• Dave@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I recently switched from Chrome to Firefox as part of an ongoing de-Google effort… and, honestly, I found it fairly easy. The two things I missed and found solutions for were:

    1. Profiles - I just use the built in profiles with the Profile Switcher extension
    2. Casting to Chromecast - I use the fx_cast extension and actually find it more reliable than Chrome’s casting!

    Other than those, I’ve found it to be a very comfortable, familiar experience.

    • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the heads up regarding fx_cast. Casting is about the only thing I use Chrome for and now hopefully I can stop doing that too.

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      1 year ago

      Ya, profiles is what’s going to stop me from switching. I have like 7 different profiles

      • Dave@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It can be made to work in largely the same way. You just need to install the extra plugin (and associated extra component). I have a similar number of profiles as you and I haven’t had to change how I work.

        The article comments reference Multi-Account Containers, but I’m not sure I could make them work. I need different bookmarks for each profile, and I like the separation of a new window.