Waterfox for Mac
High-performance browser based on the Mozilla platform.
Free
In English
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Waterfox overview
Waterfox is all about balance of privacy and useability. Too much focus on privacy and the web becomes too broken to use. Too little and data leakage happens. With Waterfox, you should find comfort in knowing that what you are doing inside your browser is only known by you.
Browse the web with:
- No Telemetry - What you do inside your browser is your business, we don't see any of it.
- Limited Data Collection - We take the bare minimum to provide you with what you need to keep the browser running smoothly. Read more in the privacy policy.
- Chrome, Firefox and Opera WebExtensions! - Waterfox supports extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Firefox add-on store and the Opera Extensions store. Don't be limited by just one browser.
- Private Tab - Sometimes you need a sneaky peek in a hurry. Why use a whole new window when a tab will do?
- Fast - Waterfox targets modern systems and leaves the old behind. This allows us to extract large performance gains, so you can surf the web like never before.
- Local - Built in languages make switching to your language of choice a breeze. No need to download external packs or weird configuration files!
What’s new in version 115.4.1
Changes
- Security fixes.
Fixes
- Modal dialogues that display checkboxes would erroneously have two checkboxes, even if they weren't meant to. This has now been fixed.
Upcoming Changes
- Waterfox for Android's feature set has been finalised, but requires updating to the latest components. This is in progress and is due for release. iOS is now in the pipeline as well.
- Privacy enhancements to some of the most popular search engines (wink wink, nudge nudge) are also in the pipeline, with more to be revealed soon.
Waterfox for Mac
Free
In English
Version 115.4.1
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Sep 10 2023
Version: 102.11.0
This web browser has so far responded quite nicely for me without any unwanted issues
May 24 2023
Version: 102.11.0
Very erratic behaviour. This version installs extensions, but then auto-deletes them a few minutes later. After three times of installing, then re-installing, all my extensions from the Mozilla Store, they all vanished. Also, would it be possible to pin these extensions to the toolbar so they're always visible? Waterfox does not have this feature.
Sep 12 2022
Version: 91.6.0
Generally like Waterfox but its own Home Page uses ≤ 100% processor for Isolated Web Content plus another 68% for the app (of 4 cores). Apple Home Page uses 0.0% for Isolated Web Content and just 0.4% for the app. What the heck?
If their own homepage is so badly coded that it uses nearly half my machine's processing power just to display it on a supported OS, I can't have greatconfidence in the app itself.
(MacBook Air 2015, High Sierra, Waterfox G4.1.5 since you ask)
Dec 10 2021
Version: 91.3.1
v91.4.0 (aka vG4.0.4) is out. - - "• Fixed: Widevine has been updated to 4.10.2391.0 which should fix issues playing DRM protected content. • Changed: You can view the commit Waterfox was built on at about:buildconfig. Contrast has increased on Australis Light theme, to better differentiate tabs. The way tab positioning and various other Waterfox features have been implemented has been improved. Updated to Gecko 91.4.0, which includes various security patches. • Unresolved: The status bar does not include default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot). Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons."
