Why do you use firefox?

Waaaaaaay better privacy, faster than chrome, don’t need to worry about them killing mandatory add ons so they can push ads, also the add ons just work better but maybe that’s confirmation bias.

I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting

Mobile adblock

Because it's the only browser not based on Google's Chromium rendering engine (Webview, WebKit? whatever). Using any other browser supports Google's monopoly over how we browse the internet and what we are allowed to see. No, fuck Google.

Edit: spelling

Because it's not Chrome

Because it's open source

Because I can get it on all my devices

Because I like the work Mozilla does

Because it's private and secure by default

Cause fuck Google

Because it's never let me down.

I started using it pretty much from the beginning and have never had a reason to stop. When Chrome came along, I thought the whole idea of using a browser made by Google was obviously awful, so I just kept using Firefox. And I'm still using it.

Because I'm not comfortable using a tool of a mega corporation trying to shape the internet to show more ads to ppl

Because it's one of the only remaining browsers (the other one being Safari) that doesn't run on Chromium. We must protect FireFox and Safari with our lives because if they die out then Google has a monopoly on the browser space. Not something anyone wants... I mean look at their Manifest V3, and web DRM controversies. They are trying to ruin the web. Don't let them people!

Plus, I just like the ability to customize the toolbar, and FireFox Sync is just brilliant for syncing between mobile and desktop!

Ublock Origin

It's FOSS, respects my privacy, doesn't try to kill my adblock and it's the only option that doesn't support a big evil monopoly

Chrome runs like garbage compared to Firefox, and this has always been the case for me. I didn't make the switch in 2008. I also had a bad feeling that Chrome would become the new IE with every other browser ditching their own rendering engine and basing on Chromium.

People back then said it was OK because Chromium is ostensibly open-source. Look where that got us. Surprise, it's still controlled by Google!

I just don't want to support the monopoly.

Also Firefox has been so tempting since the new engine written in Rust came out. It has a wide range of supporting add-ons.

Works well

Extendable

Open source

Not chrome based

I think Firefox is a pretty cool guy. Eh has great add-ons and customization and doesn't afraid of anything

It’s open source, free, well maintained, and easy to set up and use.

Add-ons, it’s not chromium, and also I CAN BLOCK AUTOPLAY VIDEOS on it

I lived through the IE6 days. I don't want one browser or engine or company to dominate the web. We need multiple implementations of free and open standards.

It has extensions support on mobile. I can't live without uBlock Origin. I installed Firefox on PC because of synching between Firefox on PC and Firerox and Android. I now stopped using this feature, but I kept using Firefox. I only use Chrome when pages don't open correctly on Firefox.

Stable, fast, excellent ecosystem, and it's the ONLY trustworthy browser available.

It used to be 90% habit, 10% Firefox not being run by a mega corporation.

Now it is 49% habit, 51% the smug satisfaction of being right this whole time, even when people bitched about it being bloated on the back end.

Nyah.

Not Chrome and Not MS. Simple.

Been using it for 15 years or so. It was good back then, it's still good now. Chrome has never been an alternative for anyone who knows what Google is.

Doesn't wake up one day and decide to DRM the Web or kill the adblcker.

Everything is chrome except Firefox.

I've tried every other browser, and I keep coming back to Firefox because it's reliable, has a low memory footprint, and isn't run by some evil corporation.

No more cookie popups or banners

Back to the old internet kind of vibes when all that shit got canned

Main reason is that I can use my own sync server, I don't trust Google nor Mozilla to store my passwords, bookmarks and history, etc. but I trust myself.

Second reason is that it's the only non Webkit related browser left after IE, Opera gave up on their own rendering engine, so once Google decides to implement anti-features there is almost no way around it anymore. I like to think that if at least I use it, it will somehow stay relevant enough that the W3C can keep existing and Google needs at least engage in some kind of conversation about their anti-features instead of just implementing them and forcing it on everyone automatically.

Third, uBlock origin works very well, even on my Android mobile phone.

When Opera 12 died. Fuck chromium. Fuck Vivaldi. Firefox is the only legit non-chromium browser.

Because google sucks now.

Ad block on mobile. Ad block on YouTube.

Even without the politics of it all (which are good), Firefox is flexible and customizable. Chromium is an ugly, inflexible piece of shit from 2006 that relies on the same bloated list menus and doesn't really let you do anything with it. Come at me, Chrome fanboys.

I switched around 2007 (I think it was Firefox 2 or 3?) because IE didn't have tabs, and then just stuck with it because it was extremely customisable and really fucking good. I never found a reason to switch.

At that time I didn't care much about the privacy/open source aspect of it but in today's world it's definitely a big plus.

it's the best mobile browser with bottom address bar

Chrome, and it's relatives like Edge, are no longer an option, so I use Firefox.

On mobile: because of addon support (aka because of ad-block) On desktop: Open Source, "It's not chrome", it feels snappier than alternatives, it has good Linux/Wayland support, customizability and the biggest reason - habit. I started using Firefox when there was no Chrome.

It's the only non-chrome browser. And the only browser I can customize and that does what I want. I've been waiting for arc to release so I can try it out, but it seems like the development on it is taking literally forever.

I have pretty strict criteria for a browser, and really only firefox meets them. Chrome is way too locked down for me. And firefox has slowly been getting worse unfortunately.

1. We should not let google take over the internet
2. It works just as well as chrome
3. It has proper vertical tab extensions, like tree style tabs

manifest v3

Originally because CSS worked more consistently. Now because it allows adblockers.

It's the least greasy browser that actually works with the modern web.

It's the most customizable, has the most advanced add ons system, syncs well between mobile and PC (though sadly with no tablet app), and it's not part of the Chrome hegemony. Lately it has become faster and faster!

It's the only browser made for users.

I’ve used it on and off over the years; ever since 2004/2005 or so.

Firebug was amazing for web development back in the days when it was just IE, Firefox & Safari.

I recently built a couple of sites (for a sim racing community) and one of my users mentioned a Firefox bug. I fixed the issue but then realized I need to be more aware of Gecko specific rendering issues. I decided to use Firefox for a week on my iPhone (yes I know, still technically Safari) and my desktop, and I forgot how much I like it.

I also don’t love the choices Chrome has been making recently.

Firefox’s market share is so low lately when compared to Safari and Chrome that it honestly feels like the battle is already lost.

On PC:

1. Containers
2. Firefox's screenshot button. It's so good. https://i.imgur.com/9lHxekk.png
3. Wanting to not see the browser market be monopolized. Competition is good.

On Android:

1. Extensions support
2. This button: https://i.imgur.com/heuupxK.png It's so handy.

Been using it for 7-8 years and only seen it improve. A few gripes to deal with, but I'm happy otherwise.

Because not using Chrome or Edge is a must.

Open source, private, not chrome. Because I've been using it for over a decade.

Because I have been using the same web browser, in terms of ideology, heritage, and codebase, for the last 30 years.

I mean, it’s hardly perfect. But it’s far better than the alternative (Chrome & derivatives). And now that Tab Mix Plus is available again (albeit in a somewhat unstable non-webstore XPI that requires you to hack Firefox to successfully install), I’m loving Firefox & LibreWolf all the more.

It's not chrome and it's open-source

Desktop:

• damn nice
• good Flatpak version playing everything
• all extensions work without weird restrictions
• only Forks that make sense, Librewolf and Tor Browser
• loads of search engines
• arkenfox user.js
• UserChrome.css, in theory, if it was easy to create one. Only SimpleMenuWizard currently to make it less rediculous to use
• also Thunderbird uses Firefox ESR, and its the only good Mail program I know

Mobile

• mull, prehardened
• support for a looot of addons using a custom Addon collection
• offline translations using FF Translations, literally the only app I know that does this and its so damn critical
• dark mode without tracking
• ublock, noscript
• lots of search engines possible
• privacy

I dont use Firefox as it comes on any device, as this is unusable. But with hardening its simply the most secure browser

I just think it's neat.