etc). Of the course the defaults aren't the best, but it is also very customizable (even if its harder to customize than Vivaldi).

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