My current browser is DuckDuckGo because I like to use it to protect my privacy on the Web.

I heard word about Vivaldi being a popular browser for Fediverse users but I never tried it.

I’m not sure which one is necessarily better.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    Firefox and its derivatives are the only browsers that challenge Google’s monopoly on browser engines and prevent them from making unilateral changes to all web browsers based on them, including Vivaldi. DuckDuckGo is a good search engine though.

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      4 hours ago

      Welllll I mean technically webkit is totally separate from chromes blink fork for the last several years. I.e. browers like safari and gnome’s epiphany. That said, safari is mac/iOS only and epiphany sucks ass so…

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        4 hours ago

        Fair enough. GNOME Web is the only cross platform non Blink or Gecko browser, and like you say it has flaws compared to those two, such as lack of extension support.

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      4 hours ago

      Duck gets results from bing. I honestly had to switch to Searx. Can’t stand not finding stuff anymore

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    3 hours ago

    To echo @technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com, you should give LibreWolf a look. It’s based on Firefox, but with the telemetry disabled and the default settings set in a way that best protects your privacy.

    One adjustment I faced when switching to it was that, by default, LibreWolf deletes all cookies upon exiting, which was annoying for sites I want to stay logged into (e.g. my email). But you can either turn that off, or click on the lock icon in the address bar and tell LibreWolf to save cookies for that site, which is what I did- and WOW DO I LOVE IT! Bonus perk is that it breaks nag windows on sites that keep track of how many articles you’ve read.

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    3 hours ago

    Better for what? DDG probably better for privacy as Vivaldi doesn’t really makes any promises around protecting your privacy.

    Yet I’m using Vivaldi and really enjoying it. Built in Mail, Calendar and RSS works great. Tabs nested inside tabs is also great. So if you are into that kind of bells and whistles, give it a shot.