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--- linux:web-browsers:start [2024-04-29 11:01] – [Privacy-friendly web browsers] admin
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-====== web browsers ======
+====== 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.
-I recommend disabling "resistFingerprinting" for a more seamless browsing experience. For the maximum privacy protection it should not be disabled, but I think most users switching from other browsers will find its [[https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-are-the-most-common-downsides-of-rfp-resist-fingerprinting|side effects]] annoying. I also don't use any CanvasBlocker add-on (which is recommended when disabling resistFingerprinting) since I want to keep my browser as light as possible.
+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.
-You can disable "resistFingerprinting" in LibreWolf's settings or directly in the config file. This is the content of my ''librewolf.overrides.cfg''
+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", false);
+defaultPref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", enable);
 defaultPref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", false);
 defaultPref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true);
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 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 **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).
+//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]].
+[[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]].