I wanted to start a discussion about web browsers and find out which one you prefer to use as your go-to option. Nowadays, there are so many choices available, each with its own unique features and benefits. It can be quite overwhelming to decide which one suits our needs the best.
So, I’ll kick things off by sharing my favorite browser, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences as well!
For me it is firefox
Reason simple independent does not rely on big tech google. And does not collect a lot of info about browsing habits.so on and second best is brave as all patches are open source and outof the box have privacy and a good security block all tracking scripts so on just the crypto part which i don’t like much but that it ok as it is their business model.
Also they have some more technical stuff covered
It isn’t based on chromium and I would like to try to avoid a future where Google has even more control of the internet
With the proper settings applied, it can support a private browsing experience
Even though there are derivative browsers which apply privacy controls out of the box, I prefer to get my browser patches as soon as they are available instead of waiting for a downstream product to integrate them.
I primarily use Brave. Good privacy protections and cross platform.
Used Firefox for over 10 years but cookie consent pop-ups and other annoyances with it on iPhone and iPad made me leave it behind.
Yeah on desktop only afaik (?) the but then there’s uBlock that handles all that. iPhone/iPad is obviously not a priority for Mozilla so I’m not holding my breath this will be implemented there any time soon.
Yes. Your point? Others have the ability to make a browser with those limitations that has the features I need while Mozilla does not. So I don’t use Firefox.
Have anyone used mulved browser for privacy instead of libre wolf which is just firefox without telemetry enabled mulled have many features for privacy anf full arkenfox patched and many more it is just tor browser without tor onion network.
Firefox + Edge
I primarily use Firefox for its ESNI and DoH features. Firefox improved the settings for DoH in version 114, but unfortunately, ESNI still needs to be manually enabled in about:config As for Edge, I use it mainly due to the new Bing and for browsing some websites that do not support non-Chromium browsers.
I like Firefox. My first choice. I had Mosaic on a Mac way back in history. 'Nuff said. But I need Chrome for Duolingo, 'cause they think Firefox can’t use my microphone. It can, but they’re ignorant. I still have to try them with MS Edge which I have on Fedora in virtual machine.
I feel like I have a mess of browsers now for different reasons.
Work: Edge signed in to my company’s Azure AD so it syncs and allows me easily to access apps and handle the 2FA / Managed Client requirements
Personal - Fedora: Firefox with Firefox Sync so I can access all my Fedora related or Open Source work related items here.
Personal - Else: Safari (I am a macOS / iOS user by day just because my family is all in on iCloud / iMessage and lock in is a nightmare). But I can say Safari works best on my iPhone so I just accept it.
On my work Macbook and my iPhone, I have all three installed so I can jump between them easily too - but on my Fedora laptop, I just use Firefox.
I used to use Brave for Work/Personal but have been iffy because I had a bad time with Sync for a long time and I got convinced by Edge being really simple with my work things that the friction reduction was worth the switch.
and competition beyond “the first circle” (Safari, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, Firefox, etc)
As for Edge, I use it mainly due to the new Bing and for browsing some websites that do not support non-Chromium browsers.