{"id":58318,"date":"2025-03-17T20:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eb189f04-96d2-47b3-845d-8ac2a56a1ce4"},"modified":"2025-03-17T20:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:44:06","slug":"this-slick-linux-browser-is-like-a-tricked-out-opera-and-its-faster-than-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/this-slick-linux-browser-is-like-a-tricked-out-opera-and-its-faster-than-firefox\/","title":{"rendered":"This slick Linux browser is like a tricked-out Opera – and it’s faster than Firefox"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is no shortage of web browsers.<\/a> But what makes FireDragon<\/a> a browser you should try?<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Also: I’ve tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

FireDragon reminds me of a tricked-out version of Opera<\/a> (without the integrated AI or Workspaces). There’s even a built-in Workspaces option, similar to that of Opera. As for the UI, I would have liked to at least see a vertical tabs option, but that can always be added via an extension (such as Sidebery<\/a>). My only wish is that, when using extensions such as Sidebery, the horizontal tab bar could be hidden.<\/p>\n

What makes FireDragon special? <\/h2>\n

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. <\/p>\n

But beyond the beauty, why should you consider FireDragon? <\/p>\n

Also: <\/strong>5 great Chrome browser alternatives that put your privacy first<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>, AppImage<\/a>, or binary<\/a> tarballs. <\/p>\n

Features<\/h3>\n

With that said, FireDragon is a privacy-focused web browser that includes: <\/p>\n