{"repo":"yokoffing/Betterfox","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox","clone":"git clone https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox.git","description":"Firefox user.js for optimal privacy and security. Your favorite browser, but better.","language":"JavaScript","stars":10775,"topics":["firefox","anti-tracking","mozilla","privacy","security","settings","tracking","gecko","performance","speed"],"license":"MIT","category":"security-tools","readme_excerpt":":warning: Do not trust sites that claim to be Betterfox. This page is the only official source. Betterfox about:config tweaks to enhance Mozilla Firefox. Made for everyday browsing Make Firefox more private and secure — without using third-party code. Betterfox is an opinionated preference list inspired by the law of diminishing returns and the minimum effective dose. Required reading 0) Create a backup profile. 1) Download the user.js file here (Right click Save Link As… ). 2) Review both Common Overrides and Optional Hardening to make any necessary changes. 3) Open Firefox. In the URL bar, type about:profiles and press Enter . 4) For the profile you want to use, click Open Folder in the Root Directory section. 5) Move the user.js file into the folder. After restarting Firefox: 1) Get an ad blocker like uBlock Origin with our recommended filters. 2) Enable DNS-level protection with your chosen provider to further protect against security threats, ads, and trackers. Simple goals 1) Minimalism: get what isn't needed out of the way 2) Efficiency: unleash Firefox's ability to be fast and performant 3) Privacy: protect your data without causing site breakage Simple configs Securefox , Peskyfox , and Smoothfox are guides to settings within Firefox. The user.js — a configuration file that controls Firefox settings — is curated from these guides. List Description :---------: ------------- user.js All the essentials. None of the breakage. This is your user.js . Securefox Protect user","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/yokoffing","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/yokoffing/Betterfox/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}