What browser do you use on your PC/Mac?
What browser do you use on your PC/Mac?
Since currently Lemmy is mostly made up of nerds, I'd like to know what browsers you use and why? You could just upvote the comment with your browser of choice if you don't want to explain.
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.
Firefox for the past 19 years. No need to change at this point.
Firefox
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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. 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 + ublock origin
Firefox.
Firefox on desktop & mobile
Firefox with ublock always
Librewolf, basically Firefox but more privacy, I did tweak some settings for usability which may have made it a bit less private though
Firefox, because it's simply the right choice. And also because it integrates well into my everything.
Firefox all day. Been using it since the early 2000s
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.
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 - it’s 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 it’s own engine and run it’s own extensions I’m swapping to that, though.
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!
Firefox - bookmark side bar is still the only reason I can’t use chrome (besides issues with privacy et al)
Firefox, always have been Firefox for me.
Firefox. With Tree Style Tabs and UI tweaks detailed here: https://programming.dev/comment/1906253
FFFL (USBCA)
Firefox for life unless something better comes along
Firefox, have it since I switched to it from the Mozilla suite.
Firefox whenever possible, and Brave when a page is broken in firefox.
Firefox. Moved because of the Manifest V3 changes around November 2022
Firefox both on my desktop computer and mobile phone
another one for Firefox. I use it on PC and Android too, tho it has some issues and bugs on mobile. But I don't care.
Librewolf
Firefox on Mac, Win, Linux, and Android
Not Chrome. Not Edge. Not Brave.
Chrome is tied too closely to Google. I don’t trust Google with my data because their business model is all about monetizing anything you give them. It’s also always been bloated and slow on the Mac.
It’s a shame because when Edge first came out, it was great. Now it’s a bloated dumping ground of privacy-invading featuritis.
Brave recently had a bunch of privacy/monetization controversies that put me off of it as well.
That leaves me with Firefox and Safari.
Vivaldi seems interesting, but so far I haven’t seen any performance differences between it and Safari. Thought I’d give it a try to see how well it worked on an older Mac, but it was missing webp support there, just like Safari.
https://pulsebrowser.app its a minimalist Firefox fork with an extremely handy sidebar and sane defaults
Firefox. Extensions make it soooo much better.
Librewolf
LibreWolf, which is a fork of Firefox focused on privacy
Firefox, been using it on my PC as long as I've had one. Been forced to use Chrome, I.E & Edge on work computers and don't fancy them particularly.
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
Firefox developer edition.
Switched to that because of chrome's manifest v3 announcement.
Firefox. Developer edition, to be specific.
Firefox, but Vivaldi seems cool and I might start using it in on mobile.
Vivaldi on laptop, Orion on iPhone — but as of last week Orion is crashing multiple times a day (after months of use without issues).
I use run the Nintendo DS web browser on my Gameboy.
LibreWolf
Firefox + ublock
I use orion on Mac and it works well 99% of the time.
Firefox.
I'm so happy to see that almost everyone here uses Firefox or a fork of it!
Librewolf. It is Firefox with private defaults.
Moved from Edge to Firefox and back to Edge a few days later. FF "works" but I prefer the less clicks requiring Edge UI. The faster bookmarking, the better vertical tabs (though you can kind of get it to work with verticalFox css). Edge loads faster and handling drag and drop of tabs and better website translation. FF also had performance issues on some websites. Another is, Edge bookmark icon remembers my click, while FF UI always resets.
I use a combination of desktop and android and FF android really isn't good with it's UI, it would require many more clicks to save 10 bookmarks inside my desktop folders and much longer to sync them. While on Edge it was two touch and instant sync.
I'd say FF is fine for 99% if the people but I was looking for something else. I did this just a few days ago.
Vivaldi. I use Firefox too, but I love the mouse gestures and other features.
For work I use Safari, for fun I use Firefox, and for anything that demands I use Chrome I use Chrome.
I moved to Firefox on desktop years ago.
On mobile I use Firefox as default, Cromite if something does not work on Firefox, Kiwi Browser as backup.
Firefox and Kiwi Browser on mobile is a bit sluggish and slow on my phone.
Brave on my Windows desktop, and Arc for my MacOS laptop
When X breaks, i use Lynx.
Chrome on Mac.
Librewolf on desktop and Iceraven on mobile
Arc + uBo Mac, Firefox + uBo mobile
Firefox for personal. I like Edge for work stuff.
Vivaldi. For me, in terms of usability, it's the closest thing to Opera (and by "Opera" I mean the browser that it was before moving to Blink/Chromium).
Been using Brave for several years on all my devices, I might switch to a Firefox variant at some point tho.
Floorp. It's a Firefox fork with good privacy and security, but not as intrusive as Librewolf and doesn't break websites by default
Firefox running under native wayland for smooth scrolling and with
apz.overscroll.enabledset to true. The best experience on Linux.At home, Firefox. At work: Chrome because I'm a web developer and our app is currently broken in Firefox
Recently moved from Librewolf to Floorp (also based on Firefox). It is at least worth checking out I’d say, especially if you’re on Vivaldi specifically because you can’t find something which competes in customisation, workspaces, and sidebars and all.
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Desktop:
Mullvad browser as daily driver (Firefox + Arkenfox + Tor Browser + ublock origin out of the box)
Degoogled chromium for any logged in accounts, each in its own profile (I prefer the chrome profile switcher)
Tor Browser for any onion sites
Mobile:
Mull (Firefox)
On desktop, Librewolf (Firefox) and Brave. Sometimes I need a Chromoum browser (thanks Google), and Brave is one of the better options.
On iOS, it doesn’t really matter. Though, I went with Brave. Ad blocking and background media playback is great.
On Android I use Mull, which is a hardened Firefox, with goals similar to Librewolf. Again, Brave as a backup.
Arc!
Qutebrowser and Firefox
Opera
Mac - Opera main, Safari secondary, + Brave for free YouTube.
Edge.
chrome
Librefox (a Firefox fork) or if I really just don't want to use that for sites like fandom, I can always rely on the text based Links browser to save the day.
Brave on laptop and on phone. I tried to switch to Firefox recently but too many little things bugged me. I still have Firefox on my phone for when something doesn't work in Brave (like free movies on Southwest flights).
Edge. I hardly use my PC for any actual browsing other than torrent sites.
I usually stick to the browser that comes bundled with the OS. On my computer, I use Microsoft Edge, and on my phone I use Chrome. I'm just very lazy to download a different browser, I'm not biased at all. If I start using Linux, I'll be using Firefox (idk if different Linux distros bundle different browsers). If I ever switch to iOS or macOS, I'd use Safari.
I think I'm automatically being hated now for using a browser made by a company that sells my data to advertisers.
Firefox on pc librewolf on mac
Edge and Chrome
Mullvad and Brave on desktop. Vanadium and Cromite/Brave on Android.
Firefox + Arkenfox hardening. https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js
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Opera GX on my PC, Chrome on my school Chromebook
I’m on MacOS, and I tend to mostly use 3 for different reasons.
Safari has been my goto for battery, but Firefox has caught up. I may hop over in MacOS 14. My big sticking point has been integration with Apple’s keychain software, and that should change during the next major OS update.
Chrome for stupid g suite products that disable features for other browsers (aka, Google’s video chat)
Edge for free access to GPT 4.
Orion (when it works 99% of the time) on my Mac. It’s pretty much all the benefits of Safari plus the ability to run some Firefox/Chrome extensions. I know it’s not FOSS yet, but they at least claim to be working on it. Firefox for the other websites that don’t work on Orion (very rare), and Chrome for the others that don’t work well at all on Orion/Firefox (almost never). I’m planning on deleting Chrome overall soon.
Want to get into Nyxt. Hackable in common lisp! But for me on Guix it crashes within 5 minutes of use. Damn I need to fix it.
eww. (built into emacs). Used to google issues during terminal distro installations. Also good for simple blogs and github readme's, but I plan to replace that with a feed reader and a proper forge explorer package.
But as a depressed gamer, I've been sticking to firefox so far.
Safari for daily driver. Firefox for backup. Mullvad for the old site.
Firefox and chrome
Chromium on mac.
Firefox and Vivaldi.
Chrome for development (because our customers use that) and Safari for iOS/Firefox for personal usage
Edge
Not in the habit of providing you data, thanks. Our browser choice is none of your business.