Waterfox Browser Update Thread

[yigido]

Waterfox 38.1.0 is now available to download for Windows & Mac and brings back support for XP and Vista users as well as fixing website issues.
What’s New in 38.1.0 (Waterfox)?

• Fixed an issue that caused Waterfox not to run on XP and Vista computers
• Fixed an issue that caused websites such as Google Music and Speedtest.net to not load due to having dom.webcomponents.enabled set to true
• Fixed an issue where the user agent did not append Waterfox to the end
• Fixed a regression causing JavaScript performance to be lower than usual
• Disabled Pocket by default due to its closed source nature and availability of already existing plugin

What’s New in 38.1.0 (Firefox)?

• Clean formatting for articles and blog posts with Reader View
• Share the active tab or window in a Hello conversation
• Fixed a race condition that would cause Firefox to stop painting when switching tabs
• Fixed graphics performance when using the built-in VGA driver on Windows 7

Known Issues

• Responsive images do not update when the enclosing viewport changes
• Some systems suffer from memory leakages in certain scenarios
• Speedtest.net may not render for certain systems

https://www.waterfoxproject.org/

 

[Petrovic]

Waterfox 44.0.3
https://storage-waterfox.netdna-ssl.com/releases/win64/installer/Waterfox 44.0.3 Setup.exe
Portable
https://storage-waterfox.netdna-ssl...table/WaterfoxPortable_44.0.3_English.paf.exe

Waterfox - Downloads - The fastest 64-Bit browser on the web

Disabled Tracking Protection for non-private browsing instances as it was breaking various pages relying on tracking cookies
Disabled 64-Bit Plugin whitelist to allow all 64-Bit plugins to run

 

[yigido]

Waterfox 49.0.1 Released

Waterfox - Downloads - The fastest 64-Bit browser on the web

 

[yigido]

Waterfox 49.0.2 Release (Windows & Mac)
Waterfox 49.0.2 is now available to download.

What’s new in Waterfox 49.0.2?

• Removed remaining Mozilla pingback URLs
• Set minimum supported version for OS X to 10.6 (not guaranteed to run)
• Fixed ICU reverting back to 56.1, now at 57.1 again
• Removed graphics from empty snippet box on home page.

What’s new in Waterfox 49.0.1?

• Tor browser anonymity features were meant to be in this release but will be pushed back to the next release
• Windows XP 64-Bit may have issues running the latest version, this is being looked into
• Updated codebase to Firefox 49.0.1

What features does Waterfox currently have?

• Disabled Encrypted Media Extensions (EME)
• Disabled Web Runtime (deprecated as of 2015)
• Removed Pocket completely
• Removed all telemetry/data collection being sent back to Mozilla
• Disabled the 64-Bit NPAPI white-list so that the user can decide what plugins they can run (doesn’t make sense for Mozilla to do this as most of their user base probably aren’t technically proficient), but it’s something Waterfox users are capable of handling.
• I’ve also allowed unsigned extensions to run as well as there are still some old extensions people like to use (it’s disabled by Mozilla for the same reason as above)
• Windows XP 64-Bit support
• ICU updated to 57.1
• Removal of Sponsored Tiles on New Tab Page

https://www.waterfoxproject.org/downloads.html

 

[yigido]

Partnership with Ecosia



Waterfox has now partnered with Ecosia as a way to raise funds. When using Ecosia, revenue generated from ads helps plant trees and contributes to Waterfox upkeep costs! If you’d like to help support Waterfox while also doing some good in the world, please help us out by using it!

 

[military]

Waterfox 53 Released
On a site yet have not updated the information, but on a server already is.
Download: Waterfox 53 for Windows Waterfox Portable 53 Waterfox 53 for Linux

 

[frogboy]

Waterfox version 56.0 is available.
Features

• Disabled Encrypted Media Extensions (EME)
• Disabled Web Runtime (deprecated as of 2015)
• Removed Pocket
• Removed Telemetry
• Removed data collection
• Removed startup profiling
• Allow running of all 64-Bit NPAPI plugins
• Allow running of unsigned extensions
• Removal of Sponsored Tiles on New Tab Page
• Addition of Duplicate Tab option
• Locale selector in aboutreferences > General

Download Link. Waterfox - The free, open and private browser

 

[frogboy]

What is new.

What’s new in Waterfox 56.0?
Waterfox will now remain at 56 for the time being, following the security releases of 59 ESR until it becomes End of Line (Q1 2019). In the meanwhile, a “new” browser will be developed to follow the ethos of Waterfox of customisation and choice, while staying up to do date with the rapidly evolving browser landscape.

• Based on Firefox 56.0.2 release
• Security patches from 57 release
  • Bug 1261175
  • Bug 1325923
  • Bug 1339259
  • Bug 1365894
  • Bug 1366420
  • Bug 1369561
  • Bug 1370497
  • Bug 1375146
  • Bug 1383019
  • Bug 1384121
  • Bug 1387799
  • Bug 1387845
  • Bug 1394031
  • Bug 1394265
  • Bug 1394530
  • Bug 1395138
  • Bug 1397811
  • Bug 1399540
  • Bug 1399922
  • Bug 1400003
  • Bug 1400554
  • Bug 1401339
  • Bug 1401804
  • Bug 1402363
  • Bug 1402876
  • Bug 1402896
  • Bug 1403646
  • Bug 1404636
  • Bug 1406154
  • Bug 1406398
  • Bug 1406750
  • Bug 1407032
  • Bug 1407375
  • Bug 1407740
  • Bug 1407751
  • Bug 1408005
  • Bug 1408412
  • Bug 1408782
  • Bug 1408990
  • Bug 1411458
  • Bug 1412252
• Fixed GUI rendering issues on macOS High Sierra
• Fixed search suggestions not appearing
• Enabled e10s by default, some add-ons that aren’t marked as compatible may cause unexpected behaviour.
• Cookie Prompt has been re-implemented thanks to Savarese.Org
  
  Firefox used to allow you to be notified every time a Web site attempted to set a cookie. You could decide to accept or reject the cookie as well as specify the cookie lifetime and whether to use your choice for all cookies from the Web site, thereby updating your cookie preferences.
  
  
• Fix *BSD compilation; white space issues (Pull request #284 and #289
  

Help! Some of my add-ons don’t work.
Don’t worry. Compatibility with older add-ons is being brought back in the next few releases. A few listed add-ons that won’t currently work:

• LiveClick
• Color That Site
• Add Bookmark Here ²
• Pure URL
• Mozilla Archive Format

What’s coming in the next few weeks?

• The staging website is available to test at staging.waterfoxproject.org, but still contains various Mozilla-isms.
• A better Android release as it’s currently in poor form.

What features does Waterfox currently have?

• Compiled with Clang+LLVM on Linux
• Disabled Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) by default
• Disabled Web Runtime (deprecated as of 2015)
• Removed Pocket
• Removed Telemetry
• Removed data collection
• Removed startup profiling
• Allow running of all 64-Bit NPAPI plugins
• Allow running of unsigned extensions and full add-ons
• Removal of Sponsored Tiles on New Tab Page
• Addition of Duplicate Tab option (toggle with browser.tabs.duplicateTab, thanks to PandaCodex)
• Locale selector in aboutreferences > General (further improved by PandaCodex)
• Cookie Prompt see image

 

[frogboy]

Latest version.
56.0.3 has been released on the 12th of January 2018.
Waterfox now uses its own profile directory. If you have updated from an automatic update, you will get a prompt to import your data to this new location after restarting the browser post update.

As much of your data will try to be kept as possible.

• Location on macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Waterfox
• Location on Linux: ~/.waterfox/
• Location on Windows: %APPDATA%\Waterfox

If you use a different than default location for Firefox, you should be able to just update the profile.ini in the new Waterfox profile location to carry on using that location.

What’s due in Q1 2018?

• Patch Bug 895096 - border-collapsed table borders have inconsistent widths when device pixel scale is not 1 (zoom).
• Patch Bug 1366813 - Add customizable flexible space item in customize mode, but for non-Photon design.
• An independent browser add-on store.
  • For Waterfox and its variants, but investigate allowing extensions that are cross-browser too.
  • Add ability to donate to add-on author.
  • Add ability for premium add-ons where authors can even earn money.

What’s new in Waterfox 56.0.3?

• Fixed incorrect update file being delivered to < Waterfox 56 users.
• Fixes for default browser detection.
• Enable e10s, disable e10s-multi for add-ons marked as incompatible. If you have issues with any add-ons, disable e10s completely.
• Removed “e10s - (PID)” label from tabs.

Download Link. Waterfox - The free, open and private browser

 

[Faybert]

Well, I know it's based on Firefox but I've never used it, what does it have to offer other than Firefox? (novelty, advantages)

 

[frogboy]

Well, I know it's based on Firefox but I've never used it, what does it have to offer other than Firefox? (novelty, advantages)

A bit more privacy mainly.

 

[Faybert]

A bit more privacy mainly.

You use Waterfox?

 

[frogboy]

You use Waterfox?

I sure do, it is my default browser.

 

[Faybert]

I sure do, it is my default browser.

Any difference in performance? comparing to Firefox..

 

[frogboy]

Not quite as fast as Firefox Quantum but has better privacy settings, not as much telemetry.

 

[Faybert]

Not quite as fast as Firefox Quantum but has better privacy settings, not as much telemetry.

I understand, thanks for the information, fellow

 

[Oxygen]

Feels a lot faster than the newest versions of Firefox (Stable-Nightly) and all of my extensions are working as expected.

Waterfox has everything I need for it to become my default browser as I'm always having issues with most of the other ones.

 

[Faybert]

Feels a lot faster than the newest versions of Firefox (Stable-Nightly) and all of my extensions are working as expected.

Waterfox has everything I need for it to become my default browser as I'm always having issues with most of the other ones.

Have you used Pale Moon? I heard that it is also a good browser, I think it also uses the Firefox code..

 

[frogboy]

Feels a lot faster than the newest versions of Firefox (Stable-Nightly) and all of my extensions are working as expected.

Waterfox has everything I need for it to become my default browser as I'm always having issues with most of the other ones.

Sounds great to me I love it.

 

[Oxygen]

Have you used Pale Moon? I heard that it is also a good browser, I think it also uses the Firefox code..

Pale Moon is good browser but it's based on a version from around 2013 (might be wrong) but the developer has frequently updated the browser with many security fixes and other things. All I really require is a browser that allows me to do my daily tasks without having to deal with constant annoyances.

Personally I don't care that much for extensions as long as I can block advertisements in the browser (which I can do through Adguard - Desktop) and have a password manager extension to fill all of my passwords. Seeing as Pale Moon doesn't support my password manager I don't really mind copying/pasting the passwords myself.