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      I’ve never thought about it, how do they make money? I’ve never seen an ad or sent them money.

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        They make a large amount from Google paying them to be the default search engine. Also they have been making additional projects that can be subscribed to as add-ons for Firefox (like a VPN and an email forwarding service that allows you to make fake email addresses or phone numbers to use on sites that will forward the messages to your real inbox/phone). You can use a limited version of the email thing without paying though so it is easy to try out. And they are always ready to take donations of any size and can be reoccurring. I personally pay .99/month for the email service even though I don’t use it often. As it is nice to have if I need it, and it is basically a donation at that point. lol.

        Here are links to those products if you care to read more about them or at least see pricing.
        https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/

        https://relay.firefox.com/

        But even just making a point to donate some one-offs here and there does help in small ways to keep a real option in browsers that isn’t just another Chromium-based project.
        https://donate.mozilla.org/en-US/

        Everyone hated when IE was the only browser that sites were coded for, and we are seeing more and more Chromium only sites. Which means a bad vulnerability in Chromium will impact all the browsers based on it. Also privacy add-ons for Firefox tend to work better and block ads well.

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        1. Donations

        2. Getting payed by google to make it their default search engine.

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        They get paid by Google to feature their search engine as the default primary search engine. In Fennec, the non-google-play version of mobile browser Firefox, Duckduckgo is set as default, even though both versions are maintained by Mozilla, the non-profit organization behind Firefox.

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      I adore Firefox but several years ago, Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Forms, etc) decided to change their font system in some bizarre way that they’re never formatted right on Firefox and cause spacing issues. It sucks because I use Docs and Sheets so frequently that I end up needing to keep two browsers installed and switch whenever I want to work on some of my projects.

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        Fennec is only for Android, because the desktop Firefox doesn’t have have weird app-store shennanigans to begin with, so there’s no point of maintaining Fennec for desktop.

        And I do use Fennec for Android, just to keep the Google-Play shennanigans out of my browser.

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    Bitwarden is one I use several times a day. They do have a support plan for like $10 a year that gives a couple extra features like TOTP support, but the base level is incredibly robust. It’s open source, too. I know a lot of folks also host their own servers with Vaultwarden, but that’s a little beyond my skill level.

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        I pay for it just because it’s cheap and to support them

        I did this too when it first came out, and then the product became robust enough that I recommended we implement it at work because secrets management was non-existent. We have a bunch of licenses on the Enterprise plan now and it just keeps getting better each update.

        My only complaint is that migrating the data to a new server is a pain in the ass and never works correctly, even when following the migration instructions to the letter. Always have to open a ticket with them for that. Not enough of a pain to move to another product, though.

        I also still pay for my personal plan. It really is a fantastic product.

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            Pretty uncommon to host company credentials via 3rd party as policy. It wouldn’t even be legal under national law for my field of work for example.

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              Obviously situations are different but the majority of standard businesses will let bitwarden host. In fact, I’d put more trust in bitwarden than than most self hosting teams.

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            Because we have some contracts that stipulate any data related to the project, including secrets/credentials, must remain on-site, and in some cases, on an air-gapped network. Doesn’t make sense to spin up something else to manage those secrets when Bitwarden can do it all and satisfy the requirements of those contracts.

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        I use the business plan to seperate personal and business but the sharing features are also great.

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      I just recently started using their totp function and I can’t believe I didn’t switch sooner. Just the fact alone that it automatically copies the code to your clipboard is such a Time saver not having to open up a separate app.

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        It’s a wild time saver. I can’t believe other folks go to a whole separate app for their codes! Hitting Ctrl+L to autofill passwords and user names then Ctrl+V for TOTP feels like a hack when I watch other people struggle with their other solutions.

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          I use a separate app for my codes, if someone somehow gains access to my Bitwarden if they have TOTP as wellcthrn they have all my accounts. With my TOTP in another app they still can’t access them.

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              Not OP but, consider using something like a YubiKey or similar hardware key for your second factor authentication.

              They usually support multiple protocols so you only need to carry one around - and storing your second factor with your passwords is like putting all your eggs in one basket.

              Print out recovery codes or get an ekstra hardware key for backup and you get great security for surprisingly little effort.

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          Right! I was using Authy so I didn’t have to grab my phone every time, but even that was still having to open the Authy app and wait for it to load, copy+paste. But using the keyboard shortcuts for Bitwarden is just so fast. Like you said, feels like a hack. It even auto copies on Android and with the autofill, makes it so easy.

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          I use keepassxc which autofills. Then 2fsa has an addon that auto adds the code. I’m in in under 10 seconds. I dread the idea of keeping my passwords and TOTP in the same vault.

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          It kinda does feel like it’s being promoted here, which seems unnecessary for a free, open-source program hahaha

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              I don’t doubt that! I’ve just seen it mentioned a LOT, much more than any other sites I’ve visited.

              I’m not suspicious about it anymore, though—if it wasn’t a free open-source program, that would be a different story! Spotting obvious ads disguised as comments everywhere on Reddit was always fun.

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                Same, the last few posts about a password manager was heavily voted for bitwarden and keypass. It is suspicious, but at the same time Lemmy is primarily filled with techy programmers that are more in tune with tech than most people and lean toward open source and pirating.

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                  I really don’t think it is promotion via paid users. It was talked about on Reddit a lot because it’s really good and the users like to promote it.

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        I kinda thought that too, but it’s free and open-source… so that would be weird.

        Looking into password managers, though, it does really seem like the best choice. Lastpass had breach lately, KeePass requires self-hosting, and other offerings cost more (and aren’t open-source.)

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      Microsoft is adding extensive archive format support (using libarchive) to Windows 11. I’d like to thank 7-zip for its service over the decades, though.

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        The way Msoft are going with right click options I’m doubtful it’ll complete.

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          If you’re talking about the more limited set of options you get when you right click a file in Windows 11, just hold shift while right clicking to get the original options. You’ve actually been able to hold shift to get additional options going way back, I think to windows XP.

          There’s a lot of extra useful options in there too like opening command prompts to the current folder and copying file paths to the clipboard.

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      For the self-hosters out there, there’s VaultWarden, which works seamlessly with all Bitwarden plugins and apps.

      It’s very lightweight and easy to setup and run. It has support for multiple accounts, so you can use it for your family, or business, or whatever!

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        Blender is an open source 3D art/graphics program, on-par with what companies charge hundreds of dollars per month for. Unlike some things where people say “Use GIMP instead of Photoshop!”, Blender is actually industry standard everywhere I’ve worked

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    ITT people throwing out names of things with 0 mention of what they are or what they’re used for.

    Like, I appreciate being to look at everyone’s recommendations, but man that’s a lot of googling

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      On this note it’s crazy there are people who will spend over $100 on a Windows license, when all they do is use a web browser or simple productivity apps like spreadsheets or word.

      I can get if you’re using some adobe products, or some game that hasn’t been updated to the Linux compatible EAC, but for the vast majority of people paying over $100 (or having that cost passed onto you from the manufacturer if Windows is preinstalled) is crazy.

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    Jellyfin, it’s literally free Netflix if you own even just an old computer and some storage. Also open source that is another huge plus

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    Home Assistant. It is an incredibly powerful smart home solution that is far more capable than any other solution one needs to pay for.

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    Taking the opportunity to get on my soapbox and remind everyone that free software still requires someone’s time and effort to maintain. If you’ve been using a free app for a while and you and you enjoy it (and you have the means to do so), consider sending a donation to the developers/maintainers! It’s a good way to help ensure that the great, free app you enjoy stays great and free.

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    Firefox, ppsspp, termux, vlc are coming to my mind. Probably there are alot more. These are for android. Although they do apply to desktop except termux.

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    Weawow is a completly (also ad-)free weather forecast app run basically solo by a Japanese guy. I was surprised when I found this app that it was so good in every aspect that I had to donate the guy. It has has more than half a Mio. reviews on google play with an average of 4.9 . Idk of any free app with that many reviews having this kind of rating, well deserved.

    Further honorable mentions:

    • Vivaldi browser
    • Joplin notes app
    • nextcloud
    • wikipedia (obviously)
    • Öffi
    • Signal
    • keepass
    • rif for reddit (R.I.P)
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    OpenStreetMap (OSM)

    OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the world, created and maintained by millions of volunteers. It includes data about roads, buildings, shops, points of interest, and more.

    Many of the benefits of Google Maps without all its spying and advertising.

    Bonus in line with this: OsmAnd.

    Edit: a more lightweight, but fully FOSS OSM client: Organic Maps. Blazing fast and under constant development.

    Edit 2: Here is a Lemmy community dedicated to OsmAnd: !osmand@lemmy.ml