I used plain Chromium (Woolyss builds[1], with the external updater) for around two years [on Windows], even as a frequent browser-hopper. I'd just constantly

I used plain Chromium (Woolyss builds[1], with the external updater) for around two years [on Windows], even as a frequent browser-hopper. I'd just constantly come back to Chromium (after trying Brave, Firefox, Waterfox, even Edge). Everything else did things I didn't want, and wasted a greater amount of CPU time doing so (like Brave's crypto stuff). Nowadays I use Firefox and, aside from a few annoying glitches, I'm very happy with it -- for me, the main point of a browser is that most of the time, I shouldn't have to be thinking about it. When I do have to (so, say, for Multiple Containers -- really good feature!), I expect it to provide a great experience. Firefox generally does, and from my (unscientific testing) it is typically more resource-friendly than Chromium-based browsers (especially those with HTML-based UI addons, think sidebars, etc.) I certainly don't agree with many of their decisions, but I'd say that they've ultimately succeeded in building a very solid competitor to Chromium. My main disappointment with it is that, as of 2023, it doesn't support PWAs[0]; I remain mindblown that this feature was cancelled. For the curious, I'm currently utilising the following extensions: uBlock Origin: The best ad-blocker out there KeepassXC: Great password manager Multiple Containers: very useful for isolating data stored by sites across different containers. Web Scrobbler: for scrobbl... uhh, uploading YouTube [Music] activity to ListenBrainz Enhancer for Youtube: provides additional functionality for YouTube (like disabling end cards, what a stupid feature) Return YouTube Dislike: generally required for YouTube IMO uBlacklist: allows for the blacklisting of URLs from search results; supports DuckDuckGo, Google, and many other search engines Reddit Enhancement Suite Old Reddit Redirect: redirects reddit.com to old.reddit.com, makes the experience much less annoying in general P.S. As an anecdote, pinch to zoom doesn't work for me on Chromium (via X11). Surprising as it may sound, that's an absolute must for me: I use it all the time, so much so that it's very well engrained into muscle memory. [0]: https://9to5google.com/2021/01/27/firefox-discontinues-work-pwa-desktop/ https://9to5google.com/2021/01/27/firefox-discontinues-work-... [1]: https://chromium.woolyss.com/ https://chromium.woolyss.com/