/**************************************************************************** * * * DISCLAIMER * * * * This file is NOT INTENDED FOR OFFICIAL USE * * It is a mix of PERSONAL and TESTING prefs and * * may cause breakage or contain changes you do not want! * * DO NOT USE unless you know what you are doing! * * * ****************************************************************************/ /**************************************************************************** * START: MY OVERRIDES * ****************************************************************************/ /** SETUP ON FIRST INSTALLATION ***/ //user_pref("network.trr.uri", "https://dns.nextdns.io/******/Firefox"); // TRR/DoH /** FASTFOX ***/ //user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount.webIsolated", 2); // process per site //user_pref("dom.ipc.processPrelaunch.fission.number", 1); // number of Preallocated processes user_pref("browser.sessionstore.restore_pinned_tabs_on_demand", true); user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 6); // DEFAULT user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", false); // DEFAULT; using DoH / ODNS user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", false); // using DoH / ODNS user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", true); // DEFAULT user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", true); // DEFAULT user_pref("network.early-hints.enabled", true); // DEFAULT NIGHTLY user_pref("network.early-hints.preconnect.enabled", true); //user_pref("network.early-hints.preconnect.max_connections", 10); // DEFAULT; when 0, this is limited by "network.http.speculative-parallel-limit" user_pref("network.prefetch-next", true); // DEFAULT if using DOH/ODNS user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false); user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); /** SECUREFOX ***/ //user_pref("urlclassifier.features.socialtracking.skipURLs", "*.twitter.com, *.twimg.com"); // removed *.instagram.com user_pref("browser.urlbar.showSearchSuggestionsFirst", false); // unselect "Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history in address bar results" for clean UI user_pref("browser.urlbar.groupLabels.enabled", false); // hide Firefox Suggest label in URL dropdown box user_pref("signon.management.page.breach-alerts.enabled", false); // extra hardening user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false); // unselect "Autofill logins and passwords" for clean UI user_pref("signon.generation.enabled", false); // unselect "Suggest and generate strong passwords" for clean UI user_pref("signon.firefoxRelay.feature", "unavailable"); // unselect suggestions from Firefox Relay for clean UI //user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); // clear browsing data on shutdown //user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // clear Site Data on shutdown user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false); // deny SB to scan downloads to identify suspicious files; local checks only user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", ""); // enforce no remote checks for downloads by SB user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false); // clean up UI; not needed in user.js if remote downloads are disabled user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false); // clean up UI; not needed in user.js if remote downloads are disabled user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false); // do not allow user to override SB user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false); // disable Push API; breaks FF Sync and Site Notifications user_pref("browser.search.update", false); // do not update opensearch engines user_pref("network.dns.skipTRR-when-parental-control-enabled", false); // bypass parental controls when using DoH user_pref("network.trr.confirmationNS", "skip"); // skip TRR confirmation request user_pref("extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains", ""); // remove Mozilla domains so adblocker works on pages /** PESKYFOX ***/ user_pref("devtools.accessibility.enabled", false); // removes un-needed "Inspect Accessibility Properties" on right-click user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites", false); // Settings>Home>Firefox Home Content>Recent Activity>Shortcuts>Sponsored shortcuts user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false); // Settings>Home>Firefox Home Content>Recent Activity>Recommended by Pocket>Sponsored Stories user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeBookmarks", false); // Settings>Home>Firefox Home Content>Recent Activity>Bookmarks user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeDownloads", false); // Settings>Home>Firefox Home Content>Recent Activity>Most Recent Download user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includeVisited", false); // Settings>Home>Firefox Home Content>Recent Activity>Visited Pages user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false); // Settings>Home>Firefox Home Content>Recent Activity>Pages Saved to Pocket user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 0); // 0=desktop, 1=downloads, 2=last used user_pref("browser.toolbars.bookmarks.visibility", "never"); // always hide bookmark bar user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); // What's New page after updates; master switch user_pref("browser.translations.autoTranslate", true); // make Firefox auto-translate non-English pages user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false); // hide URL bar dropdown suggestions user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false); // hide URL bar dropdown suggestions user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false); // hide URL bar dropdown suggestions //user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false); // hide URL bar dropdown suggestions (needed?) //user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 1); // minimum suggestion needed for URL bar autofill 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("pdfjs.sidebarViewOnLoad", 2); // [HIDDEN] force showing of Table of Contents in sidebar for PDFs (if available) 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); // dots for spell check errors //user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", false); // CTRL+SHIFT+CLICK for background tabs; Settings>General>Tabs>"When you open a link, image or media in a new tab, switch to it immediately" user_pref("media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.display-text-tracks.size", "small"); // PiP user_pref("media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.urlbar-button.enabled", false); // PiP in address bar user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // disable reader mode //user_pref("reader.color_scheme", "auto"); // match system theme for when reader is enabled //user_pref("browser.urlbar.openintab", true); // stay on current site and open new tab when typing in URL bar /** DELETE IF NOT NIGHTLY ***/ user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", false); // disable Containers functionality user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // true by default on NIGHTLY //user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.quickactions", false); // Quick Actions in URL bar //user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); // [ESR/DEV/NIGHTLY] /** DELETE IF NOT WINDOWS DESKTOP ***/ user_pref("network.trr.mode", 3); // enable TRR (without System fallback) user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated", true); // DEFAULT except on WINDOWS; enable if not using an integrated GPU user_pref("default-browser-agent.enabled", false); // deny Mozilla monitoring default browser (breaks "Make Default" button) user_pref("pdfjs.defaultZoomValue", "125"); // alt=page-width; PDF zoom level 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.force_gdi_classic_for_families", ""); user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.force_gdi_classic_max_size", 6); user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.use_gdi_table_loading", false); //user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.gamma", 898); // 1000-2200; https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/10ed7o2/comment/j4qar9y/ //user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Roboto Slab"); // serif font //user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Roboto"); // sans-serif font //user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Fira Code"); // monospace font //user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0); // disable parental controls [WINDOWS 8-10] /** DELETE IF NOT macOS LAPTOP ***/ user_pref("network.trr.mode", 2); // enable TRR (with System fallback) user_pref("pdfjs.defaultZoomValue", "page-width"); // LAPTOP; PDF zoom level user_pref("app.update.auto", false); // disable auto-installing Firefox updates [NON-WINDOWS] //user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "SF Mono"); // monospace font