I can't speak to Brave, but a lot of us have been burned by Firefox before.
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2025
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I've always preferred to choose from the options offered by my Distro's repository. I might not install that -exact- version (prefer to install where I can easily back things up).
Firefox keeps adding stuff I don't want, Chrome keeps removing stuff I do want.
I wish there was a browser that just does what I want, and lets me turn off the stuff I don't want.
I use FOSS browser on frim f-droid. Federated SearxNG engine.
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Because Brave is by default what Firefox is when you install Librewolf instead - and more. And you can refuse to see that and be wrong about it, I don't care. I use Librewolf because I want to, I still think it's not the better browser.
Been using duckduck go for a while now, can recommend.
My Firefox is set up to more aggressively block sites from doing stuff and clear my cookies. I use Brave for when something breaks or if I want the site to track my preferences, like for YouTube.
Firefox was borked on my machine when I started using Brave. Still using it on other machines though
Hmm, I thought I'd find Waterfox mentioned but I didn't. That one gets my recommendation.