Mercury Browser
Firefox fork with compiler optimizations and patches from Librewolf, Waterfox, and GNU IceCat. It aims to be the Firefox equivalent of my main project: Thorium (a Chromium fork).
Features
- Portable
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Ad-free
- Privacy focused
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Dark Mode
- Lightweight
- Specific for 64-Bit
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POX added Mercury Browser as alternative to Download It Browser
POX added Mercury Browser as alternative to Search Ace
Extropista added Mercury Browser as alternative to Zen Browser
RemovedUser added Mercury Browser as alternative to Startpage Private Browser- reviewed Mercury Browser
Thorium has a history of being bundled with Yiff (furry porn) withing the program structure folders, while some other users report their antivirus detect a Troyan file bundled with it.
It's appreciated people get involved on developing forks, but is hard to trust when your initial public projects are bundled as mentioned. Not a great start to getting recognised as a developer of trust.
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Danilo_Venom added Mercury Browser as alternative to Ladybird- POX added Mercury Browser as alternative to Startpage Private Browser
RemovedUser added Mercury Browser as alternative to I2Pd Browser Bundle
Maoholguin added Mercury Browser as alternative to Ecosia Browser
Mercury Browser information
Developed by
Alexander David FrickLicensing
Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 3.3Alternatives
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- 1,158 Stars
- 25 Forks
- 73 Open Issues
- Updated Oct 8, 2024 ()
What is Mercury Browser?
Firefox fork with compiler optimizations and patches from Librewolf, Waterfox, and GNU IceCat. It aims to be the Firefox equivalent of my main project: Thorium (a Chromium fork).
- Compiler optimizations include AVX, AES, LTO and PGO.
- Learn more about these compiler optimizations and how they work Here.
- Patches and UI changes that enhance useability, and strengthen privacy/security.
- Many of these come from LibreWolf, Waterfox, FireDragon, PlasmaFox, and Ghostery.
Comments and Reviews
I am always glad to see new Firefox forks, but some things look unfinished. For example, Google search and shortcuts on the home page are not cut out.
Thorium has a history of being bundled with Yiff (furry porn) withing the program structure folders, while some other users report their antivirus detect a Troyan file bundled with it.
It's appreciated people get involved on developing forks, but is hard to trust when your initial public projects are bundled as mentioned. Not a great start to getting recognised as a developer of trust.