For the record: https://docs.zen-browser.app/faq#why-cant-zen-browser-play-drm-protected-content
Zen Browser currently lacks DRM-support, because it does not have a Widevine license. Acquiring such a license requires the payment of large fees (at least $5,000). …
Although I understand the reasoning beyond the language used in this post, I’m sad to read that hardened privacy is considered a power user thing.
What’s really sad is the fact you need to make a bunch of convenience tradeoffs and go well out of your way for improved privacy, and on a browser that already has a lot of built-in features for privacy. And a downside of using a Firefox fork is not getting the latest Firefox updates ASAP, you have to wait for the fork to update. It goes to show how privacy-invasive the web is.
No, Midori is based on Floorp. https://github.com/goastian/midori-desktop
“Midori initially uses the Gecko/Firefox code under the Floorp Browser project.”
While dev of Zen Browser is faster, I’ve faced way less bugs than in Floorp
rn Im using Kitty, I’ll check out Ghostty later.