Create README.md

Fastfox.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Fastfox                                                                              *
  * "Non ducor duco"                                                                     *
  * priority: speedy browsing                                                            *
- * version: 148                                                                         *
+ * version: 150                                                                         *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                                          *
  ***************************************************************************************/
 
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@
 // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1945683
 // [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1p58qre/firefox_is_getting_ready_to_make_youtube_fast/
 // [3] https://www.ghacks.net/2025/11/24/these-two-tweaks-should-improve-firefoxs-performance-on-youtube-significantly/
-user_pref("gfx.webrender.layer-compositor", true);
+//user_pref("gfx.webrender.layer-compositor", true);
     // If your PC uses an AMD GPU, you might want to make a second change.
     // This one improves CPU usage on AMD systems.
-    //user_pref("media.wmf.zero-copy-nv12-textures-force-enabled", true);
+//user_pref("media.wmf.zero-copy-nv12-textures-force-enabled", true);
 
 // PREF: if your hardware doesn't support Webrender, you can fallback to Webrender's software renderer
 // [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2020/12/14/how-to-find-out-if-webrender-is-enabled-in-firefox-and-how-to-enable-it-if-it-is-not/

Securefox.js

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  * Securefox                                                                *
  * "Natura non contristatur"                                                *     
  * priority: provide sensible security and privacy                          *
- * version: 149                                                             *
+ * version: 150                                                             *
  * 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                          *
@@ -1108,6 +1108,10 @@ user_pref("editor.truncate_user_pastes", false);
 // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1695693,1719301
 //user_pref("network.http.windows-sso.enabled", false); // DEFAULT
 
+// PREF: enforce no direct attestation in passkeys [FF144+]
+// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1981587 ***/
+//user_pref("security.webauthn.always_allow_direct_attestation", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: ADDRESS + CREDIT CARD MANAGER                                   *
 ****************************************************************************/
@@ -1389,6 +1393,11 @@ user_pref("pdfjs.enableScripting", false); // [FF86+]
 // [5] https://www.google.com/chrome/privacy/whitepaper.html#malware
 // [6] https://security.googleblog.com/2022/08/how-hash-based-safe-browsing-works-in.html
 
+// [FF147+] Firefox now supports the Safe Browsing V5 protocol and has migrated
+// from Safe Browsing V4 to the local list mode of Safe Browsing V5 protocol.
+// [1] https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/reference
+// [2] https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/reference/Local.List.Mode
+
 // PREF: Safe Browsing
 // [WARNING] Be sure to have alternate security measures if you disable SB! Adblockers do not count!
 // [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Security>... Block dangerous and deceptive content

personal/user-overrides.js

@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@
 /** FASTFOX ***/
 user_pref("browser.sessionstore.restore_pinned_tabs_on_demand", true);
 
-// 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 ***/
 user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.allow_list.convenience.enabled", false); // disable Strict allowlist of convenience features
 user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false); // disable password manager
@@ -155,3 +145,56 @@ user_pref("geo.provider.use_geoclue", false); // [LINUX]
 user_pref("pdfjs.defaultZoomValue", "page-width"); // PDF zoom level
 
 
+/** DELETE IF NOT WATERFOX ***/
+// PREF: improve font rendering by using DirectWrite everywhere like Chrome [WINDOWS]
+user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.rendering_mode", 5);
+user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.cleartype_level", 100);
+user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.enhanced_contrast", 100);
+user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.use_gdi_table_loading", false);
+
+// UI
+user_pref("browser.urlbar.scotchBonnet.enableOverride", false); // disable unified search button
+user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); // disable Firefox Sync and profiles
+user_pref("browser.profiles.enabled", false); // disable Firefox Sync and profiles
+
+/** FASTFOX ***/
+user_pref("network.http.rcwn.enabled", false);
+user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.enabled", false); // pacing requests
+
+user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 4); // default=8
+
+// 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; default=60
+
+user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 900000); // save session every 15 minutes
+
+/** SECUREFOX ***/
+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
+user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1); // disable Accessibility features
+
+user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // disable DRM
+user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hide the UI setting; this also disables the DRM prompt 
+
+user_pref("network.trr.max-fails", 5); // lower max attempts to use DoH
+
+// PREF: disable using the OS's geolocation service
+//user_pref("geo.provider.ms-windows-location", false); // [WINDOWS]
+//user_pref("geo.provider.use_corelocation", false); // [MAC]
+//user_pref("geo.provider.use_geoclue", false); // [FF102+] [LINUX]
+
+user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", false); // disable Container Tabs
+
+/** PESKYFOX ***/
+user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 0); // minimize disk use; manually back-up
+user_pref("view_source.wrap_long_lines", true);  // wrap source lines
+user_pref("devtools.debugger.ui.editor-wrapping", true);  // wrap lines in devtools
+user_pref("browser.zoom.full", false); // text-only zoom, not all elements on page
+user_pref("layout.word_select.eat_space_to_next_word", false); // do not select the space next to a word when selecting a word
+user_pref("ui.key.menuAccessKey", 0); // remove underlined characters from various settings
+user_pref("general.autoScroll", false); // disable unintentional behavior for middle click
+user_pref("ui.SpellCheckerUnderlineStyle", 1); // [HIDDEN] dots for spell check errors
+user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // disable reader mode

policies.json

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         "DisableFirefoxStudies": true,
         "DisableTelemetry": true,
         "DisableFeedbackCommands": true,
-        "DisablePocket": true,
         "DisableSetDesktopBackground": true,
         "DisableDeveloperTools": false,
         "DontCheckDefaultBrowser": true,
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@
             "Remove": [
                 "Amazon.com",
                 "eBay"
+                "Perplexity"
             ],
             "Default": "DuckDuckGo",
             "Add": [

user.js

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 /****************************************************************************
  * Betterfox                                                                *
  * "Ad meliora"                                                             *
- * version: 149                                                             *
+ * version: 150                                                             *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                              *
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * SECTION: FASTFOX                                                         *
-****************************************************************************/
-user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 256); // reset pref
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * SECTION: SECUREFOX                                                       *
 ****************************************************************************/
@@ -201,6 +196,3 @@ user_pref("layout.word_select.eat_space_to_next_word", false);
 /****************************************************************************
  * END: BETTERFOX                                                           *
 ****************************************************************************/
-
-
-

waterfox/README.md

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+### Betterfox Aqua
+#### A user.js for Waterfox
+Just FYI: There are some long-term issues with Waterfox where the browser doesn't load certain internal settings or resets prefs after restart. For examples, see https://github.com/BrowserWorks/waterfox/issues/3196 and https://github.com/BrowserWorks/waterfox/issues/3947.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Fork-specific files are side projects and will not update every release. When in doubt, use the standard Firefox user.js.
+>
+> This is also a reminder that Waterfox is based on the [Firefox ESR](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/firefox-esr-release-cycle) release cycle.

waterfox/user.js

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 /****************************************************************************
  * Betterfox Aqua                                                           *
  * "Ex nihilo nihil fit"                                                    *
- * version: 140.8                                                           *
+ * version: 140.10                                                          *
  * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox                              *
 ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
 user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
 
 /** SEARCH / URL BAR ***/
+//user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", true); // FF default
 //user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimHttps", true); // optional
 //user_pref("browser.urlbar.untrimOnUserInteraction.featureGate", true); // optional
 user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);