Firefox alternatives

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

cc @technology@lemmy.ml

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    9 months ago

    What problem are you trying to solve?

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

    • Lemongrab@lemmy.one
      11·
      9 months ago

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

  • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    2·
    9 months ago

    I’d go with LibreWolf.

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

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

      • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
        1·
        9 months ago

        I sense a new business model:

        Make something that starts gaining users; Sell to ad company; Users move away; buy back cheap. (Optional: Repeat.)

  • WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
    2·
    9 months ago

    crawls out of gnu logo-shaped hole

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

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

    Slinks back into free software hole

  • cj87@lemm.ee
    1·
    6 months ago

    Anyone know of any Firefox forks on the play store other than Waterfox? Thanks

  • priapus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    9 months ago

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

  • Steve@lemmy.todayEnglish
    1·
    9 months ago

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

  • VodkaSolution @feddit.it
    0·
    9 months ago

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