• Tibert@compuverse.uk
      18·
      11 months ago

      I don’t use it because of mobile adblock only. There are multiple private chromium browsers which have mobile adblock, and also one supporting extensions : kiwi browser.

      I use Firefox because it’s a competing engine to chromium, and it looks good.

      I also have all the synced bookmarks from my PC Firefox, which I use for the same reason, and because I got used to it.

    • JetpackJackson@feddit.deEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      I normally don’t jump on bandwagons, but this is the way. After using ublock on firefox on my phone, it was an easy decision to switch from chrome to firefox (librewolf) on my computer too (so everything would sync lol)

  • FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world
    105·
    11 months ago

    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

    • thejodie@programming.dev
      2·
      11 months ago

      All of these and then some.

      A small part is that I’m supporting the underdog.

      It’s not created by a company that sells ads.

  • N4CHEM@lemmy.ml
    1031·
    11 months ago

    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

    • mreiner@beehaw.orgEnglish
      17·
      11 months ago

      Technically, WebKit is Apple’s rendering engine (Safari).

      Google uses Blink, which is a fork of WebKit, but is its own thing now.

      So, you can still use Safari without directly contributing to Google’s de facto rendering engine monopoly.

      • N4CHEM@lemmy.ml
        5·
        11 months ago

        Thank you, I used to know the rendering engines fairly well a few years ago, but I’m out of the loop now.

        What about WebView? It’s the rendering engine used in Android, closely related to Blink I assume.

        • mreiner@beehaw.orgEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          I honestly wasn’t super familiar with WebView until you asked!

          It looks like WebView is a stripped-down browser, more than anything else. It can leverage different rendering engines depending on the platform, and on Android it looks like it leverages Blink just like Chrome.

  • Rottcodd@lemmy.ninjaEnglish
    541·
    11 months ago

    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.

    • Jess@midwest.socialEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      There were a few moments where Firefox seemed to stumble a bit and I did give Chrome a try. Otherwise, Firefox has been my primary browser for ages. Even to the point where I was using a portable version on a locked down computer ages ago. It just works and it respects me as a user.

  • JSens1998@lemmy.ml
    49·
    11 months ago

    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!

  • Underpay@feddit.nl
    37·
    11 months ago

    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

  • haruki@programming.dev
    33·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
    29·
    11 months ago

    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!

  • chili1553@lemmy.world
    28·
    11 months ago

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

  • Lemmy Reddit That@lemmy.world
    25·
    11 months ago

    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.

  • llii@feddit.deEnglish
    25·
    11 months ago

    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.