# Floorp Browser

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Floorp Browser and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A Firefox-based browser that adds workspaces, mouse gestures and interface customization, and runs well on modest hardware. Critics say it is not an obvious privacy gain and some report breakage.

## Why people recommend it

- Rich customization and interface features (3 comments): "The only browser I've found that is comparable to Vivaldi's feature-set and customizability is Floorp." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50198177)) "comes with additional custom interface features, workspaces (tabs grouping) and mouse gestures" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47793784)) "the only forks that actually add something meaningful are Floorp and Zen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48608082))
- Runs well, even on modest hardware (2 comments): "it worked well, especially considering it was running with 4 gigabytes of RAM on a VM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48127754)) "Youtube videos up to 1080p play without stuttering in Floorp." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249695))
- Firefox fork that suits conventional users (3 comments): "Librewolf and Floorp are both good options if you don't like Firefox's defaults" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515809)) "a non-chromium fork that targets a more conventional user" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845392)) "Floorp is good so far switched without regrets" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859319))

## What people warn about

- Name seems unserious or confusing (2 comments): "needs a better name. It sounds like the name of a social media platform." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46338235)) "I just can not take a project named "floorp" seriously." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46334900))
- Stopped working for some users (2 comments): "Floorp (Firefox-based) also stopped working." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45805817)) "Tried Floorp, same issue." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49885523))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Firefox for Android](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-for-android.md): 76 recommend
- [Opera browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/opera-browser.md): 70 recommend
- [NetSurf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netsurf.md): 17 recommend
- [Dia browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dia-browser.md): 14 recommend
- [Konqueror](https://hackerapproved.com/p/konqueror.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Floorp Browser", https://hackerapproved.com/p/floorp/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).