Why I Switched To Firefox ...

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► Chapters:

00:00 - Firefox, the Open Source Browser
00:52 - Why is Firefox the Default Browser on Linux?
02:20 - Wayland and XWayland ...
02:54 - Drag and Drop Support
03:47 - Home Button and Toolbar
04:39 - Middle Click Scrolling (Autoscroll)
05:23 - PDF editing
05:52 - Better Privacy
06:52 - Why I still need Chromium
08:32 - Conclusion

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[finkelmana]

Firefox on Android supports extensions, which means adblockers. No more annoying YT ads while I am out to lunch and watching a video on my phone.

Edit: A lot of people are pointing out other browsers and apps block ads. I am well aware, but those arent the *ONLY* extensions I use. It was just an example.

[AlucardNoir]

I wish more firefox users were like you as opposed to "I use FF because it's not chromium".

[vikkran]

I have been using Firefox (vanilla) for 10+ years and its still my go to browser. While you mentioned it did offer alot of customization on the surface, it offers even more deep down and you can basically make the browser look and act however you want it

[tfksworldoflinux]

I also like the multi account containers and simple tabgroups extensions.

[stormshelterdave]

I used to use Firefox until I moved to another country. I could not speak the language, at the time, so website translation functionality was a must. Translation functionality was just better in to Chrome (even better in Edge). 

Having recently moving my gaming PC to Linux I have noticed that Firefox implemented a beta translation tool that is now just as good as the others. So now I am back to Firefox. 

On my Mac however Safari is still king for Spacial Audio and my AirPods ;)

[tolgayenici]

I am using the Firefox since its release. It had bad times. But at the end of the day (I mean currently) the Firefox is, for me, better than any browser.

[ravener]

Wow I didn't know about the screenshot tool in Firefox, that's pretty useful. I agree with the wayland support, Firefox is much more pleasant to use, I'm a laptop touchpad user so I rely a lot on the two finger swipe to go back a page and it doesn't work on Chrome since it's X11 by default, yes I can change chrome to use wayland and make it work but then Chrome does not respect my font scaling settings and just looks awful. Nonetheless I keep chrome on the side as a backup and I mainly also got it to try PWAs when I first learned about them.

[akari]

I switched to a lesser known fork called Floorp a while back, primarily for the native vertical tabs support and easier profile switching (Arguably Firefox's most powerful feature which just doesn't get talked about because of the non-existant GUI for it)

Incidentally, it also readded PWA support which runs far better than any extension can perform :p

[leatherDarkhorse]

Idk why ppl dont use firefox at first place.

[iamagi]

Long time Netscape user, I switched to Firefox and have not looked back. Tree style tab is the killer extension

[mngelus]

That's the reason. I was experiencing the drag and drop problem but I didn't know why. Thanks.

[NexotheHedgehog]

One big thing you missed is user chrome css. It lets you customize the ui. It's very powerful since it uses normal css.

[sabertheglaceon]

I have used Firefox back when I get my first laptop and No plans to stop

[terrydoestech]

my biggest reason for sticking to Firefox on linux is native hardware acceleration support out of the box. Sure, I can get it working on Chrome/brave/etc, but half of the time it ends up breaking after an update.

great video!

[gmt]

Firefox also has better theming. You can change the entire layout and appearance via CSS.

[patriotlightning]

You just got yourself a new subscriber brother :D

[michaellemon]

Not many people are aware that Firefox has better font rendering - at least on Windows. Chromium based browsers render dark text on light background as thinner and more pale, which makes reading text harder on web sites where fonts are thin and/or small.

Another unique Firefox feature is table selection with Control and mouse.

Firefox scales images better - they look sharper and less fuzzy than in Chromium browsers. The difference is not big but can be seen if you do the right comparison.

Firefox can be run in true portable mode (from PortableApps) - Chromium browsers store passwords encrypted with a device-dependent key, which means you will not access them on another system. Firefox Portable has all your data accessible on other systems, including saved passwords.

[shoego]

I moved back to firefox a few months ago. Basically the same reasons.

[aebisdecunter]

Now I wish firefox had real, working keyboard and UI customisation like vivaldi does. Either when vivaldi runs in a wayland session or when firefox has at least these 2 features of vivaldi, I'm going to bother choosing. Currently both have drawbacks, but vivaldi has much fewer for now.

[godtable]

I trying to implement Firefox in a school I was administrator in. What a headache, the update process needs the browser to close in order for the update to start and you can't use it while it updates. A nightmare! As it always is trying to update while we have work to do, as it only checks for updates while you open it.