Waterfox

A privacy-focused, performance-oriented browser based on Firefox.

About Waterfox

Waterfox is an open-source, privacy-focused browser based on the popular open source browser with a red panda as a mascot. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for said browser that offers enhanced privacy features, performance improvements, and customizability while maintaining compatibility with existing extensions.

Key Features

Privacy-focused: Removal of telemetry and tracking, with bare minimum of data collection for operation.

Performance-oriented: Optimized for modern systems

Customizable: Support for classic and modern extensions

Cross-platform: Available for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android

Modern: Regular updates to stay current with web standards

Getting Started

Download

You can download the latest stable version of Waterfox from our official website.

Building from Source

For instructions on how to build Waterfox from source, please see our Build Guide.

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! Please see our Contributing Guide for details on how to get started.

Documentation

Community

Developer Information

The core development team is typically available 9:00 🕘 → 17:00 🕔, Monday → Friday (UK time). This does not include UK bank holidays or annual leave.

License

Waterfox is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.