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Yeah, that's the question, found out bout this browser some time ago and got curious on what do people around here think about it, seems to be open sorce and firefox based so... Does it have a general good reputation among those who know it?

(Floorp's oficial website: https://floorp.app/
And their github page that is in English: https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It’s really nice, I love the sidebar (after moving it to the left) and the workspaces feature is convenient

Linking to the releases page on GitHub is more convenient since it has screenshots, videos, and its in english https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/releases

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I see, oh and yeah, that makes sense, will edit this link there too thank you!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

first I've heard of it, but I'm skeptical of their claim to deliver security fixes faster than firefox.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh so they're claiming that, i see
Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

thats what their site says, at least when ran through google translate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm, interesting

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be honest, I get the appeal, but I like my browser to be on the safer side, so I prefer OG Firefox, because it just works for me, and it's got hundreds of people delivering fixes as fast as they can (at least in Arch Linux). It's got tabs and containers, don't need nothing more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I see, that's a good point, Thanks for answering!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Am I missing something? On github it says the main language is English, but the website is all in Japanese.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Giving that a quick look, I'd suppose they mean like, main language they want to have a translation to, maybe?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The developers are in japan

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the first time I hear about it and I have to say it looks really promising. I'm a sucker for Vivaldi style customization but I really don't want to use Chromium based browser. Definitely will give Floorp a chance. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh well, you're welcome!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't seem very well known but glad it is gecko based

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's a great part!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been using it. It’s fast and does its job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ooh, nice to know!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I discovered it last week, it became my main browser. Just feels snappier than Firefox and Librewolf

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ooh, that's nice!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

First time checking it out, and I've never seen a firefox distro. Gonna try it out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I dont see the use. Its just Firefox with some light CSS, some Addons

Librewolf and Mull are the only Firefox forks I would use. And even these... Arkenfox user.js and custom userChrome on official Firefox Flatpak is the best option.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tried for some time and it's great! Though I prefer using qutebrowser

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hmm, understandable