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Stéphane<p>Back on <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a>. Seems to use half the RAM, versus having two Gmail tabs opened in <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> .</p>
AndyGER :verified_coffee:<p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> market share 2024/25:</p><p>This is serious! <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chrome</span></a> is taking over the internet like <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> did the same about 30 years ago with the Internet Explorer.</p><p>Thanks to the world wide success of the <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> and <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/ipad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipad</span></a> the <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safari</span></a> browser comes second. The rest is dust. Including <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a>.</p><p>With <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> Chrome winning the browser race they can dictate web techlologies. Keep in mind, that Google is an advertising company in the first place ... </p><p><a href="https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share?ref=ghost.iconscout.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gs.statcounter.com/browser-mar</span><span class="invisible">ket-share?ref=ghost.iconscout.com</span></a></p>
ALT43 :microblog:<p>Sigo sin entender como es posible que cualquier cutre-navegador Android integre un sistema de traducción implecable, y por contra <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/firefox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>firefox</span></a></span> de escritorio sea incapaz de ello. Muchísima pena la verdad... <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/translate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>translate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mozilla</span></a></p>
Stéphane<p>I'd like an AI remover for <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <br>Could be a list for uBlock...</p><p>Remove <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> from Google, duckduckgo, notion, etc</p>
Multi Purr Puss :verified:<p>While cleaning out my migration directory, i've found out that i can delete stuff from within the <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Filelight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Filelight</span></a> app - via context click menu!</p><p>I'm very happy, having finally switched to <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> / <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/KDEneon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDEneon</span></a> - i've endured the continuing UX downgrades of <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gnome</span></a> for far too long!</p><p>I can even see the actively developed improvements in KDE; e.g. when i detach a <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> tab, from a maximised window and drag it onto another monitor - it's maximised as well, now! 👍</p>
omg! ubuntu<p>Firefox nightly introduces an experimental feature that shows an AI summary for web link previews <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/firefox-nightly-introduces-experimental-link-previews-with-ai-summary" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/firefo</span><span class="invisible">x-nightly-introduces-experimental-link-previews-with-ai-summary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a></p>
Claire (sometimes Carla)<p>Does anyone know why this isn't working? The font is installed on my system, I have restarted LibreWolf since installing it, and testing the font in another application has verified that it should display Toki Pona words as Sitelen pona glyphs, but the text on the page is still appearing in Latin characters. Unchecking the box in the dev tools does visibly change the typeface.</p><p>Font: &lt;<a href="https://www.kreativekorp.com/software/fonts/fairfaxponahd/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kreativekorp.com/software/font</span><span class="invisible">s/fairfaxponahd/</span></a>&gt;. I added the CSS with Stylus.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/LibreWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreWolf</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/TokiPona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TokiPona</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/SitelenPona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SitelenPona</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/FairfaxHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairfaxHD</span></a></p>
AndyGER :verified_coffee:<p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safari</span></a> hat inzwischen einen erheblich höheren Marktanteil als <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a> … 😳</p>
Ainz Ooal Gown<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <br>Qual navegador derivado do Firefox vocês estão usando/gostando atualmente.</p>
iX Magazin<p>Firefox handelt: Schluss mit der Verwirrung um Add-on-Datenerhebung </p><p>Wer eine Firefox-Erweiterung installiert, muss zuvor einer etwaigen Datenerhebung zustimmen. Doch bislang funktionierte die Abfrage laut Mozilla nur schlecht.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Firefox-handelt-Schluss-mit-der-Verwirrung-um-Add-on-Datenerhebung-10343054.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Firefox-handelt-</span><span class="invisible">Schluss-mit-der-Verwirrung-um-Add-on-Datenerhebung-10343054.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Webentwicklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Webentwicklung</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
ottoto<p><a href="https://prattohome.com/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> のアーカイブをブラウザで見えるようにしたのですが、現在サイズが9.5MBぐらいです。</p><p><a href="https://prattohome.com/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> で読み込んだのですが、範囲指定はできるのですが、コピーができないし、ほかにカーソルを移動させても選択範囲が消えない。</p><p>おかしいなと思い、 <a href="https://prattohome.com/tags/Edge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edge</span></a> でやってみたら、問題なくコピーもできるし、変なところがない。</p><p>とりあえず、アーカイブのハンドリングは Edge にしよう。</p><p><a href="https://prattohome.com/tags/prattohome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prattohome</span></a></p>
Martin Be<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@linuxiac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linuxiac</span></a></span> Sadly they also completely broke video and gif playback on plenty of websites with this update.<br>If you do not must have the newest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> version, do not update it till the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mozilla</span></a> fix this issue.</p>
Nem0x321<p>Been a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> user for most of my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> using 20 plus years. The other day I was having an issue with an app not looking properly due to scaling and stuff. Had a conversation with a friend were the subject came up and after a little back and forth they asked me if I had considered using a GTK based desktop since I mostly use gtk apps (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Qalculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Qalculate</span></a> are my most used) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Okular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Okular</span></a> being my most used KDE app.</p>
Dragon-sided D<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://neuromatch.social/@elduvelle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elduvelle</span></a></span> I need to yell this from the rooftops:</p><p>DO NOT USE <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/FIREFOX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FIREFOX</span></a> !!</p><p>USE <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/LIBREWOLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LIBREWOLF</span></a> </p><p>IT IS FIREFOX WITH THE AI &amp; SURVEILLANCE REMOVED. THAT'S IT.</p><p><a href="https://librewolf.net" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">librewolf.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
abs(in)the<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@martinschlegel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>martinschlegel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Extelec" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Extelec</span></a></span> Pretty much any version of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> should run on a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPad</span></a> T23 out of the box, and <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pkgsrc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pkgsrc</span></a> will include the ~latest <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a>. I tested it on a ThinkPad T41, which is only two years more recent than the T23 - <a href="https://youtu.be/jYS4TcgxMxU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/jYS4TcgxMxU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Now, whether you can do anything *useful* in modern Firefox on a 1GB 32 bit machine... not so much</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PaleMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaleMoon</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ArcticFox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArcticFox</span></a> are pretty capable browsers which run well on smaller machines - and <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Dillo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dillo</span></a> will *scream* on that spec hardware 😛</p>
[chocula@mastodon ~]$:t_blink:<p>I've seen a commentary that <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> does not work well in <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a> but yes in <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/librewolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librewolf</span></a> </p><p>is it that true? </p><p>Can Anyone has both corroborate that?</p>
El DuvelleAngry post about gen AI, DuckDuckGo, Firefox
Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>FOSS NEWS</p><p>Mozilla launches Thundermail, a Gmail alternative email service with @thundermail email addresses, and Thunderbird Pro, which includes appointment scheduler, file sharing tools, and AI-powered features (Thunderbird Assist):<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/mozilla-launches-thundermail-its-open-source-gmail-alternative-and-thunderbird-pro-services/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/</span><span class="invisible">mozilla-launches-thundermail-its-open-source-gmail-alternative-and-thunderbird-pro-services/</span></a><br>(POV it will be killed off after a short time like other Mozilla products lol. There's already Proton Mail, a privacy-focused mail service from a company with a better track record, more than 100 million users, also Tuta for those who don't mind it not being fully FOSS, so I don't really think Thundermail has a shot here, but nice try regardless, at least they try to have some source of income other than Google.)</p><p>Firefox 137 released with HEVC playback support on Linux, ability to identify all links in PDF files and turn them into hyperlinks, new options in the Browser Layout section under General settings (vertical tabs, show sidebar); some progressively rolled out features: sign PDF documents, calculator feature for address bar (now you don't have to open the Console tab of dev tools for that lol), tab grouping:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-137-is-now-available-with-hevc-playback-support-on-linux" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-</span><span class="invisible">137-is-now-available-with-hevc-playback-support-on-linux</span></a></p><p>Firefox 138 beta available new contrast control (same colors for all websites) setting, support for copying links for background tabs using the tabstrip context menu on Linux and macOS, more tab grouping features, new “Report broken site” feature, etc.:</p><p>Midori browser gets new ad blocker (Astian Privacy, also available for other Firefox-based browsers), VPN service (utilizing WireGuard, with OpenVPN support planned), search engine AstianGO now has its own indexing:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/web-browser-midori-now-integrates-an-ad-blocker-a-vpn-service-and-an-update-search-engine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/</span><span class="invisible">web-browser-midori-now-integrates-an-ad-blocker-a-vpn-service-and-an-update-search-engine/</span></a></p><p>Inkscape 1.4.1 released with new splash screen, close button added to welcome dialog, collapsible groups in more toolbars, bug fixes and improvements:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/inkscape-1-4-1-brings-snap-app-fixes-new-features" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/inksca</span><span class="invisible">pe-1-4-1-brings-snap-app-fixes-new-features</span></a></p><p>GIMP 3.2 will get support for more file formats, including JIF:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/gimp-3-2-will-prioritize-new-file-format-support-starting-from-jif/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/</span><span class="invisible">gimp-3-2-will-prioritize-new-file-format-support-starting-from-jif/</span></a></p><p>(Linux news in original post)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ThunderMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThunderMail</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Midori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midori</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inkscape</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GIMP</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>
Jeff Forcier<p>Mildly perplexed that <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> will sync nearly all your settings, including about half of your extensions' settings, yet still doesn't sync your per-domain zoom settings.</p><p>Such a basic thing. I wonder if it's implemented oddly on the backend and that makes it hard to sync nicely, or maybe there's a use case I'm not thinking of where it would screw other users over?</p>
Thoralf Will 🇺🇦🇮🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dju.social/@claude_flammang" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>claude_flammang</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hessen.social/@bodomenke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bodomenke</span></a></span> Entweder Firefox oder HA.<br>Ich vermute: beide<br><a href="https://soc.umrath.net/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> hat kein ernstzunehmendes Memorymanagement. Jede Seite kann den kompletten Browser in den Abrgrund reißen.<br><a href="https://soc.umrath.net/tags/Homeassist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homeassist</span></a> hat ein ordentliches Memorymanagement und das Dashboard kann ein Tab killen.</p>