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{{Browser Infobox
{{Browser Infobox
|name= Mozilla Firefox
|name= Mozilla Firefox
|image= [[file:Firefox.png|64px]]
|image= [[file:NuFox.png|64px]]
|type= Free
|type= Free
|layout= Gecko
|layout= Gecko
|website= [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/]
|website= [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/]
}}
}}
'''Firefox''' is a free and open source [[browsers|web browser]] developed and maintained by the Mozilla Foundation. It is known for its high degree of customisability through add-ons and its adherence to Web standards.
'''Firefox''' is a free and open source [[browsers|web browser]] developed and maintained by Mozilla. It is known for its high degree of customization through add-ons and its adherence to Web standards.


== Official branches ==
==Official branches==


''Unfortunately, [https://support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-36-no-longer-supported the v3.6.x series of Firefox is now unsupported]. It will no longer receive security or stability updates.''
''Unfortunately, [https://support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-36-no-longer-supported the v3.6.x series of Firefox is now unsupported]. It will no longer receive security or stability updates. Please use Pale Moon for those olde-skool aesthetics.''


Mozilla offers five officially compiled branches or channels of Firefox. These are Release, Beta, Dev Edition, Nightly, and [[ESR (Software)|ESR]].
Mozilla offers five officially compiled branches or channels of Firefox. These are Release, Beta, Dev Edition, Nightly, and [[ESR (Software)|ESR]].


*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ Release] branch of Firefox is geared towards the the average home or office Web user. It receives a major update every six weeks if all goes according to plan, but security and stability patches are issued as needed in the meantime.
* The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/ Release] branch of Firefox is geared towards the the average home or office Web user. It receives a major update every four weeks if all goes according to plan, but security and stability patches are issued as needed in the meantime.


*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/beta/ Beta] branch of Firefox is geared towards home users who want to try new features a few weeks early while contributing to Firefox development. It is generally quite stable with most remaining bugs being specific to certain configurations or drivers. In the course of a typical six week beta run, there are between seven and thirteen builds released.
*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/beta/ Beta] branch of Firefox is geared towards home users who want to try new features a few weeks early while contributing to Firefox development. It is generally quite stable with most remaining bugs being specific to certain configurations or drivers. In the course of a typical six week beta run, there are between seven and thirteen builds released.  


*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/developer/ Developer Edition] or alpha branch of Firefox replaced the Aurora branch and is geared towards Web developers and includes extra development tools and a special theme. Some instability and bugs should be expected.
*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/developer/ Developer Edition] or alpha branch of Firefox is geared towards Web developers and includes extra development tools and a special theme. Some instability and bugs should be expected.


*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/ Nightly] or pre-alpha branch is intended for testing and debugging purposes. It represents the bleeding edge of Firefox development, so the likelihood of encountering instability, security vulnerabilities, and major bugs is high. As the name implies, Nightly typically receives patches on a day-to-day basis and new features as soon as they become ready. Oddly, it is the only official branch in which native 64-bit builds for Windows are offered.
*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/ Nightly] or pre-alpha branch is intended for testing and debugging purposes. It represents the bleeding edge of Firefox development, so the likelihood of encountering instability, security vulnerabilities, and major bugs is high. As the name implies, Nightly typically receives patches on a day-to-day basis and new features as soon as they become ready.


*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/organizations/ Extended support release or ESR] branch of Firefox is geared towards large organizations who require long-term support for mass deployments, but it is can also be a good option for the technologically illiterate. It remains static for approximately one year after a major release, receiving new code only in the form of security and stability patches.
*The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/organizations/ Extended support release or ESR] branch of Firefox is geared towards large organizations who require long-term support for mass deployments, but it is can also be a good option for the home user. It remains static for approximately one year after a major release, receiving new code only in the form of security and stability patches.


Regarding experimental features, Mozilla gives you the option to install an extension that allows you to enable them before they come enabled out of the box, if they ever make it to the stable branch. For more information, go to [https://testpilot.firefox.com/ testpilot.com].
==Notable forks==
 
== Notable forks ==


Due to the free and open source nature of its code base, Firefox has given rise to several forks.
Due to the free and open source nature of its code base, Firefox has given rise to several forks.


*[https://gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ GNU IceCat] is a fork maintained by the GNU Project for those who happen to be of one mind with [[Richard Stallman]]. In addition to removing and replacing the copyrighted or trademarked parts of Firefox, the maintainer has added a couple of minor privacy and security features.
*[http://www.palemoon.org/ Pale Moon] is a fork of Firefox dedicated to providing the classic user interface layout of the v3.6.x series while maintaining support for [https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive old XUL addons]. It uses a fork of the Gecko rendering engine called Goanna. For a complete list of the differences between Pale Moon and Firefox, see [http://www.palemoon.org/technical.shtml#Firefox_Differences this page]. Note: it's made by a furry who has a fursona named Moonchild. He has art and has written furry stories. His furry website is [http://www.moonchildproductions.info/ here].
 
*[http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/iceweasel Iceweasel] is a fork maintained by the Debian Project. It is designed to allow the project to back-port as it pleased without running afoul of Mozilla's trademarks.
 
*[http://www.palemoon.org/ Pale Moon] is a fork of Firefox [[Extended Support Release|ESR]] dedicated to providing an optimised Firefox with the classic user interface layout of the v3.6.x series. Pale Moon is offered in both [http://www.palemoon.org/download-ng.shtml 32-bit] and [http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml 64-bit] builds, and uses a fork of the Gecko rendering engine called Goanna. For a complete list of the differences between Pale Moon and Firefox, see [http://www.palemoon.org/technical.shtml#Firefox_Differences this page]. Note: it's made by a [[furry]] who has a fursona named Moonchild. He has art and has written furry stories. His furry website is [http://www.moonchildproductions.info/ here].


*The [https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en Tor Browser Bundle] is a package designed specifically to visit Onion sites and to browse the Internet through the Tor network.
*The [https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en Tor Browser Bundle] is a package designed specifically to visit Onion sites and to browse the Internet through the Tor network.
**[https://mullvad.net/en/browser Mullvad Browser] is a fork of Tor developed by a VPN company, intended for use on the clearnet.


*[https://github.com/intika/Librefox Librefox] Modern FF fork enhanced for privacy.
*[https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/ LibreWolf] Is a fork designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, removing all telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM.
 
*[https://www.waterfoxproject.org/en-US/ Waterfox] Maintains support for legacy addons and aims to be fast.
 
== Add-Ons ==
 
=== Controversy and WebExtension Add-onpocalypse ===
 
In 2014, Brendan Eich the then CEO of the Mozilla '''Corporation''' (the for-profit entity that develops the Firefox browser), had been found to have donated $1000 to a proposition around banning same-sex marriage in California. Some employees of the Mozilla '''Foundation''' (the non-profit entity that decides the changes around the Firefox browser, which ironically Brendan Eich helped create) were upset with this, and did what they normally do; blog posts, activism and calling for Brendan to resign. That same year, Brendan did resign, but not without saying that he stands by his donation to ban same-sex marriage.
 
Since then, Firefox has been heading downhill fast. Current development of Firefox involves pushing it to become as much of a Google Chrome clone as possible. Performance has gotten worse, bloat has been added, the theme has become closer to chrome and the ability to rice it to autistic levels has been threatened. Trackers have been added, including screen recording software and for some reason it now also has its own instant message chat built into the browser. However probably the worst of them all was the WebExtension Add-onpocalypse.
 
The drop of support for legacy add-ons made every single add-on that had been developed, incomparable with Firefox. This was obviously controversial, but it wasn't enough. They also dropped every legacy add-on's page, so even if you made a way to support legacy add-ons, you wouldn't be able to find any.
 
Some browsers such as Pale moon, Waterfox and SeaMonkey however, preserve the support for these legacy add-ons. And lucky the Pale Moon and Waterfox Team have a [https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive working archive] of (almost) all the legacy add-ons, which you can install and use as an [https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive/releases add-on] in the mentioned browsers.
 
As for what Brendan Eich is doing; he decided he wasn't done with the browser game, and is now the CEO of a company that is developing a browser called [https://brave.com/ Brave], which is basically just a browser with cypto attached to it.
 
=== Tags ===
[[File:LegacyTag.png|x14px]] — Is a legacy add-on, and can only be used on a Firefox fork that supports legacy add-ons (Waterfox, Pale Moon, SeaMonkey). Can be downloaded using the [https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive Classic Add-ons Archive].
 
[[File:WebExt.png|x14px]] — Is a WebExtension Add-on. Can be run on any modern Firefox or Firefox fork.
 
=== Notable add-ons ===
{{note|some of these listed add-ons may overlap slightly. They are both listed for modularity. Some people like one thing, and some like the other or a third. Pick your poison.}}
{{warning|With Firefox having a new addon engine with Version 55 and above, many of these addons no longer work!}}
==== Adblocking, privacy, and security ====
 
[[File:Certificatepatrol.png|48px]] '''Certificate Patrol''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]] [[File:Buggy.png|50px]]
 
Certificate Patrol discovers when certificates have changed. Currently no working download link. However they do have a [http://patrol.psyced.org/ site].
 
[[File:Decentraleyes.png|48px]] '''Decentraleyes''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/ Decentraleyes] loads common CDN resources locally, minimizing your exposure to third-party servers and slightly decreasing page load times, as well as the amount of data transferred.
 
[[File:Httpseverywhere.png|48px]] '''HTTPS-Everywhere''' [[File:Active.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/ HTTPS Everywhere] encrypts your communications with many major websites, making your browsing more secure. If you can only install a couple of add-ons, this should be one of them.
 
[[File:Httpsfinder.png|48px]] '''HTTPS Finder''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]] [[File:Buggy.png|50px]]
 
[https://code.google.com/p/https-finder/downloads/list HTTPS Finder] detects available https and creates HTTPS Everywhere rules.


[[File:Noscript.png|48px]] '''NoScript''' [[File:Active.png|x14px]]
==Add-Ons==


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/ NoScript] allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice.
===Adblocking, privacy, and security===
[[File:uBlock.png|48px]] '''uBlock Origin'''


[[File:RAS.png|48px]] '''Random Agent Spoofer''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ uBlock Origin] is a lightweight and low-resource adblocker. Has many filter lists built in, with EasyList, Peter Lowe’s Ad server list, EasyPrivacy, and Malware domains enabled by default.  


[https://github.com/dillbyrne/random-agent-spoofer Random Agent Spoofer] spoofs your user-agent string to any value of your choice, with the option to change to popular agent strings randomly. It also includes the ability to spoof various HTTP Referer request values, as well as multiple about:config tweaks.
*Can fully replace NoScript in advanced mode and outperform it, whilst offering more features.
 
*Able to replace ClearURLs by adding [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/LegitimateURLShortener.txt LegitmateURLShortner list].
'''Referer Controler''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/referercontrol/ Referer Controler] controls what gets sent as the HTTP Referer on a per-site basis.
 
[[File:Selfdestructingcookies.png|48px]] '''Self-Destructing Cookies''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies-webex/ Self-Destructing Cookies] auto-deletes cookies on tab close.
 
'''Multi Account Containers''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ Multi Account Containers] is a Firefox addon that uses part of the security model of Firefox OS to create sandboxed tabs and manage them. Updated infrequently and might be incompatible with certain addons.
 
[[File:uBlock.png|48px]] '''uBlock Origin''' [[File:Active.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ uBlock Origin] is a lightweight and low-resource adblocker. Has many filter lists built in, with EasyList, Peter Lowe’s Ad server list, EasyPrivacy, and Malware domains enabled by default. Can fully replace NoScript in advanced mode and outperform it, whilst offering more features.
*Not to be confused with 'uBlock', an EXTREMELY outdated fork with some very slight changes to the UI.
*Not to be confused with 'uBlock', an EXTREMELY outdated fork with some very slight changes to the UI.
*If you feel bad about blocking advertisements, make a deal with yourself: you'll stop blocking ads when major international internet companies stop [http://uk.businessinsider.com/yahoos-advertising-network-is-being-targeted-by-hackers-malwarebytes-says-2015-8?r=US&IR=T serving]  [https://blog.malwarebytes.org/malvertising-2/2015/08/large-malvertising-campaign-takes-on-yahoo/ malware].
* If you feel bad about blocking advertisements, make a deal with yourself: you'll stop blocking ads when major international internet companies stop [http://uk.businessinsider.com/yahoos-advertising-network-is-being-targeted-by-hackers-malwarebytes-says-2015-8?r=US&IR=T serving]  [https://blog.malwarebytes.org/malvertising-2/2015/08/large-malvertising-campaign-takes-on-yahoo/ malware].
*Supports the WebExtensions API.
*Supports the WebExtensions API.


[[File:uMatrix.png|48px]] '''uMatrix''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
[[File:LocalCDN.png|48px]] '''LocalCDN'''  


[[File:matrix.png|thumb|uMatrix's fine-grained control]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/localcdn-fork-of-decentraleyes/ LocalCDN] is an updated fork of Decentraleyes, emulates remote frameworks (e.g. jQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS) and delivers them as local resource. Prevents unnecessary 3rd party requests to Google, StackPath, MaxCDN and more.


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/ uMatrix], made by the creator of uBlock, is a high performance matrix-based firewall that supports hosts files, capable of blocking a myriad of objects, complete with per-hostname and global toggles, as well as plenty of privacy oriented features. Able to replace NoScript<sup>1</sup>, policeman, and request policy continued. Can be used with uBlock.
[[File:ClearURLs.png|48px]] '''ClearURLs'''
*<sup>1</sup> - Cannot replace NoScript's surrogate script functionality (which is very, VERY rarely used anyway). uBlock has a similar [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Experimental-filters feature called redirect], whose purpose is to redirect blocked resources to locally-hosted, neutered contents.


==== Customisability ====
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clearurls/ ClearURLs] is a extension that automatically removes useless tracking elements from URLs
[[File:Classicthemerestorer.png|48px]] '''Classic Theme Restorer''' [[File:Active.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/ Classic Theme Restorer] offers extensive GUI options to make Firefox look like old Firefox.
[[File:MultiAccountContainer.png|48px]] '''Multi Account Containers''' 


[[File:Tabgroups.png|48px]] '''Tab Groups''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ Multi Account Containers] is an extension by Mozilla that lets you filter your browser's cookies into "groups".


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-groups-panorama/ Tab Groups] allows you to create tab groups, a feature that was once part of Firefox.
===Customisation===
'''Stylus'''


[[File:Treestyletabs.png|48px]] '''Tree Style Tabs''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/ Stylus] lets you customise websites by setting custom CSS for them. It is a replacement for the previously recommended add-on Stylish, which was brought out by a company and is now [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/ spyware that steals browsing history] and more.
 
[[File:Treestyletabs.png|48px]] '''Tree Style Tabs'''


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab/ Tree Style Tabs] shows tabs like a tree.
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab/ Tree Style Tabs] shows tabs like a tree.


==== Dev tools ====
'''OneLiner'''  
 
[[File:Livehttpheaders.png|48px]] '''Live HTTP Headers''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/ Live HTTP Headers] lets you view HTTP headers, and includes a generator and a filter.
 
==== Usability ====
 
[[File:FxIF.png|48px]] '''FxIF''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
 
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fxif/ FxIF] is a tool to view EXIF data in image properties.
 
[[File:Greasemonkey.png|48px]] '''Greasemonkey''' [[File:Slow.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]


[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/ Greasemonkey] manages [[Browsers#Recommended_User_Scripts | Userscripts]].
[https://github.com/khuedoan98/one-line-firefox OneLiner] is custom CSS that puts all the different bars at the top of the page, into a single bar (URLs, tabs, etc all on the same line).


*The [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scriptish/ Scriptish] fork of this add-on that was once popular on /g/ is no longer recommended.
===Usability===
[[File:FxIF.png|48px]] '''WxIF'''


[[File:Redirector.png|48px]] '''Redirector''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wxif/ WxIF] is a WebExt port of the legacy add-on FxIF. A tool to view EXIF data in image properties.


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/redirector/ Redirector] automatically redirects to user-defined urls on a per-hyperlink basis.
[[File:ViolentMonkey.png|48px]] '''Violentmonkey'''


[[File:Singingstallman.png|48px]] '''Singing Stallman''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/violentmonkey/ Violentmonkey] allows you to install and manage custom [[Browsers#Recommended_User_Scripts |userscripts]].


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/singing-stallman/ Singing Stallman], the Singing Stallman icon bides its time in the toolbar, waiting to be invoked in your time of need.
[[File:Redirector.png|48px]] '''Redirector'''


[[File:Vimfx.png|48px]] '''VimFx''' [[File:Active.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/redirector/ Redirector] automatically redirects to user-defined URLs on a per-hyperlink basis.


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimfx/ VimFx] offers [[Vim]] bindings without changes in the UI.
'''Vimium-FF'''


[[File:Youtubecenter.png|48px]] '''YouTube Center''' [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]] [[File:E10s.png|x14px]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimium-ff/ Vimium-FF] offers vim bindings via WebExt. However all WebExt extensions offering vim bindings are limited and will not work as well as they should (you will still need the mouse), due to how WebExt/nu-firefox works.


[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/youtube-center/ YouTube Center] enhances YouTube. It is recommended that you use the [https://github.com/YePpHa/YouTubeCenter/wiki/Developer-Version developer version], as per their wiki.
'''Other Vim Binding Options'''


== Notable patches ==
There is a [https://breeze.d0ty.me/vim/wiki/Vim_key_bindings_for_web_browsers list] on the vim Wiki that goes over all the vim extensions/add-ons.


Bugs are explicitly stated.
==Ricing==


=== [https://github.com/perfect7gentleman/pg_overlay/tree/master/www-client/firefox/files/kde-opensuse OpenSUSE-KDE] [[File:Active.png|x14px]] ===
You can edit Firefox's appearance with [[CSS]] (Cascading Style Sheets). To be more general, you can alter ANY web page with CSS. This is achieved with the usage of userstyles. To use and take complete advantage of them, you need a userstyle manager. A repository of userstyles can be found at [https://userstyles.world/ userstyles.world].
This patchset makes trivial changes to Firefox to improve its aesthetic and functionality.
*Adds KDE integration to Firefox.
*Changes your {{ic|general.useragent.locale}} to {{ic|chrome://global/locale/intl.properties}}.
*Adds higher resolution icons.


=== [https://github.com/perfect7gentleman/pg_overlay/blob/master/www-client/firefox/files/firefox-48.0-pgo.patch PGO] [[File:Stalled.png|x14px]] ===
==Config ==
This simple patch enables Profile-Guided Optimization techniques for the [[GCC]] build. PGO builds consist of two passes: the first one builds instrumented binaries, and the second one to rebuild optimized binaries. It might result in a [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/PGOBenchmarks slight performance increase of roughly ~5%], for double the compilation time.


As it stands, the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1064049 clang-pgo.patch] may not be working.
Below are options in '''about:config''' worth considering. Instead of doing this manually, consider visiting [https://ffprofile.com/ ffprofile] to do this much easier and install extensions as well.


====Bugs====
*'''dom.storage.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable "client-side session and persistent storage" cookies (bad for 8ch - the replies hyperlinks next to the post number disappears).
*The Makefile.in file might not have the compile rule called pgo-profile-run<sup>[http://mynixworld.info/2015/03/09/fix-firefox-pgo-linux/ 1]</sup>.
*'''geo.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable location data.
**Solution: add the pgo-profile-run rule to the Makefile.in.
*'''general.useragent.override''' - Create as a String value and insert your own useragent.
 
**[http://techblog.willshouse.com/2012/01/03/most-common-user-agents/ Dynamically updated list of common user agents].
=== [https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/?h=firefox-esr-privacy Privacy] [[File:Active.png|x14px]] ===
This patchset aims to disable certain Firefox 'features' that might undermine one's attempt at staying anonymous. In a way, it debloats it.
*Certain connections to Mozilla are removed.
*Disables: telemetry, location.services, sponsored tiles, Pocket, Hello, and Reader View.
*Applies certain privacy conscious settings to about:config by default.
*Enables tracking protection by default (disable if you use uBlock and/or uMatrix).
 
=== DNS over HTTPS and Encrytped SNI ===
 
[[File:ESNI.png|thumb|How ESNI makes the internet opaque. Website support may vary.]]
 
Newer Firefox versions support DNS over HTTPS and Encrypted SNI. For an introduction to ESNI read [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/09/esni-privacy-protecting-upgrade-https this article from the EFF].
 
Upsides of DoH: Your ISP knows less about you.
 
Downsides of DoH: Your DNS resolver knows a lot more about you including your browser and operating system, and can set cookies. (Bet you didn't know).
 
To enable DoH:
* Set {{ic|network.trr.mode}} to {{ic|2}}.
 
* Set {{ic|network.trr.uri}} to a DoH compliant server such as {{ic|https://mozilla.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query}}.
 
DNS over HTTPS is an ESNI prerequisite.
 
For ESNI set {{ic|network.security.esni.enabled}} to {{ic|true}}.
 
[[https://www.cloudflare.com/ssl/encrypted-sni/ Test your configuration courtesy of CloudFlare]]
 
== Ricing ==
 
You can edit Firefox's appearance with [[CSS]] (Cascading Style Sheets). To be more general, you can alter ANY web page with CSS. This is achieved with the usage of userstyles. To use and take complete advantage of them, you need a userstyle manager. [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/ Stylish] is the most common.
 
The Stylish button that appears after you install it is useful. For instance, to write a userstyle for Firefox, you need to go to:
 
    chrome://browser/content/browser.xul
 
And select Write new style -> For this URL, and it'll have a template set up.
 
The most useful feature in writing userstyles is the Inspector. You pop it up by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C and it'll let you see what elements you can style on the page.
 
== Config ==
 
Below are options in '''about:config''' worth considering.
 
* '''dom.storage.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable "client-side session and persistent storage" cookies (bad for 8ch - the replies hypelinks next to the post number disappears).
* '''geo.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable location data.
* '''general.useragent.override''' - Create as a String value and insert your own useragent.
** [http://techblog.willshouse.com/2012/01/03/most-common-user-agents/ Dynamically updated list of common user agents].
* '''network.dns.disablePrefetch''' ''TRUE'' - Stop Firefox looking up IP addresses of links of the page you haven't/aren't going to.
* '''network.dns.disablePrefetch''' ''TRUE'' - Stop Firefox looking up IP addresses of links of the page you haven't/aren't going to.
* '''network.http.pipelining''' ''TRUE'' - Possible speedup for some servers (send multiple files through one connection).
*'''network.http.pipelining''' ''TRUE'' - Possible speedup for some servers (send multiple files through one connection).
* '''network.http.pipelining.max-optimistic-requests''' ''8'' - Total number of pipelines.
*'''network.http.pipelining.max-optimistic-requests''' ''8'' - Total number of pipelines.
* '''network.http.pipelining.ssl''' ''TRUE'' - Pipeline with HTTPS sites.
*'''network.http.pipelining.ssl''' ''TRUE'' - Pipeline with HTTPS sites.
* '''network.http.proxy.pipelining''' ''TRUE'' - Pipleline through proxy connections.
* '''network.http.proxy.pipelining''' ''TRUE'' - Pipleline through proxy connections.
* '''network.http.sendRefererHeader''' - ''0'' = never (bad for 8ch), ''1'' = domain only, ''2'' = full url (default).
*'''network.http.sendRefererHeader''' - ''0'' = never (bad for 8ch), ''1'' = domain only, ''2'' = full url (default).
* '''network.prefetch-next''' ''FALSE'' - Don't download pages linked to the current page unless we click the link.
*'''network.prefetch-next''' ''FALSE'' - Don't download pages linked to the current page unless we click the link.
* '''dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Don't allow webpages to mess with the clipboard.
*'''dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Don't allow webpages to mess with the clipboard.
* '''dom.disable_window_move_resize''' ''TRUE'' - Don't allow webpages to move or resize the browser window.
*'''dom.disable_window_move_resize''' ''TRUE'' - Don't allow webpages to move or resize the browser window.
* '''dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Don't report flash plugin crashes.
*'''dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Don't report flash plugin crashes.
* '''media.autoplay.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Don't autoplay media.
* '''media.autoplay.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Don't autoplay media.
* '''media.peerconnection.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Important for VPN users. Don't allow p2p downloading of media.
*'''media.peerconnection.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Important for VPN users. Don't allow p2p downloading of media.
* '''pdfjs.disabled''' ''TRUE'' - Don't run javascript within the builtin pdf viewer.
* '''pdfjs.disabled''' ''TRUE'' - Don't run javascript within the builtin PDF viewer.
* '''reader.parse-on-load.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - disable "reader view".
*'''reader.parse-on-load.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - disable "reader view".
* '''browser.pocket.enabled''' (or '''extensions.pocket.enabled''') ''FALSE''  - disable pocket.
*'''browser.pocket.enabled''' (or '''extensions.pocket.enabled''') ''FALSE''  - disable pocket.
* '''network.http.speculative-parallel-limit''' ''0'' - don't create connections to links [http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests you only hover over].
*'''network.http.speculative-parallel-limit''' ''0'' - don't create connections to links [http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests you only hover over].
* '''dom.push.connection.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable push notifications (FF44+).
*'''dom.push.connection.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable push notifications (FF44+).
* '''dom.push.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).
*'''dom.push.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).
* '''dom.webnotifications.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).
*'''dom.webnotifications.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).
* '''dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).
*'''dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).
* '''loop.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable loop/conversation calling features.
*'''loop.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - Disable loop/conversation calling features.
* '''browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete''' ''FALSE'' - Disables the "Search With" popup when typing into the location bar.
* '''browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete''' ''FALSE'' - Disables the "Search With" popup when typing into the location bar.
* '''media.ffmpeg.enabled''' ''FALSE'' (linux only as of FF44) - Disable mp4 playback through ffmpeg, to stop ffmpeg bugs breaking your firefox.
*'''media.ffmpeg.enabled''' ''FALSE'' (linux only as of FF44) - Disable mp4 playback through ffmpeg, to stop ffmpeg bugs breaking your Firefox.
* '''media.eme.apiVisible''' ''FALSE'' - Stops pages from using a JavaScript library for DRM (Digital Rights Management/
*'''media.eme.apiVisible''' ''FALSE'' - Stops pages from using a JavaScript library for DRM (Digital Rights Management/Digital Restrictions Management) in html video.
Digital Restrictions Management) in html video.
* '''media.eme.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).
 
For a privacy conscious user.js, study https://github.com/crisbrm/user.js for a user.js that comes with minimal breakage, or https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js for one with even more emphasis on security (occasionally at the cost of functionality, like when you completely disable DOM storage, for instance), and less emphasis on blending in.
 
To compare a myriad of privacy-conscious user.js files, use [https://github.com/jm42 jm42's] [https://jm42.github.io/compare-user.js/ compare-user.js]


== External links ==
*'''media.eme.enabled''' ''FALSE'' - (as above).


* [https://github.com/CrisBRM/user.js Panopticlick compliant guide]
For a privacy conscious user.js, create your own with [https://ffprofile.com ffprofile], or consider [https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js Arkenfox] for one with even more emphasis on security (occasionally at the cost of functionality, like when you completely disable DOM storage, for instance), and less emphasis on blending in.
* [http://www.logicalincrements.com/firefox/ Falcon's Firefox /g/uide.]
* [https://gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/addons.html A list of free software add-ons compiled by the GNU Project.]


To compare a myriad of privacy-conscious user.js files, use jm42's [https://jm42.github.io/compare-user.js/ compare-user.js]
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 7 December 2024

Note: Try to keep this page up-to-date by updating the status of the extensions and patches.
Mozilla Firefox
NuFox.png
Type Free
Layout engine Gecko
Website https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

Firefox is a free and open source web browser developed and maintained by Mozilla. It is known for its high degree of customization through add-ons and its adherence to Web standards.

Official branches

Unfortunately, the v3.6.x series of Firefox is now unsupported. It will no longer receive security or stability updates. Please use Pale Moon for those olde-skool aesthetics.

Mozilla offers five officially compiled branches or channels of Firefox. These are Release, Beta, Dev Edition, Nightly, and ESR.

  • The Release branch of Firefox is geared towards the the average home or office Web user. It receives a major update every four weeks if all goes according to plan, but security and stability patches are issued as needed in the meantime.
  • The Beta branch of Firefox is geared towards home users who want to try new features a few weeks early while contributing to Firefox development. It is generally quite stable with most remaining bugs being specific to certain configurations or drivers. In the course of a typical six week beta run, there are between seven and thirteen builds released.
  • The Developer Edition or alpha branch of Firefox is geared towards Web developers and includes extra development tools and a special theme. Some instability and bugs should be expected.
  • The Nightly or pre-alpha branch is intended for testing and debugging purposes. It represents the bleeding edge of Firefox development, so the likelihood of encountering instability, security vulnerabilities, and major bugs is high. As the name implies, Nightly typically receives patches on a day-to-day basis and new features as soon as they become ready.
  • The Extended support release or ESR branch of Firefox is geared towards large organizations who require long-term support for mass deployments, but it is can also be a good option for the home user. It remains static for approximately one year after a major release, receiving new code only in the form of security and stability patches.

Notable forks

Due to the free and open source nature of its code base, Firefox has given rise to several forks.

  • Pale Moon is a fork of Firefox dedicated to providing the classic user interface layout of the v3.6.x series while maintaining support for old XUL addons. It uses a fork of the Gecko rendering engine called Goanna. For a complete list of the differences between Pale Moon and Firefox, see this page. Note: it's made by a furry who has a fursona named Moonchild. He has art and has written furry stories. His furry website is here.
  • The Tor Browser Bundle is a package designed specifically to visit Onion sites and to browse the Internet through the Tor network.
    • Mullvad Browser is a fork of Tor developed by a VPN company, intended for use on the clearnet.
  • LibreWolf Is a fork designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, removing all telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM.

Add-Ons

Adblocking, privacy, and security

UBlock.png uBlock Origin

uBlock Origin is a lightweight and low-resource adblocker. Has many filter lists built in, with EasyList, Peter Lowe’s Ad server list, EasyPrivacy, and Malware domains enabled by default.

  • Can fully replace NoScript in advanced mode and outperform it, whilst offering more features.
  • Able to replace ClearURLs by adding LegitmateURLShortner list.
  • Not to be confused with 'uBlock', an EXTREMELY outdated fork with some very slight changes to the UI.
  • If you feel bad about blocking advertisements, make a deal with yourself: you'll stop blocking ads when major international internet companies stop serving malware.
  • Supports the WebExtensions API.

LocalCDN.png LocalCDN

LocalCDN is an updated fork of Decentraleyes, emulates remote frameworks (e.g. jQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS) and delivers them as local resource. Prevents unnecessary 3rd party requests to Google, StackPath, MaxCDN and more.

ClearURLs.png ClearURLs

ClearURLs is a extension that automatically removes useless tracking elements from URLs

MultiAccountContainer.png Multi Account Containers

Multi Account Containers is an extension by Mozilla that lets you filter your browser's cookies into "groups".

Customisation

Stylus

Stylus lets you customise websites by setting custom CSS for them. It is a replacement for the previously recommended add-on Stylish, which was brought out by a company and is now spyware that steals browsing history and more.

Treestyletabs.png Tree Style Tabs

Tree Style Tabs shows tabs like a tree.

OneLiner

OneLiner is custom CSS that puts all the different bars at the top of the page, into a single bar (URLs, tabs, etc all on the same line).

Usability

FxIF.png WxIF

WxIF is a WebExt port of the legacy add-on FxIF. A tool to view EXIF data in image properties.

ViolentMonkey.png Violentmonkey

Violentmonkey allows you to install and manage custom userscripts.

Redirector.png Redirector

Redirector automatically redirects to user-defined URLs on a per-hyperlink basis.

Vimium-FF

Vimium-FF offers vim bindings via WebExt. However all WebExt extensions offering vim bindings are limited and will not work as well as they should (you will still need the mouse), due to how WebExt/nu-firefox works.

Other Vim Binding Options

There is a list on the vim Wiki that goes over all the vim extensions/add-ons.

Ricing

You can edit Firefox's appearance with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). To be more general, you can alter ANY web page with CSS. This is achieved with the usage of userstyles. To use and take complete advantage of them, you need a userstyle manager. A repository of userstyles can be found at userstyles.world.

Config

Below are options in about:config worth considering. Instead of doing this manually, consider visiting ffprofile to do this much easier and install extensions as well.

  • dom.storage.enabled FALSE - Disable "client-side session and persistent storage" cookies (bad for 8ch - the replies hyperlinks next to the post number disappears).
  • geo.enabled FALSE - Disable location data.
  • general.useragent.override - Create as a String value and insert your own useragent.
  • network.dns.disablePrefetch TRUE - Stop Firefox looking up IP addresses of links of the page you haven't/aren't going to.
  • network.http.pipelining TRUE - Possible speedup for some servers (send multiple files through one connection).
  • network.http.pipelining.max-optimistic-requests 8 - Total number of pipelines.
  • network.http.pipelining.ssl TRUE - Pipeline with HTTPS sites.
  • network.http.proxy.pipelining TRUE - Pipleline through proxy connections.
  • network.http.sendRefererHeader - 0 = never (bad for 8ch), 1 = domain only, 2 = full url (default).
  • network.prefetch-next FALSE - Don't download pages linked to the current page unless we click the link.
  • dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled FALSE - Don't allow webpages to mess with the clipboard.
  • dom.disable_window_move_resize TRUE - Don't allow webpages to move or resize the browser window.
  • dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled FALSE - Don't report flash plugin crashes.
  • media.autoplay.enabled FALSE - Don't autoplay media.
  • media.peerconnection.enabled FALSE - Important for VPN users. Don't allow p2p downloading of media.
  • pdfjs.disabled TRUE - Don't run javascript within the builtin PDF viewer.
  • reader.parse-on-load.enabled FALSE - disable "reader view".
  • browser.pocket.enabled (or extensions.pocket.enabled) FALSE - disable pocket.
  • network.http.speculative-parallel-limit 0 - don't create connections to links you only hover over.
  • dom.push.connection.enabled FALSE - Disable push notifications (FF44+).
  • dom.push.enabled FALSE - (as above).
  • dom.webnotifications.enabled FALSE - (as above).
  • dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled FALSE - (as above).
  • loop.enabled FALSE - Disable loop/conversation calling features.
  • browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete FALSE - Disables the "Search With" popup when typing into the location bar.
  • media.ffmpeg.enabled FALSE (linux only as of FF44) - Disable mp4 playback through ffmpeg, to stop ffmpeg bugs breaking your Firefox.
  • media.eme.apiVisible FALSE - Stops pages from using a JavaScript library for DRM (Digital Rights Management/Digital Restrictions Management) in html video.
  • media.eme.enabled FALSE - (as above).

For a privacy conscious user.js, create your own with ffprofile, or consider Arkenfox for one with even more emphasis on security (occasionally at the cost of functionality, like when you completely disable DOM storage, for instance), and less emphasis on blending in.

To compare a myriad of privacy-conscious user.js files, use jm42's compare-user.js

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