A privacy-focused, performance-oriented browser based on Firefox.
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.
- 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
You can download the latest stable version of Waterfox from our official website.
For instructions on how to build Waterfox from source, please see our Build Guide.
We welcome contributions from the community! Please see our Contributing Guide for details on how to get started.
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.
Waterfox is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.