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yokoffing 2d81cd4094 142.0 (#420) 2025-08-20 17:21:59 -04:00
Cat ad9a3b4693 install.py: BetterZen compatibility (#418) 2025-08-20 14:52:16 -04:00
yokoffing 9727810114 140.0 (#404) 2025-07-22 12:28:37 -04:00
sykoram e66de491ac fix install.py (quotes in f-strings) (#405) 2025-06-21 00:29:56 -04:00
mr. m 82553f0167 Remove experiemental rounded flag (#403) 2025-06-16 16:45:55 -04:00
yokoffing 9052068d89 138.0 (#392) 2025-06-02 00:45:46 -04:00
NewKidOnTheBlock 8c39175a02 SoGo calendar integration issues 2025-05-14 21:15:43 -04:00
sykoram 1a6be093dc Improve install.py (#373)
* install.py: add shebang

* install.py: remove old version of _get_firefox_version

* install.py: search for Firefox installation, including flatpak version

* install.py: add option to disable 'Press ENTER to exit'

* install.py: fix windows root
2025-04-28 10:06:35 -04:00
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@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ user_pref("content.notify.interval", 100000); // (.10s); default=120000 (.12s)
// PREF: lazy load iframes
//user_pref("dom.iframe_lazy_loading.enabled", true); // DEFAULT [FF121+]
// PREF: Prioritized Task Scheduling API
// [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/355
// [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2022/06/02/prioritized-task-scheduling-api-is-prototyped-in-nightly/
// [3] https://medium.com/airbnb-engineering/building-a-faster-web-experience-with-the-posttask-scheduler-276b83454e91
// [4] https://github.com/WICG/scheduling-apis/blob/main/explainers/prioritized-post-task.md
// [5] https://wicg.github.io/scheduling-apis/
// [6] https://caniuse.com/mdn-api_taskcontroller
//user_pref("dom.enable_web_task_scheduling", true); // DEFAULT [FF142+]
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: GFX RENDERING TWEAKS *
****************************************************************************/
@@ -254,13 +263,14 @@ user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
// that only contains settings for systems at or below 8GB of system memory [1].
// Waterfox G6 allows it to go above 8GB machines [3].
// Value can be up to the max size of an unsigned 64-bit integer.
// -1=Automatically decide the maximum memory to use to cache decoded images,
// -1 = Automatically decide the maximum memory to use to cache decoded images,
// messages, and chrome based on the total amount of RAM
// For machines with 8GB+ RAM, that equals 32768 kb = 32 MB
// [1] https://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.memory.capacity#-1
// [2] https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/netwerk/cache2/CacheObserver.cpp#94-125
// [3] https://github.com/WaterfoxCo/Waterfox/commit/3fed16932c80a2f6b37d126fe10aed66c7f1c214
//user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", -1); // DEFAULT; 256000=256 MB; 512000=500 MB; 1048576=1GB, 2097152=2GB
//user_pref("browser.cache.memory.max_entry_size", 10240); // (10 MB); default=5120 (5 MB)
//user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 131072); // (128 MB)
//user_pref("browser.cache.memory.max_entry_size", 20480); // (20 MB); default=5120 (5 MB)
// PREF: amount of Back/Forward cached pages stored in memory for each tab
// Pages that were recently visited are stored in memory in such a way
@@ -271,7 +281,7 @@ user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
// is no reason for Firefox to keep memory for this.
// -1=determine automatically (8 pages)
// [1] https://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers#Possible_values_and_their_effects
//user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 4);
user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 4);
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: MEDIA CACHE *
@@ -403,7 +413,7 @@ user_pref("network.ssl_tokens_cache_capacity", 10240); // default=2048; more TLS
// [3] https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/028c68d5f32df54bca4cf96376f79e48dfafdf08/modules/libpref/init/all.js#1280-1282
// [4] https://www.keycdn.com/blog/resource-hints#prefetch
// [5] https://3perf.com/blog/link-rels/#prefetch
//user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 20); // DEFAULT (FF127+?)
user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
// PREF: DNS prefetching for HTMLLinkElement <link rel="dns-prefetch">
// Used for cross-origin connections to provide small performance improvements.
@@ -417,7 +427,7 @@ user_pref("network.ssl_tokens_cache_capacity", 10240); // default=2048; more TLS
user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // [FF127+ false]
// PREF: DNS prefetch for HTMLAnchorElement (speculative DNS)
// PREF: DNS prefetch for HTMLAnchorElement (speculative DNS)
// Disable speculative DNS calls to prevent Firefox from resolving
// hostnames for other domains linked on a page. This may eliminate
// unnecessary DNS lookups, but can increase latency when following external links.
@@ -436,11 +446,11 @@ user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
// [NOTE] Firefox will perform DNS lookup (if enabled) and TCP and TLS handshake,
// but will not start sending or receiving HTTP data.
// [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/24/disable-preloading-firefox-autocomplete-urls/
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
// PREF: mousedown speculative connections on bookmarks and history [FF98+]
// Whether to warm up network connections for places:menus and places:toolbar.
//user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
// PREF: network module preload <link rel="modulepreload"> [FF115+]
// High-priority loading of current page JavaScript modules.
@@ -498,7 +508,7 @@ user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
// When enabled, it trains and uses Firefox's algorithm to preload page resource
// by tracking past page resources. It uses a local file (history) of needed images,
// scripts, etc. to request them preemptively when navigating.
// [NOTE] By default, it only preconnects, doing DNS, TCP, and SSL handshakes.
// [NOTE] By default, it only preconnects DNS, TCP, and SSL handshakes.
// No data sends until clicking. With "network.predictor.enable-prefetch" enabled,
// it also performs prefetches.
// [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Reviews/Necko
@@ -542,15 +552,6 @@ user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
// [2] https://www.smashingmagazine.com/native-css-masonry-layout-css-grid/
user_pref("layout.css.grid-template-masonry-value.enabled", true);
// PREF: Prioritized Task Scheduling API [NIGHTLY]
// [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/355
// [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2022/06/02/prioritized-task-scheduling-api-is-prototyped-in-nightly/
// [3] https://medium.com/airbnb-engineering/building-a-faster-web-experience-with-the-posttask-scheduler-276b83454e91
// [4] https://github.com/WICG/scheduling-apis/blob/main/explainers/prioritized-post-task.md
// [5] https://wicg.github.io/scheduling-apis/
// [6] https://caniuse.com/mdn-api_taskcontroller
//user_pref("dom.enable_web_task_scheduling", true);
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: TAB UNLOAD *
****************************************************************************/
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
* Peskyfox *
* "Aquila non capit muscas" *
* priority: remove annoyances *
* version: 137 *
* version: 142 *
* url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox *
* credit: Some prefs are reproduced and adapted from the arkenfox project *
* credit urL: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js *
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ user_pref("extensions.htmlaboutaddons.recommendations.enabled", false);
// [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Firefox Data Collection & Use>Allow Firefox to make personalized extension recommendations
user_pref("browser.discovery.enabled", false);
// PREF: disable Fakespot integration [FF116+]
// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1840156#c0
// [2] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1730
// [3] https://www.fakespot.com/
// [4] https://www.ghacks.net/2023/10/12/firefox-will-soon-tell-you-if-product-reviews-are-reliable/
//user_pref("browser.shopping.experience2023.enabled", false); // DEFAULT
//user_pref("browser.shopping.experience2023.ads.exposure", false); // DEFAULT [FF121+]
// PREF: disable Firefox from asking to set as the default browser
// [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/166
user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
@@ -105,7 +97,24 @@ user_pref("browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled", false);
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.v2.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT FF132+]
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: COOKIE BANNER HANDLING *
* SECTION: AI *
****************************************************************************/
// PREF: AI master switch
// [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/416
user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false);
// PREF: AI chat
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false);
// PREF: link previews
//user_pref("browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled", false);
// PREF: AI-enhanced tab groups
// [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-use-ai-enhanced-tab-groups
//user_pref("browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled", false);
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: COOKIE BANNER HANDLING *
****************************************************************************/
// PREF: Cookie Banner handling
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ user_pref("browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled", false);
//user_pref("cookiebanners.service.enableGlobalRules.subFrames", true); // DEFAULT [FF121+]
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: TRANSLATIONS *
* SECTION: TRANSLATIONS *
****************************************************************************/
// PREF: Firefox Translations [FF118+]
@@ -195,7 +204,7 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.engines", false);
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.weather", true); // DEFAULT [FF108]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.weather.ignoreVPN", false); // DEFAULT
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.calculator", true); // [DEFAULT FF137+]
user_pref("browser.urlbar.unitConversion.enabled", true);
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.unitConversion.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT FF141+]
// PREF: disable dropdown suggestions with empty query
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.topsites", false);
@@ -207,10 +216,11 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.trending.featureGate", false);
// PREF: disable urlbar suggestions
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.addons.featureGate", false); // [FF115+]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.amp.featureGate", false); // [FF141+] adMarketplace
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.fakespot.featureGate", false); // [FF130+] [DEFAULT: false]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.mdn.featureGate", false); // [FF117+] [HIDDEN PREF]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.pocket.featureGate", false); // [FF116+] [DEFAULT: false]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.weather.featureGate", false); // [FF108+] [DEFAULT: false]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.wikipedia.featureGate", false); // [FF141+]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.clipboard.featureGate", false); // [FF118+] [DEFAULT: true FF125+]
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.yelp.featureGate", false); // [FF124+] [DEFAULT: false]
@@ -238,11 +248,13 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.trending.featureGate", false);
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 5); // default=10
// PREF: text fragments
// [WARNING] Enabling can cause tab crashes [4]
// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1753933#c6
// [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Text_fragments
// [3] https://web.dev/articles/text-fragments
// [4] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/397
//user_pref("dom.text_fragments.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT]
user_pref("dom.text_fragments.create_text_fragment.enabled", true);
//user_pref("dom.text_fragments.create_text_fragment.enabled", true);
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: AUTOPLAY *
@@ -290,11 +302,12 @@ user_pref("dom.text_fragments.create_text_fragment.enabled", true);
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.enabled", false);
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSearch", true); // NTP Web Search [DEFAULT]
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.topsites", false); // Shortcuts
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites", false); // Shortcuts > Sponsored shortcuts [FF83+]
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites", false); // Sponsored shortcuts [FF83+]
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showWeather", false); // Weather [FF130+]
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.system.showWeather", false); // hides Weather as an UI option
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false); // Recommended by Pocket
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false); // Sponsored Stories [FF58+]
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false); // Sponsored stories [FF58+]
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredCheckboxes", false); // [FF140+] Support Firefox
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights", false); // Recent Activity [DEFAULT]
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeBookmarks", false);
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeDownloads", false);
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
![GitHub Maintained](https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained-yes-green)![GitHub last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/yokoffing/betterfox)![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/yokoffing/betterfox)![GitHub closed issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed/yokoffing/betterfox)![GitHub repo size](https://img.shields.io/github/repo-size/yokoffing/betterfox)[![shields.io Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yokoffing/betterfox)](https://github.com/yokoffing/betterfox/stargazers)
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# Betterfox
[about:config](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox) tweaks to enhance [Mozilla Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/).
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The `user.js` — a configuration file that controls Firefox settings — is cur
* [Zen](https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop?tab=readme-ov-file) | [files](https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/blob/stable/src/browser/app/profile/zen-browser.js) (July 2024)
* [Midori](https://github.com/goastian/midori-desktop/blob/ESR115/README.md) | [files](https://github.com/goastian/midori-desktop/blob/f3d8d96eb8e08f35a64e3c957bea4e839d7c7730/floorp/browser/components/userjsUtils.sys.mjs#L28-L33) (Dec 2023?)
* [Mercury](https://github.com/Alex313031/Mercury/releases/tag/v.115.3.0) | [files](https://github.com/Alex313031/Mercury/commit/eb9600f9fb8f48c8f5b5c6f3264fbcdb5caff7f5) (Sep 2023)
* [Waterfox](https://www.waterfox.net/en-US/docs/releases/G6.0/) | [files](https://github.com/WaterfoxCo/Waterfox/tree/current/waterfox/browser/app/profile) (Sep 2023)
* [Waterfox](https://www.waterfox.net/docs/releases/G6.0/) | [files](https://github.com/WaterfoxCo/Waterfox/tree/current/waterfox/browser/app/profile) (Sep 2023)
* [Floorp](https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp#-betterfox) <sup>[1](https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/issues/233#issuecomment-1543557167) [2](https://blog.ablaze.one/3135/2023-04-01/)</sup> | [files](https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp/blob/ESR115/floorp/browser/components/preferences/userjs.inc.xhtml) (Apr 2023)
* [Pulse](https://github.com/pulse-browser/browser#%EF%B8%8F-credits) | [files](https://github.com/pulse-browser/browser/tree/alpha/src/browser/app/profile) (Dec 2021)
* [Ghostery Private Browser](https://github.com/ghostery/user-agent-desktop#community) <sup>[1](https://web.archive.org/web/20210509171835/https://www.ghostery.com/ghostery-dawn-update-more/) [2](https://web.archive.org/web/20210921114333/https://www.ghostery.com/ghostery-dawn-product-update/)</sup> | [files](https://github.com/ghostery/user-agent-desktop/tree/main/brands/ghostery/branding/pref) (Feb 2021)
@@ -103,7 +103,3 @@ If you like the project, leave a :star: (top right) and become a [stargazer](htt
* Thanks to [Denperidge](https://github.com/Denperidge) for adding [`install.py`](https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/blob/main/install.py) for advanced users in v.131.
* A special thanks to [Alex Kontos](https://github.com/MrAlex94) of [Waterfox](https://github.com/WaterfoxCo/Waterfox) for his collaboration in v.116.
* Many thanks to the 2021 [Ghostery](https://github.com/ghostery) team for testing Betterfox at scale in its early days.
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
* Securefox *
* "Natura non contristatur" *
* priority: provide sensible security and privacy *
* version: 137 *
* version: 142 *
* url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox *
* credit: Most prefs are reproduced and adapted from the arkenfox project *
* credit urL: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js *
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
// [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
// [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/l7xetb/network_priority_for_firefoxs_enhanced_tracking/gle2mqn/?web2x&context=3
user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict"); // [HIDDEN]
// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1970647
user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.baseline.enabled", true); // [FF142+]
user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.convenience.enabled", true); // [FF142+]
//user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); // enabled with "Strict"
//user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); // DEFAULT
//user_pref("browser.contentblocking.customBlockList.preferences.ui.enabled", false); // DEFAULT
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict"); // [HIDDEN]
// [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8SrClOTgw
// [3] https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/extensions/webcompat/data/shims.js
//user_pref("extensions.webcompat.enable_shims", true); // [HIDDEN] enabled with "Strict"
//user_pref("extensions.webcompat.smartblockEmbeds.enabled", true); // enabled with "Strict"
//user_pref("extensions.webcompat.smartblockEmbeds.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT FF137+]
// PREF: allow embedded tweets and reddit posts [FF136+]
// [TEST - reddit embed] https://www.pcgamer.com/amazing-halo-infinite-bugs-are-already-rolling-in/
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict"); // [HIDDEN]
// [TEST - truthsocial embed] https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-congratulates-patrick-brittany-mahomes-new-baby-2027097
// [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/l79nxy/firefox_dev_is_ignoring_social_tracking_preference/gl84ukk
// [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/pvds9m/reddit_embeds_not_loading/
// [3] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/413
//user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingSkipURLs", "embed.reddit.com, *.twitter.com, *.twimg.com"); // MANUAL [FF136+]
//user_pref("urlclassifier.features.socialtracking.skipURLs", "*.twitter.com, *.twimg.com"); // MANUAL [FF136+]
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict"); // [HIDDEN]
// [5] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/02/introducing-state-partitioning/
// [6] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1281
// [7] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2022/02/improving-the-storage-access-api-in-firefox/
// [8] https://blog.includesecurity.com/2025/04/cross-site-websocket-hijacking-exploitation-in-2025/
//user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 5); // DEFAULT FF103+
//user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior.optInPartitioning", true); // [ETP FF132+]
//user_pref("browser.contentblocking.reject-and-isolate-cookies.preferences.ui.enabled", true); // DEFAULT
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict"); // [HIDDEN]
// [6] https://web.dev/samesite-cookies-explained/
// [7] https://portswigger.net/web-security/csrf/bypassing-samesite-restrictions
// [8] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies
// [9] https://blog.includesecurity.com/2025/04/cross-site-websocket-hijacking-exploitation-in-2025/
// [TEST] https://samesite-sandbox.glitch.me/
//user_pref("network.cookie.sameSite.laxByDefault", true);
//user_pref("network.cookie.sameSite.noneRequiresSecure", true); // [DEFAULT FF131+]
@@ -314,6 +320,13 @@ user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2);
//user_pref("browser.contentanalysis.enabled", false); // [FF121+] [DEFAULT]
//user_pref("browser.contentanalysis.default_result", 0; // [FF127+] [DEFAULT]
// PREF: disable referrer and storage access for resources injected by content scripts [FF139+]
//user_pref("privacy.antitracking.isolateContentScriptResources", true);
// PREF: disable CSP Level 2 Reporting [FF140+]
// [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/415
user_pref("security.csp.reporting.enabled", false);
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) *
****************************************************************************/
@@ -580,11 +593,13 @@ user_pref("browser.search.separatePrivateDefault.ui.enabled", true);
//user_pref("browser.search.separatePrivateDefault", true); // DEFAULT
// PREF: enable option to add custom search engine
// Before FF140, this pref was hidden.
// [SETTINGS] Settings -> Search -> Search Shortcuts -> Add
// [EXAMPLE] https://search.brave.com/search?q=%s
// [EXAMPLE] https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=%s
// [1] https://reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/xkzswb/adding_firefox_search_engine_manually/
user_pref("browser.urlbar.update2.engineAliasRefresh", true); // HIDDEN
// [2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0/releasenotes/
//user_pref("browser.urlbar.update2.engineAliasRefresh", true); // [DEFAULT FF140+]
// PREF: disable live search suggestions (Google, Bing, etc.)
// [WARNING] Search engines keylog every character you type from the URL bar.
@@ -660,6 +675,7 @@ user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
// [4] https://web.dev/why-https-matters/
// [5] https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/why-use-https/
// [6] https://blog.chromium.org/2023/08/towards-https-by-default.html
// [7] https://attackanddefense.dev/2025/03/31/https-first-in-firefox-136.html
//user_pref("dom.security.https_first", true); // [DEFAULT FF136+]
//user_pref("dom.security.https_first_pbm", true); // [DEFAULT FF91+]
//user_pref("dom.security.https_first_schemeless", true); // [FF120+] [DEFAULT FF129+]
@@ -887,10 +903,11 @@ user_pref("signon.privateBrowsingCapture.enabled", false);
// PREF: limit (or disable) HTTP authentication credentials dialogs triggered by sub-resources [FF41+]
// Hardens against potential credentials phishing.
// [WARNING] Hardening this pref may prevent you from subscribing to SoGo calendars in Thunderbird 138
// 0=don't allow sub-resources to open HTTP authentication credentials dialogs
// 1=don't allow cross-origin sub-resources to open HTTP authentication credentials dialogs
// 2=allow sub-resources to open HTTP authentication credentials dialogs (default)
// [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/http-auth-dialog-can-no-longer-be-triggered-by-cross-origin-resources/
// [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20181123134351/https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/http-auth-dialog-can-no-longer-be-triggered-by-cross-origin-resources/
user_pref("network.auth.subresource-http-auth-allow", 1);
// PREF: prevent password truncation when submitting form data
@@ -973,9 +990,9 @@ user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 5); // [HIDDEN PREF]
// Users may see a notification when running add-ons that are not monitored by Mozilla when they visit certain sites.
// The notification informs them that “some extensions are not allowed” and were blocked from running on that site.
// There's no details as to which sites are affected.
// [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/quarantined-domains
// [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/quarantined-domains
// [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/04/firefox-115-new-esr-base-and-some-add-ons-may-be-blocked-from-running-on-certain-sites/
//user_pref("extensions.quarantinedDomains.enabled", false);
//user_pref("extensions.quarantinedDomains.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
/******************************************************************************
* SECTION: HEADERS / REFERERS *
@@ -1269,6 +1286,8 @@ user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false);
// To add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Receive Notifications
// To manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Notifications>Settings
// 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
// [1] https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/security.html#ID5
// [2] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/wiki/Common-Overrides#site-notifications
user_pref("permissions.default.desktop-notification", 2);
// PREF: default permission for Location Requests
@@ -1322,6 +1341,10 @@ user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", "");
// PREF: remove webchannel whitelist
//user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", ""); // [DEFAULT FF132+]
// PREF: disable metadata caching for installed add-ons by default
// [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/how-to-opt-out-of-add-on-metadata-updates/
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
/******************************************************************************
* SECTION: TELEMETRY *
******************************************************************************/
@@ -1363,8 +1386,7 @@ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry", false);
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry", false);
// PREF: disable daily active users [FF136+]
// [NOTE] Already disabled by main telemetry switch
//user_pref("datareporting.usage.uploadEnabled", false);
user_pref("datareporting.usage.uploadEnabled", false);
/******************************************************************************
* SECTION: EXPERIMENTS *
@@ -1398,15 +1420,16 @@ user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false);
******************************************************************************/
// PREF: disable Captive Portal detection
// [WARNING] Do NOT use for mobile devices. May NOT be able to use Firefox on public wifi (hotels, coffee shops, etc).
// [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/08/how-captive-portals-interfere-wireless-security-and-privacy
// [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal
user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false);
//user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
//user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false);
// PREF: disable Network Connectivity checks
// [WARNING] Do NOT use for mobile devices. May NOT be able to use Firefox on public wifi (hotels, coffee shops, etc).
// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1460537
user_pref("network.connectivity-service.enabled", false);
//user_pref("network.connectivity-service.enabled", false);
// PREF: disable Privacy-Preserving Attribution [FF128+]
// [NOTE] PPA disabled if main telemetry switches are disabled.
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from datetime import datetime
from os import name, getenv
from json import loads
@@ -43,23 +45,47 @@ If there's any problems with the script, feel free to mention @Denperidge on Git
re_find_version = compile(r"mozilla.org/.*?/firefox/(?P<version>[\d.]*?)/", IGNORECASE)
re_find_overrides = r"(overrides|prefs).*\n(?P<space>\n)"
FIREFOX_ROOT = Path.home().joinpath(".mozilla/firefox").absolute() if name != "nt" else Path(getenv("APPDATA") + "/Mozilla/Firefox/").resolve()
DEFAULT_FIREFOX_INSTALL = Path("C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/" if name == "nt" else "")
selected_if_backup = None
selected_config = ""
userjs_path = None
INSTALLATIONS_TO_CHECK = [
# windows
{
"command": [str(Path("C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox"))],
"root": Path(getenv("APPDATA") or "").joinpath("Mozilla/Firefox").resolve(),
},
# linux
{
"command": ["firefox"],
"root": Path.home().joinpath(".mozilla/firefox").absolute(),
},
# flatpak
{
"command": ["flatpak", "run", "org.mozilla.firefox"],
"root": Path.home().joinpath(".var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/.mozilla/firefox").absolute(),
},
]
def _get_firefox_version(bin="firefox"):
try:
ver_string = check_output([bin, "--version"], encoding="UTF-8")
return ver_string[ver_string.rindex(" ")+1:].strip()
except FileNotFoundError:
return _get_firefox_version(str(DEFAULT_FIREFOX_INSTALL.joinpath("firefox")))
# command is a list, eg. ["firefox"] or ["flatpak", "run", "org.mozilla.firefox"]
def _get_firefox_version(command):
ver_string = check_output(command + ["--version"], encoding="UTF-8")
return ver_string[ver_string.rindex(" ")+1:].strip()
def _get_default_profile_folder():
config_path = FIREFOX_ROOT.joinpath("profiles.ini")
def _get_default_firefox_version_and_root():
print("Searching for Firefox installation...")
for installation in INSTALLATIONS_TO_CHECK:
try:
print(f" '{' '.join(installation['command'])}': ", end="")
version = _get_firefox_version(installation["command"])
print("YES")
print(f"Root: {installation['root']}")
return version, installation["root"]
except Exception:
print("no")
continue
raise Exception("Firefox binary not found. Please ensure Firefox is installed and the path is correct.")
def _get_default_profile_folder(firefox_root):
config_path = firefox_root.joinpath("profiles.ini")
print(f"Reading {config_path}...")
@@ -82,7 +108,7 @@ def _get_default_profile_folder():
break
if path is not None:
return FIREFOX_ROOT.joinpath(path)
return firefox_root.joinpath(path)
else:
raise Exception("Could not determine default Firefox profile! Exiting...")
@@ -123,16 +149,6 @@ def _get_latest_compatible_release(releases):
if firefox_version in release["supported"]:
return release
return None
def _get_firefox_version(bin="firefox"):
try:
ver_string = check_output([bin, "--version"], encoding="UTF-8")
return ver_string[ver_string.rindex(" ")+1:].strip()
except FileNotFoundError:
default_path = str(DEFAULT_FIREFOX_INSTALL.joinpath("firefox"))
if bin != default_path: # Avoid infinite recursion
return _get_firefox_version(default_path)
else:
raise Exception("Firefox binary not found. Please ensure Firefox is installed and the path is correct.")
def backup_profile(src):
dest = f"{src}-backup-{datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S')}"
@@ -150,6 +166,8 @@ def extract_betterfox(data, profile_folder):
zipfile = ZipFile(data)
userjs_zipinfo = None
for file in zipfile.filelist:
if "/zen/" in file.filename and not args.zen:
continue
if file.filename.endswith("user.js"):
userjs_zipinfo = file
userjs_zipinfo.filename = Path(userjs_zipinfo.filename).name
@@ -176,16 +194,20 @@ def list_releases(releases, only_supported=False, add_index=False):
print(f"{f'[{i}]' if add_index else ''}{'> ' if supported else ' '}{release['name'].ljust(20)}\t\t\tSupported: {','.join(release['supported'])}")
i+=1
def _press_enter_to_exit(args):
if not args.no_wait_for_exit:
input("Press ENTER to exit...")
if __name__ == "__main__":
firefox_version = _get_firefox_version()
selected_release = None
firefox_version, firefox_root = _get_default_firefox_version_and_root()
default_profile_folder = _get_default_profile_folder(firefox_root)
default_profile_folder = _get_default_profile_folder()
argparser = ArgumentParser(
)
argparser.add_argument("--overrides", "-o", default=default_profile_folder.joinpath("user-overrides.js"), help="if the provided file exists, add overrides to user.js. Defaults to " + str(default_profile_folder.joinpath("user-overrides.js"))),
argparser.add_argument("--zen", "-z", action="store_true", default=False, help="Install user.js for the Zen browser instead. Defaults to False"),
advanced = argparser.add_argument_group("Advanced")
@@ -203,14 +225,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
modes.add_argument("--list-all", action="store_true", default=False, help=f"List all Betterfox releases")
modes.add_argument("--interactive", "-i", action="store_true", default=False, help=f"Interactively select Betterfox version")
behaviour = argparser.add_argument_group("Script behaviour")
behaviour.add_argument("--no-wait-for-exit", "-nwfe", action="store_true", default=False, help="Disable 'Press ENTER to exit...' and exit immediately"),
args = argparser.parse_args()
releases = _get_releases(args.repository_owner, args.repository_name)
selected_release = None
if args.list or args.list_all:
list_releases(releases, args.list)
input("Press ENTER to exit...")
_press_enter_to_exit(args)
exit()
if not args.no_backup:
@@ -261,5 +286,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
else:
print(f"Found no overrides in {args.overrides}")
input("Press ENTER to exit...")
_press_enter_to_exit(args)
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@@ -19,7 +19,16 @@
/** FASTFOX ***/
user_pref("browser.sessionstore.restore_pinned_tabs_on_demand", true);
user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 4); // only remember # of pages in Back-Forward cache
// SPECULATIVE LOADING WITHOUT PREDICTOR
user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 20);
//user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", false);
//user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", false);
//user_pref("dom.prefetch_dns_for_anchor_https_document", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", true);
user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", true);
user_pref("network.prefetch-next", true);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 20); // increase download connections
/** SECUREFOX ***/
@@ -45,6 +54,9 @@ user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); // disable Firefox Sync
user_pref("browser.firefox-view.feature-tour", "{\"screen\":\"\",\"complete\":true}"); // disable the Firefox View tour from popping up for new profiles
user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1); // disable Accessibility features
user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2); // strict public key pinning
user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", ""); // disable captive portal detection
user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // disable captive portal detection
user_pref("network.connectivity-service.enabled", false); // disable captive portal detection
/** PESKYFOX ***/
user_pref("devtools.accessibility.enabled", false); // removes un-needed "Inspect Accessibility Properties" on right-click
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
/****************************************************************************
* Betterfox *
* "Ad meliora" *
* version: 137 *
* version: 142 *
* url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox *
****************************************************************************/
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ user_pref("gfx.content.skia-font-cache-size", 20);
/** DISK CACHE ***/
user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
/** MEMORY CACHE ***/
user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 4);
/** MEDIA CACHE ***/
user_pref("media.memory_cache_max_size", 65536);
user_pref("media.cache_readahead_limit", 7200);
@@ -44,11 +47,13 @@ user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 3600);
user_pref("network.ssl_tokens_cache_capacity", 10240);
/** SPECULATIVE LOADING ***/
user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
/** EXPERIMENTAL ***/
user_pref("layout.css.grid-template-masonry-value.enabled", true);
@@ -58,6 +63,8 @@ user_pref("layout.css.grid-template-masonry-value.enabled", true);
****************************************************************************/
/** TRACKING PROTECTION ***/
user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict");
user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.baseline.enabled", true);
user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.convenience.enabled", true);
user_pref("browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir", true);
user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.globalprivacycontrol.enabled", true);
/** OCSP & CERTS / HPKP ***/
user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 0);
user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2);
user_pref("security.csp.reporting.enabled", false);
/** SSL / TLS ***/
user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
@@ -84,7 +92,6 @@ user_pref("privacy.history.custom", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimHttps", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.untrimOnUserInteraction.featureGate", true);
user_pref("browser.search.separatePrivateDefault.ui.enabled", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.update2.engineAliasRefresh", true);
user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.groupLabels.enabled", false);
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ user_pref("permissions.default.geo", 2);
user_pref("geo.provider.network.url", "https://beacondb.net/v1/geolocate");
user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", "");
user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
/** TELEMETRY ***/
user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false);
@@ -137,6 +145,7 @@ user_pref("toolkit.coverage.opt-out", true);
user_pref("toolkit.coverage.endpoint.base", "");
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry", false);
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry", false);
user_pref("datareporting.usage.uploadEnabled", false);
/** EXPERIMENTS ***/
user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false);
@@ -147,11 +156,6 @@ user_pref("app.normandy.api_url", "");
user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", "");
user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false);
/** DETECTION ***/
user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false);
user_pref("network.connectivity-service.enabled", false);
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: PESKYFOX *
****************************************************************************/
@@ -173,21 +177,24 @@ user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true);
user_pref("browser.compactmode.show", true);
user_pref("browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled", false); // WINDOWS
/** AI ***/
user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false);
user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false);
/** FULLSCREEN NOTICE ***/
user_pref("full-screen-api.transition-duration.enter", "0 0");
user_pref("full-screen-api.transition-duration.leave", "0 0");
user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
/** URL BAR ***/
user_pref("browser.urlbar.unitConversion.enabled", true);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.trending.featureGate", false);
user_pref("dom.text_fragments.create_text_fragment.enabled", true);
/** NEW TAB PAGE ***/
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites", "");
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites", false);
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false);
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false);
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredCheckboxes", false);
/** POCKET ***/
user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
@@ -224,3 +231,8 @@ user_pref("layout.word_select.eat_space_to_next_word", false);
/****************************************************************************
* END: BETTERFOX *
****************************************************************************/
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
/****************************************************************************
* BetterZen *
* "Ex nihilo nihil fit" *
* version: 137 *
* version: 142 *
* url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox *
****************************************************************************/
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
* SECTION: FASTFOX *
****************************************************************************/
/** GFX ***/
user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-items", 8192); // DEFAULT FF135+
user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 512);
/** DISK CACHE ***/
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@ user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
****************************************************************************/
/** TRACKING PROTECTION ***/
user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict");
user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.baseline.enabled", true);
user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.convenience.enabled", true);
user_pref("browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir", true);
/** OCSP & CERTS / HPKP ***/
@@ -91,10 +92,6 @@ user_pref("dom.text_fragments.create_text_fragment.enabled", true);
****************************************************************************/
// Remove the slashes to enable the prefs
// PREF: reduce CPU and GPU use until bug is fixed
// [1] https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/6302
user_pref("zen.view.experimental-rounded-view", false);
// PREF: re-enable Windows efficiency mode
//user_pref("dom.ipc.processPriorityManager.backgroundUsesEcoQoS", true);
@@ -105,6 +102,9 @@ user_pref("zen.view.experimental-rounded-view", false);
// Currently bugged if you click to view what's blocked
//user_pref("zen.urlbar.show-protections-icon", true);
// PREF: Disable the Picture in picture pop-out when changing tabs
//user_pref("media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.enable-when-switching-tabs.enabled", false);
/****************************************************************************
* START: MY OVERRIDES *
****************************************************************************/