12/30/2025 at 8:03:38 AM
by ig0r0
12/30/2025 at 9:22:00 AM
I'm still using Firefox and loving it actually. Other browser engines don't support "zoom text only" anymore so my options are limited. And to my knowledge, there's nothing as good as uBlock Origin for those webkit/blink based browsers...Yes, Firefox constantly introduces new degradation in UX but so far they always offer opt-out mechanisms for even the most obscure things...
by pvdebbe
12/30/2025 at 9:36:30 AM
Ublock and not being Google are Firefox's killer features for me.by shawn_w
12/30/2025 at 12:41:37 PM
Same. I tried LibreWolf for a while but as TA mentioned, it required too much tuning. (It also isn't signed on macOS so installing has extra hoops.) I'm on Waterfox now and it's just about right for me.by thedanbob
12/30/2025 at 1:23:08 PM
Does Waterfox support Firefox Sync? Their web page is a bit sparse on details on how it differs from Firefox.by setopt
12/30/2025 at 2:53:34 PM
It's right on their support page. They also have a search function, just type in "Sync" and you'll get there.https://www.waterfox.com/support/how-do-i-set-sync-my-comput...
Also, no, the page is not "sparse" on how it differs from Firefox, it's clearly explained https://www.waterfox.com/#why-waterfox
by mcsniff
12/30/2025 at 5:25:24 PM
I like several features of Firefox, particularly containers as the article mentions. But honestly, not being Google would be enough for me all by itself. I have my issues with Google itself, but even if Google was perfect I'd still be opposed to a large Internet content company also having monopoly control over the client side browser experience. That end-to-end control is just too tempting to abuse without some reasonable alternative that people can switch to.by rainsford
12/30/2025 at 4:32:45 PM
Might I also suggest the Firefox addon "Container Traffic Control" - A Firefox addon I built to make it even easier to use Containershttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ctc/
When you start to use Containers (feature the Author of the article talks about), you'll start to want a little more control in how the containers open especially for sites that you allow on more than one container
Source came be found here: https://github.com/kaushikgopal/ff-container-traffic-control
by sorcercode
12/30/2025 at 3:41:48 PM
My lifetime browser journey on x86: Netscape → Internet Explorer → Firefox → Chrome → Firefox.I switched to Chrome because it’s fast. I switched away because of Manifest v3. I’ve been back on Firefox for about six months now. It’s fine and very impressive give its resources relative to the market leader, but it still lags behind in speed. It’s not even entirely their fault, as so much of the web is now optimized specifically for Chrome, but it is noticeable to me.
by cainxinth
12/30/2025 at 1:19:55 PM
Does anyone know if it's natively possible yet in FF to have split tabs? So viewing two tabs horizontally next to each other in one window. I know there's an official extension, but it's not really the same https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-view/by HelloUsername
12/30/2025 at 4:00:39 PM
Native since v146, about:config -> browser.tabs.splitView.enabledby MurizS
12/30/2025 at 1:56:25 PM
This sure would be nice. I almost always have two windows going, and drag tabs back and forth between them.by Xerox9213
12/30/2025 at 2:13:45 PM
It's available for testing in Nightly builds at the moment.by rebelwebmaster
12/30/2025 at 8:35:33 PM
I switched to Firefox after Chrome stopped supporting uBlock Origin, for all the slights I've seen on HN lately with the direction of the product I've been very happy. No regrets.by fumblebee
12/30/2025 at 11:42:59 AM
The <Tree Style Tabs> extension is what's keeping me on Firefox atm.by Kim_Bruning
12/30/2025 at 3:05:25 PM
For me, it was Sidebery, too.by remark5396
12/30/2025 at 12:28:30 PM
I’m using Zen which is based on Firefox and I have been enjoying the experienceby Decabytes
12/30/2025 at 9:12:13 AM
Mullvad?by xeonmc