Why I switched from Firefox…

[@techlore]

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[@jimcabezola3051]

I like and use both Librewolf and Brave. I also WANT to LIKE Mullvad's browser. However, the uBlock Origin function, while effective, doesn't seem to allow me to right-click in a web page to manually block irritating sections of a page that clutter up the looks of a lot of web sites.

[@kjala_nix]

Brave Nightly has Google as the default search engine and Brave Search as the search engine on the search bar (not the urlbar). Brave quite never changed their search engine choice!

[@59fiftycap]

Great video, Henry! My current default browser is Brave. I also have Mullvad Browser installed on my ProMotion 120fps MacBook, but wanted to ask you if you know how to fix Mullvad’s choppy 30fps scrolling when using a MacBook trackpad?

[@TheLeaderOfTheBabyBirbArmy]

Opinion invalidated, reason: sponsor.

[@Gold.Circle.]

why is firefox slow so when using youtube?

[@docopoper]

I mostly use Firefox to try and hold off a true Chromium monopoly (which would be far worse than Manifest V3). Being able to install uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock on my phone is a big selling point too though. I've made do without PWAs, but dang I wish they'd kept that.

[@techlore]

💯

[@xgui4-studios]

i use pwa for firefox for pwa on linux and windows

[@RealWaffles]

tbh i don't see gecko as holding off anything. google can hold a 100% monopoly on web standards and if mozilla wants to render pages correctly they will need to support these same standards. we're actually very lucky firefox has the compatibility it does now because even major websites look at firefox's declining marketshare and choose to stop supporting it, forcing mozilla to fix their engine themselves to be more chromium compatible. since you're on android, firefox has sponsorblock but so does newpipe x sponsorblock which can open youtube videos from firefox as soon as you click the link, and it supports background play (so does brave btw)

[@xXRealXx]

same

[@zeddybear257]

Although I am not tech proficient, I appreciate that you present for novices as well as tech-advanced. I learn from all of your videos. Thanks!

[@techlore]

Aww thanks!!

[@karlcx]

firefox's cross platform status keeps me there. i do like firefox sync for bookmarks across devices do appreciate the ability to flick tabs from my work windows computer, to my personal linux laptop or my phone. with a bit of hardening i find firefox ticks just about all my boxes, and haven't had to resort to any alternatives for compatibility.

[@laufragor7571]

Bro I thought I was using PWAs with Firefox so I got confused when you said Firefox does not support them lol. Turns out Linux Mint's webapp manager is a blessing (it's what I'm using) and makes it... kinda possibile. Apparently there was a very similar feature in Firefox over a decade ago (called Prism) which had been abandoned. Happy to see a top distro (Mint) which has a great way of achieving the same result.

[@techlore]

That’s awesome they added some loose support for that! Good for them

[@MrDowntemp0]

LibreWolf addresses your first 2 points. Isn't crpyto tainted like Brave. I keep ungoogled chromium installed in case I run into compatibility issues, but I can't remember actually ever needing to use it.

[@techlore]

Mullvad addresess the first two points as well, and I prefer it over LW. But LW is great! How do you enjoy UGC?

[@MrDowntemp0]

@@techlore I can't complain, since it does what it says it does. But I prefer the Firefox engine and ecosystem of plugins over chromium, so hardly touch it.

[@willzstone]

This is my setup, but I use Zen with a bunch of hardening bc it's trendy

[@luseho]

@@techlore I really wonder why LW is a less preferred browser, compared to Brave (since it also lacks a star on your privacy resource page). I personally like it more than Brave, since it is not bloated with random features. But is there something about privacy that makes Brave better? Or is it just the ease of use/search results?

[@riverbank_2]

​@@luseho I know that Brave has an "anti fingerprinting" setting that seems to be very good. I don't know about the details of how it works exactly bc I'm not really tech savvy but yeah Brave is really praised on that regard

[@Freethinker-vj4ut]

Traitor 😤🦊

[@techlore]

I'm sorry :sob:

[@NeptuneSega]

Mozilla is the traitor

[@xand.r]

real 😂

[@jebotipasmater]

Shamefur Dispray! 💔💩

[@tharunsachin01]

Tf?😂

[@arlemoine]

I look at browsers like tools. Different browsers are useful for different scenarios. For example, for my work, we use Microsoft products and the integrations of Edge means I use Edge for work. For college, we have Google accounts, so I use Chrome to sync my settings between my laptop and school computers. Firefox is like a multi tool that acts as a jack of all trades, which is why that's my default. Plus, being about to use extensions on FF mobile is a godsend (I'm looking at you, UBO).

[@MK-of7qw]

I feel kinda dirty using brave with that cryptoshit.

[@John-Smith02]

Just disable it. I don't like brave for their crypto stuff or the windows bing deal, but I can look past those for the benefits it brings.

[@Kermit2k]

It's like Firefox and their google stuff, just disable it.

[@Lulu-Rainsong]

Mullvad's in the same exact boat.

[@phoneywheeze]

it was a decent attempt for having funding as well as creating a feature for users to support creators. unfortunately due to kyc requirements it died out, but would be great in an ideal world

[@Miranox2]

Mozilla is using dirty money from Google, so it's even worse.

[@gigsoll]

For me the main reason why i am uzing firefox based browser is an ability to write custom css to make browser work exactly as i want. It was the main reason i switched from chromium and it is the main sticking point for me

[@skaifer1715]

They say, that support for PWA's will be added after tab groups.

[@ThePowerRanger]

I'm trying out Zen but still have Firefox as my daily.

[@techlore]

Update how you like it! I want to try as well and I know Jonah’s first impressions are positive so far 😀

[@zero96471]

i used to do the same, but i force myself to start using zen, started to use the workspace feature, split screen, compact mode, and built in mods, and overall is just a more productive focus firefox while being faster out of the box.

[@lussor1]

​@@techloreits like a modern better made floorp

[@20NBA01]

I also moved from Firefox, not to a chromium browser but to Floorp which is based on Firefox but isn’t as bloated with something like Pocket but has a lot more features like vertical tabs.

[@jithendrayenugula7137]

i am currently using floorp and i absolutely love it, very less bloated and fast as well. I wish firefox on android is one same speed as on browser. Its damn slow on my samsung.

[@alexwr]

Why do people like vertical tabs? They use so much screen space!

[@20NBA01]

@@alexwr because no website uses the whole display width. So by having vertical tabs you actually save space because now you can have more vertical website space.

[@quietcoast]

Zen Browser is pretty dope. Firefox based with great UI. Librewolf is good to.

[@ilmuoui]

Zen absolutely glows in the dark

[@kjala_nix]

@@ilmuoui what did you do there?

[@josef6126]

floorp does better but zen is just exquisite

[@sebastiangonzales46]

I'm using Zen, its still firefox under the hood but better out of the box and more customization.

[@blind5211]

"Brave does not review extensions for security and safety." That personally is a dealbreaker for me, I need extensions and I need them to be safe. I'm not sure whether Firefox reviews ALL the extensions on their website, but I know they do review the ones in the "recommended" category, which I try to stick by.

[@skyheart9245]

Good points, I use LibreWolf and Brave. Still prefer Firefox based browsers because its easy to customize and they use a different engine.

[@ShadowMan717]

Bad thing if you dont mention Firefox containers.

[@Corteum]

FIrefox containers are off by default, and you have to dick around in aboutconfig to enable it. So stvpid.

[@paddymurphy-oconnor8255]

@@Corteum It is a simple extension. No need to use about:config.

[@TomNook.]

Changing a flag in about:config is easier than going through the settings.

[@Corteum]

@@paddymurphy-oconnor8255 But why have to install an extension to enable something which is already available in Firefox without an extension, but is turned off by default for some unapparent reason?

[@mfnds]

@@TomNook. no

[@SEVYNTHEVILLAIN]

Waterfox has my heart and I can’t pinpoint why 🦊

[@afriquelesud]

Sounding like a teen girl 😊

[@SEVYNTHEVILLAIN]

@@afriquelesud typical response from you 😂 stick to creating viewless playlist

[@zora_tech]

I like using iceraven for mobile since it allows you to install a wider range of Firefox extensions but it's not guaranteed that they will all work. If mullvad was available for mobile and included the same features as iceraven for the extensions I probably would use that instead. For chrome based I still personally really like Vivaldi and I only wish they would allow you to use extensions on the mobile browser.

[@peterp4037]

I installed mullvad recently and It just doesn't work as daily driver. So many restrictions that makes it unusable as daily driver. I wouldn't recommend it.

[@Michae1Rossi]

What kind of restrictions?

[@noHonestReactionWae]

It's not meant to be a daily driver, it's meant to be served as kind of a "incognito" browser

[@chakilam66]

For me, Duck Duck Go, Mullvad, and Firefox ❤

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

I keep trying to use it on android. But its trash on mobile still.

[@mcbainiel]

I watch an unreasonably large number of browser-related videos, especially if you consider that I have no strong browser-related opinions. What am I even doing here?

[@d2d2505]

I use Firefox and Brave (80%-20% respectively). I have very specific configs for both. That's the best solution I could come up with.

[@Jose04537]

My biggest pet peeve about browsers is that a lot of features are not available on the mobile version. In the case of Firefox Android, I don't like that you can't reorganize markers/favorites (you can in Brave Android).

[@michael_c2]

I think that's easily offset by the fact that the stable version of Firefox on Android can run ublock origin and sponsor block and 90% of the desktop extensions. You can't run any extensions on Chrome or brave and pretty soon. even the desktop versions of those won't have ublock. kind of wild. he didn't even mention that. brave is going to be much worse when manifest V3 hits the rest of chromium browsers.

[@Mikesco3]

I really agree with your choices and suggestion in this video

[@JohnWick4K]

I use Firefox with betterfox config and using customCSS script to theme my browser. Come on man, It is so fun! 🔥 Edit: I use Firefox mod blur theme.

[@techlore]

Nice! What theme do you go for?

[@JohnWick4K]

I use firebox mod blur theme. I really like that!

[@pgiulan]

If Firefox ceases to exist, so would Mullvad’s browser?

[@switchedtowindows]

Open source prevents that from ever being the outcome.

[@gabrielv.4358]

Really? people are that lazy to just waste 2 minutes unclicking some options? Firefox is the way to go. ALL Chromium browsers will have zero AD Bl0Cker capabilities. You don't need web apps. I MIGHT use that new browser if it gets used MORE than Firefox on web browser userbase searches. And there are no good search engines today. I mean, the most accurate I've ever used was Yandex, but that's sketchy. Google barely works if you put "before:2021" that clears all the AI generated bullcrap. That's my catch, cheers. Firefox FTW.

[@techlore]

- I really wish unclicking a couple options in Firefox would offer the privacy protections of Mullvad. It simply does not. (mullvad.net/en/browser/hard-facts) - Web apps are an important technology and just because you don’t use them doesn’t mean others don’t - Brave still supports UBO as shown in the video. It’s chromium based. - why does the popularity of Mullvad browser shift your opinion of it? If its privacy benefits speak to you then it’s something you could use alongside your current Firefox. It’s partially developed by the organization developing arguably the most private browser in the world. (tor browser) I think it’s valid you enjoy Firefox. But a lot of the comment seems more like fanboying than legitimate reasons to only use one browser. The point of this video is to encourage people to find improved workflows and it actually sounds like you could benefit from things in other areas. But if only using Firefox is what you feel is best then props to you.

[@nikunjkhangwal]

YoU dOnT nEeD wEb ApPs

[@xgui4-studios]

@@nikunjkhangwal pwa for firefox is a package + extention for firefox who add pwa support for firefox

[@gabrielv.4358]

@@nikunjkhangwal I dont. I just use YT and Whatsapp. I am 1% of the population I see

[@gabrielv.4358]

@@techlore Hello, thanks for answering (I think). I just pointed out that i might switch to mullvad if it gets used more than firefox. for now it doesnt inspire me much condifence, although firefox + tor based browsing is the best ideal, and the browser gets extra bonus from that. Cheers

[@HunterMael]

I use Chrome for most things, Brave for sensitive things and Firefox just sitting there. I wonder how much of a difference I'd feel if I just 1:1 tried to transfer everything from chrome to firefox

[@yawnbox]

FIDO2/Yubikey support in Mullvad though :(

[@etziowingeler3173]

Mullvad, Brave, Librewolf, Firefox- all good options imo

[@michaeljeacock]

I do use PWAs for Firefox extension, but since switching to Zen browser I find putting my usual web apps in the Zen Sidebar much more convenient to quickly open without leaving the page I am on.

[@und3rpr]

FF is the choice to battle the Chromium empire.

[@rick_mars3599]

I use hardened Firefox, I have several configurations declared for my NixOS system to get rid of all the garbage that I am not going to use and have a cleaner and safer experience.... I don't know if I'm clear, but I used NixOS Btw

[@buddysdz]

What about LibreWolf ?

[@MrVuckFiacom]

Are PWAs really that worth it? I never use them or know much about them, but it feels like you could achieve the same effect by making an internet shortcut and hitting F11 to fullscreen the website. Is there more to it that I am missing? Btw good video, just use the browser that fits your needs!

[@Kermit2k]

PWAs basically give you the benefits of installing an app without having to worry about it installing trackers, having security compromises or sneaky permissions since it's all controlled by the browser.

[@PadhleBete]

Why not librewolf?

[@techlore]

I prefer Mullvad's privacy implementation (different from LW) and the fact it has automatic updates without a package manager. But very nitpicky differences, LW is great too.

[@ominoussage]

I still like Firefox but it seems to load pages slower than Chromium-based browsers right now for me. I also tried the Firefox forks and they're still slower. I decided to stick with Librewolf regardless but I wish it could be as fast as Chromium-based browsers for loading web pages.

[@bdurrrr]

Never understood the fuss about people using certain browsers. Just let people use the browser that suits their preferences. I grew up with Internet Explorer, then years ago switched to Chrome. Tried a few other browsers in between (Firefox being one), and depending on the task I still switch from Chrome to Tor for example.

[@RichardHarlos]

_"Never understood the fuss about people using certain browsers."_ It's a bigger issue than many people realize. From economics to privacy to standards compliance... it's much bigger than simply 'people using what suits them'. Often, when people are confronted with complexity, they prefer to simplify it. And often, they make a mistake and OVER-simplify it. While this can be cognitively comfortable, this 'comfort' comes at a price. That prices includes 'understanding' and 'impact on others'. When we reduce a complex landscape to the idea that 'it doesn't matter', in cases where it actually does matter... we've oversimplified. And, it's very like that our perspective and our conclusions that emerge from this over-simplified view are incorrect. There isn't enough room in a comment box to unpack the details, but there's plenty of information online that explores such things. If you're interested, the world is your oyster! If you aren't interested, that's your choice. But don't be misled into believing that your choices don't affect anyone else. They do. And when our choices affect others, they become a legitimate interest of others. And from this legitimate interest is born _"the fuss about people using certain browsers."_

[@gp5674]

I just installed Mullvad, but it doesn't support dark mode. It seems I have to choose between privacy and my eyesight.

[@techlore]

that's part of the fingerprint resistance actually. If you harden Firefox it'll do a similar thing. Very frustrating though, I agree!

[@obtFusi]

What about Vivaldi?

[@techlore]

It’s not my favorite personally, but I know people adore it! I actually interviewed their CEO on our channel: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqesfICiZrGXn5I

[@afriquelesud]

I love Vivaldi. As I can see how it protects me, on Android and Linux. Alongside Firefox

[@xgui4-studios]

it is closed source ? if yes then no

[@_Jt8_]

@@xgui4-studiosVivaldi chromium base is open source but the web base interface is closed sourced, watch Vivaldi CEO video he tells you more about it. Once you get hooked onto Vivaldis Multi-tab stacking + custom home page, its hard to like any other web browser

[@aryanjohnsharma]

is my fav browser "ZEN" okat in that case?? Someone please help me understand.. as ZEN uses the Firefox Engine

[@nikunjkhangwal]

Zen debloats Firefox so yes

[@BiiigBeee]

Henry, i love your videos, your approach and all you do for the community 🙂 Please, please, please use a decent microphone and add some padding in your room, the boxy sound make it hard to hear clearly your excellent content 🙏 Best,

[@trayvibez399]

I keep hearing from all these content creators and reading online forms about how Firefox isn't as compatable as chromium based browsers, but they never give examples...

[@വട്ടോളി]

Why not cromite instead of brave?

[@techlore]

Cromite is Android only and this video narrows in on desktop. Great browser too! We recommend on our site alongside all mentioned browsers in the video (including Firefox): techlore.tech/resources

[@nikunjkhangwal]

​@@techloreCromite has pc builds

[@techlore]

TIL! Will dig more into it 🤩 thanks for letting me know! Just saw windows and Linux builds on their GH

[@mohammedemad3265]

Zen is great, and built on Firefox

[@scotthullinger4684]

About Firefox ... Seriously, how much will the average person complain about Firefox? Which things does it lack which make it a dealbreaker for just ordinary people surfing the web - the average Joe?

[@nikunjkhangwal]

Neckbeards on Reddit will never recommend this channel now

[@techlore]

If that’s the sacrifice for breaking free from committing to one browser religion then so be it 😅

[@nikunjkhangwal]

​@@techloreBased Use whatever suits you best

[@techlore]

Same to you 🫡

[@randomalias67]

Deaddits opinion is irrelevant anyways

[@chris122380]

There is no mullvad for Android. Firefox builds for Android still need some work (to slow). I use Brave until these issues get fixed (since many of these issues have been reported for years now, I don't expect them to be fixed anytime soon.)

[@techlore]

Great move!! There’s also Mull and Cromite for Android too if you want other options to explore ☺️

[@gabrielv.4358]

For me firefox is faster than chrome on android

[@phoneywheeze]

unfortunately Firefox is the only browser on Android which offers first class support for extensions

[@nikunjkhangwal]

​@@phoneywheezeKiwi exists

[@phoneywheeze]

@@nikunjkhangwal there's also mises, but I don't think chromium mobile fork officially supports extensions (what I meant by first class). So kiwi and misses probably have some workarounds or some emulation, which can be rendered useless by an update. Meanwhile Firefox android (and some forks) officially support add ons.

[@Stef.Cata051]

I use brave and firefox, while there is some things I like about brave I think it is too bloated I strictly use it for business stuff and when it comes to personal I'll choose firefox, I don't care that much about the engine behind it but I like how it sincronyzes with my phone and tablet, I like to use it on my phone to replace apps like youtube and some others just because it allows you to use extensions. When it comes to privacy, Firefox can be more private than brave might not by default but you can personalize it. I wouldn't leave this beaten path with other browsers mostly because I find it to be painfull to switch around and so far firefox is the oldest browser we can truly use

[@BA-ve7xp]

how do you feel about safari

[@Corteum]

Firefox has turned to k7rap. Multiple additonal steps to harden. Resource intensive. High on telemetry BloatedAF. FAIL.

[@StHabibiJohnsonAhmedFranklin]

Floorp love anywhere?

[@LionRoars918]

Firefox is just a new Netscape. Brave is where it's at now.

[@SitWithAnkit]

how many times will you leave firefox and move to brave?

[@drendelous]

74 comments in 2h i will pray for you

[@techlore]

🙏

[@mrfoodarama]

I use both Firefox and Brave, but in Brave I do not see the Manifest V2 Settings you showed in your example. Were you running Beta or something? I do run UBlock Origin, but have no issue and have changed no settings

[@thisislilraskal]

_LibreWolf_

[@Proferk]

librewolf is just firefox with a user.js file

[@TheGamingCanadian]

I'm on Brave right now! Absolutely loving it, I tried Firefox but I couldn't get into it

[@dbsmgmt5354]

Would you make a video about thunderbird?

[@Euler-s2v]

What do you think about ungoogled-chromium?

[@kratosgod-ci4tq]

All the "work" you have to put in firefox is adding ublock origin and turning off ppa toggle, that's it. Only valid criticism out of this whole video is absence of pwa support.

[@techlore]

I’m starting to think I need to make a video timing myself on making adjustments from Mullvad in Firefox. Because everyone seems to think it’s two toggles (spoiler: it’s not)

[@kratosgod-ci4tq]

@@techlore obviously firefox isn't gonna go to mullvad level with few toggles. But honestly do you really need mullvad level browser for day to day browsing? For all practical usage people need a reliable browser that works. Which firefox fulfills with "few toggles" if you need mullvad for "those few searches" you can always have it installed alongside

[@Kevin.01-g9q]

title is clickbaity , mullvad is based on firefox lol. So you are not really moving away from it. I use firefox + mullvad.

[@techlore]

uninstalling firefox on all devices is moving away from firefox. But yes, firefox-based. But I wouldn't call using Tor Browser as using Firefox....totally different browsers with different goals. (Like mullvad)

[@John-Smith02]

So if he switched to Brave, would he say switching to Chrome or Chromium? 🤔

[@Kermit2k]

So switching from Debian to Ubuntu or Pop isn't really changing distros because they are all still based on Debian.

[@gabrielv.4358]

Firefox tor is wi win

[@asldfjkalsdfjasdf]

If Brave's default gets less bloated by default i would use and recommend it. I would not mind if the bloat is optional during install, i just don't like to dig for the options to disable them. Brave on mobile used to be really good, now you can't even get rid of BAT which makes the sync option dead by default.

[@techlore]

Agreed on them lowering bloat! Much worse than Firefox in that realm.

[@lussor1]

FF is more bloated and you dont cry. On mobile you can hide bat

[@afriquelesud]

Brave is deception. Been in IT and systems security for 42 years now. No, no Brave for me. Tor instead, over paid ProtonVPN

[@59fiftycap]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but on Brave mobile, you can easily turn off BAT Brave rewards in Settings -> Rewards -> “Toggle Off”

[@59fiftycap]

@@lussor1Yeah, I’m not sure what OP is talking about, you can easily turn off BAT rewards on mobile and desktop in Settings -> Rewards -> (Toggle Off)

[@Immortal-sr8gq]

KZbin is is delay in Firefox. I try it two days ago and it was so annoying.😊

[@XxEmulatingKing]

I use stock Firefox with the betterfox script and vertical tabs via css (Firefox pls add vertical tabs into your browser) used to use brave but i don't like chromium so that's why i switched. Edit: might switch to brave again since chromium receives more security updates faster

[@chevriguevara3743]

Can you do a newer updated video on become anonymous online?

[@payam0088]

What are your thoughts on vivaldi?

[@reclee8333]

When you have PWAs set up, are they kind of isolated from each other? It's just like regular browsing right, so there are cookies, etc on the same 'session'.

[@Kermit2k]

Nope. PWAs are isolated. Say X PWA and Y PWA don't share information.

[@reclee8333]

@@Kermit2k All right. On the other hand, I'm not sure if I remember it well. There was a time before in which I set up 2 or 3 PWAs, then use the browser for regular searches. When I cleared the history, etc, I was also logged out of the accounts in those PWAs. Should/is that (be) the case?

[@benjaminar9267]

Is terabox safe to use

[@CoffeeMonster188]

Startpage? Any good?

[@stripedgoat]

By using a Chromium-based browser, you're essentially supporting what Google does with the web. Of course you can use whatever browser you like. But talking about an open web and not wanting to see a browser monopoly, yet choosing to actually use the browser that is about to become monopoly, doesn't add up to me. Misalignment of words and actions. Your channel is quite large, and the opinions you share have quite an influence on what people choose to do. Instead of helping a foss community to become better, to gain more users, this only discourages people from choosing anything but Chromium.

[@GamerofKonoha]

did anyone think of the Jesse Eisenberg monologue when he's drunk blogging in The Social Network listening to him talk fast starting around 1:45

[@Morpheus451]

Anything that’s just a Firefox fork is not worth considering in my opinion. Just invest half an hour to fix all the bloat and privacy issues via settings and avoid delayed security fixes and having to trust another developer team. And to me uBlock Origin is a must-have feature, which now means Firefox.

[@CATSMOKER]

What about zen browser

[@debdootmanna]

If you compare it with Safari I believe it is still better than that.... What do you think?

[@guilherme5094]

Lately Mozilla has been dropping the ball more than usual.

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

You'll be coming back soon 😂😂😂 *cough manifest v3 *cough

[@techlore]

X to doubt

[@ututheavenger]

Firefox focus reminds me of Tor a little bit...

[@GYTCommnts]

I think you miss in this analysis the "trustworthiness" factor. Nowadays, you trust the browsers to be your door to your Home Banking and heavy private stuff. I've been trusting Firefox all that for... decades? and can't imagine changing to "some dude browser" or "the-guys-project browser". That being said, I would like to be able to trust other browsers like I trust Firefox. Of course, I have Chromium as a second browser if FF fails, but I don't use it for critical stuff as I do with FF.

[@techlore]

I don’t see how Mullvad doesn’t pass the trustworthiness factor for you given it’s between two of the most reputable orgs in the privacy space. (Mullvad and Tor Project). But trust is very individual!

[@mendax6681]

Would love to hear your thoughts on arc browser and the ai features it has from privacy perspective.

[@iulyxpert]

no need to be a privacy paranoid to stay on internet. Firefox + ublock are great.

[@rakat04]

Have you ever tried Arc browser?

[@DanMills7]

please do a video about Arc.

[@RoboBabeXD]

Doesn't seem as interesting as Floorp

[@iclonethefirst]

Zen browser is an promoising project too keep an eye out

[@Mr_Kweeba]

Your loss mate. Brave's crap.

[@MEASUREHEAD.]

LibreWolf is best

[@nietzschescodes]

Firefox right off the box is bad. Gosh, you can't even customize their New Tab page! Also, it still really slow compared to Chrome (and Chromium and Brave). The only place where it is better than Chrome is that now on Firefox they have integrated an AI (and you can choose between 5 LLMs, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc).

[@heatherhutchinson3625]

Switched to Vivaldi. Never have been happier! I used Firefox and then Brave but Vivaldi is both clean and customizable.

[@ThatHz-]

What about the ARC browser?

[@xgui4-studios]

not available on linux

[@zxxtlz]

Be greatful that you can even change these options unlike in chrome and other browsers. It takes 3 minutes to install a hardened firefox config.

[@lussor1]

Or Brave

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

firefox seems so slow and laggy in comparison to Brave

[@kenlen8029]

It's hilarious seeing all the LibreWolf shills lately. Firefox is still fine with a couple of tweaks.

[@techlore]

I don’t use librewolf, but matching their tweaks in Firefox is more than just a couple settings toggles. Most people use defaults for their software and don’t want to bother with keeping up with this stuff. I don’t see why it’s a good thing to make people jump through more hoops.

[@kenlen8029]

@@techlore Most people shilling LibreWolf don't even understand what's going on in their browsers. Let's be honest. I'm just laughing at suddenly seeing this fork mentioned everywhere. It's been mentioned all over Reddit in the past few days. Kind of weird.

[@techlore]

It’s not that weird. It provides genuine benefits that’s been active for a long time. I don’t use it, but other people get value from it. Given you refer to LW’s modifications as just a couple tweaks I may challenge you to investigate what LW does. librewolf.net/docs/features/ I don’t understand the Firefox fanboyism. Does it prevent people from using another browser? Even if Firefox based?

[@GorujoCY2]

there's people who genuinely don't wanna put the time so solutions like Librewolf, Mullvad or Tor Browser are all valid.

[@kenlen8029]

@@techlore LibreWolf has been installed on this PC for quite a while now. Nice try though. 😆

[@faustus8315]

I can sum up this entire video in a few words: no firefox, use Mullvad/Librewolf/Brave

[@switchedtowindows]

I'm still using Internet Explorer 6

[@LighteningOne]

"Here's a video of me being b**chy about not wanting to use Firefox coz every youtubers out there is switching to firefox and I want do something different which makes no absolute sense." Don't judge me, saw the whole video still doesn't make any sense. Sorry couldn't change my mind on this. Brave is next bloated browser after chrome and edge. Disclaimer: I use all kind of browser in personal life and work environment and I rarely had to launch any chrome and it's clone for my daily needs.

[@Kyonyx.]

I just can't relate to the cons of firefox.