I recently saw this news on the technology community https://lemmy.world/post/44224445 and got very disappointed with the way things are going with this browser.
I started using it to do my part against the chromium monopoly, but Mozilla is making too many bad decisions in my opinion.
I’ve heard about forks like Librewolf and Waterfox.
Which alternatives would you recommend? Do you use any of them? What are your thoughts on them?
Librewolf.
LibreWolf. It works 😬
A lot of people saying Fennec is good on Android. The line at the bottom is a bit of a turn off, isn’t it?
Most Firefox forks still have support for Mozilla account sync and the extension malware blacklist, as those are useful features to have. But they do share info with Mozilla.
Most Firefox forks still have support for Mozilla account sync and the extension malware blacklist, as those are useful features to have. But they do share info with Mozilla.
I believe that Tor browser and Mullvad browser do not phone home to Mozilla. That’s my conclusion after using OpenSnitch for some time. Firefox and LibreWolf do phone home Mozilla at startup.
Use IronFox (forked from DivestOS Mull Browser) if you want a private FOSS firefox-based browser on Android. Note that it still lacks per-site isolation like every other FF based browser on Android, but this seems to be the most harden option available.
I like waterfox. I felt librewolf was a little too paranoid with its security permissions for convenient use and waterfox strikes a good balance in my opinion between what firefox is doing and what librewolf is doing.
Zen Browser, Firefox under the hood but soooo many incredibly nice features
- Computer: Librewolf + Helium
- Mobile: Ironfox + Cromite
I recommend Librewolf for logging in and using web apps, and Mullvad for one-time use. If security is your top priority, Trivalent is also a good option.
Waterfox on Mobile has been working well for me so far.
Firefox has a no ai toggle, you could just use that
Yes yes, trust the AI peddlers to keep their promises, that’s always went well.
/Sarcasm
@zenbrowser by far
Does Zen allow for extensions (mainly asking for ublock origin and something comparable to the multi containers on Firefox)
It does!
It all depends on your threat model. Overall, I don’t recommend any browser based on the Mozilla engine; unfortunately, Chromium-based versions are way ahead when it comes to security. A good option for PC use is to isolate browsers using virtual machines, depending on the case
The main security property for any browser is between the chair and desk.
Waterfox is a great all-around platform for desktop and mobile.
I use librewolf
Desktop - Librewolf
Android - Ironfox
