Using firefox but concerned now

Read about some alternatives:

Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.

  • pfr@lemmy.sdf.org
    3·
    2 hours ago

    The Gnome browser (epiphany?) is actually quite good. But when I’m on windows I use Zen. On GrapheneOS I use IronFox.

    I also recently tested Ladybird. It’s still not usable for daily use, but I’m excited for it.

  • hubobes@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    2 hours ago

    Firefox, while I dislike their new FAQ and TOS I build it from source and the TOS does not apply.

    I wish they would make Firefox Sync a self hostable product that they also host for you for like 5 bucks a month. I would pay for it (or any other way to directly give money to FX instead of Mozilla) like I do for Bitwarden.

  • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
    1·
    2 hours ago

    On pc I use both librewolf and firefox

    On mobile I use mull, fennec, and vanadium if for some reason they want something chromium based

  • Arfman@aussie.zone
    1·
    3 hours ago

    I was thinking of switching to one of the Firefox forks but have only tried Waterfox so far and not super impressed. I guess Firefox is the best out of the bad bunch until I find an alternative I like.

  • icogniito@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    6 hours ago

    Zen, absolutely love the workflow and the fact that it is not chromium based.

    Waiting excitedly for ladybird, it is already very impressive but still years left until it is daily drive able

    • Fluxxr@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      2 hours ago

      I like zen a lot but I’m struggling to drag a tab from one window to another. The sidebar always collapses on the target window before the tab gets there. Any tips?

  • kyub@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    2·
    5 hours ago

    I use several, depending on use case:

    • Tor Browser for general and anonymous web browsing (e.g. reading news, looking up stuff, and so on)
    • Mullvad Browser as a clear web alternative for general use
    • Librewolf for generally logging into sites with personally identifiable accounts (e.g. to buy stuff)
    • Ungoogled Chromium for those few sites which only work with a Chromium-based browser, or other specific cases
    • On Android (GrapheneOS): Tor Browser and Vanadium

    All regular browsers have some hardening applied and uBlock Origin installed.

  • nycki@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 hours ago

    I still use firefox despite their questionable leadership, for one major reason: it prevents Google from setting whatever web standards they want. Sites that aren’t standards compliant will usually still work in Chromium-based browsers, but they will break in Firefox, and then I can report the bugs.

  • Drito@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    6 hours ago

    I use Librewolf, I manage passwords with pass and rofi. Hoppefuly AIs will write a new FOSS web browser. I read here and here that the web standards are too big to be implemented by humans.

  • Asparagus0098@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    6 hours ago

    I use Firefox as my main browser. I use the multi-account containers extension in Firefox to seperate my browsing activities. Brave is installed as a backup in case firefox fails me. I use TOR browser for searching for stuff that I don’t want linked to me.

  • Captain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zone
    2·
    7 hours ago

    Librewolf mainly because that’s the Firefox-type browser that comes with my distro (IceCat is there too, but it’s based on ESR and not frequently updated).

  • 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    9 hours ago

    Firefox. And Thunderbird. And donate to Mozilla.

    Don’t really see the point in using a fork that, by the time you boil it down, just takes Firefox’s work and then releases it later.

    I want a Google and Apple alternative and I’d rather support it at the top of the chain.