▲ 2458 ▼ Here we go again (lemmus.org) submitted 3 years ago by jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 350 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children) Which features? Chrome is barebones imo while others like Edge and Opera are the "glorified" browsers with many features. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) To add to the other person said: Tab Groups. Firefox doesn't have anything like it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] persolb@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago Was just about to say this. I finally switched today because Chrome tried to sign me up automatically for a bunch of ‘privacy enhancements’ which do the opposite. The only thing I’m having trouble finding a good version of is tab groups. I want tab groups that I can collapse and expand at will. Not one that hides my tabs, and which I can’t see two tab groups concurrently. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pastthepixels@lemmy.potatoe.ca 1 point 3 years ago Firefox sorta does! If you only use tab groups (or profiles for that matter) to separate school tabs from work and personal tabs, I recommend giving the Multi-Account Containers extension a look. permalink fedilink source parent [–] min_fapper@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) PWA. Last time I seriously tried Firefox it's support for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) was non existent. When their issue tracker told me they have no plans for implementing it, I shed a single tear and then moved back to chromium. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bobbo@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago I’ve used this extension successfully on Win10 to install PWAs, most recently Elk for Mastodon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pwas-for-firefox/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago That makes sense, I completely forgot PWA. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PigsInClover@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago I primarily use Firefox, but the big one for me and the reason I haven't completely deleted Chrome is being able to create shortcuts with the "Open in a new window" option for specific URLs. Granted I'm not very tech savvy (just a little more aware than the average user) and primarily use a mac for my personal computer atm, but that feature is a game changer for me. As far as I know, other popular browsers don't offer it currently. It's really useful for when there isn't a download or iOS app for a specific site/service, or when the web app is much better than the app or download option and I still want to be able to use it like a separate app from my browser. I also wasn't able to download any software that wasn't on the Apple App Store with my work computer for my previous employer (super annoying, but I kind of get it). So it was essential if I wanted to have a separate and dedicated app/window at all for my work calendar, email, etc. I love how I can visually organize the web apps I like to use separately from my browser, to save time and energy for daily use. I can customize the name and shortcut icon, pin them to my dock, organize them in folders in my launchpad, and even set them to launch on startup if I want. Not sure if there are reasonably easy ways to mimic this with Firefox, but I haven't found any yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) To add to the other person said: Tab Groups. Firefox doesn't have anything like it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] persolb@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago Was just about to say this. I finally switched today because Chrome tried to sign me up automatically for a bunch of ‘privacy enhancements’ which do the opposite. The only thing I’m having trouble finding a good version of is tab groups. I want tab groups that I can collapse and expand at will. Not one that hides my tabs, and which I can’t see two tab groups concurrently. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pastthepixels@lemmy.potatoe.ca 1 point 3 years ago Firefox sorta does! If you only use tab groups (or profiles for that matter) to separate school tabs from work and personal tabs, I recommend giving the Multi-Account Containers extension a look. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] persolb@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago Was just about to say this. I finally switched today because Chrome tried to sign me up automatically for a bunch of ‘privacy enhancements’ which do the opposite. The only thing I’m having trouble finding a good version of is tab groups. I want tab groups that I can collapse and expand at will. Not one that hides my tabs, and which I can’t see two tab groups concurrently. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pastthepixels@lemmy.potatoe.ca 1 point 3 years ago Firefox sorta does! If you only use tab groups (or profiles for that matter) to separate school tabs from work and personal tabs, I recommend giving the Multi-Account Containers extension a look. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] min_fapper@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) PWA. Last time I seriously tried Firefox it's support for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) was non existent. When their issue tracker told me they have no plans for implementing it, I shed a single tear and then moved back to chromium. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bobbo@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago I’ve used this extension successfully on Win10 to install PWAs, most recently Elk for Mastodon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pwas-for-firefox/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago That makes sense, I completely forgot PWA. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobbo@midwest.social 2 points 3 years ago I’ve used this extension successfully on Win10 to install PWAs, most recently Elk for Mastodon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pwas-for-firefox/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago That makes sense, I completely forgot PWA. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PigsInClover@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago I primarily use Firefox, but the big one for me and the reason I haven't completely deleted Chrome is being able to create shortcuts with the "Open in a new window" option for specific URLs. Granted I'm not very tech savvy (just a little more aware than the average user) and primarily use a mac for my personal computer atm, but that feature is a game changer for me. As far as I know, other popular browsers don't offer it currently. It's really useful for when there isn't a download or iOS app for a specific site/service, or when the web app is much better than the app or download option and I still want to be able to use it like a separate app from my browser. I also wasn't able to download any software that wasn't on the Apple App Store with my work computer for my previous employer (super annoying, but I kind of get it). So it was essential if I wanted to have a separate and dedicated app/window at all for my work calendar, email, etc. I love how I can visually organize the web apps I like to use separately from my browser, to save time and energy for daily use. I can customize the name and shortcut icon, pin them to my dock, organize them in folders in my launchpad, and even set them to launch on startup if I want. Not sure if there are reasonably easy ways to mimic this with Firefox, but I haven't found any yet. permalink fedilink source parent
