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by djfdat 860 days ago
Workspaces is the first instance of synced tabs in a browser that actually works for me.

A lot of nice features are included in the browser, that maybe they are in other browsers now, but that hasn't always been the case. I was a Vivaldi user prior to switching to Edge, but here are some things I like:

- Tab groups. Vivaldi has this also, and has better tools for collapsing tabs by host - Some of the built-in features are nice. QR code, send to other devices, split view, capture & markup, easier profiles. - Bookmark bar has a per-bookmark option to hide title. Doesn't delete the title, so you can still use it for search. But this makes a really handy app bar. - Probably not true, but I expect it to be better optimized for Windows vs other browsers - Cross-platform w/ workspaces is great. I use a mac for personal and windows for work. Can't use Safari on Windows, and Vivaldi wouldn't sync tabs (at the time) - I expect Microsoft to integrate AI features in early and well, and I want to be on the cutting-edge to see what AI has to offer.

I agree, I hate all the tracking BS also, but I turned a bunch of things off and the rest is probably a wash with everything else tracking me anyways.

I really recommend you fire it up and give it a try. You're sure to be surprised, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.

Edit: Feature that I'm missing most from Vivaldi - the speed dial page was just amazing, running through bookmarks. I've mostly supplanted by using the bookmarks bar, but it's still not a perfect replacement for me.