Firefox alternatives

I’m thinking of switching to some Firefox alternative, but there are too many. So far, I’m thinking of Floorp, Waterfox or LibreWolf, but it is hard to decide on one specifically. Is there are suggestion in terms of privacy, security, maintanability, etc?

cc @technology@lemmy.ml

  • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
    25•8 months ago

    What problem are you trying to solve?

    I’ve heard Mull is good on mobile and Mullvad Browser is probably good on desktop. I just use Firefox on both though since it solves my problems.

    • Lemongrab
      4•8 months ago

      Remember to all that use the Mull app, support the Dev so they can continue making their many many great projects.

    • @utopiah@lemmy.ml
      1•8 months ago

      Indeed, thanks for asking OP for a clarification of why an actual alternative is needed because, to me at least, on criteria like “privacy, security, maintanability” it is IMHO the best compromise there is.

    • Lemongrab
      3•8 months ago

      ^For security hardened firefox. Mostly unnoticeable.

  • LinkOpensChest.wav
    12•8 months ago

    I’d go with LibreWolf.

    A few years ago, Waterfox was purchased by System1, and advertising company. It also collects more user data. Edit: Looks like the dev bought it back. I’d still recommend LibreWolf though.

    In my experience, LibreWolf is a good balance between privacy and functionality. I’ve never had problems with LibreWolf.

  • TheMurphy
    9•8 months ago

    Bold. Bold to ask about Firefox alternatives on Lemmy.

    Might as well criticise Linux while you’re at it.

  • SteveEnglish
    6•8 months ago

    I have been using Librewolf for several months now, and I am quite happy with it. In terms of user privacy, Librewolf by default has some strict settings enabled, like Resist Fingerprinting. Resist Fingerprinting does cause some minor problems, like incorrect timezones, but there is a workaround, as stated on the Librewolf website.

  • @WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
    6•8 months ago

    crawls out of gnu logo-shaped hole

    I use icecat and it’s pretty nice, main issue is you have to manually approve all JavaScript scripts and cross-site requests manually, so it makes visiting almost any website for the first time a pain in the ass.

    Luckily most stuff is concentrated to a few sites and I use private frontends liberally so it’s not a huge pain.

    Slinks back into free software hole

  • VodkaSolution
    5•8 months ago

    I chose Floorp over regular Firefox but I’m still giving it a try, however it’s working fine and I like the esthetic (big thing since I use it a lot), the only problem till now I got is I can’t send tabs or share something with my phone since there’s no Floorp for android

  • @CryptoKitten@lemmy.ml
    5•8 months ago

    I am happy with Librewolf, I can’t tell about the others since Librewolf kept me satisfied since I started using it.

  • @priapus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3•8 months ago

    I’ve used most major firefox forks, floorp is easily my favorite. the extra customization options they’ve added are very nice to have, and the sidebars are very useful.

  • @utopiah@lemmy.ml
    2•8 months ago
    • lynx is super fast. Sure it’s command line and does not display images.
    • If you need images netsurf can do that.
    • I personally use Wolvic on XR headset and compiled it for the Lynx R1 just this week.

    Finally if you want to make your own browser I can recommend https://browser.engineering

    PS: otherwise I’m using Firefox with Vimperator so I can’t help much there. I do think Firefox, and Mozilla behind it, is not perfect but provides a better alternative than Chromium based browsers. I also do worry that if nobody does use Firefox, or at least support Mozilla, somehow then it will simply not exist anymore and thus all alternatives relying on it, e.g Waterfox or LibreWolf, will not be viable anymore.

  • z3rOR0ne
    2•8 months ago

    I also use Librewolf on Desktop and Mull on Android Mobile. I’m very happy with the setup.