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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin (www.pcworld.com)
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Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

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[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

I switched back to Firefox vanilla after years of Chrome. Can you, or other power users, suggest alternate versions of FF/ other plugins more advanced or useful than Ublock? I haven't had the time/energy to dig for it and would appreciate an upgrade path to get me up to date with privacy and more advanced ad blocking.

Thanks!

[–] Wakamoly@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

LibreWolf has been my go-to for a few years now, highly recommend

[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Librewolf is your best bet for privacy and security. I like zen too though

[–] djsiete@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

If you're looking for a FF derivative then LibreWolf as folk below suggested. Otherwise I'd highly recommend Helium -- chromium based so compatibility is better, and it's just a batteries included ungoogled chromium, meaning it's completely (?) degoogled.

[–] Prox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You don't really need anything else. Frankly, the guy you're replying to is being a whiny bitch about this. FF + uBlock is plenty - all you have to do is spend 60 seconds configuring it.

Toggle FF's AI killswitch to the "enabled" option, set your default search engine to whatever you prefer, and turn on uBlock's "annoyances" list. That's it.

[–] 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I like the Zen browser, its really unique but pretty cool

[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

QoL extensions I use on top of uBlock:

  • Consent-O-Matic (auto denies those annoying "our 500 partners would like your data" popupd)
  • FastForward (skips link shorteners)
  • DeArrow (honest yt titles and thumbnails)
  • SponsorBlock (skips sponsors in yt)
  • Tamper-/Greasemonkey (various userscripts)
  • Password manager of choice extension (Bitwarden for me)
  • Dark Reader (dark mode sites without dark mode)