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[–] caycedo@oye.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net right now zen browser

[–] stinerman@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I voted for Firefox/other. I really use Librewolf on desktop and Mull on Android. They are privacy-respecting.

[–] darthkielbasa@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net Big fan of Vivaldi....and Brave. I'd love to love another

[–] jon@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 10 months ago

@darthkielbasa@vivaldi.net , thanks for your support!

[–] sanzky@masto.es 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net I’m a Safari user. Mostly because integration and it is not built by/for ad money.

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[–] migtorr@mastodon.org.uk 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net @zenbrowser@fosstodon.org

[–] herrgruen@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net LibreWolf, a fork of Firefox.

[–] nlupo@macrofurs.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I hate them all for different reasons. Here are my requirements:

  1. Ad blocker should be the default, no matter what corporations think.
  2. It should be possible to inspect and manipulate the code in real time.
  3. It should be FOSS.
  4. It should not force feed proprietary technologies or antifeatures.
  5. It should not require gazillion of RAM or storage. Why I would need 100-150 MB just for a text?
[–] Einhornyordle@mastodon.online 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox for now because fuck Chrome/Chromium, but now that Mozilla makes more and more poor decisions I'm hoping that Ladybird will turn out well.

[–] mammutidae@mastodon.online 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox and Brave for me. I like both

[–] ecmartz@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox and Fennec is great overall between mobile and desktop, especially since extensions for both platforms are supported. Zen looks promising. For chromium, Brave is good, even though I don't like their branding.

[–] bluewave_1@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
I trust Vivaldi, the company, to do right by me more than the developers of the other browsers.

[–] pdh_sedlr@mastodont.cat 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net brave o waterfox

[–] schnedan@social.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net I used FF since its first release, its my workhorse, and I use a lot of privacy plugins. I like the Interface, its fast, zoom is good, And my perception is, the plugin interface is more open and there are more powerful plugins as with chome based browsers

also I liked opera in the past and such the vivaldi concept is really nice.
its fast, the redraw when zooming is distracting, zoom could have more finer steps,

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[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

LibreWolf and Mull. I did use Chromium recently for a web-based GrapheneOS install, that was kind of cool.

https://privacytests.org/android.html

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

LibreWolf and Mull. I did use Chromium recently for a web-based GrapheneOS install, that was kind of cool.

https://privacytests.org/android.html

[–] YurkshireLad@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox because of the extensions and it doesn’t use Chromium.

[–] chalex2020@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 10 months ago

I've been using it at home for quite some time now. I wonder though why some corporate environments started outright blocking Vivaldi.

[–] caramelyoghurt@troet.cafe 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Code infused Silverlight™, so it makes the Software and Hardware better from running. #NoOffPC

[–] ianjs@aus.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

I'm pretty sure this just reflects "people who know what a browser is", or least "people who know enough about browsers to have an opinion".

[–] Colossal7374@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Librewolf, because it is not Google controlled then Vivaldi and Brave they all have different uses

[–] lopta@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net @NCSA Mosaic

[–] sandwichlegend@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Arc

[–] bargo@mastodon.tn 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Zen

[–] phpmacher@sueden.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net #zenBrowser

[–] dnkrupinski@hannover.town 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Others browser are difficult to use on a Chromebook.

[–] wyclif@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Brave

[–] escapetofreedom@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, for two reasons: it’s free software and still trying to maintain rendering engine diversity.

[–] TotalSonic@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net - open source every part of Vivalid and then I could consider it for daily driver use.

[–] toufy@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net to say that mozilla drove firefox into the ground is an understatement, but right now gecko/firefox (and derivatives) is the only engine/browser that is a viable alternative to blink/chromium monopoly.
in its current state, webkit doesn't stand a chance. plus, i can't live without firefox container tabs and ublock origin.

TL;DR: all browsers suck and i have no favorite, but firefox sucks the least and it is my browser of choice for most things.

[–] Mrcuve0@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Definitely @zenbrowser@fosstodon.org! #ZenBrowser

[–] Arcticulate@toot.community 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Orion for macOS (it uses WebKit, framework-native Mac application)

[–] johnglass@ohai.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Vivaldi. No dns leaks. Super fast. Sync is nice. Dark mode is so good. Integrated ad/tracker blocker works well.

[–] Zotmeister@mastodon.online 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Waterfox. It's like Firefox but with all the telemetry crap culled.

[–] lunaticatlarge@toot.io 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox for now, although for how much longer is unknown. Over the course of time, it's become slower and somewhat bloated from what I can tell.
I've been tweaking and twiddling another browser, when I have time, to see if a smooth transition can eventually take place.

[–] Escalar68@masto.pt 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net @ammdias@masto.pt Duckduckgo

[–] hirvox@mastodon.online 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox still allows adblocking, although the bullshit from the Mozilla Foundation is worrying. They seem hellbent on wasting this opportunity.

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

Perhaps you should actually read the article from Mozilla instead of just the headline. If you had, you would understand that the feature in question protects your privacy while giving advertisers the information that they need. It's a really good solution and the article is worth the read.

[–] cynical13@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

@jon I like Firefox and Vivaldi.

FF is totally open source and often renders fonts better than Chromium-based browsers and the PDF reader is more robust. I'm currently working through an online training module and it's the only PDF program that lets me highlight sections of the provided documentation and will remember changes when I save the document.

Vivaldi has a ton of features and is pretty quick and responsive, especially on Android. Still having odd issues with the mail client and I'm really not sure what to make of or do with the new dashboard though.

[–] MuhammadMB@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Vivaldi because it's much like Firefox but because it's built on Chromium it's so much faster then Firefox

[–] TotalSonic@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net - on desktop/android: Brave, current chromium based, open source, excellent ad blocking, with the dumb crypto stuff and any "phoning home" easy to turn off, the only one to pass all parts of EFF's browser privacy test, and no embedded tracker libraries. Downside: I do not like the ethics of their CEO.
2nd place on desktop: Librewolf, a current Firefox fork, with the telemetry back to Mozilla turned off.
2nd place on android: Pluma, very lightweight, with good ad blocking

[–] NexaLilly@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Vivaldi because it's the most like Opera 12.18 and before, at least in spirit.

LibreWolf in second place because it's more privacy focused than FireFox and I got used to FireFox between opera's terrible switch to being chromium-based and Vivaldi being available.

[–] 10meisterbaelle@10mb.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, but I can’t really explain why because it’s a lot of tiny things that make it better, but the fact it isn’t Chromium-based is probably the most significant point. And probably a bit of nostalgia too.

[–] woctxphotog@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net unpopular opinion, I have really been enjoying Edge on Linux, I use to use Opera, but it kept having issues, I hate microsoft and their products, and make a habit of not using or promoting, but Edge fast has a built in reader and I just like it, its weird, and using it on linux I have a bit more stability and security one would normally have with windows and after the past year I have had no issues with it.

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[–] WAHa_06x36@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Safari is by far the best at just being a web browser and getting out of your way. It's fast, the UI is simple and straightforward, the features it does have feel relevant.

[–] tedel@writing.exchange 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox because of its tweaks. I admire what Vivaldi has achieved, but Firefox can achieve almost the same with extensions. The only thing missing in Firefox are native tab groups, but they are a work in progress according to their site.

If Firefox vanished tomorrow, I would quite likely use Vivaldi. I was an Opera user in the old days. Vivaldi is the only browser that follows that spirit today.

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[–] balu@muenster.im 1 points 10 months ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Floorp. Firefox with better privacy and better interface.

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