Floorp Browser
Shares rank 27 of 53 web browsers by recommenders
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.
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.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 65%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Rich customization and interface features
“The only browser I've found that is comparable to Vivaldi's feature-set and customizability is Floorp.”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “A farewell to Arc browser” “comes with additional custom interface features, workspaces (tabs grouping) and mouse gestures”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “Mozilla Thunderbolt” “the only forks that actually add something meaningful are Floorp and Zen”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular Ad Blockers” Runs well, even on modest hardware
“it worked well, especially considering it was running with 4 gigabytes of RAM on a VM”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Haiku” “Youtube videos up to 1080p play without stuttering in Floorp.”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Apple Introduces MacBook Neo” Firefox fork that suits conventional users
“Librewolf and Floorp are both good options if you don't like Firefox's defaults”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO” “a non-chromium fork that targets a more conventional user”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Floorp Browser” “Floorp is good so far switched without regrets”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Firefox Forcing LLM Features”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Name seems unserious or confusing
“needs a better name. It sounds like the name of a social media platform.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Firefox will have an option to disable all AI features” “I just can not take a project named "floorp" seriously.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Firefox will have an option to disable all AI features” Stopped working for some users
“Floorp (Firefox-based) also stopped working.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Tell HN: Ublock Origin stopped working with Youtube” “Tried Floorp, same issue.”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “I switched to Brave”
Other web browsers people recommend
The four most recommended other web browsers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | 1,572 | 1,371 | 53% | 12 | 16 yrs125 owners | — |
| Google Chrome | 503 | 1,086 | 32% | 12 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Brave | 397 | 248 | 62% | 12 | 4.9 yrs16 owners | — |
| Safari | 307 | 577 | 35% | 12 | 13 yrs27 owners | — |
| Floorp BrowserThis page | 13 | 7 | 65% | 10 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The only browser I've found that is comparable to Vivaldi's feature-set and customizability is Floorp.”
“Tried Floorp, same issue.”
“"floorp" the Firefox fork and "xonaly" the search engine.”
“Librewolf and Floorp are both good options if you don't like Firefox's defaults”
“a non-chromium fork that targets a more conventional user”
“the only forks that actually add something meaningful are Floorp and Zen”
“it worked well, especially considering it was running with 4 gigabytes of RAM on a VM”
“comes with additional custom interface features, workspaces (tabs grouping) and mouse gestures”
“Youtube videos up to 1080p play without stuttering in Floorp.”
“needs a better name. It sounds like the name of a social media platform.”
“I just can not take a project named "floorp" seriously.”
“Zen and Floorp are not obvious improvements from a privacy and control perspective.”
“I have most of these running in front of me now”
“Floorp is good so far switched without regrets”
“Floorp (Firefox-based) also stopped working.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.