Well, Mozilla seems to be making some pretty questionable decisions, So I’m considering switching browsers for the third (Is it the third?) time. The thing is, I really like the way Firefox works, so I’ve been trying out the more famous Forks like Waterfox and Librewolf, although I’m going for Floorp. However, I’m wondering: is using a fork enough? I mean, they are Forks maintained by other people, but is there a chance that whatever Mozilla does to Firefox could affect those Forks? Should I jump to a totally different browser like Vivaldi?

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    25 days ago

    Floorp is just Firefox with some extensions, Vivaldi iirc is still chromium underneath etc etc

    Your best option is just plain old Firefox configured the way you like it

    There are a couple of new “from the ground up” browsers being developed at the moment but they aren’t ready from what I understand

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      25 days ago

      I would like to add Librewolf, which is = Firefox - (Mozilla tracking/recommendations) + security hardening

      Don’t expect it to behave like a normal browser. If you think some feature is disabled, it’s to avoid browser fingerprinting, not because it’s buggy. Read their FAQ before committing to the browser.

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        24 days ago

        I never got on with librewolf, it just feels like one of those things that doesn’t really benefit me much and needlessly makes life harder

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          24 days ago

          Use Librewolf if

          • You do not approve of Mozilla’s direction with Firefox (I personally don’t have an issue)
          • You don’t want to be fingerprinted by every websites
          • Want to be very privacy conscious

          If these are not your requirements, stick with Firefox. When you switch to Librewolf, you have to give up some QoL features (dark mode, adaptable screen size and more). Unfortunately, privacy in the modern web requires some sacrifice.