Your point being? "Give up and submit"?

People do get that ultimately Firefox is paying rent right? Like if firefox goes too far, the much smaller team behind Librewolf is very unlikely to be able to keep up.

This is really helpful, thanks!

LibreWolf is based on Firefox, so all of Firefox add-ons work properly. Also, Bitwarden is even recommended by the developers.

Password managers
We suggest that you use a more robust solution than the built-in password manager available in the browser:

• Bitwarden: open source password manager that allows for synchronization across multiple devices.
• KeePassXC-Browser: official browser plugin for the open source password manager KeePassXC.

Recommended Addons – LibreWolf
https://librewolf.net/docs/addons/#password-managers

All Firefox extensions work with Librewolf, Bitwarden included. It's still regular Firefox under the hood, just with different settings enabled by default, uBlock Origin out of the box, and some annoyances removed.

I would use it if I could have bitwarden. Anyone know if Firefox extensions can be ported into librewolf?

In short: LibreWolf is for those who want a "locked-down" fortress out of the box, while Waterfox is for those who want a privacy-conscious browser that still feels like a normal, convenient daily driver.

Choose LibreWolf if: You want the highest level of privacy without having to manually edit config files, and you don’t mind occasionally "fixing" a broken website or re-logging into accounts.

Choose Waterfox if: You want a privacy-respecting browser that supports Firefox Sync, has an Android counterpart, and handles streaming sites/logins without any extra friction (it supports WideWine out of the box, which lets you stream DRM protected content (netflix, hulu, disney, etc).

I prefer IronFox on android as they include similar privacy protections out the gate similar to Librewolf, unlike Waterfox, which effectively stock firefox minus three or so components.

Currently using waterfox on android. Would appreciate hearing how tradeoffs compare to desktop.

I just downloaded it today and it's been pretty solid. Need to keep using it to see if anything pops up but I think I'm making the switch.

Been on Firefox for probably more than a decade now. And I have zero need for a Chromium browser.

What’s this about ecosia? I’ve been using the search for the last few months but haven’t heard any controversy.

Yeah it's getting to the point where there's really just no point trying to protect your privacy any further on Mac or Windows. There's simply no point bothering with a privacy-respecting browser when the OS itself is increasingly spying on you. Either choose a free OS or live with the consequences, unfortunately. Those who aren't ready to make the switch are going to have to start becoming ready, or resign themselves to their fate until they are.

Ecosia allegedly also gets their search results from Bing, for whatever that's worth.

I just switched to Waterfox today. I'm also curious about what the differences are.

Same - around when all the terms and conditions drama was happening with Firefox.

For me that was the breaking point. I want to use software I can trust to be on my side - software that I can update to the latest version without worrying about what awful anti-feature they might have slipped in, which I then have to go try and disable.

Firefox demonstrated they aren't that, but Librewolf gives you it. A clean browser with privacy-respecting defaults, no ads, no sponsored content, no studies, and uBlock installed out the box.

Very happy.

I currently use Waterfox, but have never tried LibreWolf. What made you swap?

I hope they keep the offline translation. It's actually an OK use of LLMs with two caveats: I'm not sure how ethically they have been trained, and I don't trust the output for anything vaguely important.

Woohoo! My partner is switching soon because Ecosia betrayed its user base. Eco warrior browser now uses AI search assistant.

I switched to LibreWolf from Waterfox. Happy with my decision! Even more happy with this announcement!

It's a little unfortunate MacOS support isn't the best. However, I totally agree with their stance of not paying the Apple tax. I run Linux, but I can't totally recommend LibreWolf to my non-techie family cuz they're on MacOS...

On the other hand, LibreWolf was one of the reasons I moved my parents to Fedora Silverblue!

I switched to LibreWolf about six months ago -ish. I'm very happy with the browser. Happy to hear they won't be incorporating the AI BS.

Thanks a lot for your help! Thanks to your insights, I've double-checked and indeed it seems that I am dumb, the issue is CanvasBlocker extension, not Librewolf itself. Sorry for wasting your time, have a nice day man!

I'm using Librewolf and your link is showing me one flight at 08:40.

I see 5 requests that get blocked by uBlockOrigin but no requests that return errors.