The TOS debacle last spring was a warning flag as to Mozilla's future direction, and I started checking out some of the projects that build browsers on top of the current Firefox codebase. My top three: Librewolf focuses on privacy, Waterfox clears out the cruft, and Zen tries to create a "calm" internet experience similar to Arc.

Interestingly, all three of them have made statements about in-browser "AI" in the last couple of days:

we haven't and won't support "generative AI" related stuff in LibreWolf.

Zen currently is disabling all AI features included in Firefox and will continue to do so.

Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser

And I wasn't even looking for those statements!

#Firefox #AI #LibreWolf #Waterfox #ZenBrowser

Quick PSA : yes, #Mozilla has been disappointing, but so far, they’re the only organization preventing Google to have a full control over web standards. Blink/WebKit-based browsers (Chromium, Vivaldi…) do NOT help at all in that regard.

So please use #Firefox or a #Gecko-based alternative ( #ZenBrowser, #LibreWolf…). Ride the nightly release train and report bugs if you can. #Servo is getting ready, but for the next ~5 years, Gecko is our only suitable option.

I already moved away from #Firefox a while ago as I wanted to try #ZenBrowser. It's been great, but with the recent flood of Firefox-related posts here, I've seen a lot of mentions of #Waterfox...

I especially liked the blog post on their stance against #AI in the browser, and the fact that they have formal structures and a legal entity in place.

So from a technical/feature perspective, what are the differences between Zen and Waterfox?

@Waterfox @zenbrowser #FOSS #browser

I already moved away from #Firefox a while ago as I wanted to try #ZenBrowser. It's been great, but with the recent flood of Firefox-related posts here, I've seen a lot of mentions of #Waterfox...

I especially liked the blog post on their stance against #AI in the browser, and the fact that they have formal structures and a legal entity in place.

So from a technical/feature perspective, what are the differences between Zen and Waterfox?

@Waterfox @zenbrowser #FOSS #browser

@tinker Hoping #ZenBrowser takes off as the FF alternative, really don’t want to switch to a chrome based browser - https://floss.social/@zenbrowser/115731119480346990

The TOS debacle last spring was a warning flag as to Mozilla's future direction, and I started checking out some of the projects that build browsers on top of the current Firefox codebase. My top three: Librewolf focuses on privacy, Waterfox clears out the cruft, and Zen tries to create a "calm" internet experience similar to Arc.

Interestingly, all three of them have made statements about in-browser "AI" in the last couple of days:

we haven't and won't support "generative AI" related stuff in LibreWolf.

Zen currently is disabling all AI features included in Firefox and will continue to do so.

Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser

And I wasn't even looking for those statements!

#Firefox #AI #LibreWolf #Waterfox #ZenBrowser

The GAFAM poster campaign library

This page hosts the translations and corresponding resources of the GAFAM poster campaign texts from the group action against GAFAM by @LaQuadrature.

Visit the library: https://library.gafam.info/

#BanWindows #BanMicrosoft #BanGoogle #BanChrome #BanGAFAM #NoGAFAM #Linux
#OpenSource #Firefox #ZenBrowser #FloorpBrowser #Privacy #RegainPrivacy #NoSpy
#Debian #Fedora #LinuxMint #Solus #Ubuntu #Gnome #KDE #Xfce #openSUSE #LibreOffice #FOSS #FLOSS #Environnement #FreeSoftware

The GAFAM poster campaign library

This page hosts the translations and corresponding resources of the GAFAM poster campaign texts from the group action against GAFAM by @LaQuadrature.

Visit the library: https://library.gafam.info/

#BanWindows #BanMicrosoft #BanGoogle #BanChrome #BanGAFAM #NoGAFAM #Linux
#OpenSource #Firefox #ZenBrowser #FloorpBrowser #Privacy #RegainPrivacy #NoSpy
#Debian #Fedora #LinuxMint #Solus #Ubuntu #Gnome #KDE #Xfce #openSUSE #LibreOffice #FOSS #FLOSS #Environnement #FreeSoftware

@Tutanota I have found #ZenBrowser and have noted that you are sponsoring it. Is anyone from you involved in the development or review? The reason for asking: I am wondering how secure and legit #ZenBrowser is.

nice: ich nutze den #zen browser nun schon primär seit fast einem monat haut soweit alles hin, die relevanten tabs hab ich auf den jeweiligen geräten und mein kopf erwartet den tab sync auch garnicht mehr oder vermisst den. netflix ist weiterhin eine safari "app" und ich öffne netflix nurnoch selten versehentlich in zen.

#zenbrowser

Its compatible with firefox account and addons so you can sync and revert if needed, but its a very nice experience that I highly recommend.

😇 Zen Browser — What Mozilla Firefox Should Be?

｢ While it inherits much of the underlying AI features and call-home telemetry present in Firefox, Zen developers have chosen to disable most of that stuff by default — and are currently debating whether to strip them out entirely ｣

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/zen-browser-is-what-mozilla-firefox-should-be

#zenbrowser #firefox #ai

LibreWolf has made some choices that makes it incompatible with some website which is a pain.
I mean it's great for safer privacy focussed browsing, but for everyday I find zen to be a good middle ground.

And I love the UI

Ayé, je viens de désinstaller #Firefox. 💔
Avec le petit message à #Mozilla.

« Vieux contributeur Mozilla, je ne pensais pas désinstaller un jour Firefox mais c’est fait ! Plutôt que de désactiver les fonctionnalités d’IA dont je n’avais aucun usage et qui augmentaient la consommation de mon PC, je suis passé à #ZenBrowser, qui s’avère être tout ce que j’attends de Firefox : rapide, respectueux de ma vie privée, avec une UI soignée — et le tout, basé sur Gecko, comme il se doit. »

Précision : remplacer #Firefox par #ZenBrowser, ça n’est pas vraiment quitter Firefox. On passe à un fork encore plus soucieux de nos vies privées, et débarrassé des fonctionnalités que personne n’a demandées, mais ça reste un #Gecko.

Par ailleurs, on garde le compte Firefox qui permet de sauvegarder ses cookies et mots de passe. Si l’aventure Zen devait s’arrêter, ou si Mozilla recouvrait la raison, on pourrait revenir à Firefox d’un clic.

Zen, c’est juste le meilleur de Firefox.

Ayé, je viens de désinstaller #Firefox. 💔
Avec le petit message à #Mozilla.

« Vieux contributeur Mozilla, je ne pensais pas désinstaller un jour Firefox mais c’est fait ! Plutôt que de désactiver les fonctionnalités d’IA dont je n’avais aucun usage et qui augmentaient la consommation de mon PC, je suis passé à #ZenBrowser, qui s’avère être tout ce que j’attends de Firefox : rapide, respectueux de ma vie privée, avec une UI soignée — et le tout, basé sur Gecko, comme il se doit. »

Here’s a #Firefox trick I like a lot: rather than searching a tab visually then select it with a mouse click, I just press Ctrl-T and type a % sign followed by 3-4 characters of the tab title: the fuzzy-finder quickly narrows down the list to the tab I want.

It’s a banger with @zenbrowser’s compact mode. It would be even better if we had a special keyboard shortcut for that. Hint, hint. ^^

#ZenBrowser#UX#PointingDevicesAreOverrated