Chrome vs Firefox?

downtheroad wrote:
I have been using Firefox for years...thinking of switching to Chrome.
Just asking what you use, what you like, any general likes or dislikes?

I'm getting fed up with Firefox too.... BUT I don't think I could switch to Chrome which is 'all things google'. I don't want google embedded in a my browser tracking,collecting and selling everything I input.

1492 wrote:

This is typically caused by an FF extension or plug-in that does not release its memory when not in use. Resulting in memory usage climbing to where FF can stop responding, or slowing down the system itself.

I have the same issues with FF which is why I switched to Chrome.

I used Firefox for many, many years but switched to Chrome about 3 or 4 years ago. Probably the best feature of Chrome (when used with a Google login) is the synchronization of the bookmark tool bar across computers.

Chrome can be a resource hog, so I would not use it on a computer that has marginal rsources/performance issues.

Firefox mostly but Chrome "incognito" tabs open newspapers without cookies thus avoiding paywalls.

Firefox has ended support for Windows XP. Chrome works better on XP now.

I use this one by Robert Sulkowski for Chrome. Works very well. Autoplay should be illegal, as well as telemarketing. I better stop-I feel a rant coming on :)

I've been using Firefox because it's the only browser I know that lets me stop videos from automatically playing when I open a page. If anyone knows a better solution I may adopt it, but so far I haven't found it. Browsers should never automatically play videos (which can burn a lot of bandwidth if metered). I have a mouse and I know how to click Play if I want to see the video.

Don't overlook Opera. In my own informal unscientific tests it was much faster than Firefox or Chrome. Last Pass works great with it as you can download a specific version for Opera.

Dutch_12078 wrote:

TenOC wrote:

I do not like the way Chrome displays bookmarks. Firefox is better for bookmark. Maybe I need to look for an extension for chrome.

I've been using the "Tidy Sidebar" extension with Chrome for a. There's a bookmark sidebar extension I like better on Chrome based Opera called "V7", but Chrome has blocked installing extensions from anywhere except the Chrome webstore. I've run into too many sites that don't accept Opera to make it my "daily driver".

I was a Firefox user until Chrome came along and I have never looked back. I am puzzled by the "way Chrome displays bookmarks" concern with Chrome.

Here is a screen shot of my bookmarks bar at the top of the Chrome window:


I can't imagine how to reference all my bookmarks any easier. Are you familiar with the Chrome Bookmarks Manager? It allows what I would call a "bookmark tree setup similar to what I use on Firefox" that you say "Tiny Sidebar" does.

Had problems with ff and switched to edge. It solved the problems.

I used Firefox for many years but it has always had it's quirks. I now use Chrome and wish I made the change years ago. I will never recommend Firefox after using Chrome.