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Firefox
An established foundation with good interests and goals running it (unfortunately it's not quite that clear cut - but the best, closest). The source of free software development. Extensive feature set. Robustness.
I haven't seen the need to use a fork, and like and prefer the idea of using and supporting the one that's investing in the engine development - even if it's largely only through free use. (Using forks does not support them this way.)
When briefly using chrome dev tools I've always preferred and went back to Firefox dev tools for web development.
Sharing my data with an independent org like Mozilla feels much better and safer than with Google. The services are free software and could be replaced if it ever need be. Still, Mozilla is big enough to expect stability across time.
Tech wise there's not much difference between the three big players Firefox, Chrome, and Edge.
If it weren't Firefox I'd feel more comfortable with Edge than Chrome.
If Firefox isn't available, the next best choice would probably be de-googled Chromium (note that Chromium is not necessarily fully de-googled by default) or Safari. Edge is just Chrome plus Microsoft.
Edge is just Chrome plus Microsoft.
Notably minus the Google integration though. Replacing one big corp for another.
I think Edge still has a bunch of the Google telemetry, though. But I could be wrong - I haven't looked into it because Firefox exists. Firefox also has some Google telemetry kinda stuff by default, just in case you didn't know - you have to disable it (or bear with it because you want the features)
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Firefox. I used to be an avid Chrome user, but the domination of Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, etc) is scary. It essentially gives Google control over what happens on the internet. So I switched to Firefox and it's been a great browser ever since
Firefox for the past 19 years. No need to change at this point.
Firefox
Librewolf, because it's a hardened version of Firefox
Can elaborate on what that means for a dummy like me
LibreWolf doesn't have the privacy invasive pocket extension out of the box, and instead comes with UBlock origin. It disables Google safe browsing, because Google, and denies canvas access to websites by default. It also disables the Mozilla telemetry that's enabled by default in vanilla Firefox.
Firefox. This browser became solid one, have no issues with performance and plugins support are great. Also Mozilla seems to be against of what Google is doing, such as web DRM.
Also have Google Chrome installed as a backup, and mainly use it for things like WebSerial. Other than that - not using at all.
Firefox. It's better, IMO, to follow a process of how to manually harden it because then you know how to allow exclusions to the hardening when things go wrong.
Firefox + ublock origin
Firefox. I've always used Firefox except for services that don't support it (like GeForce Now, which I do have Chrome installed for). I'd say my main reason for sticking with it is wanting to support a more "open web" concept. I also use it on mobile in order to get adblock there and appreciate the browser sync.
Firefox.
Librewolf, basically Firefox but more privacy, I did tweak some settings for usability which may have made it a bit less private though
Firefox all day. Been using it since the early 2000s
Firefox on desktop & mobile
Firefox at the moment, but every so often I get fed up with its performance and switch to Chrome. Won't happen anytime soon at the moment, due to the Mv3 shit they are pulling off though
Many years ago that was kind of the case for me but, if you're finding Firefox less performant than Chrome these days, it's most certainly an add-on or, if on Linux, a snap issue, or you're doing some pretty insane stuff specifically designed to take advantage of Chrome-only features.
Firefox.
It's the only browser which can give me certain very simple behaviours. For example, noise the bookmark toolbar a lot. And I want bookmarks from that toolbar to automatically open in a new tab when I left-click on them. Firefox can give me that, whereas Chrome and most Chromium-based browsers don't even give me the option. I have to middle-click or ctrl-click, otherwise that bookmark mercilessly opens over my current tab. Could I teach myself a new habit (middle-click instead of left-click in the bookmark bar)? Sure. Should I have to?
The only Chromium browser that was able to give me this behaviour is Vivaldi, and that had a whole lot of other problems.
The other killer Firefox feature is tab containers. Wouldn't want to go another day without them.
Firefox, because it's simply the right choice. And also because it integrates well into my everything.
FFFL (USBCA)
Firefox for life unless something better comes along
Recently switched from brave to Firefox+ublock mobile and PC.
Any list of suggested extensions?
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Firefox, always have been Firefox for me.
Firefox on Mac and PC syncronized.
- Clear Cache
- ClearURLs
- DownThemAll
- DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
- Enhancer for YouTube
- FrankerFaceZ (for twitch)
- Print Friendly & PDF
- Proton Pass
- Tampermonkey
- uBlock Origin
- iCloud Bookmarks
- Facebook Container
- Firefox Multi-Account Containers (for work)
Safari on my iPhone / iPad.
- Noir (dark mode websites)
- 1Blocker (as an alternative to uBlock - itβs pretty good)
- Achoo (for debugging websites)
- Amplosion (for redirecting AMP sites (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Mobile_Pages)
The moment Firefox on iOS/iPadOS gets to use itβs own engine and run itβs own extensions Iβm swapping to that, though.
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I've been using Firefox as my main browser since it was called Phoenix. When I was 17 back in 2004 I put up flyers in my hometown to advertise its release. I'm never switching browsers.
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Firefox on pc and mobile. I like the extensions and I like that the Mozilla foundation is a non profit trying to improve the internet.
w3m on a vt terminal connected to a headless netbsd box.
Firefox, but I wanted to give a nerdier answer.
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Firefox whenever possible, and Brave when a page is broken in firefox.
Firefox, have it since I switched to it from the Mozilla suite.
Firefox - bookmark side bar is still the only reason I canβt use chrome (besides issues with privacy et al)
Librewolf
Until recently, chrome. Recently I started experimenting with Firefox and qutebrowser.
Firefox both on my desktop computer and mobile phone
Firefox. Moved because of the Manifest V3 changes around November 2022
Firefox on Mac, Win, Linux, and Android
Librewolf
Mac: Firefox is my primary, Edge for things that don't work in Firefox, Safari for things that don't work in Edge.
PC: Firefox and Edge.
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Firefox developer edition.
Switched to that because of chrome's manifest v3 announcement.
I'm a total browser slut.
At work, I use Firefox as my main browser. I had been using Edge to access the Chromium rendering engine, but I've recently switched over to Arc.
At home, I recently exchanged Safari for Orion and Edge for Arc, with Firefox for when I work from home.
I used to have Opera installed for times when a VPN came in handy.
All on Mac
https://pulsebrowser.app its a minimalist Firefox fork with an extremely handy sidebar and sane defaults
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