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Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by freehorse »

conaclos wrote: post #15
johnisgood wrote: post #12

Seems like the Orion browser is only supported on macOS and iOS. I am only mentioning this to save some people a couple of clicks. https://kagi.com/orion/

Yes, and I think it's unlikely that it will support other platforms in future because it's based on Safari.

They started working on a Linux version this year. There are already WebKit based browsers for Linux so definitely it does not have to be confined to macOS.

Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by drcongo »

mediumsmart wrote: post #7

Only browser I know that has zero telemetry by default, great UI, low battery drain and seamless Kagi integration. To me Chrome and Firefox are like steampunk borg machines with all that valves and plugs fiddling needed to kid yourself they might do the right thing.

Mullvad browser too, though it's maybe a bit extreme for a daily driver as it's essentially Firefox but permanently in private mode.

Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by pastage »

freehorse wrote: post #21
conaclos wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, and I think it's unlikely that it will support other platforms in future because it's based on Safari.

They started working on a Linux version this year. There are already WebKit based browsers for Linux so definitely it does not have to be confined to macOS.

Konqueror is among one of those Linux browsers, it became WebKit. It does not make a port easy though.

Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by gregwebs »

I like Orion on iOS- it’s Safari without all the ads showing up. I can run the DarkReader extension at night just like Safari. Unfortunately it’s the most unstable software on my phone- at times regularly freezing up and then I switch back to Safari.

Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by Imustaskforhelp »

I use zen and I am gonna be honest I wouldn't consider it to be buggy and it works really perfect on my linux desktop

But to be fair as it is a linux desktop I am not sure / worried about power consumption so yeah I love zen browser and even some of my friends use this even on their laptops. Would recommend it a 100 times if I could.

Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by kotaKat »

johnisgood wrote: post #12

Seems like the Orion browser is only supported on macOS and iOS. I am only mentioning this to save some people a couple of clicks. https://kagi.com/orion/

Orion is a struggle on iOS. Despite it claiming to block ads, I find its ad-blocking capabilities heavily overstated - they barely work at all on many sites, even with all the filters enabled, and extension support doesn’t work with adblocking extensions making it a moot point. Right now Old Reddit is flooded with Samsung and other crap ads, even with all the lists turned on and updated.

Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by mediumsmart »

johnisgood wrote: post #14
MrAlex94 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tor has had zero telemetry since its inception and I’ve been disabling telemetry in Waterfox for as long as I can remember - which is almost 15 years. There were Firefox forks before that as well doing the same thing.

Pretty sure there are Firefox forks that have telemetry disabled, Tor Browser being one of them, of course.

I use one of them, ice-cat, with privacy badger and jslibre and I have tor installed as well as chrome, Firefox, libre wolf, dillo, w3m, Mullvad, links, eww and others because I make oldschool websites. The real no telemetry browser is of course lynx.

Re: Bits 0x02: switching to Orion as a browser

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Post by johnisgood »

mediumsmart wrote: post #29
johnisgood wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pretty sure there are Firefox forks that have telemetry disabled, Tor Browser being one of them, of course.

I use one of them, ice-cat, with privacy badger and jslibre and I have tor installed as well as chrome, Firefox, libre wolf, dillo, w3m, Mullvad, links, eww and others because I make oldschool websites. The real no telemetry browser is of course lynx.

> The real no telemetry browser is of course lynx.

links, w3m, and maybe even dillo have any telemetry? I would assume they could make your list of "real no telemetry browser".

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