The ultimate Firefox configuration that is acceptable Privacy-Wise while being as much feature-packed as possible.
- The best Firefox configuration that break as little websites as possible
- No ads, no cookies messages not even the "forced" one
- Tons of new features thanks to amazing add-ons
- Only Free and Open Source add-ons, absolutely nothing proprietary is required
- 100% Free of spyware
- No Contributor License Agreement
- No Code of Conduct
As you can see, this project doesn't get a lot of updates, the reason is simple: this project is complete.
I've been using it for YEARS since it was created, and it's just been doing what I want since.
I rarely have to change things and when I do, the change will be added to this guide.
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Under "New Windows and Tabs" / "Homepage and new windows" - "Custom URLs..."
Set the SearXNG instance you want to use.
Go to the SearXNG instance you want to use
Right click the search bar - Click "Add [Instance name]"
Go back to about:preferences#search
Under "Search Suggestions": Tick all options
Under "Search Shortcuts": Remove everything except the SearX instance you added (and the stuff you can't remove)
Under "Cookies and Site Data" untick "Delete cookies and site data when LibreWolf is closed"
Under "History"
"Clear history when Firefox closes" - Tick everything except "Cookies" "Active Logins" "Site Settings" "Offline website data"
Set privacy.resistFingerprinting to false: it breaks to much stuff, and the browser add-ons do most of what it does.
Set browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab to false: doesn't close the browser when the last tab is closed
Set security.OCSP.require to false: the OCSP server is down almost daily, and OCSP is basically pointless (also, it seems to be a Google server)
In the hamburger menu:
Bookmarks - Show bookmarks toolbar
In the bookmarks toolbar right click the "Import bookmarks": Remove from toolbar
CanvasBlocker: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/canvasblocker/
Convenient settings
Home: Dark
Profile: "Random Profile (Desktop)" on desktop - "Random Profile (Mobile)" on mobile
Change Periodically - Every 30 minutes
Cookie Autodelete: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/
"Auto-clean enabled" = Green
"Notification" = Red
Whitelist the websites you want to stay connected to.
Indie Wiki Buddy: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/indie-wiki-buddy/
Enable BreezeWiki, choose your preferred instance
I still don't care about cookies: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/istilldontcareaboutcookies/
Configure it how you prefer
Redirect AMP to HTML: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/amp2html/
Notification - Un-tick "Enable popup"
uBlock Origin: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
Settings / Appearance:
Theme: Dark
Filter lists
Tick the "+" next to "XX networks filters + XX cosmetic filters from:"
Tick every list (except the 2 "Fanboy's" lists, that break too much stuff)
"Apply changes" - "Update now"
(Optional) uMatrix: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/
Popup:
Click *
All css/image/frame without any filter - scripts disabled
1st-party frame without any filter
Augmented Steam: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/augmented-steam/
Bookmark Dupes: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bookmark-dupes/
Bypass Paywalls Clean: https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean#installation
Cookie Quick Manager: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cookie-quick-manager/
Dark Reader: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/darkreader/
Get RSS Feed URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/get-rss-feed-url/
GitHub Gloc: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gloc/
SponsorBlock: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/
Miscellaneous: Support 3rd Party YouTube-Sites
Add your instance to "Add 3rd-Party Client Instance"
Go to new tab - Keep changes
Settings - Show a new photo - Every 5 minutes
Remove Greeting
Options: Enable Crowd Bypass
Unwanted Twitch: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/unwanted-twitch/
Violentmonkey: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/violentmonkey/
(Optional) SingleFileZ: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/singlefilez/ (!DON'T ALLOW IN PRIVATE WINDOW!)
File name:
Template: aaaSingleFileZ/{year-utc}{month-utc}/{year-utc}{month-utc}{day-utc} - {page-title}.html
File name conflict resolution: skip duplicate file
HTML Content:
Tick "Remove frames"
Auto-Save
auto-save waiting delay after page load (s): 10 sec
Misc.
Tick "set maximum size for embedded resources"
maximum size (MB): 50MB
Auto-settings rules:
file://
moz-extension://
Right click SingleFileZ in the taskbar: Auto-save - Auto-save all tabs
You now have the best possible Firefox configuration.
If you think something more should be added, like an open source add-ons, feel free to open an issue.
