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yokoffing c47779f6b9 disable passkeys? 2026-05-11 11:28:45 -04:00
yokoffing 46387cc042 browser scrollbar styles
https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/466
2026-05-03 12:39:55 -04:00
yokoffing 7d4e1eb6ea restore low-risk prefs 2026-05-03 09:48:38 -04:00
yokoffing 99258db4a9 RCWN removed 2026-05-03 09:39:22 -04:00
yokoffing aa8ad98105 Update README.md 2026-05-01 17:55:41 -04:00
yokoffing 97736d53d2 add sub-link 2026-04-22 09:24:03 -04:00
yokoffing 76392e72fe fix url 2026-04-22 09:09:07 -04:00
yokoffing de7fb78058 specify third-party storage huer 2026-04-22 09:05:29 -04:00
6 changed files with 67 additions and 47 deletions
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
# These are supported funding model platforms
github: yokoffing
patreon: # Replace with a single Patreon username
open_collective: # Replace with a single Open Collective username
ko_fi: yokoffing
tidelift: # Replace with a single Tidelift platform-name/package-name e.g., npm/babel
community_bridge: # Replace with a single Community Bridge project-name e.g., cloud-foundry
liberapay: yokoffing
issuehunt: # Replace with a single IssueHunt username
otechie: # Replace with a single Otechie username
lfx_crowdfunding: # Replace with a single LFX Crowdfunding project-name e.g., cloud-foundry
custom: # Replace with up to 4 custom sponsorship URLs e.g., ['link1', 'link2']
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
* Fastfox *
* "Non ducor duco" *
* priority: speedy browsing *
* version: 150 *
* version: 152 *
* url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox *
***************************************************************************************/
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
// Increases font cache size to improve performance on text-heavy websites.
// Especially beneficial for sites with many font faces or complex typography.
// [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1239151#c2
//user_pref("gfx.content.skia-font-cache-size", 32); // 32 MB; default=5; Chrome=20
user_pref("gfx.content.skia-font-cache-size", 20); // 20 MB; default=5; Chrome=20
// PREF: page reflow timer
// Rather than wait until a page has completely downloaded to display it to the user,
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@
// [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", 4096); // [default=8192 FF135+]; Chrome=4096
//user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 512); // default=256; Chrome=512
//user_pref("gfx.canvas.max-size", 32767); // DEFAULT=32767
//user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-items", 8192); // [DEFAULT FF135+]
user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 512); // default=256; Chrome=512; max=2048
//user_pref("gfx.canvas.max-size", 32767); // [DEFAULT]
// PREF: WebGL
//user_pref("webgl.max-size", 16384); // default=1024
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
//user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 512000); // default=256000; size of disk cache; 1024000=1GB, 2048000=2GB
//user_pref("browser.cache.disk.max_entry_size", 51200); // DEFAULT (50 MB); maximum size of an object in disk cache
// PREF: Race Cache With Network (RCWN) [FF59+]
// PREF: Race Cache With Network (RCWN) [FF59+] [REMOVED FF152+]
// [ABOUT] about:networking#rcwn
// Firefox concurrently sends requests for cached resources to both the
// local disk cache and the network server. The browser uses whichever
@@ -197,10 +197,8 @@
// [4] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1214862/36-syns-in-a-row-how-to-limit-firefox-connections-to-one-website
// [5] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1622859
// [6] https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=40195&page=1&cid=1067867#commentwrap
//user_pref("network.http.rcwn.enabled", false);
// PREF: attempt to RCWN only if a resource is smaller than this size
//user_pref("network.http.rcwn.small_resource_size_kb", 256); // DEFAULT
//user_pref("network.http.rcwn.enabled", false); // [REMOVED FF152+]
//user_pref("network.http.rcwn.small_resource_size_kb", 256); // attempt to RCWN only if a resource is smaller than this size
// PREF: cache memory pool
// Cache v2 provides a memory pool that stores metadata (such as response headers)
@@ -300,7 +298,7 @@
// 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); // default=8
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
@@ -332,8 +330,8 @@
// 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", 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", 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
user_pref("media.cache_readahead_limit", 3600); // 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", 1800); // 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 *
@@ -341,7 +339,7 @@
// PREF: image cache
//user_pref("image.cache.size", 10485760); // (cache images up to 10MiB in size) [DEFAULT 5242880]
//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.decode_bytes_at_a_time", 32768); // default=16384; 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
@@ -369,11 +367,11 @@
// [1] https://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.max-connections
// [2] https://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server
// [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/11m2yuh/how_do_i_make_firefox_use_more_of_my_900_megabit/jbfmru6/
//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.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", 32); // 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+]
@@ -385,18 +383,18 @@
// may provide a small speed boost when loading pages with lots of requests.
// false = Firefox will send as many requests as possible without pacing
// 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", 32); // default=10
user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.enabled", false);
//user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.min-parallelism", 12); // default=6
//user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.burst", 20); // default=10
// PREF: increase DNS cache
// [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Performance/Understanding_latency
//user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 10000); // default=800
//user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 1600); // 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; default=60
user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 3600); // keep entries for 1 hour; default=60
//user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpirationGracePeriod", 120); // default=60; cache DNS entries for 2 minutes after they expire
// PREF: the number of threads for DNS
@@ -404,7 +402,7 @@
//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", 10240); // default=2048; more TLS token caching (fast reconnects)
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: EXPERIMENTAL *
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* Peskyfox *
* "Aquila non capit muscas" *
* priority: remove annoyances *
* version: 148 *
* version: 152 *
* 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 *
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ user_pref("browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled", false);
// PREF: new tab page wallpapers
//user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.v2.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT FF132+]
// PREF: browser scrollbar styles
// 0 - Default
// 1 - Thin and round, more like Chromium ones
// 2 - Thinner than 1
// 3 - Even thinner than 1
// 4 - Very bold and square
//user_pref("widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style", 0); // [DEFAULT]
/****************************************************************************
* SECTION: AI *
****************************************************************************/
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If you like the project, leave a :star: (top right) and become a [stargazer](https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/stargazers)!
[![Stargazers repo roster for @yokoffing/Betterfox](https://reporoster.com/stars/dark/yokoffing/Betterfox)](https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/stargazers)
<a href='https://ko-fi.com/Q5Q5G8EPH' target='_blank'><img height='36' style='border:0px;height:36px;' src='https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/kofi2.png?v=3' border='0' alt='Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com' /></a>
<noscript><a href="https://liberapay.com/yokoffing/donate"><img alt="Donate using Liberapay" src="https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg"></a></noscript>
## Credit
* Betterfox mirrors the ongoing work provided by [arkenfox](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js). Additionally, this repository includes content reproduced or adapted from other sources. Credit for overlapping material goes to the original authors.
* Appreciation goes to the [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) team and developers working on [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/home), fighting for the open web.
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* Securefox *
* "Natura non contristatur" *
* priority: provide sensible security and privacy *
* version: 150 *
* version: 152 *
* 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 *
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@ user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict"); // [HIDDEN PREF]
// Opener and redirect heuristics are granted for 30 days, see [3]
// [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/07/13/smartblock-v2/
// [2] https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/e5483fd469ab#l4.12
// [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Privacy/State_Partitioning#storage_access_heuristics
// [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Privacy/Guides/State_Partitioning#storage_access_heuristics
//user_pref("privacy.antitracking.enableWebcompat", false);
//user_pref("privacy.restrict3rdpartystorage.heuristic.navigation", false);
//user_pref("privacy.restrict3rdpartystorage.heuristic.opened_window_after_interaction", false);
//user_pref("privacy.restrict3rdpartystorage.heuristic.recently_visited", false); // DEFAULT
//user_pref("privacy.restrict3rdpartystorage.heuristic.redirect", false); // DEFAULT
//user_pref("privacy.restrict3rdpartystorage.heuristic.window_open", false); // DEFAULT
// PREF: set ETP Strict/Custom exception lists (FF141+)
// [SETTING] Options>Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Strict/Custom>Fix major [baseline] | minor [convenience]
@@ -1069,6 +1074,9 @@ 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: disable passkeys
//user_pref("security.webauth.webauthn", false);
// 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]
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@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def _get_default_profile_folder(firefox_root):
print(f"Reading {config_path}...")
config_parser = ConfigParser(strict=False)
config_parser.read(config_path, encoding = "utf8")
config_parser.read(config_path)
path = None
for section in config_parser.sections():
@@ -174,17 +174,12 @@ def download_betterfox(url):
def extract_betterfox(data, profile_folder):
zipfile = ZipFile(data)
userjs_zipinfo = None
depth = 1 # default to firefox user.js living at root dir
if args.browser != "firefox":
depth = 2 # ignore the outside
for file in zipfile.filelist:
path = file.filename.split("/")
if len(path)-1 != depth or (args.browser not in path and depth != 1) :
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
break
if not userjs_zipinfo:
raise BaseException("Could not find user.js!")
@@ -217,15 +212,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
default_profile_folder = _get_default_profile_folder(firefox_root)
argparser = ArgumentParser()
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")
advanced.add_argument("--betterfox-version", "-bv", default=None, help=f"Which version of Betterfox to install. Defaults to the latest compatible release for your installed Firefox version")
advanced.add_argument("--profile-dir", "-p", "-pd", default=default_profile_folder, help=f"Which profile dir to install user.js in. Defaults to {default_profile_folder}")
advanced.add_argument("--repository-owner", "-ro", default="yokoffing", help="owner of the Betterfox repository. Defaults to yokoffing")
advanced.add_argument("--repository-name", "-rn", default="Betterfox", help="name of the Betterfox repository. Defaults to Betterfox")
advanced.add_argument("--browser", "-b", default="firefox", help="Which browser should Betterfox install to. Defaults to firefox. Available options: firefox, zen, waterfox")
disable = argparser.add_argument_group("Disable functionality")
disable.add_argument("--no-backup", "-nb", action="store_true", default=False, help="disable backup of current profile (not recommended)"),