LibreWolf
LibreWolf is a community-maintained, privacy and performance-enhanced browser forked from Firefox, independent of Mozilla. It uses over 500 settings to limit telemetry, offers an Extensions Firewall, supports all major systems, and is developed free from corporate influence.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Linux Mint
- Arch Linux
- Gentoo
- Flathub
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- OpenBSD
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Optimal performance
- Customizable
- Lightweight
- Support for Themes
Features
- Firefox-based Browsers
- No Tracking
- Block Trackers
- Multiplatform
- Ad-free
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Based on Gecko engine
- Dark Mode
- No registration required
- Portable
- Picture in Picture
- Flatpak
- Cloud Sync
- Multiple Account support
- Website Translation
- Built-in Ad-blocker
- No Logs
- Integrated Password Manager
- Support for Gestures
- DNS over HTTPS
- Works Offline
- Stability
LibreWolf News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Mozilla Firefox
Our honest take on the best Firefox-based web browsers for top privacy and customizationI’ve been using Firefox-based browsers for years, not because I’m a tech hermit (though I’ve been c...
Recent activities
- SaturnFluff liked LibreWolf
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- cum reviewed LibreWolf
i'm GOONING on this browser rn. it's very privacy-focused, has ublock origin integrated, resists fingerprinting, holy moly i'm having a good time with it.
- SleipnirTheHorse reviewed LibreWolf
Needs a setting to let it remember passwords, but it's a steel trap when you use it with a good VPN!
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What is LibreWolf?
LibreWolf, an independent fork of Firefox, prioritizes user privacy, security, and freedom. It is a community-driven successor to LibreFox, utilizing over 500 settings and patches for privacy, security, and performance. It minimizes data collection and telemetry by removing components like the updater, crash reporter, and integrated add-ons that disrespect privacy. It's not affiliated with Mozilla or its products.
Compiled from the most recent Firefox Stable build, LibreWolf has unique settings, profile folder, and installation path, allowing it to be installed alongside other browsers without conflict. It features an Extensions Firewall, limiting internet access for extensions, and the IJWY feature, which removes embedded server links and 'calling home' functions. Critical settings are enforced and locked within librewolf.cfg and policies.json, but can be manually edited. It also offers optional extensions, disables telemetry functions, and provides performance-aware settings. LibreWolf is available for Windows, Linux, Mac, and soon Android, with a dark theme option and a list of recommended and code-reviewed add-ons.
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LibreWolf information
Developed by
The LibreWolf communityLicensing
Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 4.5Alternatives
96 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
Firefox.... the way it should be.
Very privacy oriented, less useless features, works with Firefox extensions, not based on Chromium
Can't recommend LibreWolf for the following reasons:
There's no auto-update unless you install it through a Package Manager. There's literally no excuse to not have a built-in updater and there are examples of this such as Ablaze's Floorp Browser that even their portable version has an auto-updater.
LibreWolf doesn't use Firefox ESR as a base, they use the Firefox standard-channel releases which makes point #1 worse as they push updates more frequently. Most people are on Windows & most Windows users don't use Package Managers, so they will more-likely do the updating manually.
This is probably the most controversial point so I'm going to be as objective as possible: There's not a single reason, even if you personally dislike a specific persona; to ban them from your support channels, specially if they just want answers for their questions, even worse; you don't ban them simply because "oh, look, it is this guy specifically". If you show us we can't trust you to answer simple questions, why should I trust your code running on my computer? Why should I even trust you at all? or let's take it from another perspective; Why would I want to support you if you endorse this kind of behaviour?
PS: I have no idea why the bullets aren't displaying correctly on the text, already tried editing text multiple times with the same result.
Windows users can use Package Managers like Uniget.
wtf is point 2 are you ok
i'm GOONING on this browser rn. it's very privacy-focused, has ublock origin integrated, resists fingerprinting, holy moly i'm having a good time with it.
Needs a setting to let it remember passwords, but it's a steel trap when you use it with a good VPN!
LibreWolf focuses on privacy and security: it disables telemetry, reduces fingerprinting, and ships with stricter defaults (hardened cookies, tracking protection, and sandboxing settings), though it relies on upstream Firefox for major security fixes.
best feature : default timezone is Atlantic/Reykjavik
i don't really see what is the point to use it if there's Mullvad, that has similar features. LibreWolf doen't have autoupdates, and it's development relies just on some open source contributors