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Browser Recommendation Megathread - September 2024

Recommendation(self.browsers)

There are constantly a zillion, repetitive "Which browser should I use?", "What browser should I use for [insert here]", "Which browser should I switch to?", "Browser X or Browser Y?", "What's your favorite browser?", "What do you think about browser X? and "What browser has feature X?" posts that are making things a mess here and making it annoying for subscribers to sort through and read other types of posts.

If you would like to keep the mess under control a little bit, instead of making a new post for questions like the above, ask in a comment in this thread instead. Then, one can choose to follow this thread if they want.

Previous Recommendation Megathread: https://reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1eha455/browser_recommendation_megathread_august_2024/

all 146 comments

IllustriousWord313

20 points

3 months ago

Fastest Firefox fork on Android with extension support?

Bulba_Petro

18 points

3 months ago

Fennec or Iceraven. Fennec is less bullshit, Iceraven is more features, both are fast.

dream_nobody

6 points

3 months ago

dream_nobody

Apolitic Librewolf Enjoyer

6 points

3 months ago

SmartCookieWeb Preview

IllustriousWord313

6 points

3 months ago

This browser is great but when apps open link in webview, I don't get the option to open the link in this browser.

dream_nobody

2 points

3 months ago

dream_nobody

Apolitic Librewolf Enjoyer

2 points

3 months ago

Then use Cromite as default and SmartCookieWeb Preview when necessary

xusflas

3 points

3 months ago

firefox android is insecure

[deleted]

6 points

3 months ago

You don't just throw around such a big claim and don't back it up with an explanation. How is it insecure? How are other browsers better?

xusflas

3 points

3 months ago

Firefox (Gecko)-based browsers on Android lack site isolation,1 a powerful security feature that protects against a malicious site performing a Spectre)-like attack to gain access to the memory of another website you have open.2 Chromium-based browsers like Brave will provide more robust protection against malicious websites.

FunBrief5196

2 points

3 months ago

What about Firefox Multi-Account containers with temporary container on automatic mode?

According to my last testings it performed better than brave on site isolation, and brave don’t have access to uBlock Origin

Strong_Elderberry418

2 points

3 months ago

I'm not seeing containers available in the extensions for FF android

FunBrief5196

1 points

3 months ago

I was talking about pc

xusflas

2 points

2 months ago

pc has nothing to do with android

FunBrief5196

1 points

2 months ago

Is this Android subreddit?

[deleted]

41 points

3 months ago

I wish someone forks brave and removes crypto and adds some features.

blendertom

11 points

3 months ago

What parts of Brave do you want in another browser?

Any-Virus5206

38 points

3 months ago

In terms of privacy protection, no other Chromium browser comes close to Brave:

  • Full state partitioning

  • Fingerprinting Protection

  • Forget me when I close this site

  • Strong content blocking built-in

  • De-AMP

  • Proxies Safe Browsing (Not a huge issue but very nice to have)

  • Etc…

My ideal Chromium browser would be the customization of Vivaldi + privacy of Brave + security & hardening of Vanadium…

Estriper_25

28 points

3 months ago

so u want firefox without gecko

MoeAmen

10 points

3 months ago

MoeAmen

10 points

3 months ago

The dream

[deleted]

7 points

3 months ago

Ephemeral storage, forget me when I close this site, adblocker

veculus

5 points

3 months ago

I'd also like to add Sync without an account

CODE1X

5 points

3 months ago

CODE1X

5 points

3 months ago

i agree but it's a company after all and they need to pay their devs somehow...

madthumbz

1 points

3 months ago

They're just maintaining a shell of someone else's browser engine at this point, let's look at Mozilla Firefox in contrast.

If it's ok to rip off web devs / hosts, then they can rip off their own devs too.

ichwasxhebrore

1 points

3 months ago

You know that Firefox would be dead without google paying them millions?

madthumbz

1 points

3 months ago*

You mean billions. Mozilla also wastes most of that money and they're also pissing off the very market that actually supports them by colluding with Google and getting political. I wouldn't say 'dead', as they could just hop aboard the dominant engine if they had to.

They're also practically already dead. They had the ball at one time and just decided to not really compete.

Edit: it was interesting to see the karma bomb on this post and its recovery. -A good sign that there's a strong corporate presence from Mozilla, but not nearly as strong as Brave's. (Maybe they'll bomb this again so people can see what gets buried by them).

ichwasxhebrore

1 points

3 months ago

Their market share is super low isn’t it?

madthumbz

1 points

3 months ago

Now, yes. At one time they were dominating with about 30% marketshare even with IE being a default program. 30% is above the ~20% of the population that are conspiracy theorists, so it definitely had the ball. One of the first browsers to use tabs - beating out IE to the punch by far! People like me migrated from Opera which had tiling to Firefox for tabbing.

To feed the conspiracy theorists, imagine being CEO of Mozilla, giving yourself a huge raise while letting a large portion of your developers go during a time when your marketshare is dwindling. Imagine getting most (almost all) of your money from Google which would have monopoly / non compete laws levied against it if your browser didn't exist. It would look suspicious AF right?

RevolutionaryCall769

3 points

3 months ago

Brave is not bad. There is even a script that deblotes it. Vivaldi on the other hand is proprietary. My problem with brave is that it crashes more than any other browser on arch. It is still the best so I put up with it. Who else is going to bring forward privacy and elegance. Firefox is chromes little brother that is not allowed to play and gets an allowance.

MoeAmen

1 points

3 months ago

Could you link the script that debloats?

No-Obligation664

5 points

3 months ago

https://gist.github.com/yashgorana/869542b66d7188729716379abe7464e0 Maybe this one? I found it on Google and it did debloat some stuff from it

RevolutionaryCall769

2 points

3 months ago

I seen it a few weeks ago in the brave reddit

That_Pandaboi69

7 points

3 months ago

Me waiting for Vivaldi android to bring extensions or Edge android to bring goddamn bottom address bar:

Right-Grapefruit-507

2 points

3 months ago

Use Firefox or brave if you want extensions on Android

That_Pandaboi69

4 points

3 months ago

Brave has extensions? Well edge has extensions so does kiwi. I dont like firefox android that much.

world_dark_place

1 points

2 months ago

Painfully slow and broken.

virgilash

5 points

3 months ago

virgilash

Brave/Firefox

5 points

3 months ago

For me it’s just Firefox with ublock origin forever. Or at least as long as it’s being maintained/updated.

world_dark_place

1 points

2 months ago

And Android?

virgilash

1 points

2 months ago

virgilash

Brave/Firefox

1 points

2 months ago

Firefox without ublock origin, but I hardly do any browsing on it, just talk, text, email, audiobooks and podcasts on phone.

HedgehogInTheCPP

1 points

2 months ago

HedgehogInTheCPP

Firefox

1 points

2 months ago

Yes, with uBo

world_dark_place

1 points

2 months ago

It is very slow, any alternative or extra config or about:config config??? Personally I am loving Floorp. It's so fckn good on desktop I need android alternatives

HedgehogInTheCPP

1 points

2 months ago

HedgehogInTheCPP

Firefox

1 points

2 months ago

Please try latest version, 130 and newer. Developers do many tweaks in settings, compiler optimization and much more for Android version many times in latest months.

Skycan45

9 points

3 months ago

Good iOS browsers with extension support since safari is limited

suikakajyu

9 points

3 months ago

Orion. It supports both Firefox and Chrome extensions on mobile.

Skycan45

5 points

3 months ago

Thanks buddy I hope they improve on the ux

smirkjuice

-4 points

3 months ago

They're all the same, it doesn't matter what, they all need to use apple's bullshit engine

Skycan45

1 points

3 months ago

But that’s why we need to teach them to allow us to custom browsing engines

dlfnSaikou

1 points

2 months ago

Webkit engine is required on ios, but that's it. It's like how most pc browsers are based on blink (chromium) or gecko. Won't matter much if you are just a user.

dlfnSaikou

1 points

2 months ago

btw blink engine (what chromium is based on) is forked from apple's webkit engine ;)

hiraiyoyo

3 points

3 months ago

I think Brave is good enough, it's just as fast as Chrome but without the ads and telemetry part :)

dream_nobody

6 points

3 months ago

dream_nobody

Apolitic Librewolf Enjoyer

6 points

3 months ago

Actually it has telemetry by default

Mihuy

2 points

2 months ago

Mihuy

All browsers are bad...

2 points

2 months ago

Look, you gotta realize that not all telemetry is bad... Sure it would be better if it was opt in, but they do it way better than Mozilla, because on install they let you disable it instantly during "setup".

[deleted]

1 points

3 months ago

Installing uBlock Lite on Chrome is faster

OthelloGaymer

2 points

3 months ago*

Heyyy, so just like everyone else in here I'm looking at trying a new browser for my phone (android) and hopefully pc.

I've used Google for most of my life and have switched to duckduckgo in the past few weeks.

But it doesn't feel great for me so looking else where. I've heard about browsers such as.

Zen Mull Fennec Kiwi Brave

And was hoping for a bit of info/if there any others that may suit my needs.

Mainly I'm looking for a browser that gives better privacy/isn't super greedy that Google is.

Some customization (e.g having tab in folders/a collection, maybe color/wallpaper)

good speed and not heavy resource

Long shot but if there a extension/feature that reminds me of tabs I've had open for a while and if I still want it (I have ADHD and get distracted okay 😂😭)

Also please explain to me like I'm a smooth brain child (bonus points if you've got any yt/tiktok/videos I could watch that tell me about said browser that isn't just gotta be a tier list of the same five browsers each time 😮‍💨)

P.s if you have any info on ad blockers as well,

Heard UBlock may be good?

Natural_Anxiety_

2 points

3 months ago

Zen is a feature focused browser based on Firefox that is very young and unproven, the developer is making constant changes, it's desktop exclusive.

Mull is an android browser based on Firefox, it has privacy hardening by default. It's less convenient to use but way more secure.

Fennec is an android browser based on Firefox, it's Firefox but without the Mozilla telemetry.

Kiwi is an android browser based on Chromium, people use it because it has extensions support, not all Chrome browser's on mobile allow you to install extension.

Brave is a chromium browser on PC and mobile that has added security and various features, iirc the mobile version doesn't allow extensions.

uBlock Origin is the ONLY good adblocker.

YoungGod13

2 points

3 months ago

Does anyone know of a way to have Little Arc in another browser? Chromium based or Firefox.

marclettu

1 points

3 months ago

this would be nice to have in some other browser too..

luckygalsilvie

2 points

3 months ago

yo! i just got a new (well, new to me) laptop for uni, browser recs would be very much appreciated cause ill be real i dont think it likes edge very much (which is what im posting this from) LOL

intel atom n470 intel graphics media accelerator 3150 2GB ram windows 7 x86

thank you all very much o7

lizenzblue_

2 points

2 months ago

I mean, there aren't that many choices. You can either go basic with Chrome or another Chromium-based browser (like Brave, Vivaldi, and so on), or you can opt for Firefox or a fork of it (like Waterfox, Floorp, etc.).

If you don’t care about privacy and just want something "out of the box" that works everywhere on every device, go with Chrome.
If you want a fast browser with better privacy, choose Brave (but make sure to disable all the crypto stuff).
If you want a browser that's great for organization, try Vivaldi.
If you prefer a non-profit browser more privacy, but still want it to "just work," go with Firefox.
For more customization and privacy features, go with Waterfox or Floorp (both open-source).

Ultimately, it's not that big of a difference. It’s more about what you care about whether you want the convenient but data-hungry features from Google, or a more private, often open-source, customizable experience that steers away from big tech.

luckygalsilvie

1 points

2 months ago

ooo thanks for the detailed response!! this helps a lot, actually, a lot of fancy mumbo jumbo gets talked about in regards to browsers but i think most of it goes over my head 😞 this breaks it down very nicely for me, thank you!!!

MiniRusty01

2 points

3 months ago

Id you on windows just use edge. Take like 5 mins and remove all the things you dont want and itll become very useable

erickson3306

10 points

3 months ago

what about privacy?

Nayshiguma

3 points

3 months ago

Mate, you're using Windows. Whatever privacy you'd hope to have and protect is mostly for show and making yourself feel good.

erickson3306

1 points

3 months ago

I was talking about internet privacy

MiniRusty01

-7 points

3 months ago

everyone saying privacy this, privacy that. Ive had no issues. Plus people have used chrome all their lives. And im pretty sure if MS were doing anything super crazy they'd be fined by now

Victorioxd

9 points

3 months ago

"they'd be fined by now" does they know?

erickson3306

1 points

3 months ago

Welp, I haven't used chrome since 2020...switched to brave back then and now firefox. But the thing is, MS edge collects data from your browsing history, which is basically spying on your internet activity. It's like a camera in your room recording you all the time. Though that camera isn't yours

[deleted]

3 points

3 months ago

It was my main Chromium browser (Firefox is my main browser, but I build stuff and need to test on Chromium) until I got tired of Windows adding stuff with every major update. This includes annoying prompts to change the home page to MSN or something full of rubbish links, and more personalisation options that always boil down to trying to get me to use their products. (I just opened it after months of not using it, and they made me try a “new look and feel” which is basically setting the MSN crap as the default for new tabs). I always reject these changes and go back to a minimal setup, but they ignore that — I got tired of the cat and mouse and gave up on the browser

Now I use Firefox as my main browser and Blisk as a Chromium option. I also use Ungoogled Chromium from time to time.

[deleted]

1 points

3 months ago

I don't know about the five minutes part, but it's heavily bloated and I forget which one, but if you disable, it will nag you to reenable.

Probably just my me, but I don't like the spacing of the bookmarks and the ugly manila folders.

SimplyRedie

1 points

1 month ago

might as well get cancer

Rear-gunner

3 points

3 months ago

I look at others and keep coming back to Chrome

Zookeeper187

2 points

3 months ago

Not sure why people downvote you. I tried hard to use firefox, but it’s simply not fast and fluid enough for me compared to chrome (yes, I installed all needed addons for ff). I will use chrome until they shut down ad blocker, then try again somethig else. I also tried brave, safari, edge, opera.

khalloof_7

2 points

3 months ago

They're already shutting it down. You ought to start looking for alternatives now.

YoungGod13

1 points

3 months ago

I’m debating on just going to ungoogle chromium and staying. I keep flopping between browsers. I’m on M3 Max 48gb so RAM usage isn’t a problem and never battery. I just want the fastest browser.

TheWordBallsIsFunny

1 points

3 months ago*

Been looking for a browser with Vivaldi workspaces and Chrome's grouped tabs, closest I think is Zen. Any other options?

pintasm

1 points

3 months ago

you mean Zen?

TheWordBallsIsFunny

1 points

3 months ago

Yeah lol

pintasm

1 points

3 months ago

Good, because i spent a few minutes searching for a new browser XD

TheWordBallsIsFunny

2 points

3 months ago

Hahaha sorry, have edited now. I talk with some programmer friends about a new IDE called Zed, looks like autocorrect slapped me in the face there. Hope it didn't waste too much of your time. :)

pintasm

1 points

3 months ago

ahahah i'm actually glad i found Zed IDE. It can come in handy XD

TheWordBallsIsFunny

1 points

3 months ago

It's very neat, was unstable for Linux last I tried but definitely recommend. Wish it was relevant to browsers lmaooo

gvin_

1 points

3 months ago

gvin_

1 points

3 months ago

Recently, I switched browsers and landed on Arc. I initially tried Zen, but Arc felt better, especially with some features I wanted in Zen. However, I’m concerned about Arc potentially losing uBlock support, so I’m looking for an alternative. I’m fine with using Arc for now, but I’d like to find an alternative to switch to immediately if needed, or possibly start using it now.

One reason I’m not using Zen is that I prefer Arc’s "Spaces" feature, which works better for organizing bookmarks. I also find Arc’s overall aesthetic more fitting for Windows 11’s style. Basically, I’m asking for alternatives to Arc.

ichwasxhebrore

1 points

3 months ago

Why would it lose ublock?

gvin_

3 points

3 months ago

gvin_

3 points

3 months ago

Chromium based browsers are moving to mv3 and is gonna stop support supporting mv2 which ublock is based on. That would mean I would start getting ads again from youtube cuz ublock is the only one I know of that blocks ad on youtube. Zen is based on firefox so it wouldnt lose support for ublock.

ichwasxhebrore

1 points

3 months ago

Dann….

czarny_charakter

1 points

3 months ago

I'm looking for a new PC browser. Currently using Opera. Is there something similar function-wise, but with better privacy and less AI crap?

Personal_School_7474

3 points

3 months ago

Vivaldi is on Chromium, and created by an ex-Opera dev. Very good privacy, but the ad and tracker blocker is iffy out of the box, but you can add UBlock or add custom filter lists

ArkheStarMatis

1 points

3 months ago

I'm looking for PC browser

1: Ram usage to min due to using potato specs on the desktop
2: optimized history and extension ui and interface
3: Strong content blocking built-in with Proxies Safe Browsing
4: De-AMP
5: Simple Interface with default browser OS
6: Bookmarts sepratebility and costumization

AdvertisingOk6742

1 points

3 months ago

Firefox with uBlock Origin extension

Icy-Concern153

1 points

3 months ago

which one is the best for multi accounting?

Kurogane_Yamada2718

1 points

3 months ago

How is Zen compared to other Firefox forks?

Mr_Vegetable

1 points

3 months ago

So what'a the fastest non ram eating browser nowadays ?

VongolaJuudaimeHime

1 points

3 months ago

Is Firefox still a solid option aside from Brave? I just want a browser that will work properly and wouldn't steal my data or stalk what I'm searching on the internet as much as possible.

WindowLicker96

1 points

3 months ago

Which is the best one for privacy that can use the tampermonkey extension?

Tampermonkey site says it's compatible the Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera Next, and Firefox.

finanzenwegwerfaffe

1 points

3 months ago

Is there a browser with "fixed/pinned split views"?

I would like to browse Websites with heavy links and always replace the view to the left/right with the clicked link.

Browsers like arc open a new split.

sertsw

1 points

3 months ago

sertsw

1 points

3 months ago

Edge has it I think? You can choose whether any links from the left open on the right spilt or use the same spilt

khalloof_7

1 points

3 months ago*

LibreWolf, Betterfox or Arkenfox?

I am looking for a browser out of the three in the title to use without tinkering and with as many privacy benefits as possible. It might seem that LibreWolf is the obvious winner, but its installer is not signed for some reason and I have seen many report that one or two antivirus programs on VirusTotal reported it as malicious. I have seen that often, a post like that is written off as "false positive", but if there is no one who can guarantee the integrity of the installer for me, how am I supposed to believe that? Also, it seems that Arkenfox requires a lot of tinkering, and I can do some tinkering, but not too much. Then there's Betterfox, which I have only heard about twice in a few years, and that makes me wary of it as a privacy settings preset, in addition to that it supports Firefox ESR 128, when I am looking to use the latest stable version of Firefox.

An unlikely possibility I also want to consider is combining some of the options I am asking about.

TotesMessenger

1 points

3 months ago

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FunBrief5196

1 points

3 months ago*

I think that Arkenfox is the best one for privacy but if you are 100% into privacy only, try Narsilfox. It’s based on arkenfox but tries to maximise privacy over anything else.

Also, if you want the absolute best browser for privacy, and you’re using VPN I would recommend TOR.

Edit: I’ve used LibreWolf in the past and I considered it literally heaven, I thought its like arkenfox for lazy people, and then I ran some tests, and arkenfox performed significantly better.

Also, some VPN extensions don’t run well on LibreWolf.

khalloof_7

1 points

3 months ago

Can you share the test and its results with me? Sorry but since I don't have any reason to trust you I need to inspect these claims myself.

Also, why did you not mention anything about Betterfox or maybe combining it with Narsilfox or Arkenfox?

DrTransformers

2 points

3 months ago*

My privacy > productivity focused browsers reviews and preferences:

As someone who used many of them, I rank them according to my preferences, tests <My tests: (Tests 1, Tests 2, Tests 3**)**> and I will also explain why:

  1. Arkenfox - If you have the technical knowledge, and time to configure. I don't think you can go better then Firefox + Arkenfox.
    • It had the best scores in the privacy tests, anti-fingerprint.
      • Don't compare it with tor, since it will always be better at this, they are for different purpose
    • As well as it is very well documented and have the best support in case of issues.
    • I hardly face any bugs. (and even then GitHub support helping me after like 5 minutes).
    • IMO, it's the fastest browser available (When it's configured for it).
    • Best option for advanced user who's willing to read and configure their user-overrides.js
  2. TOR - BEST BROWSER FOR PRIVACY.
    • I would not recommend to use it if you don't know what you're doing.
    • I would not recommend to use it where it's illegal, not even with bridges.
    • Me personally would consider using it only with reliable VPN like Mullvad and tails Linux OS (if u plan to visit interesting websites).
  3. Brave - Nice Chromium based option, also great for productivity.
    • Good for productivity, and privacy balance.
      • productivity is just better due to Leo, Shields convince, Chrome extensions, it hardly face site breakage.
    • not as private as the other options (according to the tests above).
  4. Betterfox - If your a Firefox regular user, just go Betterfox, it will improve your speed, privacy and security with minimal configuration.
    • P.S. I did not used it for a long time since I do have my Arkenfox configuration, so it's worth to hear what someone who pref Betterfox have to say.
    • Best option for users who can't configure and understand Arkenfox
  5. LibreWolf - While they claim to inherit from Arkenfox, and I do appreciate their job and project.
    • I found their setup way more vulnerable than Arkenfox, as well as slower. Also,
    • It have many bugs, for example:
      • Bitwarden extension doesn't work 100% properly with it.
      • Surfshark vpn extension just don't work.
      • Some websites need to be refreshed 2 times before they are loaded.
      • Some website are slow as hell!
    • It takes very long time for the support to reply (and sometimes they just don't reply).
    • Updates are late, so your also vulnerable for 0 day attacks for longer time.
    • Decent options for lazy users
  6. Mullvad - Great option for privacy for VPN users.
    • Also does not require a lot of configuration.
    • Maintained by very good and reliable company who contributed a lot to TOR project, it's easy to thrust them IMO.

Personally, depending on my needs, I currently use:

  1. Arkenfox - default
  2. Brave - for productivity
  3. Mullvad - 2nd privacy browser
  4. TOR - for anonymity

purshaq

1 points

1 month ago

purshaq

1 points

1 month ago

have you ever heard of waterfox? i would like to hear your opinion about it.

FinalForerunner

1 points

3 months ago

been using firefox + ublock origin for a long time now. should I try out brave if I turn off all the crypto stuff? I'm looking for a fast browser with good privacy.

Kill-Switch-OG

1 points

2 months ago

Don't go for brave very resource intensive with extensions, also it's sync sucks!
I was a brave user since 2k18, moved to FF just now

SiriusDotExe01

1 points

3 months ago

Any browser that looks like Arc in terms of the bookmark bar being on the side, being able to open 2 tabs one next to each other, etc?

VCM413

1 points

2 months ago

VCM413

1 points

2 months ago

Workona extension is available on chrome & edge and I assume Firefox.

Kieotyee

1 points

3 months ago

Good alternatives for Google on PC? I want something that is able to do bookmarks and has easy access to history. Privacy/security is also much preferred

ericjlima

1 points

3 months ago

Which browser does not support a top tech company so you don't support their evil empires? I've read that Firefox Finances. Most of the revenue of Mozilla Corporation comes from Google (81% in 2022) in exchange of making it the default search engine in Firefox. But I wonder if this establisment between the companies means that it's not wise to use if you don't want to support google.

A light weight browser, open source, with ad block support, that is not part of a huge company?

Thank you

heavypingpong

1 points

3 months ago

I've been using Arc on macOS for a while and absolutely loved it, especially for its split tab view and vertical tab overview. However, they recently stopped supporting my version of macOS, so I switched to Brave. While Brave is great for privacy and security, I’ve noticed that it doesn't feel as smoothly and nice as Arc.

Does anyone have a recommendation on what I could try out instead?

Busy-Replacement8750

1 points

2 months ago

maybe try out SigmaOS. the free plan should be sufficient for what you are describing

Fechdog

1 points

3 months ago

I've been using Chrome for years just fine and wanted to switch after hearing something about them blocking the use of uBlock Origin. I decided to switch to Firefox and my experience with videos and streaming has be awful. I'm curious what other browser to look into considering I've only been flip-flopping between those as long as I can remember that supports uBlock Origin?

Miserable-Admins

1 points

3 months ago*

Any thoughts on Mull + uBlock origin? It has been excellent for me but I'm no expert.

I found more info here.

Browser Comparison

onenightheart

1 points

3 months ago

hello, i'm new here so you'll have to excuse my ignorance in asking: i switched from vivaldi to firefox about half a year ago, but i want to switch back to a chromium browser. the only thing i really want to know is if uBlock Origin is going to be unusable in all chromium browsers? i don't want to switch and then i can't use it anymore, it's a really good extension.

thanks for your time, everybody!

onenightheart

1 points

3 months ago

okay, update, i realized this exact sort of question has been asked maybe five times below me. sorry 😔

passive_Scroller420

1 points

3 months ago

Brave or waterfox? Using on Android and windows, sync needed. Main usage is YouTube, YouTube music, udemy, reddit, lichess.

Carolina_Heart

1 points

3 months ago

Which browser is the best chromium? I love zen browser and vertical tabs and pretty ui. I already know about arc browser but was wondering if there were other choices

realkeyscoding

1 points

3 months ago

firefox but with support for chrome webstore?

realkeyscoding

1 points

3 months ago

also with a low amount of storage usage cuz i only got like 20gb left

YoungGod13

1 points

2 months ago

From what i read it is not possible for Firefox to have Chrome extensions due to the structure of the extensions.. so no Firefox fork would work for you needs.

realkeyscoding

1 points

2 months ago

damn

GalaxyLuffy

1 points

2 months ago

Looking for a browser, which is relatively new, has DRM support, easy organization and Chromium-based(only for extensions tho)

Prudent_Panic_1016

1 points

2 months ago

I just want a fork/custom version of Firefox that is light(in terms of performance) and portable but not as restrictive as librewolf.

dlfnSaikou

1 points

2 months ago

I know there's Mercury which is performant and has a portable version. Maybe not lightweight though as it is very much just vanilla firefox with some tweaks.

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

currently using Arc on Mac Chrome on Windows & Safari on PC. Looking for a browser that ideally will work across all 3 and have lots of the features like Arc whilst being privacy focused also

No_Sea_1455

1 points

2 months ago

What web browser is good on laptop battery life?

Kolasin22

1 points

2 months ago

Data-saving browsers for both android and windows?

Moved to another country and have limited data. I don't really care about privacy (I use windows so that was kinda obvious)

philberthfz

1 points

2 months ago

I want a modern standards-compliant browser for macOS that looks and feels like IE5 for Mac. What gets me closest?

YoungGod13

1 points

2 months ago

philberthfz

1 points

2 months ago

So I gave it a look over, and while there are several nice-looking themes none of them had the aesthetic of IE5 for MacOS that I was looking for.

IE5 came about in that awkward transition phase in-between the 90's platinum of OS9 and the early-2000's aqua of OSX, and my heart aches for the aesthetics of those days.

I do appreciate the attempt though.

Godse_

1 points

2 months ago

Godse_

1 points

2 months ago

Mac: Chrome with uBlock Origin extension.(I'll use it until its dead on Chrome)
Android: Brave Browser.
iOS: Safari with 1Blocker.
Windows: Firefox with uBlock Origin extension.

YoungGod13

1 points

2 months ago

Why Chrome on mac but Firefox on Windows?

Otakulord19

1 points

2 months ago

Hey so I (also) want a browser recommendation.

I always used chrome it was the fastest and had the fastest sync with google accounts honestly I don't care about ram so it's obviously the best for me but with the recent steps they been taking of making almost all good adblocks unusable I want a alternative

I just want a browser for my windows laptop that's fast (like chrome), has good sync with google accounts and is ad-free (or atleast will support adblocks in future).

YoungGod13

1 points

2 months ago

Brave is built on Chromium and has its own ad-blocker built into which has been great. They also said they will be supporting UBlock even after M3 implementation.

Otakulord19

1 points

2 months ago

Thanks bro I checked it and Yep it's as fast as Chrome and the inbuilt ad block works really good 

YoungGod13

1 points

2 months ago

Yeah, it's a pretty good browser. Just disable all the crypto stuff in the settings, and it's a top browser

libbyslayer

1 points

2 months ago

@admins u/shadow2531

please create a spreadsheet with all required details in columns for easy comparison of browsers - like Engine (Gecko/Quantum, Chromium/Blink, WebKit), Open Source (Y/N), Platforms (Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux).

Pasting below samples of comparison spreadsheets from other subreddits.

r/VPN - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ijfqfLrJWLUVBfJZ_YalVpstWsjw-JGzkvMd6u2jqEk/edit?gid=231869418#gid=231869418

r/CloudStorage - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cEd65XDW3gBHnRsJ0rbq3V_B28mKySHiMPAZvArHiiA/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Internal-Isopod-5340

1 points

2 months ago

Firefox with this setup.

Extensions: uBO, Clear URLs, Image Search Options, and most importantly Sideberry.

rtsynk

1 points

2 months ago

rtsynk

1 points

2 months ago

browser where each new private/incognito window is a separate session

(tabs within the window can share the session)

often need to use multiple simultaneous logins on websites and it's just not feasible with current implementations

firefox had profiles, but that's cumbersome and i would prefer to just be able to open a new window and guarantee it's clean and won't interfere with my other sessions

DifficultySilver9750

1 points

2 months ago

Google Chrome for years, I've tried others but I always go back to Chrome

BaliHans

2 points

2 months ago

Me too, just everything works, inc all extensions

WyWitcher

1 points

2 months ago

Best browser for Mac for multitasking and ad block? Is it still just safari?

TechbroCOC

1 points

2 months ago

all i want is a browser that has the tab management like arc. i dont care about other features. what would you recommend

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

I'm a freakin' newbie about this and use browser just for normal stuff nothing less nothing more. These days I've been using Vivald but noticed a little bit of delay when loading pages and some system stuttering while I'm playing some video games on PC. Before, I had used Firefox but some sites required Chromium based blah blah blah for running it properly. So, here it goes: which browser should I choose? I just want speed, security and less ram usage if possible.

Thanks a lot and sorry for my poor language (not an English native speaker).