remove content.notify.interval for now

Fastfox.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Fastfox                                                                              *
  * "Non ducor duco"                                                                     *
  * priority: speedy browsing                                                            *
- * version: 137                                                                         *
+ * version: 144                                                                         *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                                          *
  ***************************************************************************************/
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 // false = reflow pages whenever new data is received
 //user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true); // DEFAULT
 
-// PREF: notification interval (in microseconds) to avoid layout thrashing
+// PREF: content notification delay - notification interval (in microseconds) to avoid layout thrashing
 // When Firefox is loading a page, it periodically reformats
 // or "reflows" the page as it loads. The page displays new elements
 // every 0.12 seconds by default. These redraws increase the total page load time.
@@ -47,7 +47,17 @@
 // [1] https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/c1180ea13e73eb985a49b15c0d90e977a1aa919c/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml#1824-1834
 // [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20240115073722/https://dev.opera.com/articles/efficient-javascript/?page=3#reflow
 // [3] https://web.archive.org/web/20240115073722/https://dev.opera.com/articles/efficient-javascript/?page=3#smoothspeed
-user_pref("content.notify.interval", 100000); // (.10s); default=120000 (.12s)
+//user_pref("content.notify.interval", 100000); // (.10s); default=120000 (.12s)
+//user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 1000000); // (1.00s); alt=2000000; HIDDEN
+//user_pref("content.interrupt.parsing", true); // HIDDEN
+//user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true); // DEFAULT
+
+// PREF: UI responsiveness threshold
+//user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 300000); // HIDDEN; default= 750000; alt=500000
+
+// PREF: split text nodes to a length
+// The number of bytes in a text node.
+//user_pref("content.maxtextrun", 8191); // DEFAULT; HIDDEN
 
 // PREF: new tab preload
 // [WARNING] Disabling this may cause a delay when opening a new tab in Firefox.
@@ -78,6 +88,15 @@ 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                                            *
 ****************************************************************************/
@@ -109,11 +128,16 @@ user_pref("content.notify.interval", 100000); // (.10s); default=120000 (.12s)
 // [2] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/153
 // [3] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/198
 //user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated", true); // [DEFAULT FF133+]
-    //user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-items", 8192); // DEFAULT FF135+; Chrome=4096
+user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-items", 32768); // [default=8192 FF135+]; Chrome=4096
-    user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 512); // default=256; Chrome=512
+user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 1024); // default=256; Chrome=512
-    user_pref("gfx.content.skia-font-cache-size", 20); // default=5; Chrome=20
+user_pref("gfx.content.skia-font-cache-size", 20); // default=5; Chrome=20
+//user_pref("gfx.canvas.max-size", 32767); // DEFAULT=32767
     // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1239151#c2
 
+// PREF: WebGL
+user_pref("webgl.max-size", 8192); // default=1024
+//user_pref("webgl.force-enabled", true);
+
 // PREF: prefer GPU over CPU
 // At best, the prefs do nothing on Linux/macOS.
 // At worst, it'll result in crashes if the sandboxing is a WIP.
@@ -179,7 +203,7 @@ user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
 // for recently read cache entries [1]. It is managed by a cache thread, and caches with
 // metadata in the pool appear to be reused immediately.
 // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=986179
-//user_pref("browser.cache.disk.metadata_memory_limit", 500); // default=250 (0.25 MB); limit of recent metadata we keep in memory for faster access
+//user_pref("browser.cache.disk.metadata_memory_limit", 16384); // default=250 (0.25 MB); limit of recent metadata we keep in memory for faster access
 
 // PREF: number of chunks we preload ahead of read
 // Large content such as images will load faster.
@@ -260,8 +284,8 @@ user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
 // [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", 131072); // (128 MB)
+user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536); // 64MB RAM cache; alt=131072 (128 MB RAM cache); default=32768
-//user_pref("browser.cache.memory.max_entry_size", 20480); // (20 MB); default=5120 (5 MB)
+user_pref("browser.cache.memory.max_entry_size", 20480); // 20 MB max entry; 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
@@ -272,7 +296,15 @@ 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); // default=8
+user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 10); // default=25
+//user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_entries", 10); // [HIDDEN OR REMOVED]
+//user_pref("dom.storage.default_quota", 20480); // 20MB; default=5120
+//user_pref("dom.storage.shadow_writes", true);
+
+// PREF: tell garbage collector to start running when javascript is using xx MB of memory
+// Garbage collection releases memory back to the system.
+//user_pref("javascript.options.mem.high_water_mark", 128); // DEFAULT [HIDDEN OR REMOVED]
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: MEDIA CACHE                                                     *
@@ -283,11 +315,11 @@ user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 4);
 
 // PREF: media memory cache
 // [1] https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/tip/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml#l9652
-// [2] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/pull/941
+// [2] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/pull/941#issuecomment-668278121
-user_pref("media.memory_cache_max_size", 65536); // default=8192; AF=65536; alt=131072
+user_pref("media.memory_cache_max_size", 98304); // 98MB; default=8192; AF=65536
 
 // PREF: media cache combine sizes
-//user_pref("media.memory_caches_combined_limit_kb", 524288); // DEFAULT; alt=1048576
+user_pref("media.memory_caches_combined_limit_kb", 1048576); // 1GB; default=524288
 //user_pref("media.memory_caches_combined_limit_pc_sysmem", 5); // DEFAULT; alt=10; the percentage of system memory that Firefox can use for media caches
 
 // PREF: Media Source Extensions (MSE) web standard
@@ -301,19 +333,20 @@ user_pref("media.memory_cache_max_size", 65536); // default=8192; AF=65536; alt=
 // PREF: adjust video buffering periods when not using MSE (in seconds)
 // [NOTE] Does not affect videos over 720p since they use DASH playback [1]
 // [1] https://lifehacker.com/preload-entire-youtube-videos-by-disabling-dash-playbac-1186454034
-user_pref("media.cache_readahead_limit", 7200); // 120 min; default=60; stop reading ahead when our buffered data is this many seconds ahead of the current playback
+user_pref("media.cache_readahead_limit", 600); // 10 min; default=60; stop reading ahead when our buffered data is this many seconds ahead of the current playback
-user_pref("media.cache_resume_threshold", 3600); // 60 min; default=30; when a network connection is suspended, don't resume it until the amount of buffered data falls below this threshold
+user_pref("media.cache_resume_threshold", 300); // 5 min; default=30; when a network connection is suspended, don't resume it until the amount of buffered data falls below this threshold
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: IMAGE CACHE                                                     *
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 // PREF: image cache
-//user_pref("image.cache.size", 5242880); // DEFAULT; in MiB; alt=10485760 (cache images up to 10MiB in size)
+user_pref("image.cache.size", 10485760); // (cache images up to 10MiB in size) [DEFAULT 5242880]
-user_pref("image.mem.decode_bytes_at_a_time", 32768); // default=16384; alt=65536; chunk size for calls to the image decoders
+user_pref("image.mem.decode_bytes_at_a_time", 65536); // default=16384; alt=32768; chunk size for calls to the image decoders
+//user_pref("image.mem.max_decoded_image_kb", 512000); // 500MB [HIDDEN OR REMOVED?]
 
 // PREF: set minimum timeout to unmap shared surfaces since they have been last used
-// This is only used on 32-bit builds of Firefox where there is meaningful
+// [NOTE] This is only used on 32-bit builds of Firefox where there is meaningful
 // virtual address space pressure.
 // [1] https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D109440
 // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1699224
@@ -341,6 +374,7 @@ user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 1800); // default=900
 user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 10); // default=6; download connections; anything above 10 is excessive
     user_pref("network.http.max-urgent-start-excessive-connections-per-host", 5); // default=3
     //user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 48); // default=32
+user_pref("network.http.request.max-start-delay", 5); // default=10
 //user_pref("network.websocket.max-connections", 200); // DEFAULT
 
 // PREF: pacing requests [FF23+]
@@ -350,28 +384,28 @@ user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 10); // default=
 // Pacing requests adds a slight delay between requests to throttle them.
 // If you have a fast machine and internet connection, disabling pacing
 // may provide a small speed boost when loading pages with lots of requests.
-// false=Firefox will send as many requests as possible without pacing
+// false = Firefox will send as many requests as possible without pacing
-// true=Firefox will pace requests (default)
+// true = Firefox will pace requests (default)
 user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.enabled", false);
     //user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.min-parallelism", 10); // default=6
-    //user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.burst", 14); // default=10
+    //user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.burst", 32); // default=10
 
 // PREF: increase DNS cache
 // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Performance/Understanding_latency
-//user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 1000); // default=400
+user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 10000); // default=800
 
 // PREF: adjust DNS expiration time
 // [ABOUT] about:networking#dns
 // [NOTE] These prefs will be ignored by DNS resolver if using DoH/TRR.
-user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 3600); // keep entries for 1 hour
+user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 3600); // keep entries for 1 hour; default=60
-    //user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpirationGracePeriod", 240); // default=60; cache DNS entries for 4 minutes after they expire
+    //user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpirationGracePeriod", 120); // default=60; cache DNS entries for 2 minutes after they expire
 
 // PREF: the number of threads for DNS
 //user_pref("network.dns.max_high_priority_threads", 40); // DEFAULT [FF 123?]
 //user_pref("network.dns.max_any_priority_threads", 24); // DEFAULT [FF 123?]
 
 // PREF: increase TLS token caching 
-user_pref("network.ssl_tokens_cache_capacity", 10240); // default=2048; more TLS token caching (fast reconnects)
+//user_pref("network.ssl_tokens_cache_capacity", 6144); // default=2048; more TLS token caching (fast reconnects)
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: SPECULATIVE LOADING                                            *
@@ -541,16 +575,7 @@ user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
 // PREF: CSS Masonry Layout [NIGHTLY]
 // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Masonry_Layout
 // [2] https://www.smashingmagazine.com/native-css-masonry-layout-css-grid/
-user_pref("layout.css.grid-template-masonry-value.enabled", true);
+//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                                                      *
@@ -598,6 +623,7 @@ user_pref("layout.css.grid-template-masonry-value.enabled", true);
 // [2] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/dom/ipc/process_model.html#web-content-processes 
 //user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 8); // DEFAULT; Shared Web Content
 //user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount.webIsolated", 1); // default=4; Isolated Web Content
+//user_pref("dom.ipc.keepProcessesAlive.web", 4); // default=1 [HIDDEN OR REMOVED]
 
 // PREF: use one process for process preallocation cache
 //user_pref("dom.ipc.processPrelaunch.fission.number", 1); // default=3; Process Preallocation Cache

Peskyfox.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Peskyfox                                                                 *
  * "Aquila non capit muscas"                                                *
  * priority: remove annoyances                                              *
- * version: 137                                                             *
+ * version: 144                                                             *
  * 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);
@@ -72,6 +64,9 @@ user_pref("browser.profiles.enabled", true);
 // [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/320
 //user_pref("widget.gtk.non-native-titlebar-buttons.enabled", true);
 
+// PREF: disable search engine switcher in the URL bar [FF136+]
+//user_pref("browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride", false);
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: THEME ADJUSTMENTS                                              *
 ****************************************************************************/
@@ -104,6 +99,23 @@ user_pref("browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled", false);
 // PREF: new tab page wallpapers
 //user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.v2.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT FF132+]
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * 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: AI-enhanced tab groups
+// [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-use-ai-enhanced-tab-groups
+//user_pref("browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled", false);
+
+// PREF: link previews
+//user_pref("browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled", false);
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: COOKIE BANNER HANDLING                                          *
 ****************************************************************************/
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ 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 +219,11 @@ 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 +251,13 @@ 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 +305,12 @@ 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);
@@ -324,8 +340,9 @@ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites", "");
  * SECTION: POCKET                                                            *
 ******************************************************************************/
 
-// PREF: Disable built-in Pocket extension
+// PREF: disable built-in Pocket extension
-user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
+// [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/future-of-pocket
+//user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); // DEFAULT
       //user_pref("extensions.pocket.api"," ");
       //user_pref("extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", " ");
       //user_pref("extensions.pocket.site", " ");

README.md

@@ -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)
+![Badge](https://hitscounter.dev/api/hit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fyokoffing%2FBetterfox&label=&icon=github&color=%23198754&message=&style=flat&tz=US%2FEastern)![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)
 
 # 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/).
@@ -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.
-
-<div align='center'>
-  <a href='https://www.websitecounterfree.com'><img src='https://www.websitecounterfree.com/c.php?d=9&id=19653&s=1' border='0' alt='Free Website Counter'></a><br / >
-since 23 July 2022</div>

Securefox.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Securefox                                                                *
  * "Natura non contristatur"                                                *     
  * priority: provide sensible security and privacy                          *
- * version: 138                                                             *
+ * version: 144                                                             *
  * 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
@@ -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+]
 
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@ user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 0);
 // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1429800,1670985,1753071
 // [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/tag/crlite/
 //user_pref("security.remote_settings.crlite_filters.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF137+]
-user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2);
+//user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2); // [DEFAULT: 2 FF142+]
 
 // PREF: HTTP Public Key Pinning (HPKP)
 // HPKP enhances the security of SSL certificates by associating
@@ -316,6 +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)    *
 ****************************************************************************/
@@ -486,6 +497,14 @@ user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 60000); // 1 minute; default=15000 (1
 // PREF: purge session icon in Private Browsing windows
 user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.resetPBM.enabled", true);
 
+// PREF: delete files downloaded in Private Browsing when all private windows are closed
+// When downloading a file in private browsing mode, the user will be prompted
+// to chose whether they want to keep or delete files that are downloaded
+// while in private browsing. 
+//user_pref("browser.download.enableDeletePrivate", true);
+//user_pref("browser.download.deletePrivateChosen", true);
+//user_pref("browser.download.deletePrivate", true);
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * SECTION: SHUTDOWN & SANITIZING                                             *
 ******************************************************************************/
@@ -582,11 +601,13 @@ 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.
@@ -977,9 +998,9 @@ 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                                               *

install.py

@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ 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="")
+            print(f"  '{' '.join(installation['command'])}': ", end="")
             version = _get_firefox_version(installation["command"])
             print("YES")
-            print(f"Root: {installation["root"]}")
+            print(f"Root: {installation['root']}")
             return version, installation["root"]
         except Exception:
             print("no")
@@ -166,6 +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
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     )
     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")

personal/user-overrides.js

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 20);
 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 ***/
+user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.convenience.enabled", false); // disable Strict allowlist of convenience features
 user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false); // disable password manager
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false); // disable address manager
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // disable credit card manager
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ 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
+user_pref("browser.download.enableDeletePrivate", true); // Delete files downloaded in private browsing when all private windows are closed
+user_pref("browser.download.deletePrivateChosen", true); // Delete files downloaded in private browsing when all private windows are closed
+user_pref("browser.download.deletePrivate", true); // Delete files downloaded in private browsing when all private windows are closed
 
 /** PESKYFOX ***/
 user_pref("devtools.accessibility.enabled", false); // removes un-needed "Inspect Accessibility Properties" on right-click
@@ -147,3 +153,5 @@ user_pref("network.trr.mode", 2); // enable TRR (with System fallback)
 user_pref("network.trr.max-fails", 5); // lower max attempts to use DoH
 user_pref("geo.provider.use_geoclue", false); // [LINUX]
 user_pref("pdfjs.defaultZoomValue", "page-width"); // PDF zoom level
+
+

user.js

@@ -10,16 +10,13 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * Betterfox                                                                *
  * "Ad meliora"                                                             *
- * version: 138                                                             *
+ * version: 144                                                             *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                              *
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: FASTFOX                                                         *
 ****************************************************************************/
-/** GENERAL ***/
-user_pref("content.notify.interval", 100000);
-
 /** GFX ***/
 user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 512);
 user_pref("gfx.content.skia-font-cache-size", 20);
@@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ 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);
@@ -64,6 +60,7 @@ 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("browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir", true);
 user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
 user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ 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);
@@ -83,14 +80,13 @@ user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.forceMediaMemoryCache", true);
 user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 60000);
 
 /** SHUTDOWN & SANITIZING ***/
-user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.resetPBM.enabled", true);
 user_pref("privacy.history.custom", true);
+user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.resetPBM.enabled", true);
 
 /** SEARCH / URL BAR ***/
 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);
@@ -176,24 +172,25 @@ 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);
+user_pref("browser.tabs.groups.smart.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);
 
 /** DOWNLOADS ***/
 user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
@@ -227,3 +224,7 @@ user_pref("layout.word_select.eat_space_to_next_word", false);
 /****************************************************************************
  * END: BETTERFOX                                                           *
 ****************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+

zen/user.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * BetterZen                                                                *
  * "Ex nihilo nihil fit"                                                    *
- * version: 138                                                             *
+ * version: 142                                                             *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                              *
 ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -38,6 +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 ***/
@@ -90,10 +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);