Firefox forks like Librewolf (or Ironfox for mobile) are good.
Also Vivaldi if you don’t mind proprietary.
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EgoNo4@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Could someone please recommend an alternative? 😓 I used DuckDuckGo for a while but I NEED something that supports extensions…
404@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
TheLastOfHisName@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I’m a pretty happy Vivaldi user. They have a No AI policy, it is infinitely customizable (you can put tabs any fucking where), has native ad and tracking blockers, you can use extensions, has a notes function w/markdown capability (which I find handy for having quick copypasta ready to go), a built-in mail client and RSS reader, synchs across devices…
You know…stuff.
turbowafflz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Vivaldi is the one chromium browser that keeps pulling me towards the dark side. I used it for years before switching to firefox and if it wasn’t for the danger of the chromium monopoly I’d probably switch back to it
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Now add a kernel, a filesystem and a few more features and you have a full OS.
Dude, this is a browser. Anything beyond the notes feature is uneccessary bloat and can be outsourced to add-ons.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
People keep reinventing Emacs.
lemonhead2@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve been using vanilla Firefox
cybirdman@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Please try Zen browser. I can’t go back to any other browser since I switched
MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
How does Zen handle blocking adds? I peeked at them but didn’t see anything like uBlock in the mod list. No proton mods there either, which is a tough sell for me.
Usability looks awesome though. I’m tempted for that alone.
remnant2652@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
You have access to Firefox addons, can install ublock just fine. As for proton I’m not sure
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I tried Zen, didn’t really like it, the UI was too unfamiliar and felt a smidge too opinionated for my taste.
cybirdman@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
That’s fair, it was based on a similar browser called Arc that had ambitions to reinvent browsing. That one was chromium based though and maintenance stopped when they wanted to create another AI powered browser. Then the Zen people recreated Arc as an open source browser based on Firefox. I was already used to Arc so Zen was familiar.
I think there are a lot of benefits to the way the UI is laid out, give it a try you without changing any defaults for a week or so, you might get hooked.
4am@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Zen’s not great on a multi-monitor setup, but I like it otherwise. Video playback has been improved a ton since I last tried it.
cybirdman@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
What is the issue with multi monitor setups? On my Mac and Linux machines I have no issues
Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Me too. Ironically I don’t like its default UI (supposedly its main feature), but after a few setting changes it is great.
amio@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Vivaldi is Chromium based but with a team that works towards reducing the privacy and usability impact of running something Chromium based. Retains support for adblockers etc, after Google severely limiting that functionality in Chrome itself. Supports Chrome extensions like usual - better than Chrome itself, now.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There is an inherent cost to internet freedom from using chromium browsers. It gives Google, which controls the back-end, leverage to redefine how the internet works. It’s not as though they haven’t already done it on multiple occasions.
People will say things like “some websites run better on Chrome” as though that’s a selling point and not a red flag.
I’m not saying no one should use it or develop on it, but you have to be okay with the real cost.
SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Especially with their mobile browser! They do a good job of actually keeping up with user feature requests and error reports.
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Currently using Fennec on mine and I gotta say, it’s what firefox could’ve been if they actually cared. Smooth, quick, loaded with extensions, and easy.
Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks ago
If you want something privacy focused, then LibreWolf is a Firefox fork widely acclaimed for their work. Otherwise Waterfox is a very popular and high quality fork.
Samskara@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Waterfox with uBlock origin
mr_noxx@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
The Mullvad browser is a good choice. It’s built on the TOR browser, which is built on firefox.
OpenHammer6677@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I currently use Waterfox which is a fork of Firefox