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[–] juuro@mstdn.social 1 points 2 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Safari because it’s fast, reliable, has a beautiful design, fits well in the Apple ecosystem and it’s not Chromium!

[–] silvermoon82@wandering.shop 1 points 3 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
Vivaldi is my daily driver, looking into Librewolf as my not-Chrome.
What I'd really like is the Vivaldi shell, as & tracker blocking, etc, with the Firefox HTML & js engines. No google or moz bullshit, just a nice clean shell and engines.

[–] Rhababerbarbar@tux.social 1 points 6 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

#Firefox got a ton of variants/forks recently.

  • #Librewolf
  • #MullvadBrowser
  • #ZenBrowser
  • #Midori

So yeah I take Firefox + Arkenfox user.js or Librewolf if they fixed their CI/CD

[–] uberprutser@social.vivaldi.net 2 points 9 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net After dropping Opera, I now mostly use Waterfox. Vivaldi is also on my desktop and laptop. But so is Brave, Firefox and DuckDuckGO. Edge is also on there, but only because MS won't allow me to remove it :(

[–] Jeff@bluenoser.me 2 points 11 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I’ve been using Vivaldi lately, but I also like Firefox and Librewolf. However the internet today feels like that of 2000, so many websites only work with todays IE (Chrome), so yeah, the options are either Chromium or Gecko; and the latter doesn’t work for all websites.

It’s a very sad state of affairs.

@Karen5Lund@mastodon.social

[–] MTtravelerr@social.vivaldi.net 2 points 13 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
Just wish Google was not used in vivaldi , so when I don't want their influence I use ddg . if there is a way to keep Google completely out of Vivaldi. I'd like to know how.
Thanks MTT

[–] andrewc@masto.ai 1 points 11 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I started to really like ARC until recently when I heard they are focusing on a new project. Then I would say Firefox and Safari

[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I use chrome because I have a chromebook right now, but when I'm running Linux its librewolf

[–] TheExecEditor@fosstodon.org 1 points 13 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Brave, as you get a Chromium experience without Google nasties and a built in ad/tracker blocker

[–] chris@social.losno.co 1 points 15 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox is my favorite when I can use it, but at least on my new Mac, I found Firefox was misbehaving for inexplicable reasons. Shrug, I don’t mind Safari that much, and for when AdGuard for Safari isn’t working, I also have AdGuard Home running on my home network.

[–] omxxi@feddit.org 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

#Firefox because of Multi-Account Containers

[–] eilegz@social.vivaldi.net 2 points 18 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, because its the only real alternative to chrome and its clones, firefox its still the most customizable browser, vivaldi its the second, but the biggest con of vivaldi feels that its the slower among chrome clones

[–] AndiFFM@mstdn.social 1 points 17 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Different Browsers for different situations

  • Safari
  • Edge
  • Brave
[–] nicomede@fosstodon.org 1 points 17 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox for the gecko engine vs the overwhelming power (and use) of Chrome's Blink.

[–] ianjs@aus.social 1 points 17 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

I'm pretty sure this just reflects "people who know what a browser is", or least "people who know enough about browsers to have an opinion".

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 17 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Pale Moon. It's single-process, so if something goes wrong, I can kill the browser simply. It supports the plugins and extensions I need, want, and use on a daily basis. It doesn't support DRM, RTC, or the concepts pushed on us by DoubleClick. I'm very happy with the browser.

[–] ingolftopf@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

@jon
Many, many comments here. :tony_laughing:

So a lot of interest in this question.
No wonder really, here on 'Mastodon'.

Veery good. :tony_wee:

Maybe someone else is interested in digging through here. ;-) ;-)

I'm sure several people will take a closer look at the 'Vivaldiserve' afterwards.
https://vivaldi.com

:tony_smiling: :tony_happy:

[–] iqaluit@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 18 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net LibreWolf for privacy &
Vivaldi for functionality

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 18 hours ago

LibreWolf and Mull. I did use Chromium recently for a web-based GrapheneOS install, that was kind of cool.

https://privacytests.org/android.html

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 18 hours ago

LibreWolf and Mull. I did use Chromium recently for a web-based GrapheneOS install, that was kind of cool.

https://privacytests.org/android.html

[–] dandandin@mastodon.uno 1 points 18 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Edge because it's the only one on the market that has an option to:

  1. Ask if you want to open or save the download
  2. If the user wants to open it without saving, it saves it in a temporary directory
  3. Automatically deletes that downloaded file when closing the browser

I like to keep my downloads folder clean, sorry 😢

[–] scott@typetura.social 2 points 21 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Arc, with spaces, profiles, boosts, and really considered design decisions, it works really well for what I do.

[–] ingolftopf@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

@jon@vivaldi.net
Because 'Vivaldi' is simply the world's best browser for me.

Especially on 'Linux'.
And has been for a long time.

I think it's also worth taking a closer look at the 'Vivaldiserve' behind it. ;-)

Currently Firefox in first place, then Safari just ahead of Vivaldi here. :tony_unhappy:

I think many people here have simply not yet looked at Vivaldi for all platforms.
Based on 'Chromium', 100% open source.

:tony_happy: :tony_smiling: :tony_wee:

[–] josh@vickerson.me 16 points 1 day ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox, despite Mozilla’s current trajectory because the Chromium monopoly will ultimately harm the web.

Hope to use @servo@floss.social someday 🤞

[–] miquel@warhammer.social 1 points 19 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Zen Browser @zenbrowser@fosstodon.org

[–] joschtl@karlsruhe-social.de 1 points 20 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net #Firefox, because not Chrome.

[–] MarieClaudeS@mastodon.top 1 points 20 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net logiciel libre, respect de la vie privée, non inféodé aux GAFAM

[–] fedithom@social.saarland 1 points 21 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net
I don't have one anymore. They all seem to either embraced tge AI BS, will be ruined be Google's F-ing manifest v3, ir they're made by yucky folk.

As soon as anyone outs out a browser that just shows websites and allows for best possible privacy without dicking around, I'll use that.

[–] lunaticatlarge@toot.io 1 points 21 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Firefox for now, although for how much longer is unknown. Over the course of time, it's become slower and somewhat bloated from what I can tell.
I've been tweaking and twiddling another browser, when I have time, to see if a smooth transition can eventually take place.

[–] 5tr1x@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 22 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I use Vivaldi for several years on both, desktop (Windows) and mobile (Android), and i can tell you all without fear, without no regrets, that it give me all what i need to surf internet on the better and secure way i ever prof with any other browser

[–] veer66@mstdn.in.th 3 points 1 day ago

@jon@vivaldi.net I like Zen browser because it comes with vertical tabs, screenshot feature, and familiar dev tools.

Moreover, unlike Safari, it works well on macOS and Slack notification. When I checked my Slack tab on Safari, I usually found that it didn't load the page yet although I didn't shutdown or restart the computer.

[–] ThankGodItsFriday@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

@jon Vivaldi. Because it's better than Firefox. Haters gonna hate.

Firefox right now, and pretty happy with it, but Vivaldi is increasingly starting to sound like a contender.

[–] VaryHeavy@tkz.one 1 points 23 hours ago

@jon@vivaldi.net @firefox@fedia.io and @brave@mastodon.social

[–] flo1804@fosstodon.org 3 points 1 day ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Zen Browser

[–] jballesteros@masto.es 2 points 1 day ago

@jon@vivaldi.net Brave

@jon@vivaldi.net I choose Vivaldi as my favorite because I like many things about it. I use my home computer now for recipes, cash spreadsheets, and a shopping list. I had not previously used social media and this is a nice surprise for me to enjoy it. I used Netscape before Metacrawler and then I used shelves of books until trying Firefox. I used Chrome then Edge before I retired, but used Firefox and DuckDuckGo on home computers until I noticed Vivaldi about two years ago and put it on my home computer and laptop and cellphone. I like its many options and features and forums full of answers to questions I might ever need ask! It gives me a calendar and note and task pads and all sorts of things which optionally can sync and be seen when I use the browser on my cellphone or to choose not to sync. The very best is, when I removed Windows Operating System from my old laptop and replaced it with one of the Linux distributions now this Vivaldi continues to give me my familiar user experience. Thank you, to all and everyone who is and who are responsible for allowing me this user experience which followed me between operating systems, thank you.

@jon@vivaldi.net a good browser has good dev tools, and an absence of AI bullshit.

[–] VileLasagna@mastodon.gamedev.place 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

@jon@vivaldi.net can't live without Vivaldi's workspaces

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[–] lxskllr@mastodon.world 4 points 1 day ago

@jon@vivaldi.net

Firefox because it isn't chromium, and I just like it. With chromium, google controls the web. Doesn't matter what kind of wrapper a third party puts on it. It's still chromium and it's still google.

@jon@vivaldi.net I use safari on Mac as it is the only browser that works with the Apple Passwords app. If Vivaldi worked with it I would use that instead

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