Best of Firefox — January 2025

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   Theo - t3․gg·1y

   I'm Finally Moving On (I have a new browser)

   The author shares their frustrating experiences with the Arc browser due to its performance issues and lack of updates. They explore and evaluate various browsers such as Chrome, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, and Zen. The author ultimately decides to switch to the open-source Zen browser, praising its customizability, user-focused development, and supportive community. They appreciate Zen's continuous improvement and responsiveness to user feedback, unlike the more established but less user-attentive browsers.

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   Article

   Hacker News·1y

   Why I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back

   Fed up with Chrome's performance on an aging PC, the author switched to Firefox and found it to be much faster and more efficient. Firefox offers superior tab management with Firefox View, a built-in Pocket for saving links, and Firefox Relay for privacy. Additionally, useful features like a built-in screenshot tool, a ChatGPT button, picture-in-picture for any video, a versatile omnibar, network proxy settings, smooth scrolling, and auto-mute for videos make it a compelling choice over Chrome.

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   Article

   This is Learning·1y

   Downloading the same file 102+ times

   Downloading the same file repeatedly can lead to different outcomes depending on the browser. In Edge, a timestamp is added after downloading a file 102 times, while in Firefox, only the counter increases without spaces. This peculiar behavior sparked curiosity and led to experimentation across multiple browsers.

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