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I really, really don’t understand why people use Chrome, or have been using it in the past
I used it for years and just recently switched to Firefox. I was just comfortable using it, and knew how to use the dev tools. I had my extensions set up how I liked. I’m still missing a few things on Firefox but fuck chrome.
What things are you missing?
I keep people saying they’re missing things from chrome. I honestly don’t get it, if anything I’ve had more usable features since switching back to FF
If you find anything similar to the Toby extension please let me know. I haven’t been able to find anything close on Firefox.
For a similar project that is open source, check out https://josh-berry.github.io/tab-stash/
I expect you have tried to search for it in Firefox, but have you tried sideloading it somehow?
As far as I know Firefox supports a superset of the APIs that Chrome support, so it should be a possible?
While there might not be an addon that perfectly emulates every feature of Toby on Firefox, I am fully confident you can achieve all of its features with settings, config/userchrome edits, or some of the addons that are available. Personally I use Tab Session Manager and Tab Center Reborn (heavily edited though), so you might look into those and see if they have features you like.
I had an extension called Toby that opened a new tab and had an awesome page to organize bookmarks and open tabs. I can’t remember what I’m using on Firefox right now as I’m not at the computer, but it’s probably the most popular bookmark organizer. IMO Toby is just way ahead of anything I’ve found on Firefox.
Toby is on firefox. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/toby-for-tabs/
Doesn’t FF have a builtin tool for that?
I’ll have to look into it, but that would be awesome!
It was faster than Firefox and more accurate than Internet Explorer.
That was a decade ago. Since id say Firefox and Chrome are the same speed and Edge is just branded Chrome.
Chrome used to be new and exciting when Google was still a “do no evil” hip tech company doing neat shit like Google Earth and stuff.
I use chrome for work because it’s installed on every computer we have and the machines are locked down so I can’t install firefox if I wanted to. I move around between stations all the time so logging in and having all my bookmarks, passwords, history, etc… synced is convenient. I use firefox at home but most people just stick with what’s familiar to them. It’s a solid browser feature-wise and that’s what most people care about.
Chrome is the only way I’ve figured out to cast video from my pc to my TV.
Casting is the only thing I use chrome for.
AFAIK you can use Airplay on FF or some equivalent
I’ll look into it, thank you for the suggestion.
“It’s the fastest!”
This is the most common reason I’ve heard.
Because the majority of people only know safari, edge, and chrome exist.
Some industry tools are not developed with mutli browser in mind (don’t ask me why…)
Because it’s the most popular browser
I have already quit reddit, I can live without youtube.
Do Out have time to talk about our lord and savior LibreTube?
LBRY/Peertube master race
The amount of stuff I watched on YouTube was 0.
Honestly it’s about time the internet grows up a bit and stops relying on horrible video tutorials.
Why would we not use one of the most convienent ways to teach yourself skills? Thats incredibly backwards
I’m sorry - video tutorials are so much easier for me to learn from than reading. I am 40 and have a disability. It’s far easier for me to comprehend a video than reading - and since I can’t have someone come to my home and teach or show me all the things I want to learn how to do - I watch videos.
I think the issue is corporate greed - not people wanting to watch cat videos and learn how to unclog a sink or watch someone cook something.
For certain specific use cases a video tutorial can be incredibly useful… like replacing specific parts on appliances or cars after diagnosing the problem.
Much of the content there is just noise to me too but there’s definitely some shit I find valuable.
I would not be surprised if regular people tolerated 5+ minute ad breaks for a short video. Too much bs has been normalized for that to be much of a surprise anymore.
Like a frog slowly heating in a pot of water, you can get used to just about anything if you’re apathetic enough.
My future browser will be a terminal prompt
I’ll torrent YT videos before I watch ads.
Looks like Black Mirror was not only prediction
I never stopped using Firefox, and I never had a problem with anything but Government sites.
tehe nevah. think I sent some money and got this poster. name is on there somewhere
How many verification cans have you had to drink today sir?
OK, move along. It’s an old reference, but it’s built on solid greentext.
Get piped
Those greedy bastards push people to watch ads like they expect their companies’ income will grow infinitely
More like “you will use chromium and you will watch ads.”
Google has learned Embrace Extend Extinguish.
They’re game plan is to kill their competition in the long run.
or nah, just use piped on firefox :3
Both YouTube and Chrome are bloatwares in my Samsung smartphone. I happily use NewPipe!
