Firefox, because a) open source, b) ad blocking, and c) fuck Google and other corporate overlords.
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Firefox because it's one of the last browsers against the Chromium monopoly.
Also UBlock Origin is wayy better on Firefox, even before Google forced their version of Manifest v3 on all Chromium based browsers.
And on android, Firefox is the only browser that allows installing ublock-origin and user scripts
That's actually not true. There's also Kiwi Browser
Ah yes, I think I heard of it ages ago; though it's based on chromium so add blocking may stop working in 6-12 months,,
No. It is already in effect for over half a year.
It won't compleatly stop working but it makes it way more useless
Firefox is my browser for life, but I use a lot of them depending on the context. Chromium has very good dev tools that I need for my work. Safari has good battery performance on macOS laptops. Arc has some nifty new ideas.
I also use Firefox on Windows, Linux and Android.
Web application developer by trade... So, unfortunately Chrome at work. But, at home and on mobile, Firefox 100% of the time!
I know all you nerds use firefox, but i'm still on the plebian chrome
π I was on Firefox before Chrome, and happily switched once I learned how much faster Chrome was around 2008. Switched back to Firefox not long after they introduced container tabs and their android browser is so much nicer that now I can't use chrome anymore.
I did the same, except I just switched back to Firefox this past fall. Trying to degoogle myself
Boo, not even chromium
Firefox and sync my mountain of addons between all the machines I have it on. Fennec on android.
Do you run your own Firefox sync service or use Mozilla's?
I've wanted to set my own sync up but never got around to it. The few times I've skimmed over the setup process, it looked pretty rough.
Using Moz's but I would like to run my own at some point too!
Hey there, if you're only using sync for bookmarks and arent afraid of Docker, may I humbly suggests xBrowsersync, been using that for ages now on a selfhosted instance without hiccups.
It is the addons, but I will definitely keep that in mind for others in the future! Thanks! (also I love containers, they really are the way to go)
I have been using Firefox since 2005. Back then it was over 9000 kilometres ahead of Internet Explorer and was in so many ways better browser. These days it stands as the biggest alternative to Chromium and Google's efforts of gobbling up the web. I don't see any reasons to switch.
Firefox most of the time, replaced by Chrome on one of my configurations, where Firefox would lead to graphic card freezes from time to time. Edge for Teams at work. Opera once in a while because I am nostalgic of the fantastic Opera mini browser on early versions of Android.
Also, Firefox on Android or Fennec on phones without Google Play.
Firefox on Debian at home, mostly Chrome on Windows at work (sometimes Edge too) and Chrome on Android on my work phone due to practical reasons.
Ever since I got my first laptop when I was a young teenager it's been Firefox. With Google exploring deleting blockers like uBlock Origin I see no reason to switch.
@Bicyclejohn Firefox
Is this working
I think? Are you trying to figure out if you can react to comments?
Somewhat trying to figure out why federation isn't working on this instance and this was the first post that I could find on both my home instance in this one sorry
Mozilla Firefox and Brave, I would say about 85% of my time is spent in Firefox, 15% are webpages that won't cooperate without using Chromium.
Using Orion on iOS currently (thereβs a macOS version too). Itβs made by the same people behind the Kagi search engine. Iβm loving it. Built with WebKit and on mobile it utilises some power saving feature Safari does not.
They plan to release a Windows version eventually too, and using WebKit! (Not Chromium).
Firefox, I mean, its pretty much the default considering where we are
Firefox.
I used Chrome for the longest time, but I started having a problem that I thought was Chrome related so I installed Firefox to see if it solved my issue. It didnΒ΄t, and I eventually discovered the actual issue of my problem, but I ended up liking Firefox too much and stayed.
I have changed browser maybe every five or so years, whenever I had issues with the one I'm using. I've been back on Firefox as primary for a couple of years now.
Firefox.
I've been using it since the Phoenix days. I occasionally go to Vivaldi (which is currently my secondary browser), but currently I'm back with Firefox.
Recently switched back to Firefox because of the Manifest V3 thing and uBlock on Android.
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