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vortexal

On Linux, I'm using Firefox as my main browser and Vivaldi as my secondary browser.

On android, some of my devices have Firefox, some of them have Fennec F-Droid and the devices that don't have very much storage space have Via Browser. If you're wondering why I have both Firefox and F-Droid's Fennec, it's because I used to just use Fennec but then at some point F-Droid announced that Fennec was outdated and it was missing several security updates that were present in Firefox. I switched to Firefox on the devices I use browsers on more actively but I didn't see a reason to switch all of them.

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Libra00

I just switched back to Brave after using Firefox for a couple years. I switched away from Brave over the Manifest V3 thing but it turns out they're preserving compatibility with V2 extensions and their built-in shields have gotten pretty good at blocking most things without even needing uBO. I had lots of little issues with Firefox that are like known-issues that have been around for years or things I haven't been able to find solutions to, so I was glad to switch back. Brave isn't perfect either, but.
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robador51

Things that I really like about Zen:
- New tab URL input, it's a dialog overlay
- Tabs opening as the first instead of the last in the sidebar
- the tab sidebar
- opening external links is magic, they open in an overlay with the option to expand in a tab. This is probably my favourite, because often I need to open a link from an email, do one thing, then go back to the email. This feature keeps me in the context of what I was doing.
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phantomwise

Firefox because I just installed Nix and can't figure out how to make anything else work 😂

Usually I go with a firefox fork. Waterfox previously, almost since it first came out. But I've been hearing a lot about Floorp for a while now and I think sometime soon my brain might stop screaming "you CAN'T install that! it's called FLOORP!" and let me try it. I've tried Librewolf but it's a hassle to configure so it doesn't break every website (not a criticism, I like that it does that by default, but it's a hassle)

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d-RLY?

I have been using Zen-Browser as my main desktop browser for around almost a year (I think). Initially just wanted to give it a try because it has nice vertical tabs that aren't clunky or just an extension. It also looks better (imo) than most of the other FF-forks that I have tried.

On Android I use FF since it isn't Chrome/Chromium and most importantly can turn on basically "Dev Mode" in a similar way that you enable Dev Mode in Android. This allows you to install all normal extensions that you can on desktop FF. Even if that wasn't an option, uBO is installable (unlike basically every Chromium-based option). Really really helps going to websites while on my phone or tablets not feel like a complete downgrade compared to just turning my desktop on.

There are some Chromium and FF forks for Android that do allow some extensions, just not a lot to pick from. And I don't want to use Chromium stuff since it further pushes sites to pull an IE and code sites to work only for Chrome/Chromium.

Zen Browser

Beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features.
Zen Browser
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d-RLY?

I was happy to see that it finally got them after so long (was kind of embarrassing that Edge got them officially before FF and even other Chromium browsers). But I started using Zen before FF got them. Just happy that they look nice and "feel" good to use. The extensions have more "power user" features but never "felt" cohesive with the browser. Though I hope that they can better integrate now that the base browser can render better. Possible "win-win" if so imo.

LibreWolf did a pretty good job on their end. I keep a portable version on my PC to mess with every so often. Too locked down for my daily uses, but that is kind of their thing (which I respect and support). It is awesome to see solid forks of FF that are extremely active.

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