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Librewolf. It does everything i need, and nothing i don't. It doesn't have bloatware or adware, and it respects my privacy. That's all I care about, besides that it can still do everything I need a browser to do.

There was a time when nearly everyone ran Brave

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Firefox.

Because it's not Chromium based so it's not subject to any changes to the underlying code that might do something stupid like stop ad blockers from working.

I had been using FireFox since it's launch. The only reason I ever switch to Chrome originally was because, at the time, Firefox was crashing like every 10 minutes after an update it had. Chrome ended up being faster and, at that time, used less resources.

Switched back the moment news about Manifest V3 started being reported on a few years back.

I use Firefox but I'm keeping my eye on Ladybird

LibreWolf, I've been using Firefox ever since I switched from Mozilla browser, but nowadays with what Mozilla is doing I felt compelled to switch to LibreWolf and IronFox.

Zen, a heavily modified firefox. A different design paradigm than every other browser, which I personally like. Easy hot keys, runs on any OS, lots of customizability.

Needless to say I'm a big fan!

Firefox because Ladybird isn't ready yet.

Firefox. Because using even a slightly sketchy browser for shit like banking logins is insane.

Firefox, since its an overall good browser. Added a custom user-script to it.

Vivaldi, for anything Google specific since its chromium base. Also in case something breaks in Firefox.

Like to keep my activities seperate. This is only for desktop.

Firefox, been using it forever. Nothing has got me to permanently switch.

I use lynx in the terminal sometimes for fun.

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Waterfox. Just the right spot between stock ff and modifications. I’ve tried zen and floorp but it’s waterfox for me.

Always been Firefox for its reliability and it has just the features I need and want from a Browser. Switched to Floorp for a few months because of its "tab spaces" but with Firefox's new tab grouping feature it has been my main again.

Firefox because ad block even though I run pi hole

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/desktop-browsers/

The default browser for any operating system that isn't created by Microsoft or Google is probably suitable for most people.

I use Zen because it looks better than Firefox

Edit: just installed IronFox on my phone due to this thread.

Firefox, I even go out of my way to install it on any company laptop I get. It's not Google owned, I can easily change the default search engine to Kagi or Ecosia.

Vivaldi

• I love the UI and its customizability
• They are active participants in the Fediverse (@vivaldi@vivaldi.net) and they even have their own Mastodon instance for users (Vivaldi.social)
• Based in Europe
• Most importantly, they reject the crypto and AI hype trains

My backup is Firefox but I have also been trying out Librewolf.

Librewolf/firefox and Ironfox on Android because

• Customizable and very easy to config (you can change the firefox ui via Chrome css and the browser stuff in about:config)
• Privacy (Mainly Librewolf and ironfox)
• Modern and still has ublock origin and noscript (aka manifest v2)

But i may rarely use a chromium based browser (Cromite,Vivaldi for example) i might even use Orion if it comes to Linux and Android

Zen Browser. Based on Firefox but I prefer the UI

Browser is the one of the few softwares I'm picky about and won't change. I've used Firefox for so many years now, my entire workflow revolves around it.

Containers has been a game changer for me. The screenshot tool is also excellent.

No one mentioned Floorp yet, so I guess it's on me.

It's Firefox, but with more customization options right out of the box. I also have an ungoogled Chromium on standby for those sites unwilling to work well with Firefox (and forks).

EDIT:

Oh, it's mentioned in the OP:

• Floorp: A random find from exploring Linux for the first time. I was running Pop!_OS and found it on the store. I’ve never experienced such a smooth Firefox fork before. It really is barebones, but has a lot of customization built in. Instead of the custom options piling on one another, most of them change how it works on a foundational level. The style of your UI and tabs, side tabs, fading URL bar buttons, and a lot more. At it’s core, Floorp is a stripped down and security first FF fork developed in Japan. I took the time to translate the TOS pages, and most of it is promising that there is no data collection. It’s fairly vetted and trusted from what I’ve researched.

I use Firefox and Librewolf.

I've used Firefox for a long tine, and I strongly favour it as the only true independent browser engine left. Everything else is under Google or Apples control, and many of the various chrome forks are commercial and compromised. I dont trust Brave or Vivaldi in terms of privacy. And google has severely limited privacy options in chromium based browsers with its recent changes.

Mozilla is far from perfect and I'm disturbed by some of its actions but it remains the least bad option. Librewolf adds a layer of privacy and separation that I like although its not my main browser. I main Firefox with lots of privacy extensions.

I do have chromiun and chromium ungoogled installed and exclusively for streaming video. Not because Firefox isn't capable but because I have loads of extensions in Firefox so its easier just to contain all my subscribed streaming services in its own browser and not have to faff with DRM or ad block issues. I watch YouTube in Firefox, but use Chromium to watch BBC, Channel 4, and Netflix (when I had it). I use Jellyfin media player to stream my own content.

LibreWolf, because Mozilla makes bad decisions.

I switched to Firefox from Chrome back when they were branding it as Firefox Quantum and honestly I have been happy with it. It has been just as fast as Chrome if not faster, it might use more memory but unused memory means your computer could be caching more.

I don't love the stuff Mozilla has been doing recently but it's not enough to make me switch. I think the brand redesign in 2024 was pretty horrible, moz://a was genius design compared to the P thing they have now. I think they have also been chasing AI stuff recently. Mozilla has done some pretty cool things in the past though like Rust, Servo and Fluent.

Firefox. I've stuck with it for what, a decade now? I used Chrome before.

I use it simply because it's not Chromium and works. There's Firefox forks but they don't offer enough to pull me from Firefox. Yet.

On iOS/iPad I generally stick with Safari because of how non-native browsers were forced to be just skins. But I bounce between phones and ecosystems and I've been off Apple for more than a year.

If something needs Chromium to work (very rare), I open Vivaldi.

I've been using Zen for a few months. It's based on Firefox, with some UI changes. I really like the workspace management, having separate "environments" for work and private use.

For home: Firefox. I've tried the forks and I always hate something about them more than whatever good they offer.

Work: Chrome. I don't really have much of a choice.

Firefox. It was the default in Linux Mint when I first started using a computer, and I am used to it. (Yep, I started with Linux.)

On my phone, shamefully Opera. It's the best for desktop web experience. I don't like mobile websites.

Firefox, LibreWolf and Mullvad.

I use Firefox because I have worked at both Google and MSFT and want as little to do as possible with their products.

On laptop:

• Primary LibreWolf, as it does everything I need, and I don't 100% trust Mozilla anymore after recent incidents so I wanted a non-Mozilla fork of Firefox
• Secondary Chromium, when something refuses to run on Firefox and derivatives

On phone:

• Primary FOSS Browser, I think it might be some guy's passion project... It works so yeah
• Secondary Vanadium, basically GrapheneOS' in-house Chromium fork. For when the primary browser doesn't do the job, which happens more often because I have FOSS Browser set on blocking all JavaScript...

Firefox on pc, I've been using it for years and it has served me well. On the phone I use fennec.

Ironfox on phone, Librewolf on computer.

Firefox.

I can personalize it as much as I want and it respects my privacy, or at least any part that doesn't can be easily turned off.

Waterfox because of the UI customizations and built-in vertical tree-style sidebar without needing to fiddle with userchrome.css everytime, as well as automatic Betterfox (Firefox config for speed and privacy) and the settings ToC

Mostly vivaldi, but I've been experimenting with Zen too, a Firefox fork. I really liked what I've seen so far. The layout is unique, workspaces and tab management is pretty nice.