What is your favorite browser?

claridelune

@jon Vivaldi is just like home.

The workspaces, the customizability, tab stacking...

it’s made with love

FearlessJuan

@jon #vivaldibrowser is by far the best. It saves me so much time. I need to have many tabs open in several windows in several virtual desktops in several monitors. Workspaces, tabs stacking and tab search are lifesavers. The quick search has a built-in calculator that I use all the time. It's the most innovative and customizable browser there is. Sync is flawless. I use it in Mac, Windows and Android.

#Edge would be my 2nd choice. I like how fast it loads in my old Windows laptop, probably because it's pre-loaded. I like the way Bing presents the search results and the Copilot integration. I love the read-aloud feature. It recognizes the language automatically and it sounds very natural.

Cassian [main]

@jon Chrome: tab groups.

Jon (Snarf) Mason

@jon Firefox to Vivaldi primary recent convert here.

Loads of reasons:
- not happy with Mozilla's direction lately
- don't like Chrome
- don't mind Safari but I don't want to be tied to Apple for my primary browser even though I'm a MacBook + iPhone user at the moment

Vivaldi almost wins by default at this point, but it has plenty to recommend it
- built in anti tracking / Adblock features feel "just right"
- works with my password manager Chrome extension
- workspaces
- generally nice to use

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@snarfmason , glad you like it!

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@cassolotl

Have your tried tab stacks and workspaces in Vivaldi?

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@claridelune , glad you like it!

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@akamran , glad you are with us.

Timothy Green

@jon Vivaldi. Because it's better than Firefox. Haters gonna hate.

5tr1x

@jon I use Vivaldi for several years on both, desktop (Windows) and mobile (Android), and i can tell you all without fear, without no regrets, that it give me all what i need to surf internet on the better and secure way i ever prof with any other browser

ingolftopf :vivaldi_gray:

@jon
Because 'Vivaldi' is simply the world's best browser for me.

Especially on 'Linux'.
And has been for a long time.

I think it's also worth taking a closer look at the 'Vivaldiserve' behind it.

Currently Firefox in first place, then Safari just ahead of Vivaldi here. :tony_unhappy:

I think many people here have simply not yet looked at Vivaldi for all platforms.
Based on 'Chromium', 100% open source.

:tony_happy: :tony_smiling: :tony_wee:

eilegz

@jon Firefox, because its the only real alternative to chrome and its clones, firefox its still the most customizable browser, vivaldi its the second, but the biggest con of vivaldi feels that its the slower among chrome clones

iqaluit

@jon LibreWolf for privacy &
Vivaldi for functionality

ingolftopf :vivaldi_gray:

@jon
Many, many comments here. :tony_laughing:

So a lot of interest in this question.
No wonder really, here on 'Mastodon'.

Veery good. :tony_wee:

Maybe someone else is interested in digging through here.

I'm sure several people will take a closer look at the 'Vivaldiserve' afterwards.
https://vivaldi.com

:tony_smiling: :tony_happy:

Rob

@zbrando @jon

I agree with this comment. I tried to use the mail client and the UI is very confusing.

The calendar, on the other hand, is a really great feature.

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@rob @zbrando

The mail client has a learning curve, one we are always trying to reduce. On the other hand, it can save you a lot of time, once you get used to it.

A few things to note:
1. You should not have to move mails to folders. Finding mails is generally fast without the need of folders.
2. For each folder, you can decide what to show in that folder when it comes to stuff like read mails, mailing lists, trash, etc. Once you have set that up to your liking, you will save a lot of time and it is a lot less work than to move mails between folders all the time.
3. Important shortcuts : G to mark a mail as read and go to the next one. E to view mail to and from a contact, T to view a thread.
4. Vivaldi differentiates between unseen and unread mails. Unseen are new mails while unread mails are mails you have not marked as read yet.

I know these are new concepts, but there is a reason a lot of us cannot do without this.

MTtravelerr

@jon
Just wish Google was not used in vivaldi , so when I don't want their influence I use ddg . if there is a way to keep Google completely out of Vivaldi. I'd like to know how.
Thanks MTT

Jon S. von Tetzchner

@tedel

Thanks for your kind words. Did you try Workspaces in Vivaldi as well? Quick commands? The searchable Window panel?

RolingMetal

@jon After dropping Opera, I now mostly use Waterfox. Vivaldi is also on my desktop and laptop. But so is Brave, Firefox and DuckDuckGO. Edge is also on there, but only because MS won't allow me to remove it

Iria Puyosa

@jon Good relationship maerketing.
I used Firefox for many years, and I loved it. Before, I was a Netscape user. But Firefox's performance deteriorated over the years, and I switched to Chrome. When I discovered Brave, I moved to it, but it also had some issues, so I´m back to Chrome. Performance and productivity features are great. I am just very aware of data protection issues when using Google products. Still, use Firefox and Brave for some activities. Would Vivaldi be a good alternative?