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> Firefox Quantum’s new engine uses 30% less memory than Chrome This is a pretty appealing claim. I'm ashamed to admit that one thing that might keep me on Ch

> Firefox Quantum’s new engine uses 30% less memory than Chrome This is a pretty appealing claim. I'm ashamed to admit that one thing that might keep me on Chrome is the trove of passwords in my sync'd up account. But I'll definitely give Quantum a test drive.

tmzt 9y ago
You can export passwords from Google: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/10/google-chrome-password-export-and-import/ https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/10/google-chrome-password-exp... It may also be possible through the data portability site. You can also see them by going to https://passwords.google.com https://passwords.google.com
- Vinnl 9y ago
  And also good to know is that Firefox can do syncing just fine.
akerro 9y ago
> Firefox Quantum’s new engine uses 30% less memory than Chrome This is probably because 70% of addons go away, there are no replacements of very low quality replacements for most of addons I use daily.
- mtgx 9y ago
  I think they compared both browsers with zero add-ons.
dchuk 9y ago
I was like that a few months back, but then I started using 1password to centralize all my passwords (and for security obviously). Makes switching browsers much easier, especially because (I think) Firefox doesn't use OSX's Keychain.
FruityFaiz 9y ago
Same here, I have both Firefox nightly and safari but I tend to use safari more still...
- Aeolos 9y ago
  There is one thing that stops me from using Safari (or Chrome/Opera) on Mac OS: the lack of middle-click autoscrolling. Firefox lets me do a triple-finger tap and then scroll a page smoothly at a consistent pace. This is wonderful for reading sites such as HN without getting RSI from doing the same motion again and again.
  - frandroid 9y ago
    Use the spacebar?
pault 9y ago
I switched to the beta a few days ago and it's crazy fast. I only use ublock origin so I don't miss any extensions, but I'm definitely not switching back.
- CoffeeDregs 9y ago
  Agreed. I switched to Nightly and it's completely stable and completely noticeably faster.
satysin 9y ago
> I'm ashamed to admit that one thing that might keep me on Chrome is the trove of passwords in my sync'd up account. I was the same until a few days ago when I finally took the time to switch to a real password manager. A HN'er recommended Bitwarden[0] and I have to say it was pretty painless and I am much happier knowing my passwords are with a third party (not that I have any real issue with Google but I did worry about having all my eggs in one basket as such). I haven't paid for Bitwarden yet but I plan to providing it doesn't have a massive failure in the next couple of weeks. Looks like it will easily be worth the $10/year though. Another added bonus is that their Android app is very decent as well and so far has worked with all my apps as well which is handy and not something I had thought much about in the past. Makes life that little bit easier although I don't have to enter app passwords much in Android it is nice to have the option now. But back to Firefox - I checked out Nightly when it hit 57 a while back and was extremely impressed. It felt like a whole new browser. Not sure if I will switch from Chrome just yet but I am excited for the future of Firefox again. [0]https://bitwarden.com https://bitwarden.com
- NikolaeVarius 9y ago
  I like bitwarden at a high level, but there are tons of things that feel extremely janky with it. Also for some reason, Firefox keeps complaining that bitwarden is freezing its UI thread.
  - wj 9y ago
    I'm not in love with LastPass so am curious as to what you don't like about Bitwarden?
    - NikolaeVarius 9y ago
      It seems to lag on Firefox. Multiple times I've gotten notifications from Firefox Dev that Bitwarden is causing my page to not render (which was true). Can't change hotkey for auto-fill login form in Firefox. No Support for standard notes (yet I guess). UI renders very slowly on FF and has tons of strange inconsistencies. It definitely has the FEEL of a somewhat younger open source project while LastPass was much more refined. I'm debating if I should bother learning C# for the sole purpose of trying to fix some of these issues, because it is maddening enough where I actually use Chrome when i do things that require logins.
kej 9y ago
Firefox will offer to import those (along with bookmarks) when you start it up, and it offers its own syncing service as well. I switched about a month ago and it's been pretty seamless.
- gkya 9y ago
  Sending tabs and syncing bookmarks is especially useful. Find sth. nice to read on the PC but have to leave, send the tab(s) to your phone. Stupid registration form, bad mobile site, sth. to copy or paste from: send it to your laptop. Also, a bit off topic, but the Tab Queue thing in Firefox for Android is incredibly awesome. I have some newsletters that I follow, hit the links, they're queued in Firefox, and I stay in my (K-9) mail app. When I've gonr through all the newsletters, I switch to FF, and all my pages are there.
xinyhn 9y ago
Might be looking into bitwarden myself as lastpass as of this post does not support firefox 57.
- lkbm 9y ago
  This has been a constant annoyance for me for a few weeks (since I switched to Nightly), but for what it's worth, Lastpass says they'll have a WebExtension version out by the time Firefox 57 is officially released (2017-11-14).
- infogulch 9y ago
  I also switched to nightly for the speed and immediately started missing LastPass. I switched to bitwarden after eyeing it for a while on recommendation of someone from HN and I'm pretty happy with it.

tmzt 9y ago

You can export passwords from Google: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/10/google-chrome-password-export-and-import/ https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/10/google-chrome-password-exp... It may also be possible through the data portability site. You can also see them by going to https://passwords.google.com https://passwords.google.com

Vinnl 9y ago
And also good to know is that Firefox can do syncing just fine.

akerro 9y ago

> Firefox Quantum’s new engine uses 30% less memory than Chrome This is probably because 70% of addons go away, there are no replacements of very low quality replacements for most of addons I use daily.

mtgx 9y ago
I think they compared both browsers with zero add-ons.

dchuk 9y ago

I was like that a few months back, but then I started using 1password to centralize all my passwords (and for security obviously). Makes switching browsers much easier, especially because (I think) Firefox doesn't use OSX's Keychain.

FruityFaiz 9y ago

Same here, I have both Firefox nightly and safari but I tend to use safari more still...

Aeolos 9y ago
There is one thing that stops me from using Safari (or Chrome/Opera) on Mac OS: the lack of middle-click autoscrolling. Firefox lets me do a triple-finger tap and then scroll a page smoothly at a consistent pace. This is wonderful for reading sites such as HN without getting RSI from doing the same motion again and again.
- frandroid 9y ago
  Use the spacebar?

pault 9y ago

I switched to the beta a few days ago and it's crazy fast. I only use ublock origin so I don't miss any extensions, but I'm definitely not switching back.

CoffeeDregs 9y ago
Agreed. I switched to Nightly and it's completely stable and completely noticeably faster.

satysin 9y ago

> I'm ashamed to admit that one thing that might keep me on Chrome is the trove of passwords in my sync'd up account. I was the same until a few days ago when I finally took the time to switch to a real password manager. A HN'er recommended Bitwarden[0] and I have to say it was pretty painless and I am much happier knowing my passwords are with a third party (not that I have any real issue with Google but I did worry about having all my eggs in one basket as such). I haven't paid for Bitwarden yet but I plan to providing it doesn't have a massive failure in the next couple of weeks. Looks like it will easily be worth the $10/year though. Another added bonus is that their Android app is very decent as well and so far has worked with all my apps as well which is handy and not something I had thought much about in the past. Makes life that little bit easier although I don't have to enter app passwords much in Android it is nice to have the option now. But back to Firefox - I checked out Nightly when it hit 57 a while back and was extremely impressed. It felt like a whole new browser. Not sure if I will switch from Chrome just yet but I am excited for the future of Firefox again. [0]https://bitwarden.com https://bitwarden.com

NikolaeVarius 9y ago
I like bitwarden at a high level, but there are tons of things that feel extremely janky with it. Also for some reason, Firefox keeps complaining that bitwarden is freezing its UI thread.
- wj 9y ago
  I'm not in love with LastPass so am curious as to what you don't like about Bitwarden?
  - NikolaeVarius 9y ago
    It seems to lag on Firefox. Multiple times I've gotten notifications from Firefox Dev that Bitwarden is causing my page to not render (which was true). Can't change hotkey for auto-fill login form in Firefox. No Support for standard notes (yet I guess). UI renders very slowly on FF and has tons of strange inconsistencies. It definitely has the FEEL of a somewhat younger open source project while LastPass was much more refined. I'm debating if I should bother learning C# for the sole purpose of trying to fix some of these issues, because it is maddening enough where I actually use Chrome when i do things that require logins.

kej 9y ago

Firefox will offer to import those (along with bookmarks) when you start it up, and it offers its own syncing service as well. I switched about a month ago and it's been pretty seamless.

gkya 9y ago
Sending tabs and syncing bookmarks is especially useful. Find sth. nice to read on the PC but have to leave, send the tab(s) to your phone. Stupid registration form, bad mobile site, sth. to copy or paste from: send it to your laptop. Also, a bit off topic, but the Tab Queue thing in Firefox for Android is incredibly awesome. I have some newsletters that I follow, hit the links, they're queued in Firefox, and I stay in my (K-9) mail app. When I've gonr through all the newsletters, I switch to FF, and all my pages are there.

xinyhn 9y ago

Might be looking into bitwarden myself as lastpass as of this post does not support firefox 57.

lkbm 9y ago
This has been a constant annoyance for me for a few weeks (since I switched to Nightly), but for what it's worth, Lastpass says they'll have a WebExtension version out by the time Firefox 57 is officially released (2017-11-14).
infogulch 9y ago
I also switched to nightly for the speed and immediately started missing LastPass. I switched to bitwarden after eyeing it for a while on recommendation of someone from HN and I'm pretty happy with it.