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[Blues]

Isn't there one that starts with a V that is non chromium? I can't stand Firefox and being chromium is like being Linux it doesn't mean that all Chromium browsers are the same.

 

[Larry Sabo]

Vivaldi, also based on Chromium.

 

[britechguy]

Yep, Chrome/Chromium, Firefox, or Safari are the only options.

And, realistically, it's either one of the Chromium-based browsers or Firefox-based browsers under Windows.

You can install the ancient and unsupported version of Safari under Windows, but that's of very limited utility in my opinion.

I am glad to see that Mozilla Firefox has remained a power player in the web browser space. As someone who works with screen readers and accessibility issues, you often need to jump to/from Firefox to/from a Chromium-based browser whenever some web page, for some unknown reason, simply doesn't play well with one of the other. Were only Chromium-based options to exist, many dead ends that needn't be so would exist.

 

[britechguy]

Vivaldi,

My personal favorite. And the only one that has a true, full-function email client available as part of the package if one chooses to use it.

 

[GTP]

There are many "fully compliant" web browsers that are cross platform, not based on Chrome/Chromium, are privacy focused, light on resources and fast. Just because they are relatively unknown doesn't make them less capable of protecting your data/privacy.

Librewolf, (number 1 privacy focused browser on https://privacytests.org/),
Then there's Pale Moon, Netsurf, Dillo, Firefox, Waterfox, Tor, Basilisk, Floorp, QuteBrowser etc.

There other fully standards compliant, non-Chrome/Chromium choices that use WebKit like Midori, Sleipnir, Orion etc. All perfectly capable browsers with small user bases.

 

[Metanis]

Firefox would be a footnote in history if most Linux distributions didn't install it by default. It's serviceable but odd!

My Windoze machines stay with Edge because it's like a Labrador puppy, always clamoring for your attention and peeing on the rug.

 

[frase]

ahhh my old friend...behold the halcyon of the internet.

 

[frase]

Firefox would be a footnote in history if most Linux distributions didn't install it by default. It's serviceable but odd!

My Windoze machines stay with Edge because it's like a Labrador puppy, always clamoring for your attention and peeing on the rug.

Great for downloading Ninite.

 

[NETWizz]

I have been running Chrome for maybe 17 years... and was going to switch to Edge (also Chromium) because other than Google Chrome it is the only one with a major company supporting it. I DO use Opera a bit but only because it has VPN without login (yes Edge has VPN now).

What triggered consideration of change was the deprecation of Manifest v2 breaking μBlock Origin ... Yes, I know there is a Lite version. Right now the v3 Lite version of Origin is working okay because it is blocking the ads for Disney+, so I am delaying the change.

That said, I am very well aware Brave is more security conscious and that Firefox is in a different ecosystem.

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