I want to switch to a more privacy focused browser, would like to hear what yall use currently and why.

Edit: I’m currently using edge.

Edit: Thanks everyone for your input. I have decided to go with floorp (a firefox fork) with betterfox. Here’s my decision process,

  1. Firefox based browser
    • To help with browser monopoly
    • I really like the sidebery extension
  2. I chose floorp instead of ff or other ff forks because of the ease of customization
    • I also tried zen browser but experienced a bug just from my short usage so I think it’s not mature enough for me currently, but I do like the project.
  3. Betterfox + extensions for better privacy settings
    • Ublock Origin
    • ClearURLs
    • Decentraleyes

Did not choose to go with LibreWolf, Mullvad etc because I’m worried about site breakages.

  • youmaynotknow
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    Librewolf for anything that does work, Brave for anything that works only on Chromium based, and Mullvad for all the crazy.

    On Android it’s Mull and Mulch.

    • Lemongrab
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      Instead of Mulch I would recommend Cromite. It is fully open source (free of proprietary dependencies unlike Brave and Mulch), has anti-fingerprinting (unlike Mulch), and has built-in ad-blocking. Browser comparison table made by the Developer of Mulch: https://divestos.org/pages/browsers

        • Lemongrab
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          Vanadium does not provide adblocking/content-block, comes with proprietary dependencies, and provides no fingerprinting protection.

        • Lemongrab
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          You can install uBlock origin lite and the adblock plus engine is segregated by cromite

          • Pherenike
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            I was not able to install any extensions on Cromite, how did you manage it?

            • Lemongrab
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              Sry, I should have mentioned I meant Cromite on desktop.

    • hswolf
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      Does either Librewolf or Mullvad have a mobile version with sync?

      • youmaynotknow
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        In all honesty, I am not sure if you can sync, but I think I’ve seen librewolf and Mull being able to sign in to a Firefox account. I don’t sync anything unless I self-host, so I have my linkwarden for all my bookmarks needs.

        I’ve heard of a self-hosted alternative to Firefox accounts, but I would need to research that a bit.

        • Lemongrab
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          22 months ago

          It can sync, most if not all Firefox based browsers can sync

      • MightyCuriosity
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        Most Firefox forks can use Firefox sync but that also has privacy implications

      • Lemongrab
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        Use Mull (made by the DivestOS developer) on mobile. It is available through the dev’s f-droid repo. It is hardened Firefox mobile similar to Librewolf and supports sync because it is a Firefox mobile fork. It is also fully open source and doesnt come with proprietary dependencies (unlike standard Firefox mobile)