Hacker News with Generative AI: Web Browsers

Firefox's vertical tabs came to life with a little help from our community (mozilla.org)
If you’ve ever had more tabs open than you can count, you know the struggle: tiny, unreadable tab titles, constant scrolling, and that moment of panic when you close the wrong one. Enter vertical tabs, a long-requested Firefox feature designed to make tab management and multitasking easier.

Firefox, Web Browsers, User Interface, Community, Productivity

4 points by HieronymusBosch 9 hours ago | 0 comments

Firefox 137 starts rolling out tab groups (mozilla.org)
Release Notes tell you what’s new in Firefox. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can also file a bug in Bugzilla or see the system requirements of this release.

Web Browsers, Software, New Releases, Firefox

6 points by ReadCarlBarks 1 day ago | 2 comments

Oldest Chromium issue fixed after 17 years (chromium.org)
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Software, Open Source, Web Browsers, Chromium, Bug Fixes

10 points by syhol 2 days ago | 5 comments

WebKit Features in Safari 18.4 (webkit.org)
Safari 18.4 is here!

Web Browsers, Safari, Software Updates

29 points by feross 2 days ago | 4 comments

Experimental Tauri Verso Integration (tauri.app)
So first off, what is Verso? Verso is a browser based on Servo, a web browser rendering engine written in Rust

Web Development, Rust, Web Browsers, Open Source

137 points by stareatgoats 4 days ago | 44 comments

Firefox Is Finally (Re)Adding Support for Web Apps (omgubuntu.co.uk)
A few months back Firefox announced it was finally adding support for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) after years of ignoring its own user’s requests to do so.

Web Browsers, Firefox

105 points by pahbloo 7 days ago | 92 comments

Servo vs. Ladybird (thelibre.news)
I believe that Ladybird has more funding and better support for the web, but Servo wins in performance. Though, they're hard to compare directly!

Web Browsers, Performance, Comparison, Technology

58 points by speckx 7 days ago | 34 comments

I Recommend Against Brave (thelibre.news)
If you are keen on personal privacy, you might have come across Brave Browser. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that promises to deliver privacy with built-in ad-blocking and content-blocking protection. It also offers several quality-of-life features and services, like a VPN and Tor access. I mean, it's even listed on the reputable PrivacyTools website. Why am I telling you to steer clear of this browser, then?

Privacy, Web Browsers, Security, Opinion

30 points by kattagarian 9 days ago | 21 comments

Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default (github.com/zen-browser)
For some reason, Zen is currently not only exposing Remote Debugging... but also disabling prompting for it?

Security, Privacy, Web Browsers, Open Source

46 points by nobunaga 12 days ago | 31 comments

Vivaldi 7.2: Speedy and smart, a serious update (vivaldi.com)
With Vivaldi 7.2, we’re stepping on the gas! Making sure your browsing experience is better than ever, and faster! Whether you’re a power user with custom keyboard shortcuts or more spartan in your style, this update has something for you. Let’s get into it!

Web Browsers, Software Updates, Productivity

26 points by 0x49d1 16 days ago | 4 comments

Google not letting YouTube videos play with Opera, FF adblockers. Chrome is slow (neowin.net)
For those who have been running YouTube on a browser for a while with an ad blocker enabled, you must have come across YouTube's banner that stops a video playing in its track and warns users not to use such content blockers.

Web Browsers, YouTube, Ad Blocking, Online Video

8 points by josephcsible 16 days ago | 0 comments

Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained (ycombinator.com)
Lynx is the oldest web browser still being maintained

Web Browsers, History, Software

229 points by jahnu 18 days ago | 109 comments

My Favorite Firefox Extensions (alexn.org)
In my previous post, I mentioned that I now use Firefox as my main browser and you should too. Firefox’s strength is its extensions, with many available on Android devices as well. Here’s a list of my favorites.

Firefox, Web Browsers, Extensions, Productivity

12 points by todsacerdoti 18 days ago | 3 comments

Google Being Forced to Sell Chrome Is Not Good for the Web (chriscoyier.net)

Google, Web Browsers, Competition, Antitrust

205 points by OuterVale 19 days ago | 330 comments

Chrome for Android doesn't have extensions, but Edge now has a whole store (ycombinator.com)
Microsoft edge's latest build version 134.0.3124.57, just added a whole new web-store for Android user unlike google.

Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Android, Web Browsers, Extensions

60 points by soumikmahato 19 days ago | 57 comments

A look at Firefox forks (lwn.net)
Mozilla's actions have been rubbing many Firefox fans the wrong way as of late, and inspiring them to look for alternatives.

Mozilla, Firefox, Web Browsers, Open Source

565 points by sohkamyung 20 days ago | 372 comments

Brave wants court to endorse scraping of News Corp content (theregister.com)
Brave has gone to court to head off potential legal action from News Corp over the browser maker's auto-generated AI summaries of articles published by Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

Web Browsers, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Issues, News Media

27 points by gostsamo 20 days ago | 4 comments

Mozilla sees surge in Firefox users thanks to EU's Digital Markets Act (cyberinsider.com)
Mozilla reports a significant rise in Firefox usage across the European Union, crediting the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for breaking long-standing barriers to browser choice.

Mozilla, Firefox, EU, Web Browsers

11 points by namanyayg 21 days ago | 0 comments

Mozilla closes support thread 2 days before baked-in CA TLS certs expire (mozilla.org)
Important update! On March 14, 2025, a critical root certificate in Firefox will expire. If you’re still using an older version (before Firefox 128 or ESR 115.13+), it’s crucial to update to Firefox 128 or newer to avoid issues with add-ons, DRM-protected content, and other features.

Security, Web Browsers, Mozilla, Firefox, Certificates

4 points by superkuh 21 days ago | 1 comments

Mozilla's response to proposed remedies in U.S. vs. Google (mozilla.org)
Last week the Department of Justice and some state attorneys general filed revised proposed remedies in the U.S. v. Google LLC search case. If the proposed remedies barring all search payments to browser developers are adopted by the court, these misguided plans would be a direct hit to small and independent browsers—the very forces that keep the web open, innovative and free.

Antitrust, Law, Web Browsers, Open Source

65 points by pabs3 22 days ago | 42 comments

The web browser as an enabler of minority platforms (utoronto.ca)
Recently, I got involved in a discussion on the Fediverse over what I will simplify to the desirability (or lack of it) of cross platform toolkits, including the browser, and how they erase platform personality and opinions. This caused me to have a realization about what web browser based applications are doing for me, which is that being browser based is what lets me use them at all.

Web Browsers, Social Media, Technology, Digital Platforms

15 points by zdw 22 days ago | 0 comments

Kiwi Browser is officially discontinued (reddit.com)
Kiwi Browser is officially discontinued.

Web Browsers, Software, Discontinued Products

5 points by xnx 23 days ago | 0 comments

Cloudflare blocking Pale Moon and other browsers (theregister.com)
Users of some of the less well-known web browsers are getting blocked from accessing multiple sites by Cloudflare's flaky browser-detection routines.

Cloudflare, Web Browsers, Security, Internet

96 points by userbinator 23 days ago | 53 comments

Certificate will expire on 14 March – update Firefox to prevent add-on breakage (mozilla.org)
On 14 March a root certificate (the resource used to prove an add-on was approved by Mozilla) will expire, meaning Firefox users on versions older than 128 (or ESR 115) will not be able to use their add-ons.

Firefox, Security, Web Browsers, Add-ons

36 points by lapcat 23 days ago | 24 comments

Contra Chrome: How Google's browser became a threat to privacy and democracy (contrachrome.com)
The online version of Scott McCloud’s original Chrome Comic from 2008 can be found at:

Google Chrome, Privacy, Democracy, Web Browsers, Technology

130 points by OuterVale 24 days ago | 86 comments

Kagi Is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux (omgubuntu.co.uk)
Kagi, the company behind a paid, private search engine1 of the same name, has announced it’s bringing its Webkit-based Orion web browser to Linux.

Linux, Web Browsers, Search Engines

376 points by ulrischa 25 days ago | 226 comments

Ask HN: Android web browser with ad blocking? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Android web browser with ad blocking?

Android, Web Browsers, Ad Blocking

7 points by baobabKoodaa 26 days ago | 8 comments

Falkon: A KDE Web Browser (falkon.org)
This release includes fixes for GreaseMonkey, VerticalTabs, Navigation bar (security icon), stability fixes, does not advertise the FTP support, fixes printing and more small fixes.

Web Browsers, KDE, Software, Open Source

208 points by 0x54MUR41 26 days ago | 117 comments

Chrome removed the uBlock Origin extension (chromewebstore.google.com)
Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.

Web Browsers, Security, Privacy, Extensions

6 points by iam-tony 26 days ago | 1 comments

Orion's Next Chapter: Linux Development Officially Launched (kagi.com)
We're thrilled to announce that development of Orion Browser for Linux has officially started!

Linux, Web Browsers, Software Development

56 points by speckx 27 days ago | 1 comments