Why hackers moved from Chrome to Firefox
2 hackers described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I moved from Chrome back to Firefox, and Gemini was great at finding equivalents for my most-used extensions”Jordan-117, 2026-06-09original comment ↗
“I switched from Chrome to FF and FF hard-locks 3x a day for me now.”conartist6, 2025-12-10original comment ↗
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Chrome vs Firefox
| Chrome | Firefox | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 5 | 11 |
| Hackers who criticize | 14 | 10 |
| Moved away from it | 7 | 8 |
| Moved to it | 4 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Chrome
“the big G that's running the browser with most market-share (Chrome)”mentalgear, 2026-10-29original comment ↗
“I switched from Chrome to Safari about 5 years ago and can count the number of websites I’ve had issues with on one hand, I think.”lobf, 2026-10-13original comment ↗
“I was shaking my head when my fellow developers, and some hackers, moved from Firefox to mostly Chrome.”Gud, 2026-08-15original comment ↗
“Some time after IE6 and Firefox and before Chrome, the default policy switched from "prompt" to "accept".”za_creature, 2026-08-02original comment ↗
“I recently switched from Chrome to Edge after using Chrome for decades. It is so bloated and slow.”running101, 2026-07-31original comment ↗
Praise for Firefox
“This time it’s been great”Swalden123, 2026-09-01original comment ↗
“No real complaints so far, haven't really noticed any difference from Chrome to be honest which is about as good a recommendation as I could give.”stillpointlab, 2026-08-31original comment ↗
“These days I'd recommend Firefox.”handoflixue, 2026-07-08original comment ↗
“Firefox respects the user's choices for ad blockers, and doesn't force local AI models on them.”englens, 2026-06-17original comment ↗
“Firefox _is_ a good alternative to chrome, though, by the arguments OP brought.”freehorse, 2026-05-05original comment ↗
Other moves from Chrome
- Chrome → Edge (2)
- Chrome → Safari (1)
- Chrome → Vivaldi (1)
- Chrome → Waterfox (1)