I Use Firefox

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  • tridactyl

    A Vim-like interface for Firefox, inspired by Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

  • Firefox-UI-Fix

    🦊 I respect proton UI and aim to improve it.

  • I use Firefox with the excellent https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix I discovered on HN.

    I wish that Mozilla didn't bungle the UI for no reason, but here we are.

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  • firefox-tab-unloader

    unload all but the active tab across all firefox windows

  • Hell yes. TST got me by, it was okay.. but kinda of a mess? This is a nice alternative at first test and glance. I also like that unloaded tabs are sorta ghosted out.

    Lately, on my older computer, I've been unloading a lot more? Similar to closing and reopening your browser with tab restoration (restores tabs, doesn't _load_ tabs). Or.. similar to about:unloads and clicking a button a bunch.

    May as well link it here, I didn't put it on the store yet

    https://github.com/shmup/firefox-tab-unloader/releases/tag/v...

    This is the crux of it: https://github.com/shmup/firefox-tab-unloader/blob/main/back...

  • hubs

    Duck-themed multi-user virtual spaces in WebVR. Built with A-Frame.

  • > Firefox Reality on the Oculus Go VR Headset

    yes, through not limited to the Oculus

    and it kinda folded Hubs (https://hubs.mozilla.com/) into it

    and and I think there was a bit of additional research level stuff never ending up in user hands

    but both are somewhat dead, idk. if Firefox Reality still works with any VR headset at all (it might still work with non standalone headset usage) and Hubs is shutting down end of March, a community version still exist (Hubs ~= somewhat like VRChat from the idea but not as VR specific and just less interesting in general)

    same for most other things they are either dead or fizzled out (and some are stables, but don't bring users, like pdf.js)

    One thing I forget to mention is FF does a lot of work to reduce fingerprint-ability of existing interfaces (while trying to avoid breaking websites by changing/breaking existing interfaces, like some other more privacy focused browsers do). A bunch of this is done in context for the tor-browser but also benefit normal FF. Sadly you using FF ads more information to the fingerprint then any of the protections due to better fingerprint protection (something which is true for any form of privacy protection not used en mass by every one).

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