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There is no shortage of web browsers. But what makes FireDragon a browser you should try?
First off, FireDragon was originally a fork of LibreWolf, but the development team (which is the same team behind Garuda Linux) decided to switch to the Floorp browser as its base.
Also: I’ve tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)
What makes FireDragon special?
The Garuda team knows its way around a UI, and it creates some of the coolest looking themes on the market. I’m not a big fan of dark themes, but I can admit that everything the Garuda developers touch turns out beautiful.
But beyond the beauty, why should you consider FireDragon?
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Before we get too deep into this, know that FireDragon is only available for Linux and can be installed on Arch-based distributions from within the AUR repository and on other distributions via Flathub, AppImage, or binary tarballs.
For example, out of the box, FireDragon uses Resist Fingerprinting (RFP) instead of the regular FireDragon fingerprinting protection settings. From within Settings > Privacy & Security > “Resist Fingerprinting & IP address leaks” section, you can enable strong protection against fingerprinting, which is the added protection from Firefox that includes forced light mode, some API disabling, and more. The one thing about this setting is that it will most likely break some sites you visit.
How does FireDragon perform?
I was pleasantly surprised to find that FireDragon outperforms Firefox in both startup and page load times. It’s not as fast as Chrome or Opera, which lands it somewhere in the middle ground of browser performance.
Other than that, FireDragon performs very well, with the stability of a much more mature browser.
Although I’m set with Zen Browser being my default, I will keep FireDragon installed for those moments when I need a bit more privacy (but don’t want to bother with Tor).