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Because it's the only browser not based on Google's Chromium rendering engine (Webview, WebKit? whatever). Using any other browser supports Google's monopoly over how we browse the internet and what we are allowed to see. No, fuck Google.

Edit: spelling

Cause fuck Google

Because it's never let me down.

I started using it pretty much from the beginning and have never had a reason to stop. When Chrome came along, I thought the whole idea of using a browser made by Google was obviously awful, so I just kept using Firefox. And I'm still using it.

Google has too much power over the web, also I just like Firefox.

It's FOSS, respects my privacy, doesn't try to kill my adblock and it's the only option that doesn't support a big evil monopoly

Chrome runs like garbage compared to Firefox, and this has always been the case for me. I didn't make the switch in 2008. I also had a bad feeling that Chrome would become the new IE with every other browser ditching their own rendering engine and basing on Chromium.

People back then said it was OK because Chromium is ostensibly open-source. Look where that got us. Surprise, it's still controlled by Google!

Because it's one of the only remaining browsers (the other one being Safari) that doesn't run on Chromium. We must protect FireFox and Safari with our lives because if they die out then Google has a monopoly on the browser space. Not something anyone wants... I mean look at their Manifest V3, and web DRM controversies. They are trying to ruin the web. Don't let them people!

Plus, I just like the ability to customize the toolbar, and FireFox Sync is just brilliant for syncing between mobile and desktop!

It’s open source, free, well maintained, and easy to set up and use.

Add-ons, it’s not chromium, and also I CAN BLOCK AUTOPLAY VIDEOS on it

I just don't want to support the monopoly.

Also Firefox has been so tempting since the new engine written in Rust came out. It has a wide range of supporting add-ons.

I lived through the IE6 days. I don't want one browser or engine or company to dominate the web. We need multiple implementations of free and open standards.

Main reason is that I can use my own sync server, I don't trust Google nor Mozilla to store my passwords, bookmarks and history, etc. but I trust myself.

Second reason is that it's the only non Webkit related browser left after IE, Opera gave up on their own rendering engine, so once Google decides to implement anti-features there is almost no way around it anymore. I like to think that if at least I use it, it will somehow stay relevant enough that the W3C can keep existing and Google needs at least engage in some kind of conversation about their anti-features instead of just implementing them and forcing it on everyone automatically.

Third, uBlock origin works very well, even on my Android mobile phone.

Been using it for 15 years or so. It was good back then, it's still good now. Chrome has never been an alternative for anyone who knows what Google is.

Doesn't wake up one day and decide to DRM the Web or kill the adblcker.

Not Chrome and Not MS. Simple.

Even without the politics of it all (which are good), Firefox is flexible and customizable. Chromium is an ugly, inflexible piece of shit from 2006 that relies on the same bloated list menus and doesn't really let you do anything with it. Come at me, Chrome fanboys.

When Opera 12 died. Fuck chromium. Fuck Vivaldi. Firefox is the only legit non-chromium browser.

Oh, hell no!

Chrome, and it's relatives like Edge, are no longer an option, so I use Firefox.

On mobile: because of addon support (aka because of ad-block) On desktop: Open Source, "It's not chrome", it feels snappier than alternatives, it has good Linux/Wayland support, customizability and the biggest reason - habit. I started using Firefox when there was no Chrome.

It's the only non-chrome browser. And the only browser I can customize and that does what I want. I've been waiting for arc to release so I can try it out, but it seems like the development on it is taking literally forever.

I have pretty strict criteria for a browser, and really only firefox meets them. Chrome is way too locked down for me. And firefox has slowly been getting worse unfortunately.

Desktop:

• damn nice
• good Flatpak version playing everything
• all extensions work without weird restrictions
• only Forks that make sense, Librewolf and Tor Browser
• loads of search engines
• arkenfox user.js
• UserChrome.css, in theory, if it was easy to create one. Only SimpleMenuWizard currently to make it less rediculous to use
• also Thunderbird uses Firefox ESR, and its the only good Mail program I know

Mobile

• mull, prehardened
• support for a looot of addons using a custom Addon collection
• offline translations using FF Translations, literally the only app I know that does this and its so damn critical
• dark mode without tracking
• ublock, noscript
• lots of search engines possible
• privacy

I dont use Firefox as it comes on any device, as this is unusable. But with hardening its simply the most secure browser

Because I have been using the same web browser, in terms of ideology, heritage, and codebase, for the last 30 years.

I mean, it’s hardly perfect. But it’s far better than the alternative (Chrome & derivatives). And now that Tab Mix Plus is available again (albeit in a somewhat unstable non-webstore XPI that requires you to hack Firefox to successfully install), I’m loving Firefox & LibreWolf all the more.

Because it's better in every way?

it's the best mobile browser with bottom address bar

Because google sucks now.

It's not Chrome. Are there really any other good options at this point?

It's not chrome and it's open-source

I have been using Firefox ever since. Never really had a reason to switch to something else.

I use it since it's inception 20 years ago. And stuck with ever since. It was one of the first FOSS projects with a mass appeal. In Germany we even had a crowd funded ad campaign in 2004 in that I took part and all that felt very optimistic and cool. And I just always stuck with it and always used it as my main browser. When Chrome took over, Google was already the dystopic mega corp so I was never tempted to use it. Sure I installed it, but hardly ever used it. But I never had big problems regarding speed or resource-hunger. And it keeps improving.

TLDR I'm very nostalgic about FF and will never drop it.

I just started using it for Android the last month or so when Chrome dropped the flag feature that let you toggle dark mode for websites with system dark mode.

I have a VPN with an adblocker so that aspect of Chrome never bothered me so much. Chrome felt like it worked slightly smoother but at the end of the day a browser is a browser and Firefox does the job. (Samsung's browser is actually surpringly good for those with a Samsung device looking for a Chrome alternative)

Firefox does seem more trustworthy overall, although I've learned by now that trusting tech companies is not a sensible thing to do.

It's not Chrome, and it does everything I want.

It's the least greasy browser that actually works with the modern web.

Container tabs and built in tracking protection by default. Mozilla is not Google, unfortunately they depend on their money to survive. Fuck Google.

I used Edge, because it's genuinely an extremely feature packed browser, but when Google announced the manifest v3, I jumped to Firefox.

Unpopular Lemmy opinion, but I hate it. Firefox always freezes on desktop, especially on YouTube. Firefox on Android feels like it was developed for Android 8.0 and never updated. And the worst part is there's a bug on the desktop version in the print preview window when it comes to printing shipping labels, so I have not been able to use Firefox for my company for over 8 months now.

I've reported the bug every time Firefox updates and the bug persists, but Mozilla doesn't give a shit. It's so frustrating.

Because fuck Chromium

I just think it's neat.

Nothing based on Chrome is an option because Google is evil and thinks it can control my computer, Brave customer service literally made fun of me for not liking the way they took over my homepage regularly years ago, Opera is just adware, and Firefox is about all that's left. Even though it's losing more options every update and on mobile it's complete garbage now with everything centered around their homepage so they can try to serve me ads that I can luckily turn off for now.

Addon support on Android, cross platform sync. I don't need any other reason

I’ve used it on and off over the years; ever since 2004/2005 or so.

Firebug was amazing for web development back in the days when it was just IE, Firefox & Safari.

I recently built a couple of sites (for a sim racing community) and one of my users mentioned a Firefox bug. I fixed the issue but then realized I need to be more aware of Gecko specific rendering issues. I decided to use Firefox for a week on my iPhone (yes I know, still technically Safari) and my desktop, and I forgot how much I like it.

I also don’t love the choices Chrome has been making recently.

Firefox’s market share is so low lately when compared to Safari and Chrome that it honestly feels like the battle is already lost.

Container tabs, it respects my privacy, and brave started randomly not painting pages

fast, no web environment integrity, not run by a tech giant, no anticonsumer changes, NO CHROMIUM, goog wayland support

I am slowly switching back to Firefox since Google are nerfing ad blockers in Chromium. I'm switching to DuckDuckGo since their search results have become almost unusably bad recently. Unfortunately though, there it's no usuable replacements for the rest of the Google ecosystem as far as my use case is concerned. I'd even ditch Android if there were a reasonable alternative.

I started out with using it on the mobile, due to the add-ons being suported, but then Google starten messing around with chrome, announcing changes to the plugin api that would neuter Adblockers and now, the DRM for the web thingy, and I thought enough is enough.

Firefox still has its issues and Chrome does feel more polished, but I'm going with the good guys on this one.