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13 votes
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Opera introduces web browser designed for gamers
21 votes -
What simple features would you want in a new browser?
So, I'm planning on building yet another browser (based on Firefox, since we already have too much Chromium forks around) I'm intending to target the people worried about their privacy, but aren't...
So, I'm planning on building yet another browser (based on Firefox, since we already have too much Chromium forks around)
I'm intending to target the people worried about their privacy, but aren't technical enough to dabble with about:config tweaks and deal with any site breakages.
So, for this project, I'm planning on doing the following modifications to Firefox:
- Tweaked by default to get a balance between increased privacy, and less site breakage
- Tweaks include cutting any "background" communication with Mozilla (while I trust them, some people might not) and Google (safe browsing, geolocation)
- Maybe, possibly, an "advanced privacy settings" menu for more privacy settings in exchange for site breakage?
- Integrated ad blocker (Decided on uBlock Origin, maybe adding Nano Defender to bypass any nag screens)
- Maybe a way to "pretend" to be a Chromium browser, since some sites require that nowadays (More user agent complexity, yay!)
So, this is where this thread comes in. What would you guys want in a (Gecko-based) browser, that I can provide?
I am definitely not planning any substantial under-the-hood changes, since that would
a) make maintaining it a pain
b) be way out of my skill level.I am only looking for stuff that can be applied with some simple source code patches, or an integrated extension, as I will not "fork" the entire FF source. This project is essentially a rebranded patchset. (Also allows for faster updates!)
ps: Please be realistic, and remember that this is a one man thing. I can not make any substantial changes, like bringing XUL add-ons back, if you know what those are.
pps: If you can, and are willing to help with anything, let me know and I'll put up a repo online :)
ppps: Please let me know if I've made a mistake while creating this topic.
15 votes - Tweaked by default to get a balance between increased privacy, and less site breakage
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Microbrowsers are everywhere
10 votes -
Firefox 71.0 has been released
21 votes -
How Google is building a browser monopoly
17 votes -
Firefox’s fight for the future of the web: With Google’s Chrome dominating the market, not-for-profit rival Mozilla is staking a comeback on its dedication to privacy
49 votes -
Brave browser 1.0 has been released, and eight million BAT will be distributed to mobile users
11 votes -
Give Firefox a chance for a faster, calmer and distraction-free internet
27 votes -
Firefox to hide notification popups by default starting next year
22 votes -
Think you’re anonymous online? A third of popular websites are ‘fingerprinting’ you.
18 votes -
Tor Browser 9.0 is released
13 votes -
Firefox to get page translation feature, like Chrome
11 votes -
Firefox 70 has been released
39 votes -
How safe is Apple’s Safe Browsing?
9 votes -
Privacytools delisted Brave from their website
32 votes -
Safari 13 Release Notes
4 votes -
Moving Firefox to a faster four-week release cycle
10 votes -
Firefox 69.0 released
22 votes -
Usage share of desktop internet browsers 1996–2019
20 votes -
Mozilla’s Manifest v3 FAQ
5 votes -
Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection
17 votes -
[Chrome 82, 2020Q2] Deprecate FTP support
7 votes -
Announcing the WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy
12 votes -
Must-have browser extensions?
What are some of your must have browser extensions? I recently made an effort to switch to Firefox, and now I'm looking for some good browser extensions to make my web browsing experience better....
What are some of your must have browser extensions?
I recently made an effort to switch to Firefox, and now I'm looking for some good browser extensions to make my web browsing experience better. Here are the ones I currently use:
19 votes -
My browser, the spy: How extensions slurped up browsing histories of 4M users
15 votes -
Add-Ons Outage Post-Mortem Result
13 votes -
Testing Picture-in-Picture for videos in Firefox 69 Beta and Developer Edition
12 votes -
Firefox 68 released
32 votes -
Mozilla CEO: Paid, premium features for Firefox coming this fall
66 votes -
Reinventing Firefox for Android: a Preview
40 votes -
Firefox zero-day was used in attack against Coinbase employees, not its users
11 votes -
Plausible deniability and gaslighting in fighting ad blockers
24 votes -
Web Request and Declarative Net Request: Explaining the impact on Extensions in Manifest V3
7 votes -
Opera, Brave, Vivaldi to ignore Chrome's anti-ad-blocker changes, despite shared codebase
37 votes -
Firefox: The evolution of a brand
13 votes -
Chrome Incognito mode no longer detectable in Chrome 76
@paul_irish: Chrome Incognito mode has been detectable for years, due to the FileSystem API implementation. As of Chrome 76, this is fixed. Apologies to the "detect private mode" scripts out there. 💐
17 votes -
Chrome Extension Manifest V3 could end uBlock Origin for Chrome
55 votes -
Firefox 67 released - Updates focused on performance and privacy
23 votes -
Tor Browser 8.5 released
11 votes -
Opera Reborn 3: No modern browser is perfect, but this may be as close as it gets
14 votes -
Firefox bug: All extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate signing cert
64 votes -
Technical details on the recent Firefox add-on outage
11 votes -
Firefox 66.0.4 has been released - fixes disabled extensions/add-ons
16 votes -
A conspiracy to kill IE6
12 votes -
Chromium-based preview builds of Microsoft Edge are now available for Windows 10
12 votes -
Microsoft Edge's build system runs on Linux
@kylealden: @VOsikwemhe @MSEdgeDev Not yet - it's something we'd like to do eventually (our build system runs on Linux) but we're taking things one step at a time starting from Win10, and can't commit to Linux just yet.
5 votes -
Protections against fingerprinting and cryptocurrency mining available in Firefox Nightly and Beta
16 votes -
The rapid rise and slow fall of the Microsoft web browser
6 votes -
Edge-on-Chromium approaches; build leaks, extensions page already live
4 votes