Using firefox but concerned now

Read about some alternatives:

Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.

  • Captain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zone
    2·
    37 minutes ago

    Librewolf mainly because that’s the Firefox-type browser that comes with my distro (IceCat is there too, but it’s based on ESR and not frequently updated).

  • 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zoneEnglish
    6·
    3 hours ago

    Firefox. And Thunderbird. And donate to Mozilla.

    Don’t really see the point in using a fork that, by the time you boil it down, just takes Firefox’s work and then releases it later.

    I want a Google and Apple alternative and I’d rather support it at the top of the chain.

  • priapus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    4 hours ago

    Not sure what you mean by Zen being a skin. Its a fork in the same way Librewolf and Waterfox are forks.

  • Turturtley@aussie.zoneEnglish
    5·
    5 hours ago

    My issue is that while i am concerned about privacy, i’m more concerned with security patching. And none of these smaller browsers have the resources to turn around security fixes as quickly as firefox or chrome.

    Firefox is the least of the concerns as long as we have the config options to disable anything deemed not privacy-respecting.

  • potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish
    7·
    8 hours ago

    I use firefox and am actively looking to change to something, potentially librewolf.

    Edit: just installed librewolf. it’s super clean and I’m glad I got it. replaced firefox almost instantly.

  • m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world
    1·
    5 hours ago

    Falkon, because it’s fully integrated to KDE. Though I wish an actual Qt web browser running Gecko (or Servo, maybe one day) existed.

  • KammicRelief@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    8 hours ago

    I’m a very recent linux convert, coming from windows where I was using Vivaldi and I quite like it. But… are there reasons to switch to something else?

  • Rando@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

    Using a firefox derivative I dont think is a good option as it will always be behind on security updates… I guess I am going to wait until the Orion Beta / software comes to Linux which was announced recently. Orion is a WebKit based browser that is on iphone / mac

  • RecipeForHate1@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    12 hours ago

    I moved to LibreWolf back when Mozilla announced AI features

    I appreciate its privacy-focused approach

  • unalivejoy@lemm.eeEnglish
    21·
    9 hours ago

    Everything is just a skin of either Chrome or Firefox. Until recently, all browser on iPhone were a skin of Safari. Ladybird is the exception.