I recently saw this news on the technology community https://lemmy.world/post/44224445 and got very disappointed with the way things are going with this browser.
I started using it to do my part against the chromium monopoly, but Mozilla is making too many bad decisions in my opinion.
I’ve heard about forks like Librewolf and Waterfox.
Which alternatives would you recommend? Do you use any of them? What are your thoughts on them?
I highly recommend Edge…bwahahaha…lightening the mood.
At the moment I just stick with firefox, as long as I can disable all the ai and telemetry bs. However in a few years Ladybird could be an alternative. They’re developing a whole new browser including the engine from scratch. Looks promising to me.
A browser fork is generally less secure, because they’re slower to get security updates. Firefox gives you the option to remove all the AI and that’s a better approach.
Alternatively you could switch to Firefox ESR, which is basically just better in every way.
On Linux, I use Waterfox. On Android, I use Fennec. Both much lighter than Firefox, and Waterfox specifically doesn’t need to be installed on Linux (my biggest concern in Linux - most is installed to the system), and the dev seems to be slowly separating Waterfox from the Firefox base, instead of keeping it as a stripped down Firefox. On the privacy side of things, not knowledgeable enough myself to audit them, but haven’t seen any scandals on either yet.
I just switched to Librewolf from Firefox, would you recommend moving to Waterfox instead ?
Haven’t tested LibreWolf so can’t compare them
Guys, instead of a popularity contest, it’d be more productive if we listed the reasons for choosing one or another.
I like that idea, it provides information and gives you something to research as well. IDK shit about shit though so I’m going to keep my mouth shut lol.
I use Zen on desktop, Fennec on Android. I also tried Librewolf/ Ironfox combo.
I use librewolf
LibreWolf my beloved browser
Librewolf, Librewolf all the way. It’s a bit heavy-duty with the privacy, but that can be toned down in settings.
LibreWolf. It works 😬
Desktop - Librewolf
Android - Ironfox
Waterfox is a great all-around platform for desktop and mobile.
Desktop: librewolf. I’ve not found anything remotely comparable for Android.
I just use Fennec on android
What do you feel about IronFox?
Sorry I deleted my post because I was mistaken. I haven’t tried it.
Worth a shot, recommended by several in the comments here as well.
