Firefox has been good to me, because I use linux as well, and its sync cross platform capabilities is very useful.
For me Firefox containers are the killer app - one for each persona... though they don't sync well across platforms.
Yes, I was also using firefox before mac, so using it there was a no brainer.
Firefox, it's the only way 🫡
I’m a sucker for the iCloud integration so I still use Safari.
Same. Also, it’s very good.
Trying out Arc and liking it so far.
Firefox. I switched recently since Chrome was set on using every resource on my computer.
Firefox
Firefox.
Orion. As good as Safari, but works with Firefox and Chrome Extensions.
Wow. Thanks for mentioning this.
I wish there were some sort of bonus thank you points on Lemmy. I guess I'll just give you a 🍟
Firefox!
Testing Orion atm
I've been using Orion for months and I love it so much
I tried using Safari multiple times, but I run back to Firefox every time.
All Safari for me
Mostly Firefox since it has great crossplatform support and is open-source. But I do occasionally use Safari/Chrome/Opera
Safari
Firefox mostly. Safari for things that don’t load right on Firefox. Chrome for work (mandatory for my job).
Chrome for work. As a web dev, it's our primary target. Firefox for personal stuff, just to keep the logins separated, plus, I've been using Firefox as my primary browser since the mid '00s; creature of habit, at this point.
Arc is amazing
Firefox
A hardened Firefox fork, librefox
I use Firefox, because of Firefox containers and total cookie protection.
But with Safari adding profiles to the next version, I will need to revisit Safari again.
But will they be adding favicons? Big reason why I started using Firefox in the first place
I don't know. My guess would be no. Which is a shame.
I just use Safari, same on my phone. Makes it easier to use the same thing and I like the password manager and SMS auto fill.
Firefox for extension, safari for everything else including sync, performance, battery life, ...
I only use Firefox on desktop
TIL I need to try this Arc thing out... but for now I use Brave, synced across all of my devices, perfection.
DuckDuckGo and their Bitwarden integration is great. Arc is also interesting.
I like safari, but use firefox so the sync works with between Mac, iPhone, FreeBSD Desktop, and Work Windows Laptop.
Firefox Nightly..run it on macOS, FreeBSD and my android phone
Safari mostly. I prefer the incredibly minimal UI and iCloud integration. With some Userscripts and an adblocker like Wipr it's smooth sailing.
As a backup I use Firefox modified to look like Safari: Safari Firefox Mod - https://github.com/AdamXweb/WhiteSurFirefoxThemeMacOS
What user-script are you using on safari?
Went for Arc and do not want to go back to anything else. I avoided using Safari, hated it just as much as I hated IE and Edge afterwards.
Firefox is my choice. Can’t live without sync and I use quite a few extensions that can’t be found in other browsers.
When it comes to personal stuff I only use Firefox, regardless of device. But as a web developer I end up having to use them all at various times, and Safari isn't too bad.
Arc! I love it so much. Vertical tabs and spaces are game changers for me. Also little things like external links opening in a “little arc” window, certain links on the web not opening as full tabs, and having a hotkey to search from anywhere are such nice QoL improvements.
Wish it wasn’t a chromium browser, but the pros it provides in features far outweighs the cons of using chromium (for me).
+1 for Arc!
Didn’t know but sounds interesting. I keep getting lost between dozens of tabs, it’s annoying.
I use Firefox on all platforms.
Vivaldi mostly
Waterfox at the moment. It reduces some of the telemetry in vanilla Firefox, it's fast, and it's very stable. I refuse to install or use anything Chrome-based on my Mac. If I need (for some reason) to use Chrome, I use my work laptop for that.
Arc is great - i've really been loving it so far. https://arc.net/
Arc. I am a big fan of Stack Next too, but it's still too far out in development to be a daily driver.
Brave pretty much all the time as I work on Mac and Windows, and use iPhone but also have a couple of old Android tablets. It all just syncs, no ads and no adblockers needed
If you're looking for a chrome-adjacent experience but with way more flexibility, I've been really enjoying Vivaldi over brave
Firefox. Adblocking options aren't that good in Safari, Chrome is soon to ruin adblockers, and I trust Mozilla's intentions more than I do Brave's.
Firefox is awesome now, you should try it!
Actually Google indefinitely stopped the conversion to manifest v3 which would've blocked ublock so it still works for the time being. But I remember reading that ublock works better with Firefox regardless.
I use Safari for personal browsing and Chrome for work (internal corporate stuff)
Arc! No plans of going back!
I am also amazed by how often they release new features to Arc. I can really recommend to try it out.
I am heavily into the Apple ecosystem. My whole life is on Apple’s platform. So, I use Safari. I do though, have Arc, Vivaldi, Edge, and Chrome installed.
Arc is wonderful once it 'clicks', but may feel slightly weird at first. I've been using it everyday since I got the invite (switched from FF).
I'm using Safari
It looks good, feels fast (although I haven't done much comparison). But tab-groups connected to focus mode really seals the deal for me.
The one thing I do wish for is more extensions, but most of the key ones I need are fortunately available.Brave is beautiful and I love it a lot! I used it as my main browser for a couple of years and still use it as an alt to firefox, which is now my main :))
I use ffox for syncing & the mobile experience while I continue to use Brave for the dedicated user profiles :D
Mostly Brave. I LOVE it's adblocking and overall privacy. I'd probably just use Safari if it blocked as well though.
Safari
Safari and Firefox. I use Brave on my iPad, but I'm trying to keep my Chromium based browsing down.
Brave (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, etc) does not use chromium on iOS or iPadOS but rather WebKit just like Safari. It is a restriction that does not exist on macOS where you can have different browser engines.
Firefox works very well on my Mac. That's the one I use
Safari most of the time. Occasionally Edge when I need to test things. It's pretty wild that I can run a Microsoft browser on macOS. Hasn't been that way since the 90s. :D
The new Edge browser is a modified version of Chrome, so more Google than MS.
That's true, and it's been a couple years since the fork, so I consider it to be a Microsoft product moreso than a Google product even though the underlying engine is the same.
All Safari for me. Keeps iPhone, iPad and Mac experience the same and syncs everything perfectly.
Brave with uBlock Origin, AdGuard AdBlocker and Bitwarden.
Firefox for work related stuff. Safari for personal browsing/logging into services (run credentials through keychain).
As others have said, Firefox & Ublock for the win!
99% Brave 1% Safari for me. Mostly Brave for cross platform sync.
And I’m Safari 99% because I don’t give 2 cookies for cross platform. Lucky me!
I find myself using Brave for most things currently but I do still use Firefox. I usually end up switching my primary between the two every couple of months.
Tried Arc. Was fun for 6 months as different but just went back to Safari as it at least just works.
Safari for regular use and Brave for anonymous / testing stuff (science)
I used Microsoft Edge when I had a Mac.
Currently alternating between LibreWolf and Brave. I tried Safari when I first got my Mac but it sucks.
Mostly Brave for daily browsing. But for work, I use Microsoft Edge.
Safari
I use safari. It’s smooth, minimalistic and I like the integration with iPhone.
Safari — mostly for the password manager, sms short codes auto entry, and privacy oriented features
Firefox, although also looking for a very lightweight privacy friendly browser.
Firefox and Safari.
Chrome and Firefox but I really want to switch to just Firefox. I wish Firefox had multi user accounts and tab grouping since I rely on those two features all the time.
I am stuck on Edge on everything. The vertical tab implementation on Edge for me outdoes anything else. I can't go back and no addons do the same.
Firefox on my personal machine and chrome on my work machine.
I use Arc and Firefox. Arc is fun and daring, so I'm curious where it goes. I especially like their Spaces, which makes it simple to separate different contexts (e.g. work, personal, entertainment). Not only by cache and cookies, but also visually.
Tried Arc for a while, really enjoyed it but right now I'm using Edge (just as a test of the MacOS version). Used Orion in the past and liked it but I'm waiting for some updates before I commit to it full time (extension API still being worked on, no auto updates for extensions, etc). I've basically used them all at one point or another.
Firefox on MacOS. I really believe in Mozilla as a company. uBlock Origin is one of the better ad blockers you can find. Safari is a bit easier on battery life though.
Safari for personal use and Opera (chromium) for work (webdevelopment).
I'm using edge on a MacBook that I have.
Firefox and sometimes Safari. Since I also have a Windows machine I like to use the same browser on both devices. And I don‘t like giving more data to Google by using Chrome. They know enough about me already
Firefox. I'm trying out Arc Browser but it's been so sluggish.
I use Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Safari. I like using a browser that is very similar to Chrome, but I rather avoid Chrome. Edge was also forced for using Bing chat for some time. Safari is fine, but you can't use all the plugins that are available for other browsers, and that is a bit annoying.
I used Firefox a lot before, but some websites that I used had some annoying bugs. I'm also a bit more used to the dev tools of Edge. Of course, I test websites that I build on all 3 browsers, and often have more than one open at the same time.
Safari for anything personal (for easy sync with my other devices), and Edge for work stuff. Safari meets all my basic needs in a browser, and iCloud Keychain has been great.
I primarily use Linux nowadays, but when I go back to my M1 Macbook Pro, I tend to use Safari. For me it's all about battery life. I'd love to use Firefox, but the battery drain compared to Safari is very noticeable.
DuckDuckGo for Mac.
Vivaldi for most things, hardened Firefox for private browsing, tor for sensitive searches
Firefox. I love it’s dev tools and Mozilla has the internets back.
Arc for me too (previously Firefox) - really been enjoying the experience
Add me to the Arc group. Absolutely the best and most game changing app I’ve used in years.
I switch the OS I’m using constantly, so I use Firefox cause of its pretty nice syncing features and pretty nice dev tools. Though, I have to use Chrome or some flavor of it for testing.
I actually really like Safari and its syncing within the ecosystem is quite handy, but I mostly need something that’s as good on Windows as it is MacOS.
Arc! By far the best browser I’ve used on ANY platform.
I recall downloading Arc — being interested in a fresh take on browser UX, but then being very put-off by the fact that it wanted me to give it my credentials to numerous services.
Maybe I should try it again, but I'm very cautious about signing into Google, Slack, Discord, etc. via a 3rd party app...
I don’t think I encountered any of this, I just sign into my services when I need them, but Arc didn’t require any of that from me, it was just me navigating to those services themselves
Does anyone else have issues where images copied to the clipboard from Firefox don't paste? They always paste as blank objects for me. Safari and Chrome handle it fine. I would prefer to stick with Firefox if possible.
Safari (with Wipr), and for work Firefox (with ublock origin) because of compartmentalization and because MS Teams works (in Safari you need to disable cross-site tracking which I don't want to).
Currently using Vivaldi
Chrome for personal use, Brave for work. I used to use Firefox but I need tab groups and I'd prefer a native solution for that. Simple Tab Groups seems unstable.
I use Firefox because it lets me use Tampermonkey, and because I also use a Windows PC for gaming.
Brave for web browsing, Safari for video streaming. As far as I know, Edge on Windows and Safari on Mac will stream in the best quality possible due to DRM/codecs. Supposedly Safari uses less battery streaming video on Mac too.
Safari is way, way more battery efficient than any other browser. I use Firefox when plugged in but Safari on the go for this reason :-)
@rebiots was on chrome for a bit but went back to Safari for the ecosystem features but leaning towards doing a Safari/Firefox split
I use Firefox with uBlock Origin. Not as nice on the battery as Safari or Brave, but I've always liked and preferred Firefox.
Safari here.
Firefox, or Brave when things don't work on Firefox. Arc looks interesting from this thread and I've requested an invite. I keep an eye on Safari, especially new privacy features regularly being added and supported by Apple - though I'm aware of their privacy policy generally means they protect your privacy from everyone except Apple.
You don’t need an invite for arc. Just go download it. I think i used homebrew to get it without an invite
Firefox on Linux machines at home. Mostly Chrome for work on the MacBook because the employer uses Google for everything.
Safari.
I use Arc for the majority of my online life but Chrome for my Genealogy because the BrainTool extension only behaves as I would like in Chrome and it is a fantastic extension for managing all the elements of my research.
80% Firefox nightly 10% Chrome and 10% Ferdium
I use Brave.
However, sometimes the privacy settings are so good that certain sites don't function as well, especially if there is a pop-up element on a site.
Firefox but currently exploring Orion + Kagi search to see if I am going to switch. Heard about Kagi on kbin and it seems awesome so far.
Firefox because of its wide variety of addons and cause I sync between a Windows PC
Brave and Safari
I used to be a Firefox fanboy. But they don't care for resources and just eat ram and cpu for lunch. So, it is not usable for me, unless I close all tabs all the time - which I don't like.
Safari and Edge. I need to use Edge because I have several non-Apple devices so synchronisation presents a problem.
Firefox as my main, Edge for shopping promo codes, and Safari for Apple Pay payments.
I have an old Mac (RMBP 2014) and I really want to like Safari, but the fact that it feels slower than Chrome and that I don't have an iPhone anymore really makes it more difficult.
Firefox and Tor browser.
@rebiots Firefox for Mac, Safari for iOS.
I was reading comments in this thread about Arc, and I was intrigued and watched a youtube video about it. The thing I don't understand (and I haven't tried Arc yet) is how are the Arc tabs different than just leaving the tab groups expanded on the left in Safari? The UI looks almost identical. Is there a usage model that I've missed?
Edge for work, Firefox for personal. Safari for fun sometimes when I’m bored.
Same. I like Edge's tab groups and collections, and it obviously works well with Google Docs etc, which I need to use for work. And then Firefox for most everything else because it's not evil and has better add-ons than Safari.
Also... I like to use bookmark folders on the toolbar and Safari's implementation of that is stupid.
I try to use Firefox as much as I can since it's the last rendering engine that isn't owned by Apple or Google.
If Firefox doesn't work I've found Vivaldi to be a nice alternative to Chrome/Edge/Brave.
