And no matter how great the developers are, there will always be a delay before these updates are implemented. The issue is that browsers, such as Waterfox and Pale Moon, are entirely reliant on base Firefox updates. And it's pretty much as secure as you can get without turning to Tor (and even then, Tor has its issues).īut that raises the question: why not just use one of the Firefox clones that are more security-focused by default? And this is how I use the browser (with a few add-ons and altered settings).
#Pale moon vs waterfox security how to#
Thankfully, due to Firefox's open-source nature and configuration options, it's easy enough to tweak Firefox using the about configurations to improve its security and user experience (There are plenty of tutorials on how to do this, or you can copy across a user.js template from GitHub). And it is hard to argue that it is as fantastic out of the box as it was a decade ago. So why wouldn't they just stick with the default option or go with what they know? Plus, most people just don't really care about what browser they use, so long as it works. For the most part, this is simply down to how the average internet user is becoming ever more entrenched in the Microsoft and Google ecosystems. I'm aware that I'm becoming an ever-decreasing minority in this respect, as the last several years have seen Firefox's market share plummet. And it's still my top recommendation for other people to use. Yet as fun and fascinating as these browsers were (to someone who likes tinkering with these things), I ultimately concluded that I would still stick with Firefox. But it was also a decent excuse to play around with some different browsers. Partly, I did so to let people know about the other options they have besides Chrome & Edge. Alternative Web Browsers (And Why I Still Use Firefox)Ī little while ago, I wrote an article covering the many alternative web browsers that exist.
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