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24 votes
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Firefox: Moving to a Profile per Install Architecture
12 votes -
On building your favourite web browser from source
25 votes -
Let's build a browser engine in Rust! Part 1 of 7
16 votes -
Let's talk browsers
I've tried a lot of browsers. Starting from Chrome, to Chromium, to Firefox, to Links, to w3m, to, eventually, Qutebrowser, which I use for most of my browsing now. At least for me, I had four...
I've tried a lot of browsers. Starting from Chrome, to Chromium, to Firefox, to Links, to w3m, to, eventually, Qutebrowser, which I use for most of my browsing now.
At least for me, I had four things in mind while choosing a browser:
- I want it to be light
- I want it to be minimal
- I want it to be keyboard-oriented
- I want it to be able to use modern websites
I won't be going through all the browsers I've tried, but those I mentioned are the big ones, so I'll just do a quick check-list of these things.
Chrome/Chromium:
- Weighs like a sumo wrestler 1/5
- Cluttered 1/5
- Just some shortcuts and extentions 3/5
- The model, the idol to strife for 5/5
Firefox:
- Apparently lighter than Chromium, though not by much 1/5
- Cluttered 1/5
- Some shortcuts, famous extensions 3/5
- On point 5/5
Links:
- Very light and fast 5/5
- Minimal, though can go smaller 4/5
- Yes 5/5
- Doesn't support javascript 1/5
w3m:
- As light as it gets 6/5
- Pretty damn minimal 5/5
- Even works for blind 5/5
- Does javascript, but hard to use with cluttered wesites like Reddit or any news site 3/5
Qutebrowser:
- It is quite small and feels fast 4/5
- Can be easily modified to not have anything on screen, and command line-like controls 5/5
- Great, but hint system fails with javascript 4/5
- Doesn't work with Reddit, for some reason 4/5
With the things that I look for, Qutebrowser is the answer, with w3m being the close second. Of course, there are different things to look for in a piece of software, and you may want the extra stability and extensions Firefox provides, or privacy of Tor browser, or the suckless nature of surf, so I'd like to hear what is your browser of choice!
17 votes -
Tom Scott warns viewers that Brave donations do not reach him
@tomscott: This warning is prompted by a company called Brave, who've been taking cryptocurrency donations "for me", using my name and photo, without my consent. I asked them not to, and to refund anyone who's donated; they said "we'll see what we can do" and that "refunds are impossible".
33 votes -
Google isn’t the company that we should have handed the Web over to
22 votes -
Do you use an alternative browser? Which one? Why?
The big players today are Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. Then there are a load of alternative browsers from Vivaldi and Brave to EWW and elinks and w3m, and then things like Dillo and Netsurf....
The big players today are Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. Then there are a load of alternative browsers from Vivaldi and Brave to EWW and elinks and w3m, and then things like Dillo and Netsurf. Do you use any of these alternative browsers? If yes, why, and why did you pick that particular one? I'd be interested to read why not, too.
28 votes -
Vivaldi 2.2: Focus on details
8 votes -
Firefox 64 release notes
For general users: https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/64.0/releasenotes/ For web developers: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/12/firefox-64-released/
31 votes -
New Brave version now available for download for iPhones and iPads, with significant performance gains
3 votes -
The state of web browsers - 2019 edition
7 votes -
Anyone using the BRAVE web browser? Thoughts? Experiences?
I was reading about it here: https://www.cnet.com/news/brave-browser-matures-with-move-to-chromium-foundation/ First I heard of it and was curious if anyone has tried it. I love the idea of...
I was reading about it here:
https://www.cnet.com/news/brave-browser-matures-with-move-to-chromium-foundation/
First I heard of it and was curious if anyone has tried it. I love the idea of blocking ads and trackers by default.
19 votes -
Microsoft retools Edge, but Internet Explorer is forever
6 votes -
Private by design: How we built Firefox Sync
39 votes -
Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome (Remote Code Execution?)
5 votes -
Tunneling into a private network through JavaScript
7 votes -
SpeedReader: Fast and Private Reader Mode for the Web
8 votes -
Apple's latest anti-tracking feature in Safari takes toll on digital advertising
28 votes -
Google Chrome’s users take a back seat to its bottom line
16 votes -
I made a thoughtful-discussion-based subreddit to talk about web browsers
7 votes -
New Brave Browser Release Available for General Download on Brave.com
19 votes -
What are your thoughts on the BAT system?
I have recently been getting into the Brave browser and they have a system called BAT. I'm still not totally clear on all the intricacies, but the basic idea is that they have a universal token...
I have recently been getting into the Brave browser and they have a system called BAT. I'm still not totally clear on all the intricacies, but the basic idea is that they have a universal token that can be given to content creators, instead of using advertising. Here's a link because I probably messed up that description somehow. So what are your thoughts on it?
19 votes -
Panopticlick: How unique is your browser?
29 votes -
Trustworthy Chrome Extensions, by default
6 votes -
Chrome's new forced login policy is a violation of user privacy and trust
50 votes -
Planned updates for Chrome 70 to give more control of browser sign-in, show sync state, and clear all cookies
30 votes -
Introducing Firefox Monitor, helping people take control after a data breach
24 votes -
Microsoft intercepting Firefox and Chrome installation on Windows 10
66 votes -
Trend Micro says sorry after apps grabbed Mac browser history
6 votes -
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser for Android
20 votes -
Brave browser gets Chrome's extensions starting Thursday with major new version
20 votes -
Browser extensions: Are they worth the risk?
18 votes -
Firefox 62.0 release notes
43 votes -
New Release: Tor Browser 8.0 [based on Firefox Quantum]
15 votes -
Windows 2000 VM running in the browser with WebAssembly
13 votes -
Google Chrome’s biggest challenge at age 10 might just be its own success
18 votes -
Firefox is getting a new logo and wants your feedback
43 votes -
Refresh: A Browser Concept
6 votes -
Google said to deliberately make YouTube slower on Microsoft Edge, Firefox
35 votes -
Chrome uses ten to thirteen percent more RAM due to Google's 'Site Isolation' protection for Spectre CPU flaws
14 votes -
Despite Chrome’s pending “mark of shame,” three major news sites aren’t HTTPS
18 votes -
Firefox and the four-year battle to have Google treat it as a first-class citizen
17 votes -
Study on the effectiveness of fingerprinting countermeasures
4 votes -
Brave Browser launches Tor in the Tab beta
20 votes -
Firefox 61.0.0 released
29 votes -
Firefox is back. It’s time to give it a try.
93 votes -
Brave launches user trials for opt-in ads
8 votes -
What happened to my Tildes bookmark on my Android phone?
I'm using an Android phone with Chrome 65.0.3325.109 installed. There's an option in this browser to add a page to the home screen. This creates a shortcut on my home screen. When I tap on that...
I'm using an Android phone with Chrome 65.0.3325.109 installed.
There's an option in this browser to add a page to the home screen. This creates a shortcut on my home screen. When I tap on that shortcut, it opens the saved page in Chrome.
I had done this with Tildes. However, I deleted the shortcut and made it again. The behaviour has now changed.
Previously, this shortcut opened Tildes as a tab within Chrome. Now, it opens Tildes as its own separate "application". It's not in Chrome. That means I don't get the functionality that comes with Chrome, such as opening a link in a new Chrome tab. In this pseudo-application version, I'm stuck with only one window. I can't open other tabs. I can't simply copy links from one Chrome tab (news website) to another Chrome tab (Tildes).
Did you change something in the past week or so? Can you please change it back? I want a shortcut to a web page to open something that behaves like a web page, not a stand-alone application.
6 votes -
Google removes the option of installing Chrome extensions via remote sites
11 votes