Wanna get your own Linux server? Visit https://www.linode.com/linuxexperiment for a 100$ credit ! Get your Linux desktop or laptop here: https://slimbook.es/en/ #Firefox #Browsing #Linode 👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to an exclusive weekly podcast, vote on the next topics I cover, and get your name in the credits: YOUTUBE: null Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp?locale.x=fr_FR 🏆 FOLLOW ME ELSEWHERE: I also do a Gaming Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbRPZ11S1quJ4ESoj42A3ug Join us on our new Discord server: https://discord.gg/xK7ukavWmQ Twitter : http://twitter.com/thelinuxEXP My Gaming on Linux Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaw_Lz7oifDb-PZCAcZ07kw Follow me on ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@TheLinuxExperiment:e Or join ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@TheLinuxExperiment:e 📷 GEAR I USE: Sony Alpha A6600 Mirrorless Camera: https://amzn.to/30zKyn7 Sigma 56mm Fixed Prime Lens: https://amzn.to/3aRvK5l Logitech MX Master 3 Mouse: https://amzn.to/3BVI0Od Bluetooth Space Grey Mac Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3jcJETZ Logitech Brio 4K Webcam: https://amzn.to/3jgeTh9 LG Curved Ultrawide Monitor: https://amzn.to/3pcTVDH Logitech White Speakers: https://amzn.to/3n6wSb0 Xbox Controller: https://amzn.to/3BWmIA3 Amazon Links are affiliate codes and generate small commissions to support the channel 00:00 Intro 00:26 Sponsor - Linode 01:38 Why U No Love Firefox? 03:42 What I want in a web browser 05:03 Firefox Forks 06:35 Epiphany - GNOME Web 07:58 Google Chrome 08:47 Chromium 10:02 Brave 11:21 Vivaldi 12:46 Opera 13:26 Microsoft Edge 14:22 The FINAL CHOICE + full benchmarks Let's start with why I want to switch from Firefox to something else. First, Firefox is adding ads in the browser. Firefox has telemetry enabled out of the box. Firefox pushes other services I have no use for, like Pocket. Firefox doesn't integrate all that well on Linux, and doesn't really look like a native app, unless you use custom userchrome.css, which might be disabled in the future. I like the Proton redesign, but it still doesn't really look like a native application. Firefox's mobile app isn't great on Android. On iOS, it's just a Safari wrapper, but the interface isn't great either, IMO. Now, what am I looking for in a browser, apart from a nice daily companion to share my adventures on the wonderful place that is the internet? I want something that looks at home on my desktop as much as possible, something that looks like it's using GTK or Qt. I don't need thousands of features and extensions: an ad block, syncing with an account to keep my passwords in sync between devices, or compatibility with a password manager, and that's it. I need a mobile client that has reasonable performance and a usable interface. I need decent performance so stuff loads relatively fast and doesn't stutter too much. Anything that performs in the same class as Firefox will work for me. Ram usage is irrelevant, as I only use computers with 16Gb of RAM or more, so my browsing never really poses a threat to that. I want a browser that's private out of the box, without opt-out telemetry, ads in the browser, or data collection. I'd like to avoid chromium based browsers if possible, because Chromium is controlled by Google, however open source it is, and that monopoly kinda scares me. In the end, if it's not possible, I'll live with it. Grumpily, but I'll live with it. That's about it! We might have to compromise on some of these points, so we'll be attributing a score to each browser. Let's look at what's available. Firefox benchmarks: Version 93 123 runs per minute - Speedometer 821.88 motionmark 894.37 basemark WaterFox Benchmarks: Version G4.0.1 109 runs / minute - Speedometer 757.65 motionmark 763.78 basemark Epiphany Benchmarks: Version 40.3 121 runs / minute - speedometer 324.60 motionmark 721.31 basemark Google Chrome Benchmarks: Version 95.0.4638 165 runs per minute - speedometer Couldn't complete motionmark 1566.3 basemark Chromium Version 94.0.4606.81 142.9 runs per minute - Speedometer Couldn't complete motionmark 1487.03 basemark Brave Benchmarks version 1.30.87 127 runs/min speedometer 718.51 motionmark 1168.89 basemark Vivaldi Benchmarks Version 4.3.2439.63 Speedometer: 124 runs per minute Can't complete motionmark 1288.73 basemark Opera Benchmarks Version 80.0.4170.16 Speedometer 135.2 runs/minute Motionmark couldn't complete 1240.1 basemark Microsoft Edge Version 95.0.1020.40 Speedometer 141 runs per minute Motionmark can't complete 1354.3 basemark https://winbuzzer.com/2020/03/17/researchers-say-microsoft-edges-telemetry-has-the-worst-privacy-of-any-major-browser-xcxwbn/ https://winbuzzer.com/2020/03/20/microsoft-responds-to-researchers-claim-that-edge-is-the-worst-for-privacy-xcxwbn/