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I need extensions way too much to use something built from scratch, so as Firefox joins the enshittification bandwagon, what's the best Firefox-based browser I should check out?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

HellFire with a custom user.js like BetterFox

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Using Librewolf on desktop and Ironwolf (a continuation of Mull) for Android

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've been on Waterfox for years with no problem. [email protected]

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Currently use Librewolf. Have tried Floorp, waterfox, zen and some others but always come back to Librewolf

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Librewolf for desktop, fennec for mobile

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i'm sad to see that no one has mentioned iceweasal/icecat. lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What makes them (it?) good?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

i'm only half joking and half raising awareness of this project since it too is a firefox based browser.

the thing i liked about iceweasel (before it became icecat) were the nightly builds; but i switched back to firefox once they started doing that too and i don't know if icecat is still doing this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Can't wait to try out once have pc again

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I like the look of this, have you used it much? I've been using a mixture of Fennec on mobile and Librewolf/Waterfox on desktop for a bit now, but some of Zen's features look pretty useful.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Used Waterfox for years, made the switch to Zen which has quickly become my browser of choice. Mostly because I never realize it's running. I can have, and currently do have a million tabs open and it barely affects my system. Which is nice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's my main browser for a while now and I really like the vertical tabs and tab unloading which saves a lot of ram compared to regular firefox. Otherwise I think the split modes and the peeking feature are nice but I don't use them that much.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I've been using it for quite a while and it has almost eliminated my needs for another browser. It's pretty good

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Definitely recommend replacing Fennec with IronFox on mobile, it's a fork of Mull, so it'll be a solid privacy upgrade!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What's the add-on situation like? I've been using Iceraven because of its extensive add-on support, way beyond Mozilla's curated list. But privacy centered it is not.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

The add-on's are solid. They have an elaborate curated list, plus you can access any of the mobile extentions by just searching for em.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Floorp is what I use and it is pretty decent.

[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Librewolf is a pretty easy choice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Just as a warning, LibreWolf inherently messes with the browser time zone as a key aspect of its programming, so if you schedule videos for publication (for example), they'll publish at a way different time. Seeing how there was no way to easily turn off its time zone obfuscation was what reverted me to Waterfox. It can also mess with scheduled messages or timestamps in chat apps.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Tor for privacy