--- title: Best Firefox posts of 2021 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Firefox posts of 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/firefox/best-of/2021 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/firefox/best-of/2021 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Firefox posts of 2021 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Firefox posts of 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Firefox — 2021 1. 1 [](/posts/firefox-is-the-only-alternative-j6hpfq2rc "Firefox is the Only Alternative") Article Changelog · 5y Firefox is the Only Alternative Almost all browsers these days are built on top of Chromium, Chrome's open-source version. Chrome and Safari control about 85% of the browser market share. Microsoft’s Edge commands only about 4%. Firefox is the only alternative to a complete Chrome hegemony. Google are going to be in complete control of web standards unless something drastically changes. 96 8 2. 2 [](/posts/firefox-relay-qyclopnsk "Firefox Relay") Article Hacker News · 5y Firefox Relay Firefox Relay will no longer forward messages sent to ⁨⁩. Once you delete this alias, it cannot be recovered. If you recreate a deleted alias, emails sent to the original alias will continue to be forwarded. You should update your login with a different email address before youdelete this one. 50 1 3. 3 [](/posts/5-reasons-to-switch-to-firefox-right-now-opensource-com-uxzxlj61a "5 reasons to switch to Firefox right now | Opensource.com") Article Open Source Way · 5y 5 reasons to switch to Firefox right now | Opensource.com Mozilla Firefox was one of the applications that opened my eyes to open source. Here are five reasons you should switch to Firefox right now. The maintainer of Firefox is the Mozilla foundation, a non-profit organization not motivated by your personal data. Mozilla offers a paid VPN service using open source Wireguard software so you can browse safely. 38 3 4. 4 [](/posts/awesome-404-page-templates-for-your-websites-hnnjcs4u0 "Awesome 404 Page Templates for your Websites") Article DEV · 5y Awesome 404 Page Templates for your Websites There are different HTTP response status codes. There are different 404-page templates for your website. Here are some cool 404 page templates for you to use. They include: Neon, Flashlight, Space, Console Style and Sassy 404 UI Study. They are designed for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari browsers. 36 1 5. 5 [](/posts/icon-glassmorphism-effect-in-css-jtk37ehe4 "Icon Glassmorphism Effect in CSS") Article CSS-Tricks · 5y Icon Glassmorphism Effect in CSS I recently came across a cool effect known as glassmorphism in a Dribble shot. My first thought was I could quickly recreate it in a few minutes if I just use some emojis for the icons without wasting time on SVG-ing them. I couldn’t have been more wrong about those “few minutes” — they ended up being days of furiously and frustratingly scratching this itch! 16 6. 6 [](/posts/microsoft-calls-firefox-s-browser-workaround-improper-will-block-it-ab1i1g7-g "Microsoft Calls Firefox’s Browser Workaround “Improper,” Will Block It") Article Hacker News · 5y Microsoft Calls Firefox’s Browser Workaround “Improper,” Will Block It Windows 11 lets you choose your default browser, but it takes a lot of clicks and Microsoft sometimes forces you to use Edge, anyway. Firefox had a workaround, but Microsoft calls it “improper” and will soon block it. Microsoft made a statement to The Verge where it explained the logic behind its decision. 13 3 7. 7 [](/posts/safari-isn-t-protecting-the-web-it-s-killing-it-byiwglczb "Safari isn't protecting the web, it's killing it") Article Changelog · 5y Safari isn't protecting the web, it's killing it Safari's approach isn't protecting the web from bloat & evil Google influence. Most features that Safari hasn't implemented have no hint of security, privacy or performance concerns, and they've been implemented in every other browser already. 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