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MichaelSoE

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9. I use Vivaldi which is a chrome based browser with it's own modifications

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 04:56 PM

Dec 2022

Vivaldi is a freeware, cross-platform web browser developed by Vivaldi Technologies, a company founded by Tatsuki Tomita and Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, who was the co-founder and CEO of Opera Software. Vivaldi was officially launched on April 6, 2016.

Although intended for general users, it is first and foremost targeted towards technically-inclined users as well as former Opera users disgruntled by its transition from the Presto layout engine to a Chromium-based browser that resulted in the loss of many of its iconic features. Despite also being Chromium-based, Vivaldi aims to revive the features of the Presto-based Opera with its own proprietary modifications

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser)

Easy to use and highly customizable. During the browser wars back in the 90's I refused to use I.E. and stuck with Netscape until Opera came out in 1995. Stuck with it for years. Then they started using Chrome as a base in 2013. I wasn't thrilled but continued using it.

2016 Vivaldi was released and I have been a very happy camper. I highly recommend it.

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It's the season of giving, so I'm giving up on Firefox in favor of Chromium [View all] bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 OP

Yeah and despite using it for many years, knowing how to configure inadvertent hlthe2b Dec 2022 #1

I suggest getting adblocking "hosts.txt" file. Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #2

Another option for the technically adventurous: pi-hole HuskyOffset Dec 2022 #7

now this interesting. i will bookmark Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #8

I refuse to buy or use any Google product Wicked Blue Dec 2022 #3

Do you have enough memory? SmartJellyfish Dec 2022 #4

I was about to say the same packman Dec 2022 #5

oops! 4G here, but only 39 tabs currently Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #20

The one thing that keeps me on Firefox TlalocW Dec 2022 #6

I just put a reply up in this thread about Vivialdi MichaelSoE Dec 2022 #10

Gotta be an add-on for that functional feature bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #11

I use Vivaldi which is a chrome based browser with it's own modifications MichaelSoE Dec 2022 #9

I've installed Vivaldi bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #16

Sounds more like some sort of problem PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #12

Has Chromium got anything to do with Chrome? nt LAS14 Dec 2022 #13

Well yes, they're almost twins bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #15

Browsers, not metals? Are they both Google? nt LAS14 Dec 2022 #17

Yes, Google bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #18

Firefox has always been garbage ItsjustMe Dec 2022 #14

I removed all the extensions and FF loaded quickly LeftInTX Dec 2022 #19