Browsers & Browser technology

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Tortellobello45 on 2023-10-04 16:01:12.

Add some extension, modify some settings and it’s the best. Only bad thing is it consumes a bit more ram than every other browser but Chrome

Agree with me?

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/AmbassadorUnusual250 on 2023-10-01 21:52:43.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/WadieXkiller on 2023-09-29 17:48:23.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/sweetcandy47 on 2023-09-28 08:44:30.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Creeperprinsen on 2023-09-27 16:35:46.

So, I'm sure this is an annoying and difficult question to answer, but I figured I'd try anyway. I've used Google Chrome for most of my life, but I've seen many people say that it's absolutely terrible in this day and age. I'm not a very technical person, so I'd preferably want something that mostly works right out of the box. Some of the browsers I've been looking at are Librewolf and Brave. As far as I understand, Librewolf is more privacy-focused, but Brave has a far better looking UI. Librewolf is also based on Firefox, and I'm worried that it will be way to different compared to Chrome. So, any suggestions? Sorry if this post was unclear with what I want in a browser, because I'm not really sure what I want myself. Privacy seems good, obviously.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/MonkAndCanatella on 2023-09-27 01:32:14.

I'm using Sidekick (kinda temporarily til I find something better) and I'm going to make the switch to something else temporary asap. Every little thing is starting to get paywalled off. At this rate it won't be long until it's entirely a paid app and the company shutters because no one fucking pays for internet browsers. ESPECIALLY $60 per year or whatever the hell subscription they're charging. I_think it's a bit more actually.

the worst thing - this just happened. Literally attemptin to switch tabs got me a blocking pop up for about a minute stating that these features are only for pro users. What features?! Multiple tabs?! they have trashed the already mid browser they created and it certainly won't be getting any better the more they squeeze out of the free version

Stay far away and figure out your exit strategy now

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Key-Club-2308 on 2023-09-26 13:09:56.

is it normal for edge to just simply reset or change some of my settings? out of no where? suddenly the background is changed, the start button is reset, how do people keep using this garbage.

ps. im forced to use edge because we are microsoft partners

just wanted to give feedback within edge, realized it took a screenshot of all my 3 screens nearly sending it to some random microsoft employee, with dozens of important information, ssh sessions and stuff that is open on my screen, how is this not violation of privacy? i just cliked on feedback and it took an screenshot of everything

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Patrick28_7w7 on 2023-09-26 02:10:49.

A while back I decided to start using Firefox as my main browser. At the beginning, it seemed to be incredibly barebones and almost empty in terms of appearance customizations. Like, it doesn't even have the option to change backgrounds, which I found to be kinda stupid. After some research tho, I discovered the world of Firefox css customization utilizing userChrome.css and userContent.css. To put it simply, it allows users to change almost every single aspect about how the browser looks utilizing css files, something I have not found any other browser to be able to do.

There is only one small issue though, actually many small issues. Firefox seems to have many tiny quarks which together negatively affect my experience with it. For example, many times while changing tabs in the browser it ends up breaking, as in the tabs become unclickable and the only solution is to restart the browser, which isn't that bad in itself, but coupled with some other gripes, it kinda messes with my experience a bit too much.

So basically, I want to know if there's any browser out there that mimics the freedom of customization of Firefox by either an external css file or at the least a wide array of customizability options in the settings.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/0xvino on 2023-09-25 19:50:56.

I am a browser user with basic web surfing features. I am a fan of Brave and have used it for a long time because it helps me block Youtube ads well. But the experience of using it was quite bad because after I used it for a while, my laptop would heat up and it would start making noise. My friend introduced me to the FloorP. All operations are fast and smooth like Brave, but more specifically, during the past 2 weeks of use, I have never encountered my laptop making any noise. I'm quite impressed with FloorP tho :D

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/XenorVernix on 2023-09-24 12:57:50.

I am currently using Chrome browser on Android and I am getting fed up of almost every website I visit having auto play video ads on top of the content. This tactic has increased massively in the past year or so. I'm concerned that when I go abroad this is going to eat up all of my roaming data.

I have looked into several alternative browsers that allow adblocking such as Brave, Vivaldi etc but I can't get used to the UI.

Mainly I'm just looking for one with a UI similar to Chrome with the address bar, new tab and home buttons at the top (no extra clicks) and the home page needs to have a Google search bar and the news feed that you get with Chrome. Ideally 8 "most visited" pages on the home page as well or customisable shortcuts.

Maybe I'm asking too much. Does such a thing exist? Basically I just want Chrome without the ads making the experience miserable.

I actually like Vivaldi but it's not perfect, such as no news feed on the home page.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Frugal_Caterpillar on 2023-09-24 17:52:29.

I've been looking for such a browser for years now. What I want is something of a hybrid of Firefox and Brave. As much as I like Firefox for its customization and sync simplicity, gecko engine has issues - pages break, YouTube stutters and lowers the quality from time to time. As much as I like Brave for it's performance it too has issues - sync chains suck ass, customization is dogshit tier.

What is a chromium based browser with a cross platform option (Linux and Android in my case) that actually provides uBlockOrigin level of adblocking? The old names in the business - Edge, Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera and all the offshoots of Firefox have really gone stale. Did anything new appear in the past two or three years that I just hadn't heard of before?

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Reasonable-Resort-39 on 2023-09-24 15:56:27.

i recently had switched from firefox to brave.

this decision was quite bad.

the translator on brave barely works, the download manager is pure dogshit literally i download a 23gb + file, brave is stuck on "done" and firefox just completes it after like normal. there are much more things, like brave being slow sometimes.

i last used edge as my main browser around this time last year,

i care a bit about privacy, edge is microsoft, google is google, microsoft is microsoft so idk if its worth switching to edge.

thanks :)

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/navegante_web on 2023-09-23 01:11:14.

I want to use firefox as my default browser, because of its privacy features. An alternative to google and its derivatives (). according to privacyguides recommendations, I want to be a person who is not being tracked all the time when surfing the internet or creating profiles about me. that's why I chose to use firefox.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/jus_georgex on 2023-09-21 23:06:31.

I've been working on this free Chrome extension, Tab Keeper, which is essentially a tab session manager that I hope makes everyone's browsing experience a tad more organized and seamless. In my latest update, I've added support for multiple languages such as English, German, Chinese, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Italian, and Hindi.

If you're fluent in any of the languages mentioned above, I'd be super appreciative if you could take a moment to check out the translations. I've done my best, but there might be nuances or errors that slipped past. Feedback is gold! 🙏

Here's the link to Tab Keeper on the Chrome Web Store.

Link to the translation.json files in the GitHub repository

Screenshot of the Tab Keeper Chrome extension

Supported languages

Thank you!

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/ohnoyoufoundthis on 2023-09-23 10:16:11.

Hi,

I use Incognito a lot to browse without my history being saved, or without being accidentally logged into some internet account that records history. What is the best browser for anonymous non-recorded browsing as opposed to Google's Incognito? I would like it if it has a VPN built in like Opera but it's not extremely important as I could just use my own VPN.

I will try Brave since it's been suggested here.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/MrJasonMason on 2023-09-22 13:45:23.

I saw a while back that they were testing this on Canary. Wonder if it's been worked into the latest official build of the browser?

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Radiant-Hedgehog-695 on 2023-09-22 04:55:47.

I've noticed several posts over the past few years complaining about the memory usage of Firefox relative to Safari. I'm surprised about this: I've used Firefox on a few Windows laptops, and the performance has been stellar without using much memory. I've also used it on Linux, and the performance is comparable.

What's different about Firefox on macOS? It seems like Firefox is a memory hog on MacBooks, but I want to confirm from MacBook users whether this is accurate. I bought a 2020 MacBook Air (M1), and I want to continue using the browser I love and use on a daily basis.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/wewewawa on 2023-09-22 16:58:10.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Opkaneki012 on 2023-09-22 09:41:12.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Popular_Sheep on 2023-09-21 16:12:00.

Like the title says, I’m looking for a different browser. I’m on windows 11 desktop PC. Firefox recently has not been loading pages but other apps that need internet work just fine. I’m tired of it. I’d like to have a browser with good Adblock, doesn’t eat up a bunch of memory, and something secure that I can pay bills through. Any suggestions?

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Suspicious-Duck5163 on 2023-09-21 06:28:26.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/CharmCityCrab on 2023-09-21 02:08:31.

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Does anyone know if there is going to an "opt-out" option that allows the continued display of full URLs?

What about the forks? Waterfox people, Floorp people- will your browsers pledge to have a full URL option ready for v119 and keep it there going forward?

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/m_sniffles_esq on 2023-09-20 20:55:22.

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/msghost1989 on 2023-09-20 14:11:28.

Heyyy did anyone else get it?

Edge has changed all my saved passwords to something like an serial key

is there a way to fix it?

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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Revolutionary_Ad_238 on 2023-09-19 17:14:33.

It seems just like Hollywood movies where everything happens in US only, firefox is launching all new features for US only , the new entrant is the shopping feature (fakespot) which is available for US users only and the developer has also confirmed in the bug, besides this other features like address autofill, mozilla vpn, credit card autofill , pocket stories( useless still) etc are not available in india and many other countries..in public they claim many things but at the end of the day their target audience is US users only! Highly disappointed with this mindset and I am thinking to switch to another browsers..despite many bugs and missing important features, I was loyal to firefox but today it broke my heart😐

See this bug and the comments

I request other Indians and other non-us users to rethink!