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This might be more of a "Cool Website" mods please don't spank too hard

"avoidthehack" compared 38 different browsers that are known for or said to have good privacy features.
It's a comprehensive table that imo gives a good overview especially for anyone looking for a good option for their personal usecase. Keep in mind that this comparison doesn't cover (security) update support and adoption (market share), so with the lesser known ones you might run into issues and not get any support or even a community that can help.

Edit: "One thing I am missing on this list is Vanadium." Irrelevant, thank you @zonk

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The thing about Vanadium is that it isn't really a privacy-focused browser. It's a security-enhanced Chromium that only works properly on GrapheneOS (it relies on some underlying security enhancements in the OS for performance, so it is actually less secure than vanilla Chromium on any other OS).
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Pearlple wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 10:23 am This might be more of a "Cool Website" mods please don't spank too hard
;) I think it fits. But yes, this could also be under cool websites.

Also, there's a cool browser I've come across called Zen Browser. It's very new, but from what I've seen, it appears to be a privacy focused sort of "arc browser" (I really don't like Arc). I'd be interested to see how it ranks. Also, unlike Arc, Zen's beta is already available in Linux and Windows !
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I use Zen, it's really cool. Sometimes it has some weird Issues, but I think they Integrated all of their Modification really well into Firefox. Also, they have Sane Privacy defaults I like. So not going as overboard as LibreWolf but not as weak as Firefox.
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Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:08 pm I use Zen, it's really cool. Sometimes it has some weird Issues, but I think they Integrated all of their Modification really well into Firefox. Also, they have Sane Privacy defaults I like. So not going as overboard as LibreWolf but not as weak as Firefox.
Could you explain it more about LibreWolf going overboard? I plan to move to that browser or maybe i use Zen too if it's better comparison than LibreWolf
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DedRoll wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:03 pm Could you explain it more about LibreWolf going overboard? I plan to move to that browser or maybe i use Zen too if it's better comparison than LibreWolf
Primarily I am referring to their Data Storage Default. They dont store Cookies at all, which as my Primary Browser can be annoying (It can be changed in the Settings, as most things can). I get the Security Reasons but contrair to this forum :lol: there is some convenience that Persistent Cookies bring that I would like to keep. Also, other Privacy Changes/Features they Implement, which are good don't get me wrong, but also break websites I visit. As Private Browser it is as good as they come, but Privacy comes with the cost of Convenience. I draw my line at Persistent Cookies, meaning that LibreWolf is just a bit to Inconvenient for me.
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