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.
True, I’d rather support Firefox as a browser and an organisation. Edge for pages that work best with Chromium engine
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.
Wii browser
Yep, and their system software is my main OS
Firefox with ublock always
Firefox, because it’s simply the right choice. And also because it integrates well into my everything.
Firefox with a load of plugins. Mostly adblockers, cookie blockers, and one that automatically runs through the dark patterns that are cookie prompts and rejects all the cookies it can.
one that automatically runs through the dark patterns that are cookie prompts and rejects all the cookies it can.
What extension is this?
Consent-o-matic. This is their github page, the links to both the Chrome and Firefox addon store links are somewhere right there.
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 on desktop & mobile
Firefox!
Firefox whenever possible, and Brave when a page is broken in firefox.
Arc (only on Mac for now), still not completely mature but I hope they improve performance and stability in the future, as the core ideas are pretty great
Their spaces, pinned tabs and splitted views really make for a great experience
Also a fan of Arc. When I first started using it a year ago I thought it would be temporary but it quickly became my primary browser
+1 for Arc!
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.
