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[@lauriekimani]

Using Firefox to keep the open Web alive.

[@Felix-ve9hs]

Using Firefox because Chrome freezes my Laptop while Firefox flies :)

[@jtjames79]

Been infected by the woke mind virus. They are now pro-censorship, pro-ESG. I've been using Firefox since it was Mosaic. Very sad, all good things come to an end.

[@4DR3N4L1N3.]

Chrome is faster on my computer than Firefox, and when I had Opera GX open my ping was so high in games. I would just stick with Chrome, Edge or Brave

[@kalestra4198]

Using firefox because it’s good?

[@therealisbjrn9653]

Same

[@andrewboschmann9880]

I believe they're getting all the engagement they where hoping for by deliberately leaving out Firefox.

[@darkceptor44]

Obviously they don't have to mention FF because it's not an "alternative", so many people already have been using it for years as their main browser, it's so popular that there's no way anyone won't know. Personally because it's shoved down our throats so much I'm starting to hate FF.

[@yuvalne]

+

[@raracool04]

@@darkceptor44 I mean it’s still an alternative to chrome. Just because it’s well known doesn’t mean they can’t mention it. A lot of people don’t know how much it has improved in recent years

[@andreas-panay]

tbf I think the point was highlighting lesser-known and more niche browsers than the big players

[@andrewboschmann9880]

@@marcosolo6491 I estimate that the userbase of FF on this channel is even higher than average and as long as they don't reveal the reason for omitting it, I'm assuming they do it just to mess with us. ... as the comments show it's working.

[@KyleSherwoodOfficial]

Surprised Firefox or Brave weren’t covered here. Would be interested in hearing your review on either browser.

[@EpicvidsKetti08]

Especially Brave

[@brineeggliang5460]

Think they skipped firefox because most people know about it, and might have ignored brave due to some of the controversies?

[@prplt]

cause nobody who uses Chrome is gonna switch to Firefox 🙄 but they shoulda mentioned Brave tho another good browser for mobile devices is Kiwi as they support extensions

[@TheOnlyName]

I see no reason why Brave should be covered, as far as I'm concerned, it's Chrome with an integrated ad blocker and crypto stuff

[@elnillu9056]

You can use Nrave to stream youtube in the background without youtube premium (from your phone)

[@--zero]

I use Firefox and Vivaldi, Firefox because it's one of the few (if not only) modern browsers not based off of chromium, and Vivaldi for a few really useful features like tiling multiple tabs in a single window (up to 4 tabs at once). Also I think Vivaldi has the original Opera people behind it before Opera was sold out to China.

[@livinglegend1100]

Makes sense, since you know, Vivaldi, Opera... similarities :P Thanks, didnt know that! I havent used Firefox in so long, but Opera every now and then..

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@livinglegend1100 笑 笑 笑

[@CanuckGod]

In my case, I prefer my tabs at the bottom of the browser window, as I had been using since NetCaptor (IE shell) over 20 years ago, and I can still accomplish that with Firefox and some custom CSS scripting. I also do use Vivaldi on occasion for stuff that just doesn't work perfectly in Firefox (and which happens to have the same option for tab location), but Firefox is still my daily browser as I find Chrome a bit too locked down for my liking.

[@andrewgrabauskas]

I use almost exclusively Vivaldi myself, not just because I like it's features, but also because I can load up youtube and use Vivaldi to listen to Vivaldi.

[@_asxv_]

Chrominum is a virus?

[@dragon2knight]

Firefox. I've been using it for many, many years. It's stable, fast enough and works everywhere from my Linux computer to my Windows computer to either my iPhone or Pixel phones. It works and uses almost no resources compared to Chrome. Privacy is also VERY emphasized.

[@FyreFoxUwU]

I tried Firefox, but just ended up going back to chrome ;(

[@petertrex]

yea, same. but the fact Mozilla is almost entirely funded by google is something I kept worrying for years at this point, but I see no better alternative so...

[@Mike-77-YT]

​@@FyreFoxUwU can you tell us what didn't you like about Firefox? Just asking.

[@SumriseHD]

@@FyreFoxUwU Even though your Name's FyreFox?

[@doxnoogle5782]

I used firefox for years, over 10, it used to be great, finally ditched them. Tired of every update making is slower and changing the layout of things theres no option to change back. Also having to install the updated version to get it to not crash and refresh properly. Will die before i use google, but edge is... better than firefox currently, even if there are tons of stupidly arbitrary "microsoftisms".

[@zandershepherd4746]

Was gonna comment how I'm very happily using Firefox, but I see I'm not the only one. Granted it's not as small of a player as the browsers listed here, but it really should not be overlooked. Open, easily made private, easy and quick to use, widespread support and extensions, been a happy Firefox user for years

[@lettuce7378]

It's still way better privacy wise than Chrome out of the box with no changed settings.

[@CigsInABlanket]

And, far as I know, the only browser that isn't chromium-based. (besides the one odd example in the video that was firefox-based)

[@thekillersclan420]

Same here

[@lettuce7378]

@@CigsInABlanket There's a fair few on linux that are webkit based (GNOME Web for example)

[@tsartomato]

the only browser with usable GUI

[@AlexPomesky]

I've been using opera for a little over a year now, and my favorite feature is the different workspaces. It makes it easier for me (engineering college student) to separate the different tabs I need into appropriate workspaces. Its very useful to separate tabs based on use or topic.

[@kiillabytez]

Opera is a Chinese developed browser. Get rid of it NOW!

[@huntergray2652]

Vivaldi has that same feature without the somewhat shady reputation of opera’s privacy.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

I use Vivaldi and I recommend it wholeheartedly. It has the best customization and polish, so many settings, shortcuts, gestures and all the cool features like tab stacking and all those shenenigans make all other browsers feel like they're in the stone ages.

[@achillesa5894]

Yeah it's so good, one of those things you can't live without once you get used to it. I do most of my navigation through gestures these days.

[@akai.inu_]

How is it with the resources? Is it a hungry hippo?

[@noopurp123]

Does it eat a lot of RAM like chrome does?

[@reviewchan9806]

The worst thing about vivaldi is you cant drag text or links to the tab bar to simply GO or search that specific thing. It's infuriating cuz that's a basic use case and they refuse to implement something that simple. It's a default thing you can do in the chrome codebase.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

@@reviewchan9806 Incorrect. You can do both. I dunno if it's a new feature, but I can do it right as I am writing this comment.

[@CivBase]

Very disappointed not to see vanilla Firefox listed as an option. It has better extension support (especially on Android), is generally better about privacy and customization compared to Chrome, doesn't compromise on support or features, is widely available across all major platforms, and competes fiercely with Google's engines for rendering (Blink vs Gecko) and JavaScript (V8 vs SpiderMonkey). The only thing Chrome really has over it integration with the Google ecosystem, for obvious reasons.

[@DanielBrotherston]

Yeah, this was my thought as well...

[@rbbl_]

android sucks

[@MrSamoDude]

I used Firefox for years but switched to Chrome out of frustration. Every time they upgraded Firefox a lot of my essential extensions would break and take anywhere from days to months to be fixed and made compatible by their developers. I’ve never had that issue in Chrome, so never looked back.

[@guyoninternet7015]

Switched to FF about a year ago as my primary browser, experience has been awesome - similarly shocked it was omitted.

[@toytulog576]

what is Vanilla Firefox?. Firefox/Chrome Support Extension on android. Brave Browser is best for me. Ive Been a Firefox user for a long time before switching to brave browser.

[@kwerboom]

I use Firefox. I've been happy with it for almost two decades. Glad that at least this Techquickie mentioned it... if only in the introduction to the LibreWolf. Really, you guys should do a Techquickie on modern Firefox. Yes, years back, Firefox went through a bad period with add-on updates and some (at the time) controversial user interface changes and it had a teething period with bad performance, but Firefox 110 isn't the same creature that Firefox 9 or Firefox 20 or Firefox 56 were.

[@frunkq]

May give it a go again... it definitely became very bloaty at one point... about the time Chrome came in fast and hot. But things move on, otherwise I would still be on Netscape or Mosaic.

[@t5381]

​@CannedCoochie What's wrong with firefox sync? As I understand it's fairly securely end to end encrypted

[@retroman--]

I left Firefox after 2 decades of use. I switched to Brave Browser. Good conservative company, unlike what Firefox is now (before they had the Brave Browser CEO which was great)

[@bouncything]

at this point edge dev version is actually far better than chrome and firefox :)

[@JohnFWillard]

You should swap to Librewolf... NOW!

[@Xersize]

I used Brave a lot in the past, which is really fast and neat. Can't complain at all! However, since it's based off of Chrome, it of course has pretty high RAM usage when having multiple tabs open, which I always have since I work a lot on my computer. That being said, I have a lot of RAM installed, it's just the principle of "Why the hell do you need to use this much RAM?!" that finally tuned me away from Google based browsers and sent me back to Firefox

[@themonkeyman2790]

unused ram is wasted ram isn't it

[@xyzboxzone1280]

Try Slimjet 32 bit version, light and fast

[@TheCommunistRabbit]

Brave actually consumes less ram than chrome with multiple tabs open, for me Firefox is slower on most of the sites I use so that's why I stick with chromium based browsers.

[@earlfrancart5687]

firefox has had a few big problems with running way too many instances in task manager eating ram and not being able to turn them off. and that stupid awesome bar search crap that was hard as hell to disable because there was nothing to track down what it was and to switch it back to the regular search bar.. took a week to figure out what it was even on firefoxs website

[@ammakko]

most browser will scale back ram usage if something else needs it; as long as you have free memory you should take advantage of it

[@danytalksmusic]

great to see Vivaldi getting some credit. I've been on it almost a decade now and haven't even thought of switching back to Chrome. once you get used to mouse gestures you can never go back. opening, closing, and switching tabs without ever touching a menu feels amazing. Dark mode within Vivaldi beats every dark mode extension I've tried. And between the domain rewind, collapsible web panel, built-in notes, adaptive theming, vertical tabs, and tab snoozing, there's just no chance I'd ever use anything else!

[@brandon_yl_is_busted_af9316]

Been thinking of switching off of Firefox because it struggles with Twitch streams (and sucks up over double the RAM that Edge and Chrome do showing the same stream) and doesn't work with some websites. How does Vivaldi handle high demand tasks like video streaming?

[@danytalksmusic]

@@brandon_yl_is_busted_af9316 Vivaldi is built off of Chromium so it's gonna be close in performance to Google Chrome. Firefox is an entirely different architecture. I've found Vivaldi is a little lighter than Chrome but also a little slower (not enough to impact performance though)

[@hiphopheaven]

​@@danytalksmusic all browsers are still using lot of ram. I would pick an browser that have unique or interesting features even if it consume a bit more ram

[@OmmerSyssel]

Where do you switch to Dark mode in Vivaldi? Can't find it on mobile.. The only important feature I miss compared to Opera.

[@danytalksmusic]

@@OmmerSyssel vivaldi://flags

[@danial1635]

As others have mentioned, the first mention should have been Firefox as for my personal use, it has better basic functionalities like Bookmark/History manager and multiple tab management than Chrome, at least by default. Chrome can't even come close to opening the number of tabs Firefox can easily open with similar or less RAM usage.

[@crash7976]

If amount of tabs to ram usage is a concern, Opera GX. I use firefox and my friend uses Opera gx and we had the same tabs open, their browser used noticeably less ram. I'm still using firefox, just never took the plunge to try Opera

[@Kualinar]

In my experience, Chrome on a blank page use more RAM than Firefox with 10 tabs open.

[@ragefacememeaholic5366]

It seems they weren't trying to mention any popular browser. This video was probably meant to inform people of lesser known alternatives.

[@Kualinar]

@@ragefacememeaholic5366 That's was pretty obvious for me.

[@UjimasaShun]

I started to use vanilla Firefox to spite Google a while ago. Honestly don't feel a difference between the two after a day of using, it's really good ☺️

[@ano_nym]

This. I don't get all the talk people have about different browsers performing differently, they all seem to work about the same in my experience. I use Firefox because it's open source and one of the more private ones. I find it strange that so many uses a browser from a company which lives of collecting your data and selling ads.

[@martin0499]

Firefox is funded by Google, it's the prime example of controlled opposition

[@mrcvry]

Google has copied the MS way to put proprietary functions into their products to force the user to use them. Teams only works with a chromium based browser (so far) but Brave is one and a great alternative to Chrome/Edge. Everything else I am using is working with FF/Librewolf.

[@tysonelder646]

I've become an edge user. I use it for personal and business - I love that it detects the link I click and opens it in the right persona.

[@dxmplings]

Arc is amazing. The windows version is being developed as we speak and it has an amazing community of developers. I feel that arc is a really good way to get started with trying alternative browsers, and the ui is amazing.

[@souldarktemplar]

It sounds cool so i shall check it out

[@kevalmehta]

i've signed up! waiting for the windows release

[@MartieGG]

I signed up for the windows waitlist a few days ago. Would you have any information about when it will be released (or when I may get access to a beta version)

[@Fredendil]

Can confirm, Arc is truly great on macOS so far and it gets small updates almost weekly

[@dxmplings]

@@Fredendil i agree

[@Jazzy_Waffles]

Like most people have said, I've only ever used Firefox since like...the mid 00's. Best browser I've ever used and will keep using!

[@ducksongfans]

the new logo hurts to look at would use it if not for that probobly

[@artaizen1613]

i was also ff user but at one point the update just broke it and after switching to chrome i rarely look at other browser , at one point i might jump ship again but so far i still don't feel the need to

[@MaxUgly]

LibreWolf is "kinda" like the FF version of Brave. Mozilla isn't as innocent as they used to be but important not to use Crome based if we want to keep the web open.

[@Askorti]

Been using Firefox for over 15 years now. Only temporarily switched to Opera a long time ago, before going back to FF again. My only gripe with Firefox is that its usability was actually downgraded in one of the updates quite a while back, so it's not quite as good as it used to be.

[@CigsInABlanket]

Is there any other usable browser than isn't chromium-based?

[@bosmaior114]

@@CigsInABlanket Perhaps Safari.

[@loganiushere]

Firefox, like chromium, is open source, so there are plenty of alternate versions of Firefox you could try.

[@nelsonahlvik6650]

@@CigsInABlanket Internet explorer… Also Microsoft Edge before they changed it to chromium (the old version with the blue 'e')

[@pedromain]

I was tired of updates that were breaking the browser version to version, only to be fixed a week later or two at version xx.0.2. I installed the ESR version of Firefox. Updates with new features happens once a year, this way i'm not bothered by an update that breaks something. Only updates to maintain the browser secure every month. And its a plus that websites just works better on ESR, since is something that websites are ready to work with, some updates can break websites until the web developer notice that something is wrong.

[@Medivj]

The biggest built-in feature that sold vivaldi to me was the customizable mouse gestures option. Also being able to save profiles, making it easier to sync tabs between devices really nice.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Yup, I never have to do that awkward ctrl + shift + T shortcut to open a closed tab. Just do an upside down L! It really has made me surf the interwebs at blazing speeds. So comfy

[@frederickendicott2207]

@@jesustyronechrist2330 I'm interested! But how to do an upside down L?

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@frederickendicott2207 あっぷ

[@ryan-travis]

Doesn't Opera have mouse gestures too?

[@cr4p0tt3]

Good ol' Firefox for me. Been trying to live with other mainstream browsers (majors Chrome-based flavors and Safari, mainly) and more privacy-oriented ones, kept coming back as it strikes the perfect balance. Also, it has a special place in my heart as the first browser I used other than the dreadful pile of hot garbage which was Internet Explorer 8.

[@JZHassan]

Switched to Firefox a couple years ago when Google said they'd be axing ad blockers. It took a lot of work to get it customized to my liking but in the end I've got a more secure browser with a few extensions.

[@arjix8738]

I also use and love firefox, but one thing I hate about it, is that unpacked extensions do not persist. As a programmer this is a bummer because I have to install my extension every time I open firefox. I get the security concerns, but darn it is annoying

[@Woupsme]

How about Brave Browser?

[@abhishekmaurya8117]

​@@Woupsme Brave is really good I think am using it for more than 3 years now maybe more than that

[@Rudxain]

Google didn't "axe" ad blockers, it just prevents extensions from directly accessing the contents of pages, which increases security+privacy, and makes ad-blockers harder to make

[@JZHassan]

@@Rudxain That's as may be, but at the time I made the decision their plans were unclear. With Google's position as an ad company it's not unreasonable to have assumed they would cripple ad blockers intentionally.

[@forestsmills]

I'll stick to Firefox, but Ungoogled Chromium sounds like a good option if I need a Chromium based browser at some point.

[@zybch]

Ungoogled Chromium is Edge. They (MS) stick some MS account sync options in there and great malware protection, but thats pretty much it, and its not just a vehicle for spyware and tracking like Chrome is. Having it in the OS also helps keep its footprint fairly low compared to chrome and the dozens of processes that bloated mess keeps running all the time.

[@Sandeee]

Brave browser, comes with inbuilt ad blocker

[@raracool04]

@@zybch no shot you think there’s less telemetry in edge than chrome

[@DorperSystems]

ungoogled chromium removes useful features for no good reason. E.g. chrome store, image search, and google search even being an option.

[@forestsmills]

@@Sandeee Ublock Origin works just fine, and I've never liked Brave it's always felt slow to me.

[@carlsanderson]

Really useful info, without extraneous material. Gonna go play with some of these I haven't already tried.

[@SauceyRedHN]

I've used Firefox since I got my first laptop, which had it as the default because it was my dad's laptop and he used Firefox (specifically Nightly). At some point I did use Chrome, and 5+ years ago I switched between Firefox and Brave once a year or something like that, until I settled on Firefox 3-4 or so years ago. Firefox forever!

[@zurkke]

Using Firefox since I got my little school netbook as a pre-teen. Never looked elsewhere. LibreWolf is an amazing fork of it, but I don't really need the extra tweaking that much. As other folks are saying around these parts, we need to keep the open Web alive and well! FOSS FTW!

[@thekillersclan420]

Yessss

[@catcraft06]

What I absolutely love is a theme called Firefox GX, it brings Opera GX visuals to firefox (especially the vertical bar) and gives it a modern neat design

[@zurkke]

@@catcraft06 I use a very thin top bar only, but I see that as an excellent choice to those who enjoy that look!

[@user-dt1vg1qg2t]

It is google who keeps open web alive, they fund Firefox with millions every year

[@zurkke]

@@user-dt1vg1qg2t That's not true. Mozilla gets paid by Google to include its search engine on Firefox, which is also the default one. So it's actually Mozilla that's helping Google get more traffic.

[@fabricatedego]

I still love Mozzila Firefox. Since I first downloaded it way back when.... I have Google Chrome and Edge but never really use them. I can see how much my CPU temps rise when I just have Chrome open.

[@galderon125]

I always have Chrome, Firefox and Safari open lmao, I just use them for different things

[@fabricatedego]

@@galderon125 I use Chrome for streaming some things and my podcast, but mostly use Mozilla

[@BrianHartman]

I've used Vivaldi in the past. I loved the stacked tabs feature. I'm using Opera now because the Workspaces feature gives you the same thing, without the clutter. I have different workspaces for work, personal, news, and social media.

[@kiillabytez]

You do realize Opera is based in China, right?

[@erenyeagerist7681]

​@@kiillabytez so what? Feel threaten murican bot?

[@RQ17s]

I've been using Opera for a few years now. I like it and the UI is very well done imo. So much better than the 'mainstream' ones

[@Cahangir]

Here after the new update. I like Firefox as well but Opera's UI is the greatest imo.

[@LittleMopeHead]

Brave + Firefox. I used to use Chrome for web development, but switched over to Firefox because of the Developer Edition features.

[@Merrinen]

Firefox has also always worked more consistently and predictably when it comes to CSS. Bugs in Chrome tend to be more odd when they occur. Recent bug that came to my attention was like Firefox: "if you do that it will always happen", Chrome: "oh I will render correctly except if you use JavaScript to toggle the style". Also usually when fixing something that feels like a CSS oddity in Firefox you find a solution that is likely to fix it in about every other rendering engine while on Chrome you end up with something that often works only in Chrome and maybe Safari if you're lucky. Although admittedly the number of odd CSS bugs that you can find easily have gone down over the years as the more obvious ones have been fixed and CSS specs have also improved.

[@Fools_Requiem]

Brave advertises Crypto and NFTs, I stopped using it because I don't trust a Browser that does that.

[@br0wn13]

Same here Brave and firefox firefox just for the way better dev-console, still dont like the chrome/brave console

[@David-jt9nt]

for some reason I dont like Firefox, could not give you a reason why but brave all that way

[@white-bunny]

Also, the advantage of Firefox is that, something that works in Firefox, is almost guaranteed to work so in Chrome and Safari, while it's not so the other way around, which is exceptionally helpful when you're doing front-end web development.

[@arvindmv7166]

How come there is no mention of brave browser?

[@TheSupermazter]

yeah I've been using Brave for a couple of monthsnow! the speed & built-in adblocking are what reeled me in and I'm super satisfied!

[@AchiragChiragg]

You didn't notice the absence of Firefox but you noticed brave misssing?

[@arvindmv7166]

@@AchiragChiragg Brave beats Firefox by light-years any day. Imo

[@Anon__User]

Brave would block their youtube ads...

[@thermaljake6289]

I was basically using chrome the entire time I used the internet. I only just recently started using edge. The Microsoft browser had come a long way over the years. Back in old days of internet explorer, it would take 51 years to load a web page and now Microsoft edge is just as fast as chrome. It also got a few features going for it, such as a built-in screen reader. I'm a college student and this is a game changer to me. When I was using chrome I was using an extension for that, it was janky at best but the one built-in into edge worked perfectly. I also like the new sidebar and Bing AI. There also made it easy to switch. I was able to transfer all of my bookmarks and passwords with a few clicks. Though I still have to change the default search engine (from Bing to Google) and install an ad blocker. Ain't nobody using Bing as their search engine. Microsoft had been trying to switch my search engine back but I won't let them.

[@joshuahernandez-th6ov]

Edge, the browser that nobody use nothing but to download google chrome. Just stick to chrome or brave, and forget MS edge. Edge is a piece of garbage.

[@TheRoben]

Opera GX, Edge, and Firefox are my favorites, but I mostly use Edge & Safari based on the device

[@Trinket_Master]

Firefox hands down. Got sick of the heavy nature of chrome so went to GX, it was great for a few months but just got tired of needing to remember extra steps to do everything that was one click with chrome. Also the UI isn't as intuitive as they think it is, it can be annoying to navigate at points but brilliant at other points, it's a mixed bag. Dumped that for firefox a year ago and damn I have never even been tempted to change again once. It's so fast, it's instantly synced with my phone, everything is laid out so pretty and easy to find. I have had over 40 active tabs in Firefox with zero downsides while in chrome I'd see noticeable lag at 10

[@_T.C.G_]

I've been using Firefox since my first PC, so probably about 12 years

[@wootle]

Same, I use FF Portable and its an absolute champ.

[@morgan0]

firefox also has tabs scroll when there’s too many to fit in the width of the window, instead of making them thinner than the edge of a surgical knife, plus the tree style tabs extension is great although a bit slower than the main tab bar

[@Trinket_Master]

@@morgan0 the tab scroll is so nice, today I accidentally discovered if you hover over a tab and use your scroll wheel it scrolls super fast from end to end of the tabs, that's a game changer for me as I am a heavy Ai user so sometimes I have upwards of 50 tabs open for Downloads of updates and new models

[@Trinket_Master]

@@_T.C.G_ I remember back in school I used to load it onto the school computers as it was way better than explorer. Way back on windows 7 but I'm young so I guess that's not that long ago for most people 😂

[@StripesOO7]

Been using firefox for over 15 years. Never regret

[@boonedawg1506]

Can you guys do a video on the most secure browser please? Maybe comparing them. Thank you. Love your quick tevch vids too. Alwasys short, sweet, and informative!

[@iyadcharef1702]

I started using Edge 2 months ago because i wanted something New. But i Was surprised with how much good it is it have all of chrome features and more like microsoft office kit, not eating your ram after opening 2 tabs like chrome does , faster and smother browsing, and a better design (for me). I'm very proud that I made this change and didn't stick to chrome like everyone

[@joshuahernandez-th6ov]

No one is going to used MS edge because it’s a piece of garbage.

[@iyadcharef1702]

@@joshuahernandez-th6ov i do respect your opinion but have you tried Edge ? or are you talking about the trash old versions?

[@rayrai982]

Firefox or brave are more than enough for most of the users. Using firefox on desktop and brave on mobile phone as default browser. Edit:( Firefox or brave are just fine for most of the users. I am using firefox on desktop and brave on mobile phone as default browser. )

[@rohitnijhawan5281]

Brave sync on iphone doesn't work

[@oohahh]

Pretty much every browser is more than enough. A browser that isn't more than enough wouldn't really exist anymore.

[@snintendog]

@@rohitnijhawan5281 nothing works on IPhone not even Safari...

[@EvanOfTheDarkness]

You may also want to install a user agent switcher extension to bypass sites insisting, that you *have* to download Chrome for it to work. As it turns out, usually those sites work just fine in any other browser, they are just too lazy to verify it, because forcing users to use Chrome is just easier.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

I simply shun any website that insists on using a specific browser. That right there is a terrible way of doing things.

[@awwastor]

yup they usually even work on Firefox (which uses a different engine!) in my experience. They sometimes break in Safari, but safari is always quite a bit behind

[@perpetualcollapse]

I used to play on Stadia and that was 100% chrome/chromium only, even if I switched my user agent on Firefox or used edge it told me to get chrome. Ungoogled chromium worked so I played on that until the service died.

[@kbhasi]

Yep, that's what I do.

[@InfernosReaper]

@keithsze001 and for those sites, I run it on Edge out of spite, because *somehow* Microsoft is the less scummy of the 2 these days.

[@Vaxtin]

I've seen several opera gx ad spots and thought this was yet another one at first

[@williampierce7778]

LTT has been on KZbin so long that they are now serving me golf club ads.

[@stefmyt5062]

Been using Firefox for years. Fast and open source, with good security if you change some settings. And if you customize the CSS, you can customize it to EXACTLY what you want.

[@zybch]

You must have a different idea of fast from me. And don't fall into that dumb "open source is always better' trap. Just because the code can be looked at doesn't mean it is or that you can and will do so. I use it too, but not because of speed (still takes AGES to load), or the mythical unicorn of open source being better because, reasons...

[@broccoliman2293]

@@zybch well then what browser would you advise.

[@griffingooch1722]

​@@broccoliman2293 read his comment. He uses Firefox. He just ain't a simp

[@durschfalltv7505]

@@zybch opensource is objectivly better. Because atleast you can fix it if it's broken. Opensource software is also not garbage once the original dev gives up on the project.

[@snintendog]

@@griffingooch1722 He is a simp he recommended opera GX Tencent spyware in another comment.

[@AndreasHGK]

firefox >

[@ahamilaag192]

I know how edge is usually the butt of the joke but I'm really disappointed it wasn't actually covered since it's basically an objectively better chrome at this point

[@flexparachute]

I switched to Brave some time ago. Never been happier with a browser before.

[@kennethniilre5788]

I use Brave, switched from Firefox because it was slow in some sites, and I love Brave!

[@durschfalltv7505]

I like brave to. Wish website devs would give firefox more love

[@Ryan-lk4pu]

I use brave too and like it. Is like them to do a neutral review of it tbh

[@kennethniilre5788]

@@Ryan-lk4pu Yes! I've been wondering what would LTT staff think about Brave. This is a great idea.

[@Anon__User]

@@kennethniilre5788 LOL they don't want their ads on here blocked...

[@kirpich158]

firefox is the way to go. switched to it around a month ago and loving it this then

[@ion1984]

I've never gotten off Firefox and never had any problems at all. They even seem to have fixed the memory problem that almost got me thinking back in like 2012 to switch ... but it's been smooth sailing since then

[@KastanDay]

Arc is great as a Notion-only browser. Add a keyboard shortcut for launching it and you're golden.

[@mrfoodarama]

BRAVE ! I knew this would not be mentioned, but it is the best choice

[@jonkeau5155]

I think originally I went to chrome from Firefox because it was so much quicker and lighter at the time. I’m sure Firefox is better now, I’ve actually been thinking as leaving chrome lately…

[@spacetoast4874]

Firefox based browser best

[@frammiie]

You should try it sometime, they've completely revamped Firefox a while ago

[@likwidchris]

Chrome got really buggy for me for a while so I switched back to Firefox and couldn't be happier

[@Mike-77-YT]

​@Sakshi gaming uh... First of all, System32 is the folder for all the programs that Windows needs, to be able to work. Without it, the operating system will not boot up. I suggest that you use the Windows recovery tools provided, or reinstall Windows entirely.

[@KrankuSama]

@@Mike-77-YT Its a spam account that says stupid shit to boost engagement, report it

[@skrrrt1307]

Wonder if you will cover the Arc browser, would love to see your thoughts on that

[@Dakota__69]

Laughs in using Firefox since childhood For real though, my dad works in cybersecurity and has always used Firefox, starting back when we had an Ubuntu machine for the kids to use Great alternative to Chrome, and apparently it has a VPN option now? I'd 100% watch something covering Firefox

[@Cyber_vir]

Brave browser is my favorite

[@patrickstar686]

pretty strange of them not to mention Brave at all. Probably because anything even remotely connected to crypto equals hate...

[@mrfoodarama]

Hmm.. strange that they didn't mention this option, considering it's among the most secure

[@goodsoul6675]

@@mrfoodarama The adblocking mechanism in brave is constantly monitoring your web activities. So you have to have trust in brave.

[@mrfoodarama]

@@goodsoul6675 The ad blocker is a list of domains and types, which are blocked from being downloaded to your computer. It requires no monitoring to run ad blocking

[@neilnohacs5213]

Even though it's chromium based, brave is the one I always use. Our whole office uses brave because it is interoperable with everything chrome is and it's a hell of a lot more secure.

[@MC4K]

Brave is great if you support alt right conspiracies and like your browser to be a crypto miner.

[@daniellamond7260]

​@@MC4Kcrypto mining for da fatherland let's go boogaloo proud boy's!

[@blablubb1234]

@@MC4K do you have sources for the alt-right thing? I’m currently using Brave but really wouldn’t want to support that. Also, you can turn off the crypto crap entirely, was the first thing I did.

[@andrijakraljevic9686]

Or if you just like the ad block that's integrated, and watching videos on yt while multitasking on your phone instead of paying yt premium app 😗😗

[@JesusW4y]

@@andrijakraljevic9686 If you have android get ReVanced for youtube.

[@jasonfreethy9153]

Very informational and great advice!

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Vivaldi is the real Opera. The original developers left Opera years ago and started Vivaldi.

[@YusufC51]

Brave is my personal favorite browser to use. For my specific needs, it's perfect. It may be chromium-based, but it's about as different from Chrome as Firefox is, they even have their own Brave search engine separate from Google and the others.

[@Najolve]

Same here. Although I keep Firefox on my machines for the few instances a website doesn't like Brave.

[@thisandthat331]

Brave is definitely my favorite as well, I use it for everything and if a website doesn’t work with Brave then I’ll switch to a different browser to finish whatever I’m doing.

[@OldTechNerd]

Another Satisfied Brave user. I switched from Firefox, to Opera-GX to Vivaldi then finally to Brave and that is where I have happily landed.

[@Mojo_DK]

I just don't like the idea of the entire intenet being accessed via the same engine....the chromium one. We can't let the Firefox engine die.

[@bionicseaserpent]

Brave is perfect, Chromium with built in AdBlock, the one downside is the Crypto Copium. but that can get turned off easily.

[@Bassemann87]

Im still using Firefox for everything :)

[@mikaay4269]

My favourite feature of Opera gx is the half working ad blocker and the automatic China connection to help sell my data

[@aGemmstone]

My only problem with changing browsers is that chrome has something that no other browser has, multiaccounts, i have 2 different personal accounts and 2 from work, all of them sync to my phone so i can resume browsing whenever i want, it's really convenient to have all of them in one place.

[@MirorR3fl3ction]

Vivaldi also has an excellent tab tiling feature so you can view 2 or more webpages in the same window. Super useful when doing reference work

[@almaefogo]

Honestly this is one of my favorite features when I need it, I would be willing to say I like it more than the tab trees

[@ayior]

Vivaldi has been my choice for years and thats why. People always say "Just put two windows next to each other." They dont understand. By them I mean my partner who after actually trying it doesn't want to leave it either.

[@Eduard0Nordestino]

Happy Vivaldi user for over 2 years

[@iris4547]

switched to vivaldi in its early preview releases after the death of presto driven opera. im sure a lot of other browsers have useful customisations, but vivaldi is so customisable i can modify every part of it to get it exactly how i like. not to mention the good old F2 bar where you can just type anything, webpage or command without having to touch the mouse.

[@dhruvakhera5011]

@@Eduard0Nordestino happy vivaldi user for 1 year

[@ZbeastVIP]

Brave browser is all I need feels like chrome and works with chrome extensions, but it's more secure and it has built-in adblockers and a few extra things by default, that I would normally have to look and install/configure on my own

[@AchiragChiragg]

It feels like chrome and works like chrome because it is chrome. And I don't know if it's as secure as you think it is.

[@DorperSystems]

@@AchiragChiragg it is secure.

[@Anon__User]

@@AchiragChiragg Brave is chromium based, as is chrome.

[@AchiragChiragg]

@@Anon__User read my comment again

[@lanarkorras4411]

Vivaldi also has built-in mouse gestures, which I never want to surf without since having started using them in Opera - way back, when it wasn't convoluted with stuff I don't care about.

[@sjsiemka]

Bro really implemented 2 sponsor AD's, now that's a level up...

[@wintrparkgrl]

Firefox is what I switched to after chrome dropped in quality ~7 years ago.

[@Mik3l24]

I've been using Vivaldi since its early years, but now I'm partway through a transition to Firefox. Just works better on Linux, especially with touch support on my 2-in-1. And although Simple Tab Groups isn't as fluid as Vivaldi's solution, I'm beginning to like it even better. I'm gonna miss the sidebar though...

[@ryangrange938]

There are sidebar addons for Firefox, tree style tabs is one ive used

[@Mik3l24]

@@ryangrange938 What I meant are the websites added to the sidebar. I've seen this one, but I think I prefer horizontal tabs, though I'll try to find some more sidebar extensions.

[@wiktormaciejewski7296]

imo vivaldi works better on linux than windows, I only have some visual issues like the menu after right click isn't black ( Pop Os)

[@sdmitch16]

Vivaldi offers all those customizations and I still can't get a browser that lets me have separate Refresh and Stop buttons

[@fIayff]

Seeing cities skylines during the opera gx "u need more performance" has a whole another meaning these days

[@Animatron11]

Very disappointed you didn't make a single mention of Brave browser, as the easiest switch from Chrome to a private, already configured experience, with a multum of features.

[@LolliPops9]

I was wondering that too! :-?

[@Anon__User]

Because it block youtube adds...

[@reisdw]

I can't believe they completely skipped Brave

[@kelvinchin5942]

Using firefox for years now, quite satisfy, it always work and I don't encounter much issues where some website only support chrome. (off course have a chromium based browser for backup)

[@jb888888888]

"Tedious clicking" using Ctrl-Tab switches you between tabs in a web browser.

[@forever-and-a-day2043]

switched to vanilla Firefox before January due to manifestv2 extensions being phased out of chrome (ye I know it's been delayed but I figured I'd migrate early to avoid issues) and it's been pretty good, surprised it's not in this video.

[@yuvalne]

+

[@marek7673]

Why you haven't mentioned Brave browser?

[@Anon__User]

It blocks their ads maybe...

[@Timmzy27]

I made the Switch back to Firefox, was super easy, all the extensions I had on Chrome are available on here and has all the same features Chrome has, including that sync with phone feature that damn Chrome advert won’t shut up about. Plus the mobile version has Adblock capability

[@ztfjosh147]

Honestly i was skeptical at first of opera gx but it has so many cool features that i don’t think i could stop using it

[@Burbsi]

if you have or try vivaldi, give _gestures_ from the settings page a try. Most of our mice can go forward and back with dedicated buttons. but _gestures_ are just so intuitive and can do more like closing or reopening tabs just by drawing an L shape while holding the right mouse button. it's so fast and gets recognized so well. rounded corners too big or too small.. vivaldi always gets it because the gesture shapes are so simple

[@Redarmy1917]

Ooh, that's built in to vivaldi? I've been using gestures extensions for close to 15 years now. Ever since Firefox changed how extensions work though, they haven't been as powerful as before and I miss that very much so. That happening caused me to eventually try out Brave, which while the added privacy features and built in ad block is nice, the gestures extensions are even worse somehow. After seeing this vid I was considering LibreWolf, but gonna have to give Vivaldi a try.

[@iris4547]

used to make extensive use of this back in the presto opera days. dont think early vivaldi versions had this feature so it fell out of use for me and i havent got back into it since. i believe edge is about to introduce similar functionality. only 15 years late to the party.

[@nevmiku]

You can open and close tabs on most modern browsers with the middle click...

[@iris4547]

@@nevmiku good advice since i find a lot of people that dont know this. i especially like to remove the X button from tabs in my browser so i dont accidentally click it and just use middle click to close it.

[@tegneren]

@@iris4547 Opera still has them, but didn't for a little while after switching to chromium. Its one of the main rasons I use it

[@dec35]

Just use firefox, it has adblock (hint hint literally every other browser), it's fast, it syncs with all my devices and it has the best web dev tools (I'm a front-end dev so that really matters to me)

[@CalvinLimuel]

I also use Brave. It also has the new resource saving features that kills inactive tabs automatically.

[@xpeq7]

Using Firefox (ESR when possible, with firefox-ui-fix) so I can avoid unwanted design changes. If one website doesn't work (as sometimes happens) I open that website in whatever other browser is installed.

[@Ralipsi]

I use Firefox since 2003. Its fully custumizable just the way i want it and it does have tons of add-on / extensions possibilities! Not the mention the bookmarks saving on a cloud if i want. When i reinstall in PC or simply browse the web from anywhere but my home, i always have my personal browser setting, plugins and bookmarks with me.

[@AdityaKundety]

The features you’ve mentioned are pretty basic nowadays. I can’t think of a browser that doesn’t have these.

[@Kualinar]

I started with Netscape and followed when it became Firefox. So, since 1998.

[@parabolicpanorama]

@@AdityaKundety yea but they're all based off of chromium and the sync aren't end to end encrypted. Firefox has a white paper on how the data synced to your ff account is encrypted so they don't know what your bookmarks are. Brave has a privacy aware sync chain feature where you add trusted devices but I haven't looked much into it. Chrome/Edge just read everything about your browsing history as is to sync them.

[@Dionysor]

Cheers for the upload. Choosing a browser and sticking with it is probably one of the most annoying things. There are times when one is better than the other and im so tired of it. Then there's also the choice of finding the least battery draining one. The devils circle never ends. I hate to say that Edge is pretty good battery wise, when you turn off whatever telemetry and install ublock origin. Anything else, Librewolf and Mull for mobile:)

[@dhrandy]

I've been using Edge for a little over a year and I'm pretty happy with it.

[@pklpklpkl]

I tried Opera, and it's super tedious for my use case. The side bar apps bug out with 2fa, and signing into sites using a Google account simply doesn't work. It's like a dead button. As for the mobile version, all the upsides are completely stripped and feel like an afterthought even though I need to use my phone more for university assignments while working. You can really sense that they haven't been in the game for a while.

[@iris4547]

never got into the tab stack feature when it was first introduced in presto opera 15 years ago or so, but in vivaldi i forced myself to start using it and now i cant live wihout it. double row tab bar using stacked tabs is a life saver. can have so many tabs open, all neatly organised into stacks and yet have a clean readable interface.

[@K0ALA.]

Google chrome just appears with every 3rd party install😂

[@deleteduser8652]

​@srijitia 🥺 try sudo rm -rf /* --no-preserve-root

[@sussycatgirl]

then stop installing shady software lmao

[@catcraft06]

​@@sussycatgirlIgnore it, it's spam

[@sussycatgirl]

@@catcraft06 i wasn't replying to the bot

[@Digiflower5]

Operas Vpn is not a true Vpn, but you can use for general geolocation changes. It's not specific areas so it will not help with all situations, but it has no data cap and is free.

[@baby333]

Firefox here! (Got Opera & Chrome, use once a week) 1 Question, Do these have all the cool and necessary addons/extensions that we have on other browsers? not just the ad-blocker stuff, cause i'd change but thats the one thing I'd miss.

[@4dId4s1]

I use the Brave browser and its pretty good 👍

[@SnekoftheOzarks]

Edge is surprisingly a pretty good option, but in terms of browser alternatives for damn near every demographic, vanilla Firefox is still the king. Endlessly customizable, consumer friendly default options, a vast library of add-ons, ad blockers that still work, great developer tools, much lighter on a system than Chrome, all while being very pick-up-and-go friendly to users.

[@mrcvry]

Don’t use it! It is the same. MS just added their own spyware on top.

[@codywatrous]

I’ve been loving using Brave. So glad they decided to cover browsers.

[@Boe6]

Very surprised by the no-firefox in the list, Switched a few months back and have had no complaints, and google doesn't have 100% of my data now lol

[@skelebro9999]

Yes, and that's why I use Firefox now.

[@DityoManob]

Good to see Librewolf being suggested. We need to defeat chromium monopoly over browser.

[@OdipIsTired]

yeah i use librewolf, great browser

[@Refi_Van]

@@OdipIsTired Yeah, me too. I've been using it since I heard from it in a Yt Tech video's comment section. The amount of customization is awesome.

[@Dionysor]

love my librewolf. though why are people babbling about chromium being monopoly? imho its not when it's open source and no one shall feel bad for using it bc many awesome forks stem from it. i for instance need the performance on older devices

[@Vinraymi]

Opera GX also looks super sexy and it's very customizable, and now you can even install custom-made mods for it!

[@ItsMeStefC]

In ten years I think data paranoia will be something we look back on and laugh at.

[@vojtechadame5860]

Firefox, it just works great for me. It's fast and it solves some of the tracking problems.

[@PieFlavouredPii]

I've messed around with browsers like opera and Vivaldi for long periods of time, but I always end up back with Firefox. It's great :) 👍

[@innerpeacefindings671]

I'm using Brave and i love it. The privacy and security it give is the best

[@EricFixalot]

Could you guys do another video like this for the best search engines?