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I tested firefox recently. It had some AI summary button or something that was new. I instantly wanted to eliminate this from the UI but I don't know how to do

I tested firefox recently. It had some AI summary button or something that was new. I instantly wanted to eliminate this from the UI but I don't know how to do that. I guess it is possible? But it probably requires some time and research; the thing I don't need or want this, it just takes away space. Then I remembered why I no longer use firefox. I believe we, as users, need to take back the open web. The days of some random developers ruining the UI should really be over, be it firefox, or Google chrome killing ublock origin. We need to fight back.

cowpig 11mo ago
I use Firefox because it is better than Chrome, which is the only alternative I see. Do you use something else?
- rpdillon 11mo ago
  LibreWolf, Iron Fox, and Brave are all worth a look, I think.
- messe 11mo ago
  Not the commenter you're replying to, but I've been using LibreWolf for the last few months. It's a bit more privacy focused, so may need some tweaking to your liking (by default it won't persist history, zoom levels, cookies, etc.)
- SoftTalker 11mo ago
  Almost all "alternative" browsers are Chromium based or Gecko/Firefox based. If there are any that are truly scratch-built other than the text-based browsers such as lynx or w3m I'd be interested to hear about them. I'd guess they are extremely limited in features.
  - II2II 11mo ago
    The graphical alternatives that I am aware of are extremely limited, such as NetSurf.
  - pixelmelt 11mo ago
    You are looking for "ladybird"
- deleted 11mo ago
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perihelions 11mo ago
I agree with your comment, but to resolve the question it's "browser.ml.chat.enabled". A common topic on HN, https://hn.algolia.com/?query=browser%20ml%20chat&type=all https://hn.algolia.com/?query=browser%20ml%20chat&type=all
n4bz0r 11mo ago
> It had some AI summary button or something that was new. I instantly wanted to eliminate this from the UI but I don't know how to do that. I guess it is possible? Started a fresh profile, but couldn't find an AI button. The AI stuff in the context menu? You can remove the chat bot functionality right there. As for the buttons, if there is an undesirable button, it should be removable via context menu or toolbar customization.
dzikimarian 11mo ago
You have to click that button and option to hide is right there.
glenstein 11mo ago
I feel your pain with the AI stuff, but I think I had one sidebar open one time and I was able to disable it with one click.

cowpig 11mo ago

I use Firefox because it is better than Chrome, which is the only alternative I see. Do you use something else?

rpdillon 11mo ago
LibreWolf, Iron Fox, and Brave are all worth a look, I think.
messe 11mo ago
Not the commenter you're replying to, but I've been using LibreWolf for the last few months. It's a bit more privacy focused, so may need some tweaking to your liking (by default it won't persist history, zoom levels, cookies, etc.)
SoftTalker 11mo ago
Almost all "alternative" browsers are Chromium based or Gecko/Firefox based. If there are any that are truly scratch-built other than the text-based browsers such as lynx or w3m I'd be interested to hear about them. I'd guess they are extremely limited in features.
- II2II 11mo ago
  The graphical alternatives that I am aware of are extremely limited, such as NetSurf.
- pixelmelt 11mo ago
  You are looking for "ladybird"
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perihelions 11mo ago

I agree with your comment, but to resolve the question it's "browser.ml.chat.enabled". A common topic on HN, https://hn.algolia.com/?query=browser%20ml%20chat&type=all https://hn.algolia.com/?query=browser%20ml%20chat&type=all

n4bz0r 11mo ago

> It had some AI summary button or something that was new. I instantly wanted to eliminate this from the UI but I don't know how to do that. I guess it is possible? Started a fresh profile, but couldn't find an AI button. The AI stuff in the context menu? You can remove the chat bot functionality right there. As for the buttons, if there is an undesirable button, it should be removable via context menu or toolbar customization.

dzikimarian 11mo ago

You have to click that button and option to hide is right there.

glenstein 11mo ago

I feel your pain with the AI stuff, but I think I had one sidebar open one time and I was able to disable it with one click.