Firefox
Drop-in replacementFreeThe same browser from Mozilla, usually preinstalled. Sign in and everything syncs.
Your files: Bookmarks, passwords, history and add-ons sync through a Firefox account, or move as an exported bookmarks file.
Does Firefox run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Mozilla builds Firefox for Linux, and most beginner Linux systems come with it already installed, so there is usually nothing to do.
Firefox on Linux is the same browser. Mozilla offers a direct download for regular Intel and AMD machines and for ARM ones, plus its own software source for Ubuntu, Mint and Debian style systems so it updates alongside everything else.
On most beginner distributions you will not need any of that, because Firefox is already there when you first log in. Open it and sign in to your Firefox account, and your bookmarks, saved passwords, history, open tabs and add-ons all come across from the Windows machine.
If you never set up a Firefox account, export your bookmarks to a file on Windows first and import that file on the Linux side. Saved passwords are the thing people forget, so check they are somewhere safe before you wipe the Windows install.
Streaming video works. Netflix lists Firefox as supported on Linux, at up to 1080p.
Firefox on Linux, and alternatives
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