Favourite browsers to use

zorzi · February 10, 2021, 4:27pm

Hello,

Among these browsers available in fdroid, what would you suggest ? Which one do you prefer ?

Fennec
jQuarks
Midori
Duckduckgo
SmartCookieWeb
Privacy Browser

Maybe I forgot some.

Thanks

sorenstoutner · February 15, 2021, 9:59pm

I am the developer of Privacy Browser. It is not for everyone, but I can answer any questions about how it works for those who have a strong desire for privacy while online.

anon46495926 · February 16, 2021, 3:45am

Also in F-droid settings, repositories, check Guardian Project Official Releases, and you find Torbrowser.

Another to consider is Mull, available by adding DivestOS Official repository.

alexian · February 16, 2021, 5:40pm

Bromite is good.

SkewedZeppelin · February 16, 2021, 7:07pm

Bromite, Mull, and Tor Browser are my recommendations.

I maintain a basic browser comparison table here:
https://divestos.org/index.php?page=browsers

Full disclosure: Mull is my fork. I also have commits in ‘Lightning’, ‘FOSS Browser’, and ‘Fennec’.

sorenstoutner · February 17, 2021, 4:27am

That’s a pretty cool comparison.

zorzi · February 17, 2021, 8:21am

Great.
How did you get Foss Browser to work ? It looks really cool, but adress/search field does not work with the last version. Stuck on the home page.

alexian · February 24, 2021, 9:10pm

How can I try Mull on my Lineage phone?
Thank you.

SkewedZeppelin · February 24, 2021, 9:33pm

@alexian
paste the repo url into to your F-Droid:

alexian · February 24, 2021, 9:57pm

Thank you.

zorzi · February 25, 2021, 6:43am

Midori and SmartCookieWeb both look very light. I wonder if there are Jelly-based or Jelly forks.

darhma · March 16, 2021, 12:20am

I use privacy browser as default for quick searches with javascript and cookies deactivated for all sites except those I visit regularly (for example for this forum I have activated both js and first-party cookies, not to have to always login) alternatively I use bromite. I also use bromite as system webview.

e9594aa8c2602fa5b457 · March 18, 2021, 4:18am

Will Mull work in standard ROMs?

Thanks, M.

SkewedZeppelin · March 21, 2021, 9:03pm

@e9594aa8c2602fa5b457

Will Mull work in standard ROMs?

Yes.

e9594aa8c2602fa5b457 · March 21, 2021, 9:22pm

Is the APK file on your website?

Ta, M.

anon46495926 · March 23, 2021, 6:35pm

Sure. See previously posted f-droid repo link.

e9594aa8c2602fa5b457 · March 23, 2021, 6:49pm

Duh, yeah, thanks! Half asleep here

avgijfd · March 24, 2021, 1:42pm

I actually use Brave browser. It’s open source and chromium based. Also blocks ads and trackers.

DuckDuckGo is also great.

davidj77 · March 24, 2021, 2:07pm

Hi Soren, you have a great browser.
I want to suggest you to add text reflow and printing/save as PDF features to Privacy Browser.
thanks in advance.

sorenstoutner · March 24, 2021, 4:23pm

Regarding text reflow see Feature #158: Text Reflow - Privacy Browser Android - Stoutner - Redmine.

In answer to saving as PDF, some browsers incorporate a PDF generator into their code. The down side to doing so is that it increases the attack surface of the browser and adds one more potential avenue for exploitation. As such, is not something I would likely consider adding to Privacy Browser. I have written extensively about this topic at Minimizing Privacy Browser’s Attack Surface – Stoutner. If at some point the Android operating system were to add native convert to PDF functionality that were accessible to an app with one click I would incorporate it without reservation. Until then, any website can be converted to PDF by selecting Page > Print > Save as PDF.