Disable cache on disk is probably a good idea, I'm also a big fan of "tree style tab" and "sidebery", something cool is that you can have multiple profiles for Firefox, with different bookmarks, extension, and Windows/tabs sessions
Firefox also has built-in fingerprinting resistance! It's in aboug:config, as the example to re-enable the compact layout was. Search for privacy.resistFingerprinting and set the variable to true. Firefox will then take steps to randomize your browser's fingerprint without you needing to install any additional plugins.
I am on Firefox as default since Windows XP times when Firefox was in version 1. It is not like there are no options and I would not have done my research over and over again. It is just Firefox is the best browser and my number one.
@@fishpaleryder393 It's been a loong time since I tried Vivaldi. I tried a lot of alternatives, but trying them out isn't important. A browser functions like a browser, no matter which you use. Most stuff can be judged in long term only or by some values like being Open Source or trust the company behind it. I am happy with Firefox and don't see any reason to switch, nor do I see a real alternative to take serious.
Have you tried Vivaldi? Amazing browser experience so far. Features that's natively built in that I love: ad blocking on android, tab tiling, periodic tab reload, background playback on android and more...
try using Firefox in full screen mode, it gives you access to the top bar if you move the mouse to the top and doesn't bother you with it the rest of the time
You might not have this problem since you probably restore Firefox sessions between reboots, but I was annoyed that uBlock Origin does not remember the sites for which I enabled JavaScript after I close Firefox. Brave does remember, so it's a better experience for me as I try to reduce the amount of JavaScript I run. Not sure if anyone knows other options for this on Firefox. Firefox does have issues with searching for text on pages and PDFs between line breaks. It has not be resolved in the 7 or so years that people have known about it. I've had a few broken sites running hardened Firefox, and I really don't like using two browsers to do stuff. Brave's togglable shields almost completely address this problem (cross-site cookies are still something I have to manually set for Brave sometimes). While those are the things Firefox does poorly, I do like having the ability to set my user argent for all sites that I visit before I visit them. It's a good "feature" (if you could call creating your own option in about config a feature) to have for a browser on Linux. Also, Firefox has auto scrolling on Linux, which Brave is missing (and Brave's Windows implementation is inferior for PDFs for some reason). Lastly, Firefox's handling of downloads is better. For example, if I click on a PDF download link, Firefox will let me open it in a new tab instead of automatically putting it in my downloads folder. Anyway, I find it interesting that neither browser is clearly superior, at least on Linux. Even though Brave is a better experience on Windows, it still does not win on every point.
There is an about:config setting for spell check that makes it check both small and big boxes... Should be default but a quick internet search will let you know what setting to change
some more great extensions: "i don't care about cookies" = approves cookies request "dualsub" = shows 2 subs or more in many video services "automatic spell checking language selection" = auto detects and switches to the language you are typing "stylus" = has different "themes" for many websites, specially useful for dark themes
Great tips and tricks! Something else I noticed with the “Disable Alt Key Menu Shortcut” (ui.key.menuAccessKeyFocuses in “about:config”) is when it’s “False”, it’ll let you use swipe gestures on a laptop’s trackpad! I’ve seen people recommend “Alt” and swiping or installing extensions but Now you don’t have to do that!
Browsec has a free VPN extension for Firefox. That's useful. Main thing I wanted to say though was, hey, am I alone in remembering how beautiful Netscape was?
how do make Firefox rename duplicate file names like Chrome does? so when i'm downloading files of the same name in google Chrome, it automatically adds a 1, 2 and so on, how do you make Firefox do the same when downloading files?
about:memory to reduce memory, media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled=true, browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs=true, layers.acceleration.force-enabled=true, browser.tabs.closeTabByDblclick=true, browser.sessionstore.interval=15000000 instead off 15000, browser.cache.memory.capacity=1048676, browser.cache.disk.enable=false are my user preferences. Firefox should have left the option in about:config to disable the new look. I don't have a touchscreen so I prefer the old look. Can you get the old look back with UserChrome.css?
@@TheLinuxCast @The Linux Cast Doesn't "Free and Open Source" (which you use) imply the same thing? And it's worse. With "Free Software" at least you have a chance to say "free as in freedom, not price" or say "free=libre" or say "think of free speech not free beer" If you want to be neutral you could say "Free Libre and Open Source" (FLOSS)
@@TheLinuxCast I didn't notice them before you made a video about them but when I did notice them, they looked so ugly. I'm glad to know that they are finally fixing the scrollbars. The new ones are quite good.
NaaaaH, 🤔 used FF for YEARS since Win 2K Probably, and its STILL a Slower MEMORY HOG, some months ago i Found *_LIBREWOLF,_* WAY SAFER and Better, NO Telemetry at ALL, an STILL Compatible with All Extensions/Plugins GB✝YA nand GreeTs😁✌
