yokoffingBetterFox
about:config tweaks to enhance Mozilla Firefox. Files are updated as needed for your user.js.
Simple goals:
- Minimalism: get what isn't needed out of the way
- Efficiency: unleash Firefox's ability to be fast and performant
- Security: sensible privacy and security without causing site breakage
Simple configs:
| List | Description |
|---|---|
| Fastfox | Immensely increase Firefox's browsing speed. Give Chrome a run for its money! |
| SecureFox | Remove Telemetry, Mozilla experiments, Google Safe Browsing, and search engine suggestions in URL bar. Auto-upgrade mixed content to HTTPS. Various privacy enhancements. |
| PeskyFox | Unclutter the new tab page. Remove Pocket and form autofill. Prevent Firefox from serving annoying webpage notifications. |
| SmoothFox | Optional: Get Microsoft Edge-like smooth scrolling on your favorite browser. (You will need to manually add this to your user.js.) |
| user.js | All the essentails. None of the breakage. Users may download this list as their own user.js. |
Who is this setup for?
If you want a secure, blazing fast browsing experience, and don't want to deal with breakage, this setup is for you. My objective is to make the defaults sufficient enough for the average privacy-minded user, but remain trouble-free enough that my grandmother could use it. (That puts a whole new twist on being a foxy grandma!) Edit: Sorry for the dad joke 😓
about:Privacy
A note to hardcore privacy users: I made SecureFox as private as I could, up to the point of experiencing breakage. My guiding principle was: "If it breaks it, it doesn't make it!" So things like WebGL and DRM are still enabled, and you won't find settings like privacy.firstparty.isolate or network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy mentioned here. BetterFox is designed to set-and-forget, not to troubleshoot and tinker. You can compare different user.js files here.
TL;DR: If your threat level calls for anonymity and not just reasonable privacy, please use the TOR browser. 👍
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