I'm sure the @Vivaldi folks are sick of hearing this feedback, but I'll say it anyway (sorry): the only thing that holds me back from adopting and enthusiastically recommending Vivaldi is that it's not 100% open source.

With Mozilla chasing the AI dragon, now would be a really great time for Vivaldi to take the plunge and go fully FOSS. I don't know that it gains much, if anything, by being just mostly FOSS.

#Firefox #Mozilla #Browsers #Vivaldi

I'm sure the @Vivaldi folks are sick of hearing this feedback, but I'll say it anyway (sorry): the only thing that holds me back from adopting and enthusiastically recommending Vivaldi is that it's not 100% open source.

With Mozilla chasing the AI dragon, now would be a really great time for Vivaldi to take the plunge and go fully FOSS. I don't know that it gains much, if anything, by being just mostly FOSS.

#Firefox #Mozilla #Browsers #Vivaldi

Congrats to the @kagihq crew for releasing version 1.0 of Orion browser! 🎉

I've been paying for Orion+ for a few years and it's looking great ✨ and wonderful to have some alternative browser choices available.

✅ Privacy orientated
✅ Based on WebKit (not Chromium)
✅ Supports Firefox + Chrome Addons
✅ Mac OS / iOS
🧑‍🔬 Linux (in Alpha)
⏳ Windows (coming soon)

https://blog.kagi.com/orion

#webbrowsers #orion #webkit #linux #macOS #iOS #browsers #technology #software #firefox #chromium #kagi

Congrats to the @kagihq crew for releasing version 1.0 of Orion browser! 🎉

I've been paying for Orion+ for a few years and it's looking great ✨ and wonderful to have some alternative browser choices available.

✅ Privacy orientated
✅ Based on WebKit (not Chromium)
✅ Supports Firefox + Chrome Addons
✅ Mac OS / iOS
🧑‍🔬 Linux (in Alpha)
⏳ Windows (coming soon)

https://blog.kagi.com/orion

#webbrowsers #orion #webkit #linux #macOS #iOS #browsers #technology #software #firefox #chromium #kagi

A trend I really dislike in modern browsers is the activation of DoH, or in general any override of the DNS settings provided via DHCP.
In my case I use a local DNS server that doesn’t rely on forwarders but queries the tree directly. I also have integrated ad blocking thanks to filter lists.

This morning a client called me because Chrome could no longer reach their internal server. On their network there’s an internal DNS record that resolves the name to the LAN address, yet it seems their browser randomly resolves it to the external IP instead. I’ll probably fix it with a redirect or NAT hairpinning (I dream of the day when we finally have IPv6 everywhere), but it still feels like a workaround.

Why, when there’s a reasonably secure internal DNS, should you resolve using the usual big players that want to centralise all traffic? I mean, I understand the reasoning behind it. Still, it feels a bit like the "commercial" VPN situation: you fear your provider might inspect your traffic, so you hand everything over to some shady company based who knows where, claiming to protect you while flooding the world with ads.

#IT #SysAdmin #Browsers #Web_Browsers #Internet

I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla https://lobste.rs/s/grands #ai #browsers
https://manualdousuario.net/en/mozilla-firefox-window-ai/

Tracking users with favicons, even in incognito mode.

https://github.com/jonasstrehle/supercookie

#privacy #web #browsers

I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla https://lobste.rs/s/grands #ai #browsers
https://manualdousuario.net/en/mozilla-firefox-window-ai/

By the way, there are browsers out there choosing to skip the "AI window" idea completely. https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/vivaldi-wont-allow-a-machine-to-lie-to-you/

#aislop #browsers #vivaldi #firefox

By the way, there are browsers out there choosing to skip the "AI window" idea completely. https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/vivaldi-wont-allow-a-machine-to-lie-to-you/

#aislop #browsers #vivaldi #firefox

Firefox Forcing LLM Features

https://equk.co.uk/2025/10/28/firefox-forcing-llm-features/

#HackerNews #Firefox #LLM #Features #Technology #News #Browsers #Innovation

Installed #Vivaldi today (I had been using #Firefox for the past ... 20 years or so?) - First Impressions:

• it is really fast (definitely faster than FF)
• very easy to import bookmarks from Firefox (exported html)
• uBlock and Zotero connector work fine
• adding No AI DuckDuckGo was easy
• noAI :)

Bonus: link to their Mastodon server on the toolbar 😊

Might have problems later but for now I like it! Thanks @Vivaldi 🙌

#Browser #Browsers

Installed #Vivaldi today (I had been using #Firefox for the past ... 20 years or so?) - First Impressions:

• it is really fast (definitely faster than FF)
• very easy to import bookmarks from Firefox (exported html)
• uBlock and Zotero connector work fine
• adding No AI DuckDuckGo was easy
• noAI :)

Bonus: link to their Mastodon server on the toolbar 😊

Might have problems later but for now I like it! Thanks @Vivaldi 🙌

#Browser #Browsers

I forgot I had an active subscription to Horse browser, so now it renewed and I have another year of Horse browser.

🐎 https://browser.horse

It's nice - I just wish it was based on Firefox's engine and not Chrome. 🙃

#Horse #HorseBrowser #Browsers #WebBrowsers #Internet #Software #Apps #GiddyUp

Write Code That Runs in the Browser, or Write Code the Browser Runs

🔖 https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-control-equals-less-performance/
🔗 https://ellyloel.com/write-code-that-runs-in-the-browser-or-write-code-the-browser-runs/

#Bookmarks #Browsers #HTML #CSS #JavaScript #BuildingWebsites #Development

Write Code That Runs in the Browser, or Write Code the Browser Runs

🔖 https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-control-equals-less-performance/
🔗 https://ellyloel.com/write-code-that-runs-in-the-browser-or-write-code-the-browser-runs/

#Bookmarks #Browsers #HTML #CSS #JavaScript #BuildingWebsites #Development

@Tutanota #AI #Browsers are like Candy Land for data miners and a nightmare for privacy nowadays.

There are more and more #internet #browsers on the market, some including #AI features, others not. I get confused. Which #OpenSource #Android browser do you recommend for best #privacy and without any AI, and why? #IronFox ? #Cromite ? #Firefox Focus ? #Tor ? Others?