Betterfox - Firefox user.js for speed, privacy, and security. Your favorite browser, but better.#
31% faster than regular Firefox
Required reading#
Note
Create a backup profile, if you feel unsure about the changes.
If you don't have it already: Get Firefox
Installation#
- Download the user.js file here (Right click >
Save Link As…
). - Review Common Overrides and make any necessary changes.
- See also Optional Hardening for other recommendations.
- Do not change Recommended Overrides as there is no need to do so, create an Issue if I'm wrong.
- Open Firefox. In the URL bar, type
about:profiles
and pressEnter
. - For the profile you want to use (or use default), click
Open Folder
in the Root Directory section. - Close Firefox.
- Move the
user.js
file into the folder. - Open Firefox and make changes in settings if you need.
After restarting Firefox:
- Get an ad blocker like uBlock Origin with our recommended filters.
- Go to
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\distribution
and put policies.json there. - Restart again and then check
about:policies
, if you see tweaks there, then you're good to go.- You probably don't have distribution, so create it.
- If your Firefox folder isn't in that path, so find it yourself and do the same steps.
Overrides#
Follow the original Betterfox wiki
Passwords override#
Danger
For those who store passwords in the browser (in a Mozilla account) - remove the //
at the beginning of line 238; otherwise, the browser won't suggest entering the saved password.
- Open
user.js
with any IDE - Move to the end of file and edit line 238 as said above.
In result, code should look like this:
Modifications for other platforms#
- Fennec (F-droid)