Web browsers

Of the major web browsers, Firefox is the only one that properly respects user privacy and open web standards.

Why use Firefox?

• Free (as in freedom) and open source
  • No backdoors, independent security auditing
• Google Chrome does not respect your privacy
  • By default Chrome Sync does not end-to-end encrypt user data. This lets Google see all your saved passwords.
  • Even when enabled, the end-to-end encryption has been easy to bruteforce. Again, Google can see all your saved passwords.

Plugins

Privacy and security

• KeePassXC
• Privacy Badger
• uBlock Origin
• Snowflake

Time management

• LeechBlock NG
• RescueTime

Science

• EndNote Click
• Google Scholar Button
• Zotero Connector

Utility

• Better Netflix
• DeArrow
• Distill
• Firefox Multi-Account Containers
• Keepa
• Netflix 1080p
• Netflix Tweaked
• Plasma Integration
• SponsorBlock
• SteamDB
• Tab Reloader
• User-Agent Switcher
• Video Controls for Instagram
• Video DownloadHelper

Fixes

Firefox and Thunderbird crash at launch

This fix is for the crash at module: libvulkan.so.1, signature: linux_read_sorted_physical_devices and source: /usr/src/vulkan-loader-1.3.275.0-1build1/loader/loader_linux.c:277. Please see the folder /usr/share/vulkan/icd.d for the available Vulkan ICD files. Take a note of the one that matches your GPU and the driver you are using. Then add it as an environment variable VK_DRIVER_FILES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/YOUR_ICD.json in the .desktop launcher files of Firefox and Thunderbird. On Kubuntu, you can use the (KDE) Menu Editor for this. If this helps Firefox to start, then check the about:config page to see that the graphics acceleration is enabled. If it doesn’t work, then the issue is likely due to Snap confinement, and you need to remove the Snap versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, and install the deb or Flatpak versions instead.