

I use librewolf for browsing (with the temporary containers addon), nheko for matrix, thunderbird (of course)… that has pgp functionality built in.
When it comes to web browsing I think it is a good idea to use more than one browser. For most general use stuff I use librewolf and already mentioned. I do all my work related stuff, banking and purchasing in chromium. Unfortunately we’re back in the days of internet explorer when a lot of mainstream sites are broken and only work well on one browser. But the uses I mentioned are not as important in regards to privacy so it works for me.
Crypto sites are also often to be built for a chromium base, but I like to keep those separate and use Brave for that.
I don’t know. I’d be interested in learning more about that as well.
I do like it better than element, though. It is more light weight.