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Best "workspace" style browser? [e.g. Sidekick, Ferdium, Station, RamBox] (self.technology)
submitted 1 year ago by applejacks to c/technology
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Trying out Sidekick, Ferdium, Station, RamBox now.

Curious to hear what people's opinions are on these, and if there are any I'm missing.

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[–] Qvest 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've visited the websites of all of the browsers you listed. All of them have the same-ish UI. I don't really know what a 'workspace browser' is so I don't have nearly as concrete of an opinion as someone that uses one of these daily. But, from the UI alone, they feel like the Opera web browser (they are definitely not the same, and probably serve different purposes but this is the impression I get). Does one of these browsers have more features? Which one do you feel comfortable using?

Also, unrelated, but can you or someone else explain to me what is a 'workspace browser'? What purpose does one of these serve?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What is a workspace browser

We heard you like tabs so we put tabs in your tabs.

That’s all they are, really. Sets of tabs you can switch between. It’s not a bad concept if you’re using web based stuff exclusively, but I didn’t find it as useful as multiple desktops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i used one of the above, rambox i believe. Its kinda like what you say abd every tab is its own container with its own cookies etc. I used to use it mostly for work to be logged into 2 or more separate AWS accounts at the same time. If you dont know, without something like ff container tabs, logging into a different aws account in a second browser tab invalidates your session in the first tab

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there any reason these browsers would be more functional than regular Firefox with Sideberry or the Tree Style Tabs extensions?

I use Sideberry at work and at home. Between the containers, folder sorting, tab sleeping, and snapshots, I haven't found another browser configuration that's as flexible and functional.

Not to mention it works with any release or flavor of Firefox. So I don't have to worry about weird issues with non-standard browsers.

*Bonus points if you take the 10 minutes to setup a stylesheet to hide the default horizontal tabs.

[–] applejacks 1 points 1 year ago

I like the dedicated buttons for opening "apps", keeping them separate from tabs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’m using Arc browser full time for work and personal use now. Absolutely in love. They’ve just released publicly after a while in closed beta, so no more invite keys needed!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I used Ferdi then Ferdium on Mac. No complaints, Ferdium actually works better than Ferdi has. No need to reload a ‘tab’ because of crashed page and it doesn’t forget the Teams account / tenant setups. It’s stable and all notifications work fine.

[–] Bastoofter 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I like the clean and privacy-focused interface. The extension library isn't as large as some others, but house of hazards' curated approach ensures stability and performance.

[–] bev10 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you for the information its really helpfull!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m using Vivaldi.

I don’t know about the ones you posted but a chromium based one is important for my workflow.

Vivaldi had some issues of crashes but I feel like with some tweaked and each update it becomes better and better.

It’s now the staple in my daily workflow now (I’m a full stack web dev)

// using an m1 air

— finally got in my preferred instance. Did not see my previous comment. Weird

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I’m using Vivaldi.

I don’t know about the ones you posted but a chromium based one is important for my workflow.

Vivaldi had some issues of crashes but I feel like with some tweaked and each update it becomes better and better.

It’s now the staple in my daily workflow now (I’m a full stack web dev)

// using an m1 air