io.gitlab.librewolf-community
LibreWolf
This project is an independent fork of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy security and user freedom. It is the community run successor to LibreFox.
LibreWolf uses more than 500 privacy/security/performance settings, patches, LibreWolf-Addons (optional) and is designed to minimize data collection and telemetry as much as possible (updater, crashreporter and Firefox’s integrated addons that don’t respect privacy are removed).
LibreWolf is NOT associated with Mozilla or its products.
Features:
- Latest Version of Firefox: LibreWolf is compiled directly from the latest build of Firefox Stable. You will have the the latest features, and security updates.
- Completely Independent Build: LibreWolf uses a completely independent build from Firefox and has its own settings, profile folder and installation path. As a result, it can be installed alongside Firefox or any other browser.
- Settings protection: important settings are enforced/locked within librewolf.cfg and policies.json, those settings cannot be changed by addons/updates/LibreWolf itself or unwanted/accidental manipulation; To change those settings you can easily do it by editing librewolf.cfg and policies.json.
- LibreWolf-addons: set of optional LibreWolf extensions
- Statistics disabled: telemetry and similar functions are disabled
- Tested settings: settings are performance aware
- Recommended and code reviewed addons list
- Community-Driven
- And much more…
Latest reviews
I think when it comes to the most privacy-conscious firefox forks it goes: 1) tor 2) mullvad 3) librewolf. I primarily use librewolf & it works for most things. However DRM stuff breaks in it. For good reason, since DRM is privacy invasive. But I still need it for streaming. So I keep firefox for that stuff. I used to use waterfox for streaming, but Netflix stopped working in it. Like waterfox, librewolf also has tab containers enabled by default which is cool.
Deleted my entire profile! I literally rebooted and poof everything gone, I swear this is just downright worse than getting your privacy breached. When I say deleted my profile I mean all my extensions, all of my bookmarks, all of my cookies, etc. I had been using it for a month or two but like, it should still be stable even if this browser is privacy first. Don't use this browser.
I have been using Librewolf on Windows for a long time.Probably one of the best browsers for privacy.Supports Firefox plugins too
Even after enabling webgl it is broken with several sites (windy.com) and doesn't work with html5/webgl games. (godot) Also broken on several sites. Just install waterfox as it works instead.
With Librewolf, I avoid a lot of problems since it is as simple as slightly older Firefox. I have discovered that since I upgraded to Linux Mint 22.1 (Ubuntu 24.04) from 21.3, Firefox worked perfectly for YouTube ad blocking, etc.
I installed this Flatpak version and it does not work for me. Specifically, it cannot save web pages to files, and it cannot execute drag and drop. I went back to installing from the LibreWolf Debian repository and that works fine.
It's great! Everything works as expected. I tested to see what information is displayed by user browsing the web and Librewolf is the most private. It's my go-to browser from now on!
Good Firefox base browser, i cut 1 point for this 2 thing: TWP (Translate Web Pages) is not work and cannot possible dark mode generally.
My general web browser. I had to change a couple of settings to use websites that use Cloudflare or the "Press and hold to prove your human..." function
I usually install Firefox and Librewolf. I use Firefox for accounts on sites etc and I use librewolf for general web browsing. I go in to the settings on ublock to turn on all filters, install dark reader and cookie auto delete and then enjoy a peaceful ad-free web experience. Sure, there are some sites every now and then that might not work, but this really isnt an issue. I understand the use case for this browser and it works exactly how I want it to for me. It also works great with touchscreen.
I use Librewolf 'out-of-the-box' from Linux Mint software manager. I am unable to use websites that use Cloudflare or the "Press and hold to prove you are human.....' so I have to go to another browser.
I have been using Librewolf on Windows for almost a year if I'm right. Librewolf serves me right! It is the best browser which doesn't compromise your security and privacy unless you do something stupid on your own. I just started using Linux Mint and replaced the default Firefox browser to Librewolf. Good job devs!
This fork is by far my favorite. It keeps me away from having to deal with css to harden firefox.
A must-have. The best replacement ever for firefox, it's available for macOS and Windows, and that's really useful. Too bad there isn't a phone port, but it's ok.
Firefox, só que melhor. Muito melhor e privado, sem telemetria! Parabéns aos desenvolvedores. Viva o software open source!
if you use firefox, librewolf is just better, while still basically being the same. you STILL NEED TO HARDEN IT, make sure to sweep into about:preferences, about:config, and the like. big plus that it doesn't ship with automatic cloudflared DNS-over-HTTPS, at least. also uMatrix > uBlock Origin, as digdeeper.club explains
Installed from Software Manager and it installed version 105.0.3... Current version is actually 106.0.3!... Finally found the Flatpak install version HERE: https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.gitlab.librewolf-community [look for the big install button near top of page I clicked download then opened it) worked like a charm!