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-init+====== Web browsers ======
  
 +===== LibreWolf (desktop) =====
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 +[[https://librewolf.net/|LibreWolf]] is a custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom. It is kept up-to-date with the latest stable Firefox branch. It is available for most major GNU/Linux distros and also for Windows and MacOS.
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 +In case you are not using a tiling window manager (like i3 or Awesome) you may want to disable "resistFingerprinting" for a more seamless usage. However for maximum privacy protection it is recommended to keep it enabled. More info [[https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-are-the-most-common-downsides-of-rfp-resist-fingerprinting|here]]. It is also recommended to use [[https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium-mode#how-to-enable-this-mode|medium mode in uBlock Origin]], but it breaks functionality of some sites, so I decided to keep the default iBlock Origin settings.
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 +You can disable or enable "resistFingerprinting" in LibreWolf's settings or directly in the config file. This is the content of my ''librewolf.overrides.cfg'' (I'm using a tiling WM most of the time, so resistFingerprinting is enabled, my WM adapts LibreWolf's window size automatically).
 +<code>
 +defaultPref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", enable);
 +defaultPref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", false);
 +defaultPref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true);
 +pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", false);
 +pref("intl.accept_languages", "cs, en, de, en-US");
 +</code>
 +
 +You may want to use other language codes for ''accept_languages'', of course. See [[https://librewolf.net/docs/settings/#overrides-how-to|LibreWolf config file]] for details about the cfg.
 +
 +//Sidenote:// I do **not** recommend using [[https://www.waterfox.net/|Waterfox]] browser because its source code uses a very distinct (outdated) branch from Firefox, therefore it has security holes and also contains Google tracking code. Besides that it is a little bit more heavy on RAM and CPU compared to vanilla Firefox and LibreWolf (it's clearly missing some optimizations).
 +
 +===== Mull (mobile / AndroidOS) =====
 +
 +[[https://divestos.org/pages/our_apps#mull|Mull]] is a great mobile browser, a privacy oriented and deblobbed web browser based on Mozilla technology. Available directly on [[https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/|F-Droid]] or after adding [[https://divestos.org/pages/our_apps#repos|DivestOS official F-Droid repository]] (update 2024-10-27: the F-Droid repository has an outdated Mull version, use DivestOS repository).
 +
 +===== Other =====
 +
 +If you are looking for more alternatives, check out the DivestOS page which contains a very good [[https://divestos.org/pages/browsers|browser comparison table]].
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