Open Source Firefox Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Mozilla Firefox for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Zen Browser. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Mozilla Firefox and loads of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Mozilla Firefox are Brave, Tor Browser, LibreWolf and Helium Browser.

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  1. BadWolf icon
     4 likes

    Minimalist and Privacy Oriented Web Browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • NetBSD
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  2.  8 likes

    jumanji is a highly customizable and functional web browser based on the libwebkit web content engine and the gtk+ toolkit. The idea behind jumanji is a web browser that provides a minimalistic and space saving interface as well as an easy usage that mainly focuses on keyboard...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. Ephemeral icon
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    Browse the Internet in private without leaving a trace of history on your computer. Ephemeral is a stripped down private browser that's perfect for avoiding persistent cookies or web trackers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Eolie icon
     1 like

    Eolie is a simple Web Browser for GNOME.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. OhHai Browser is a browser built from the ground up to be different. Giving users a whole new way of viewing and interacting with tabs, with its virtical tab panel you can fit more tabs on one page.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. "If you're worried about Pale Moon's issues, know that one of our community chatroom members is developing a fork called Web Browser that is focused on stability, privacy and customizability even more so than its predecessor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. FoxAI Browser is a privacy-first Firefox-based browser: no telemetry, on-demand AI sidebar, gesture navigation and optional Tor routing. Portable, open source (MPL-2.0).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  8. Fiery icon
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    A convergent web browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Growser icon
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    A minimal fork of Brave-Browser that keeps its distance. No account, no advertising, no telemetry — taken out of the build, not switched off in a menu. Ads and trackers are blocked from the first run.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  10. camber icon
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    camber is a free, open-source web browser built around Arc's sidebar: vertical tabs, spaces with their own colors and profiles, pinned tabs, folders, favorites, and a command bar (Cmd+T) that opens a URL, searches, or jumps to an open tab.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Webian Shell icon
     12 likes

    A full screen web browser for devices that don't need a desktop. Shell is built on Mozilla Chromeless, some of the latest technology from the people who make Firefox. Chromeless allows Shell itself to be written in standard web technologies like HTML, CSS & JavaScript - g.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. This is the hotdog web browser project. It's a web browser with its own layout and rendering engine, parsers, and UI toolkit!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
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