Why you SHOULD use Firefox

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

It seems you wrote the opposite. CB instead of CD and vice versa.

yes LOL, thx, i will edit.

 

[Freki123]

Thanks thats what I thought I read month ago but couldn't find the source again. Since sometimes memory plays tricks I had to ask. Thanks

 

[shmu26]

I am trying to love firefox but it's pretty hard

 

[oldschool]

I really like FF's dark mode - soft hues of grey-black plus the ability to keep FF home page very clean and easy on the eye. I'll keep it around for some usage.

 

[brambedkar59]

For me issue is memory usage and power consumption (imp for laptops/devices with batteries) which is getting worse with Firefox.
Just for an example take this article (it's for Linux but I get similar results on Win10)

Firefox vs. Chrome Browser Performance On Intel Ice Lake + Power/Memory Usage Tests - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

 

[plat]

The article by Phoronix is good. Even moreso are the comments following, even though a lot of the content is over my head. I don't use Firefox anymore, but have enough liking for it in reserve to keep an open mind toward it.

 

[Oten]

Used Firefox since 2010, back in the day as a webmaster it was very convenient for managing/editing my websites because of wide selections of add-ons etc. Until now I'm still using FF for the sake of avoiding Googles' dominance or maybe i'm just feel comfortable with it.

 

[upnorth]

 

[Antus67]

I'm using FF and happy with it, tried other browser but not comfortable with them.

 

[manchesterunited]

Quote from the conclusion:

Read the rest of this story by Dedoimedo here:

Why you SHOULD use Firefox

Important article explaining why Firefox should be your primary browser on the desktop and mobile, revolving around concepts like privacy, security, adblocking, customization, the future of the Web, and more

www.dedoimedo.com

FF is not that great for privacy any longer.

If one wants privacy then they compile the Chromium code.

 

[Prorootect]

Great Firefox forks, yes.
I don't more use Chromium forks, but Firefox forks only (so not Firefox original), with pleasure.
For better privacy and security, I've about:config ...

...and extensions of choice, like always: TrafficLight, uBlock O., uMatrix, Redirect Control, Javascript Whitelist, and some others like Neat URL, adblockingfiltersetp ... ...

 

[Prorootect]

Here's a translation extension that I use in Firefox: To Google Translate – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Yes, here you have too "Google Translator for Firefox" by nobzol:

Client Challenge

- or on pluginsaddonsextensions.com:

Google Translator For Firefox Addon for Mozilla FireFox

Google Translator For Firefox Download for Mozilla, With this addon you can translate any text to your own language with one click or hot-key. You can either translate the selected text, this way the translated text will overwrite the original selected text, or you can translate the full page too.

pluginsaddonsextensions.com

Another translator extension:
S3.Google Translator:
Link to download on pluginsaddonsextensions.com here: S3.Google Translator Mozilla Addon Download for Mozilla FireFox Browser

I don't use extension, but bookmark link (rarely...); or Bing translator: Bing Microsoft Translator

- but I use rather DeepL translator (too from bookmarks link):
DeepL Translator - English version for you here. You could change to another language of course.
It use: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian languages - for the time being.

 

[Handsome Recluse]

I think people here glossed over the main point.

With one major difference though, back then, 20 years ago, sites hosted on IIS didn't work properly with browsers other than IE6, as MS was using (non-open) extensions to the protocols of the time. Google doesn't do anything like that.

Still. A web monopoly is tough to bet on.

 

[miguelang611]

I have been a very long term Firefox user. Probably like 10 years without touching Chrome
Always been happy with it
However, when I tried Edge Chromium... While on desktop I don't mind, using Edge over Firefox means I get about 30/40 extra minutes of battery backup, which for me makes the difference of needing to carry charger or not carrying it
I really hope Firefox improves, but Edge Chromium is just a great alternative, and being this new, it is really polished
Hope FF can get better, they will get me back for sure