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I haven't really checked if it's better on FF because it can't screenshare specific tabs so it's dead to me.
Firefox on Mobile supports uBlock origin, and is very nice as well. edit: on Android
Do note this is Firefox on Android.
I love Firefox but some JS heavy demos etc. just don't work fast enough. I hate that I know exactly why. It's because they were only ever tested on Chrome during development.
If developers are writing in a vanilla style based on open standards, then why should there be performance idiosyncrasy among browsers?
Because the engines work differently, some are better at some parts and worse at others. That's just the name of the game when you have different implementations of something.
Not saying that work shouldn't be done do make them on-par with each other, just providing a reasoning why things are like they are. I remember at one point some Google product was using some JavaScript API for lots of things and obviously only tested things in Chrome, when testing it in Firefox the performance was a lot worse, as Gecko performed worse than V8 using the data structure/API. They ended up disabling Firefox access to it because of this.
Eventually, Firefox got the bug fixed I think, so the product enabled support for Firefox.
I guess the point is, the standards around the web platform say how the user should be able to use some API/format/structure, not much about how said API/format/structure is internally implemented.
Firefox was my go-to 3 years ago because it was just lighter than Chrome (and easier on my battery). I still hate the fact that different browser profiles and profile switching aren't surfaced like they are in Chrome. I think it's such a major use case for modern web browsing, I find it hard to believe they aren't prioritizing it. (FWIW this isn't even supported in Safari, which I would have preferred using) I still…
I think Container Tabs are a better fit for the way most people use multiple accounts online. Plus it enables the Facebook Container extension, which sandboxes all facebook-directed network requests so they can't track you across the web. And the third party Container Proxy extension lets you set different proxy setting for different containers. So your work tabs can use a different network route.
Firefox already supports profiles, all it needs it's a simple UI to switch between them. Profiles + Containers (and everything that comes with them) would be perfect.
> I'd be glad to learn of any other cool features and extensions that y'all might want to share. I'm sure others will be sharing it as I type this comment as well, but for many HN readers, Multi-Account Containers [1] are bound to be a godsend. Easily log in to different accounts for any website, in different tabs. Great feature that's not available in other browsers. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mult…
And some more tips: - Translate web pages locally, without sending any data to remote servers: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/firefox-translation... - Vertical/tree-style tabs: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/sidebery/ - If you're in the EU: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/ - If you use RSS: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/feed-preview/ And I assume you've al…
- SponsorBlock - Automatically tag and skip portions of youtube videos, such as sponsors, intros, recaps, and others. - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/
- Firefox Relay - Automatically create up to 5 (for free, more if paying for it) email addresses that redirect to your actual address, to avoid giving your private address to everyone. - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/private-relay...
Not on Android (it stutters on scrolling even on newest Pixel). And I also think it's not the most safest browser on Android because Chromium is much more hardened there. Source: https://grapheneos.org/usage#web-browsing
Not on Android (it stutters on scrolling even on newest Pixel). And I also think it's not the most safest browser on Android because Chromium is much more hardened there. Source: https://grapheneos.org/usage#web-browsing
Been on Firefox for many years for one reason only - TreeStyle Tab. Once other browsers implement it, if ever, would consider jumping ship. Orion has something similar, but it's a baby version of that, really...
I had to switch to Sidebery after some bugs with TST (broken hierarchy, etc.).