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Feb 5 at 4:22pmBuffer
Show threadHliniFeb 5
@itsfoss Vivaldi <3
Show threadjspbFeb 5
@itsfoss Vivaldi. it just works, has a ton of Features and does not include ai
Show threadLorenzo DM Feb 5
@itsfoss waterfox!
Show threadTueddelmors Feb 5
@itsfoss Vivaldi!
Show threadwolfkinFeb 5

@itsfoss Firefox because the a) I don't like the Chrome monoculture which is everything else there

Zen as backup.

Brave as third backup but every time I launch it, I'm asked to turn on the crypto ads that are default in everyone's favorite browser for whatever reason.

I wish Firefox could just stay the course. Their new CEO sounds like a compulsive moron who needs to be kicked in the crotch multiple times. But for now I'm still there.

Show threadBack To AnalogFeb 5

@itsfoss

Zen browser or Helium. None of the browsers on your list are good enough for me.

Show threadMarc ParetaFeb 5
@itsfoss Vivaldi!
Show threadKarelvoFeb 5
@itsfoss I'm using Brave now since a while but I'm open for improvement.
Show threadLe FreakFeb 5
@itsfoss Zen Browser
Show threadRust BuckettFeb 5
@itsfoss I use Librewolf on PC and IronFox on Android. EDIT: I almost forgot eww for reading articles and such where javascript isn't required.
Show threadDanish AkhtarFeb 5
@itsfoss Brave. I love ♥️ it. I don't know why people say, "Helium is the browser that Brave should be."
Show threadRust BuckettFeb 5
@danish_akhtar7 @itsfoss I used Brave for a while until they started advertising at me. IMHO, Ironwolf is the browser Brave should be.
Show threadDanish AkhtarFeb 5
@rustbuckett @itsfoss I haven't seen any advertisement on it yet.
Show threadFossmanFeb 6
@danish_akhtar7 @rustbuckett @itsfoss Brave ads are disabled by default. Ad blocker and non Big Tech search engine by default. There's no other cross-platform Open Source browser that does this.
Show threadRust BuckettFeb 6
@opensourceopenmind @itsfoss @danish_akhtar7 Zen Browser? Librewolf?
Show threadDanish AkhtarFeb 6
@rustbuckett @opensourceopenmind @itsfoss I have never heard of these browsers.
Show threadRust BuckettFeb 6
@danish_akhtar7 @opensourceopenmind @itsfoss Oh. They are both built on the Mozilla engine and are privacy focused. I'm just now trying Zen and I very much like it.
Show threadFossmanFeb 7
@rustbuckett @itsfoss @danish_akhtar7 Not cross platform.
Show threadRust BuckettFeb 7
@opensourceopenmind @itsfoss @danish_akhtar7 oh well. I didn't even check tbh.
Show threadDarkAthena 🐝Feb 5
@itsfoss Waterfox or Vivaldi.
Show threaddiesUndDasMitTassen 🇺🇦Feb 5
@itsfoss mullvad browser (firefox fork)
Show threadforbidden_expressions.cFeb 5
@itsfoss
no
no
ugh
no
please enlighten me
Show threadwolfkinFeb 5
@oay @itsfoss Zen is a FX fork that's designed to be minimalist and beautiful and "customizable" which in practice as far as I can tell means you can adjust your corner radius or something like that. I definitely suggest giving it a 48 hour testrun.
Show threadforbidden_expressions.cFeb 5
@wolfkin @itsfoss this looks good, thank you
Show thread🇧🇪 Andy Costanza Feb 5
@itsfoss 
Show threadيُوسُفFeb 5
@itsfoss libreworlf
Show threadFossmanFeb 6
@alhashimi @itsfoss Not cross platform unfortunately
Show threadيُوسُفFeb 6
@opensourceopenmind @itsfoss indeed unfortunately
Show threadBennyFeb 5
@itsfoss Zen Browser
Show threadDjangoFeb 5
@itsfoss lynx
Show threaduserpiFeb 9
@Dj4n90 @itsfoss How do you use mastodon on Lynx 
Show threadDjangoFeb 9
@userpi @itsfoss Damn it, now you've got me! I only use Mastodon on my phone in the app!
Show threadeuAlternativesFeb 5
@itsfoss vivaldi
Show threadDer Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂Feb 5
@It's FOSS Waterfox
Show threadRachael Ava 💁🏻‍♀️Feb 5
@itsfoss Librewolf on desktop, and IronFox on Android. Also, I have the Tor Browser on both.
Show threadInuyashatoastFeb 5
@itsfoss i started using waterfox for abkut half a year
Show threadkaltFeb 5
@itsfoss others: Desktop = Librewolf and Mobile Fennec
Show threadRust BuckettFeb 5
@itsfoss I see a lot of reference to Zen Browser. It looks great, I like the organization features, and it's FOSS. But what about plugins? There are a few plugins that I use that aren't directly related to making the browser behave that I use constantly. Proton Pass is a good example. It looks as if the plugin space is lacking so far, but the benefits may actually outweigh this shortcoming.
Show threadRust BuckettFeb 5

@itsfoss nm. Answered my own question. Since it's built on Mozilla Firefox, you can just install Firefox plugins.

https://docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/extensions

Extensions

Get to know how extensions work in Zen

Show threadJeffFeb 5

@rustbuckett @itsfoss

It's based on Firefox, so as long as the plugins you use are available there, you can install it on Zen.

Show threadSanskritFritzFeb 5
@itsfoss
Still Firefox here 😎
Show threadbureauxxFeb 5

@itsfoss

...von langjährig #firefox zu #chromium zu #brave # zu #librefox zu #vivaldi und zurück zu #firefox

...ist alles ein bischen unbefriedigend mit den browsern

Show threadFrankFeb 5
@itsfoss
Brave, but I'll switch to Helium once the flatpak gets released.

I need a chromium based browser because I need specific extensions that are only available on the Chrome store.
Show threadKnightmareFeb 5
@itsfoss right now, Zen.
Show threadIlja TihhonovFeb 5
@itsfoss 1) Firefox 2) Vivaldi
FF was always the browser of my choice. For decades now. And will be, if only US will not brake or block it for EU(chances are so close to zero...). But I also like Vivaldi, so it will be backup plan...
Show threadMagitianFeb 5
@itsfoss @zenbrowser anyday
Show threadJeffFeb 5

@itsfoss

#ZenBrowser on desktop, #Waterfox on Android, and #Vivaldi as a Chromium backup.

Show threadGTRzilla.ethFeb 9

@cynical13 @itsfoss

no geckobrowser mobile because no internal sandbox like chromium based

Show threadالمثقف السعوديFeb 5
@itsfoss
Yandex Browser
Show threadyoasifFeb 5
@itsfoss LOL Vivaldi is NOT FOSS (neither is Chrome).
Show threadTerminal TiltFeb 5

@yoasif @itsfoss

LOL, I came here to say exactly that. I think this website is pretending to care about FOSS while actually just looking for some clicks.

Show threadFossmanFeb 6
@terminaltilt @yoasif @itsfoss Just see the amount of trackers they embed
Show threadTerminal TiltFeb 6

@opensourceopenmind @yoasif @itsfoss

Oh, you're right! Privacy Badger lit up with a ton of stuff it is blocking.

Show threadAndrés GuerreroFeb 5
@itsfoss Vivaldi PC + Android
Show threadParadoxFeb 5
@itsfoss Waterfox
Show threadDalarianFeb 5
@itsfoss im enjoying waterfox
Show threadMelissaFeb 5
@itsfoss Vivaldi!
Show threadStarWolf3000Feb 5
@itsfoss Vivaldi
Ja, die UI ist proprietär, und nur die Renderingengine Chromium, aber ich war schon großer Freund des alten Opera wegen seiner Anpassbarkeit, und Mausgesten out-of-the-Box. KI-Müll, den fast alle anderen einbauen, brauch ich nicht. Eingebauter Werbeblocker.
Show threadLibre>GratisFeb 5

@itsfoss librewolf for daily driving, ungoogled-chromium for WebUSB / WebBluetooth.

If you use brave, firefox, or chrome, you might as well give out thumbdrives full of your browsing data to aggregators.