Waterfox
A privacy-focused web browser forked from Firefox.
Liked as a Firefox fork that leaves out Mozilla's AI features1234 and as a plain browser with familiar defaults that long-time Firefox users are happy switching to.5678 The only complaint raised is site compatibility, with one commenter saying Walmart.com rarely works in it while Chrome does.9
Why people recommend it
Firefox replacement · 3
Former Firefox users say they switched and are happy they did.
“I switched to WaterFox last year and don't have to deal with their shit any more”
“switched to Waterfox. I am very happy about it.”
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“switched to Waterfox last year”
No AI features · 3
Commenters value that it leaves out the AI features Mozilla is adding to Firefox.
“I'm a big fan of WaterFox!”
“I switched to Waterfox about a year ago”
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“Why do you think Waterfox and Librewolf leave this crap out?”
Plain browser · 2
Described as a plain browser with more usual defaults.
I’ve been using Waterfox recently, which feels almost nostalgic in how much it’s just a plain goddamn browser. It’s really delightful. Helium seems to be trying to be the same thing for Chrome - it’s replaced Brave as my go-to for the sites that have issues with non-Chrome browsers.
“I love WaterFox, myself.”
Long-term use · 1
One commenter has used it on desktop for years and adores it.
“I've been using Waterfox on deskop for years and adore it.”
Older hardware · 1
One commenter switched because the latest Firefox could not keep up on an old Linux machine.
“I switched to Waterfox about a year ago”
Caveats and dissent
Site compatibility · 1
One commenter says Walmart.com rarely works in it while Chrome works fine.
“I use Waterfox for most general purpose browsing and it rarely works with Walmart.com, while Chrome works fine.”
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Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“it's what I only dreamed of what I would achieve with Waterfox”
“I ported that to Waterfox after privileged extension support was removed from Firefox 56.”
Threads where it came up
- Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular Ad Blockers 2 mentions
- Zen Browser is the Arc replacement I was looking for 1 mention
- How Amazon pushes up prices all across the Internet 1 mention
- Firefox Enterprise 1 mention
- I switched to Brave 1 mention
- How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) 1 mention
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All comments 15
“I use Waterfox for most general purpose browsing and it rarely works with Walmart.com, while Chrome works fine.”
“I switched to WaterFox last year and don't have to deal with their shit any more”
“switched to Waterfox. I am very happy about it.”
“I love WaterFox, myself.”
“I've switched from using Firefox and Chrome to Firefox and Waterfox, and couldn't be happier.”
“I've been using Waterfox on deskop for years and adore it.”
“I'm a big fan of WaterFox!”
“switched to Waterfox last year”
“I remember using Waterfox when it was new.”
“Currently I'm using Brave and Waterfox.”
I’ve been using Waterfox recently, which feels almost nostalgic in how much it’s just a plain goddamn browser. It’s really delightful. Helium seems to be trying to be the same thing for Chrome - it’s replaced Brave as my go-to for the sites that have issues with non-Chrome browsers.
“I sync my history between Fire/Waterfox on my phone and laptops”
“Go use a fork like the Mullvad browser or Waterfox.”
“I switched to Waterfox about a year ago”
“Why do you think Waterfox and Librewolf leave this crap out?”