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**LibreWolf is NOT associated with Mozilla or its products.** **LibreWolf is NOT associated with Mozilla or its products.**
## Features
- Latest Version of Firefox: LibreWolf is compiled directly from the latest build of Firefox Nightly. As a result, you will have the most bleeding edge of features, technologies and security updates. Stable builds are also planned in the future. ## 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. - 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.
- Extensions firewall: limit internet access for extensions ([firewall-test-feature](#extensions-firewall-)) - Extensions firewall: limit internet access for extensions.
- IJWY (I Just Want You To Shut Up): embedded server links and other calling home functions are removed ([zero unauthorized connection](#ijwy-i-just-want-you-to-shut-up) by default). - IJWY (I Just Want You To Shut Up): embedded server links and other calling home functions are removed. In other words, zero unauthorized or background connections by default.
- User settings updates: gHacks/pyllyukko base is kept up to date. - User settings updates: gHacks/pyllyukko base is kept up to date.
- 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`. - 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 - LibreWolf-addons: set of optional LibreWolf extensions
- Statistics disabled: telemetry and similar functions are disabled - Statistics disabled: telemetry and similar functions are disabled
- Tested settings: settings are performance aware - Tested settings: settings are performance aware
- ESR and Tor version (LibreWolf TBB Beta)
- Tor LibreWolf-addons: adapted LibreWolf extensions for TBB
- Multi-platform (Windows/Linux/Mac/and soon Android) - Multi-platform (Windows/Linux/Mac/and soon Android)
- Dark theme (classic and advanced) - Dark theme (classic and advanced)
- Recommended and *code reviewed* addons list - Recommended and *code reviewed* addons list
- Community-Driven - Community-Driven
- And much more... - And much more...
## Download and Installation ## Download and Installation
### Linux ### Linux
#### Manual Compilation #### Manual Compilation
- Build instruction will be updated soon - Build instruction will be updated soon
#### AppImage #### AppImage
LibreWolf is available in an AppImage Format. Check out the [releases page](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/-/releases) for downloads. LibreWolf is available in an AppImage Format. Check out the [releases page](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/-/releases) for downloads.
#### Binary Tarball #### Binary Tarball
LibreWolf is available as a binary tarball. Check out the [releases page](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/-/releases) for downloads. LibreWolf is available as a binary tarball. Check out the [releases page](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/-/releases) for downloads.
#### Arch #### Arch
LibreWolf is available on the AUR in both [source code](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/librewolf/) and [binary](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/librewolf-bin) format. LibreWolf is available on the AUR in both [source code](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/librewolf/) and [binary](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/librewolf-bin) format.
### Windows ### Windows
Build instruction will be updated soon
- Build instruction will be updated soon
### Mac ### Mac
Build instruction will be updated soon
- Build instruction will be updated soon
## Roadmap ## Roadmap
See https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/issues See https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/issues
## About ## About
**License:** [Mozilla Public License 2.0](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/blob/master/LICENSE) **License:** [Mozilla Public License 2.0](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/librewolf/blob/master/LICENSE)
**Inspired from:** [ungoogled-chromium](https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium) **Inspired from:** [ungoogled-chromium](https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium)
**Based on:** [Librefox](https://github.com/intika/Librefox), whose development seems to have halted. **Based on:** [Librefox](https://github.com/intika/Librefox), whose development seems to have halted.
**Acknowledgement**, special thanks to: **Acknowledgement**, special thanks to:
- @intika for putting Librefox together - @intika for putting Librefox together
- The Mozilla team for their amazing work on Firefox - The Mozilla team for their amazing work on Firefox
- The gHacks-User team for allowing the usage of their work - The gHacks-User team for allowing the usage of their work
- All the stargazers (users that are encouraging this project by starring it) - All the stargazers (users that are encouraging this project by starring it)
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