Greetings! I have recently ditched google and went with privacy focused alternatives. Such as SearXNG, Invidious, Lemmy etc.
However, while i was using degoogled chromium, i cant install extensions.
Is there any way i can install extensions on Degoogled Chromium? (ik this isnt the right place to ask but eh)
Thanks a lot!
47 Comments
fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev · 73 pts · 2y
ditch chromium and use firefox
GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml · -18 pts · 2y
Chromium has its advantages too.
gilarelli@jlai.lu · 38 pts · 2y
Citation needed
rocci@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 2y
Like what?
lnxtx@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 2y
When website doesn't work on Firefox.
Chrome is the next Internet Explorer.
Cris16228@lemmy.today · 28 pts · 2y
Yeaaah i fking hate it "Please install google chrome to use this feature" nah, Imma skip it entirely
Maeve@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 2y
I was trying to bid on a couple of municipal projects recently, and got this. Nope. I'll go to the library, maybe.
Cris16228@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 2y
I'm really curious if it's real or some bullshit. Do chromium based browser have something Firefox doesn't? I'm talking about all those "Please install Firefox to use X" because I doubt it
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
They have tracking and zero privacy. Some websites wouldnt be profitable or worth it if they couldn't collect and sell data.
Google is a data broker.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 2y
It's just a small rural area, population wise, in the South. Probably some free build-a-site that came with hosting.
Yurgenst@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 2y
Pro tip: when a website doesn't work with Firefox, go download a user agent changer and switch it to chrome and watch the website work perfectly on Firefox lol
Maeve@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 2y
Oh? Recommendations? I just said I'm waiting to get to the library to bid on a couple of municipal projects bc of this "must use chrome" nonsense.
Yurgenst@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
User-agent switcher is what I use. My only issue so far is that it messes up websites that use recaptcha or cloudflare "Are you a robot" challenges sometimes.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks so much. I'll give it a try!
N0x0n@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2y
Wait... You have encountered a website that doesn't work on Firefox? :/ Like finding a needle in a haystack.
bjorney@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
It's not uncommon to see certain sites to only work on chromium because the dev used the filesystem APIs that don't exist on FF
naught@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
This is more common than you think. It's usually not broken entirely, but firefox constantly breaks styling/css stuff on websites I use and build. I've had a few sites ask me to switch browsers because firefox doesn't support x y or z feature too
edit: for example, WebGPU support is currently lacking in FF https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/wiki/Implementation-Status
I use firefox, but I'm not blind to its few problems
CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y
Never noticed an issue and if websites using only chrome supported features, it's an issue with the website, not the browser.
naught@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y
That's one way to look at it. If a website works perfectly on chromium, but not firefox, why is this the website's fault?
N0x0n@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
This must be very specific and probably heavly bloated with unecessary stuff? (With probably alot of telemetry and other strange things...)
I have never encountered any breaking of styling/css, except with some specific addons (no-script, heavy dns blocking, ublock in hard mode...)
Not that I doub your claims, but if you have any example on hand I would be very open to give it a try and maybe learn something new in the web realm.
naught@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
I remember trying to style a range input slider a few years ago and it worked everywhere except firefox. I also had problems with the style of the recently (inverted colors, wrong font). Not a big deal, I still drive firefox daily, but there are idiosyncrasies
MiltownClowns@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Chromecast
Daxtron2@startrek.website · 12 pts · 2y
Can you really consider yourself degoogled if you use a Chromecast??
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
Then have chromium installed for chromecast only and Firefox installed for normal browsing.
MiltownClowns@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
That's what I do, just pointing out that it's factually incorrect to say there's no point to chromium. Everyone's just proselytizing, probably the same nerds who mock apple fanboys.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Dont use chromecast
JameUwU@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Wildly_Utilize@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 1y
grayjay only?
JameUwU@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 1y
GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml · -6 pts · 2y
Compatibility, security, UI, permission features.
prousername@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 2y
I've used chrome as a browser for almost my entire life. It's kinda nice to still have the chrome i know and love, but with no google spyware.
CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y
I didn't drink or have sex for a big proportion of my life (until 16). Was quite happy to ditch old habits.
The thing is, chrome was probably built for spying.
GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
True.
Pherenike@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
In this case, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
MiltownClowns@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-wiki/faq#can-i-install-extensions-or-themes-from-the-chrome-webstore
GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
I don't remember many details so you have to wait for more competent replies but afaik there are 2 ways of getting extensions working on UGC: download the extension file using some workarounds and install it manually, or install a special proprietary module that enables Chrome extension store so you can use it like on Chrome.
JameUwU@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 2y
pewpew@feddit.it · 2 pts · 1y
Manifest V2 exstensions (like most ad blockers) are no longer supported. You should install Firefox or a fork of it (I reccomend Floorp)
privacydingus@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
Agree with a lot of the comments here, whether it's privacy or not wanting to use GAFAMmmy tools, there are better options than ungoogled chromium. For privacy: https://privacytests.org/ (maintainer works at Brave, but by and large this site is useful)
TCB13@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Just use ungoogled-chromium.
Boomkop3@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 1y
JameUwU@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 2y
JustMarkov@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y
Don't use Brave. Brave is virtually a spyware, just less invasive compared to Chrome: https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/brave
prousername@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
Well. I wasn't "Brave" enough to use it, so yea.
JameUwU@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 1y