I don't remember this being competition.
Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Edge in 2026 — Which Browser Should Home Users Trust?
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"Nowt wrong with the Wolf" is that the name of a browser? Or do you not ead and write English very good?Nowt wrong with The Wolf - Good browser to have is you don't want to use a Chrome whatsits or along with as alternate, you can use the updater to check for updates without issue, (don't really work with AdGuard though) - Good for many things & persons who aren't even slightly paranoid (though I feel the world is out to get me because:> 'The Voices' say so all the time)
@Marko :) I like you really
@Dadybear1234 I think you meant to say "Or do you not read and write English very well?" (emoji omitted)
So, out of curiosity, I decided to add uBlock Origin to my Chrome browser.
But the Command Line Switches I use are too long to enter in Properties - Shortcut.
So I created a vbs file and then created the shortcut on the desktop.
I changed the icon to the Chrome icon, added the Command line Switches I use + Command Line Switches to install uBo , and then used the trick to add this shortcut to the taskbar.
Then I installed uBlock Origin.
Here is the result:
The only difference is that there are two Chrome icons in the bar when I open the browser.
But the Command Line Switches I use are too long to enter in Properties - Shortcut.
So I created a vbs file and then created the shortcut on the desktop.
I changed the icon to the Chrome icon, added the Command line Switches I use + Command Line Switches to install uBo , and then used the trick to add this shortcut to the taskbar.
Then I installed uBlock Origin.
Here is the result:
The only difference is that there are two Chrome icons in the bar when I open the browser.
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@Marko :)
I'll reply here, otherwise we'll clutter up the thread too much, Brave.
You can take a look at this:
Betterfox/Fastfox.js at main · yokoffing/Betterfox
I changed some settings a while ago, but obviously I didn't measure before/after, so I can't say for sure that it works for DOM.
It doesn't work for Speedometer 3.1.
I'll reply here, otherwise we'll clutter up the thread too much, Brave.
You can take a look at this:
Betterfox/Fastfox.js at main · yokoffing/Betterfox
I changed some settings a while ago, but obviously I didn't measure before/after, so I can't say for sure that it works for DOM.
It doesn't work for Speedometer 3.1.
I know about Betterfox, but I prefer to keep the default values in about:config as it's easier to identify if some problems show up. I only make small adjustments there for some features and that's pretty much it.@Marko :)
I'll reply here, otherwise we'll clutter up the thread too much, Brave.
You can take a look at this:
Betterfox/Fastfox.js at main · yokoffing/Betterfox
I changed some settings a while ago, but obviously I didn't measure before/after, so I can't say for sure that it works for DOM.
It doesn't work for Speedometer 3.1.
I have completely switched to Waterfox now and everything is working fine. I prefer its default settings over Firefox, but I have a question regarding the security section settings. There are two options that are not enabled by default, should I enable them or leave them as they are?I like waterfox, it has not given me any problems in win10 or in linux, BUT I don't sync it to my/a firefox account...
Certainly enable the blocking of dangerous downloads.
Take this test too:
Are Third-Party cookies enabled in my web browser?
It's up to you to decide.
If you enable the checkbox, you will have greater security for revoked certificates queried in real time for HTTPS connections, but also slower browsing due to queries to the OCSP server.
P.S.
Personally, I would leave the checkbox disabled.
In my opinion, this option also guarantees greater privacy, but I don't want to influence you with my opinions.
Thank you very much. I've noticed that Waterfox is faster than Firefox; that's why.It's up to you to decide.
If you enable the checkbox, you will have greater security for revoked certificates queried in real time for HTTPS connections, but also slower browsing due to queries to the OCSP server.
P.S.
Personally, I would leave the checkbox disabled.
In my opinion, this option also guarantees greater privacy, but I don't want to influence you with my opinions.
For me living in Linux land it is not only a question of trust but also of availabilty of a Flatpak (sandboxed) version.
Brave feels faster than Firefox on Linux and I never used Firefox when I was on Windows (I preferred Edge because it had some security features Chrome did not have).
I tried FF in Linux (because most Linux users use FF), but Chromium browsera have way more easy to control permissions settings than FF).
Brave feels faster than Firefox on Linux and I never used Firefox when I was on Windows (I preferred Edge because it had some security features Chrome did not have).
I tried FF in Linux (because most Linux users use FF), but Chromium browsera have way more easy to control permissions settings than FF).
Waterfox is the most buggy FF Fork I have ever used. It lags a lot though I don't have any extensions installed. Memory leak is another issue.
Private windows gets stuck in a blank webpage and I have to force end it's process from Task Manager to close it.
Now I'm back to Floorp.
in my linux firefox I have security set to "strict" and "Query OCSP responder servers to confirm the current validity of certificates" is ON and trust... is not even listed, so I assume the "strict" did this -- but that is my guess. But my guess is wrong according to chatGPT 5.1 -- it says:
It does not exist on Linux builds of Firefox. Linux uses NSS (Network Security Services) for certificate validation. Firefox on Linux does not integrate with the system certificate store, so there is no toggle to “trust” {Firefox / Waterfox] since Linux Firefox doesn’t use one. Also this is firefox 140.6.0esr
For a more accurate check, verify in
about:config:
In Firefox, the default for the first setting is 1.
Firefox only checks the status of the certificate when the certificate itself provides an OCSP URL.
If the OCSP server does not respond, Firefox does not block navigation (“soft-fail” mode).
I left the setting at 1 because FF uses:
a modern and much faster mechanism for verifying the validity of HTTPS certificates.
The website server makes the OCSP request, and the browser receives all the verification without having to contact any other server.
This means that browsing is naturally fast.
Check in your Firefox-based browsers.
about:config:
Code:
security.OCSP.enabled
security.OCSP.requireIn Firefox, the default for the first setting is 1.
Firefox only checks the status of the certificate when the certificate itself provides an OCSP URL.
If the OCSP server does not respond, Firefox does not block navigation (“soft-fail” mode).
I left the setting at 1 because FF uses:
Code:
security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling = true,a modern and much faster mechanism for verifying the validity of HTTPS certificates.
The website server makes the OCSP request, and the browser receives all the verification without having to contact any other server.
This means that browsing is naturally fast.
Check in your Firefox-based browsers.
If you care about security, I'd recommend you to stop using Waterfox and move back to Firefox. Why? Their release schedule is terrible. When Mozilla issues an important security update for Firefox, it takes Waterfox weeks, sometimes even months to implement fix, leaving you and other users vulnerable to serious discovered vulnerabilities.
Beside, Waterfox is nothing else than Firefox with some settings tweaked by default. You can literally achieve the same by using Firefox and Betterfox. You'll get speed of Waterfox and security of Firefox.
I remember it had some issues in the past, but this time (after testing it for about a month), I found it stable and reliable; perhaps something has changed.
Floorp 11 was the best Firefox-based browser for me, but version 12 is disappointing; it removed every good feature that was in version 11.
Thank you very much for the information regarding security, I was unaware of that, and thank you also for mentioning Betterfox, I will try it.
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