Tired of Firefox's recent changes? Or just looking for a more private and customizable browsing experience? In this video, we dive into the top 8 Firefox alternatives, handpicked by the community! ...
    • myersguy@lemmy.simpl.websiteEnglish
      611·
      6 days ago

      To be fair to the video, it presented alternative browsers for those who either aren’t happy about recent Firefox changes, or users who want a secondary browser. I’m not a fan of Brave personally, but the video never really makes the claim that Brave is objectively better than Firefox

        • pirat@lemmy.worldEnglish
          46·
          6 days ago

          Is it really? I’d say an alternative is generally just “another option that has (more or less) the same features”. Better isn’t really implied, as that’s someone’s subjective opinion.

          • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
            32·
            6 days ago

            why would you bother looking for an alternative with more or less the same features?

            because the implication is the app you are using now is unacceptable in some way, and the alternatives are not, hence “better”.

        • myersguy@lemmy.simpl.websiteEnglish
          55·
          6 days ago

          “better” is kind of implied when you suggest “alternatives”.

          Only with context, which is kind of what I was trying to say. The context was Firefox users who are not happy with its current direction, or people looking for a secondary browser. That kind of makes the only necessary criteria “Not Firefox”. Everything else is the creator’s opinions of which ones you “must try”.

          • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 days ago

            exactly, context is important when comparing firefox to brave. firefox is being held to a high ethical standard here where brave is not.

      • fl42v@lemmy.mlEnglish
        132·
        6 days ago

        Riiiiight, a chromium fork with questionable crypyo and a history of even more questionable decisions (referral scam or not blocking all the trackers, for example) is better than a non-chromium non-fork with no crypto and a history of questionable decisions.

      • supermurs@kbin.earth
        24·
        6 days ago

        Despite the negative things in Brave’s history, it is currently the best working browser on iOS that has a working adblock feature.

    • standarduser@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      How is Vivaldi with security? I had used it for a few months a few years ago before I started caring for my own privacy but never looked in to it. I know it’s by former opera devs but that’s the extent. Is it FOSS?

      • jetpackbarry@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        I’m no security expert but I’ve heard that although it’s not the absolute safest, it’s still pretty good. There’s some options you can check when first running it. A starting point may be their official privacy page

    • lockedcasket@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Just rediscovered Vivaldi recently and I’m really liking it. I can see why people could call it ‘bloated’ but if you take advantage of all of the customizations and features offered then it can really work for you. Just works with my workflow beautifully.

    • puppinstuff@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      This became my work browser a few months back and I love how it just does its job and doesn’t get in my way.