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What's new in Waterfox G6.0.12

Apr 17, 2024
  • Update GHA to use latest actions, debug session and runners.

New in Waterfox G6.0.11 (Mar 24, 2024)

  • Update Lepton to v8.6.0.

New in Waterfox G6.0.10 (Mar 20, 2024)

  • Remove `network.buffer.cache.size` prefs to prevent crashing on certain local HTML files.

New in Waterfox G6.0.9 (Feb 20, 2024)

  • Update the CWS script to work on the new store.

New in Waterfox G6.0.8 (Jan 23, 2024)

  • Fix Python issues with homebrew and GHA.

New in Waterfox G6.0.7 (Dec 20, 2023)

  • Fix Python issues with homebrew and GHA.

New in Waterfox G6.0.6 (Nov 21, 2023)

New in Waterfox G6.0.5 (Oct 24, 2023)

  • Allow homebrew to install python 3.11.

New in Waterfox G6.0.4 (Oct 10, 2023)

  • Allow homebrew to install python 3.11.

New in Waterfox G6.0.3 (Oct 1, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • If you are closing more than 1 tab, you will now receive a prompt asking the below:.
  • Confirmation you want to be notified of closing multiple tabs.
  • Confirmation you want your session to be restored.
  • Changes:
  • Hovering over inactive tabs will once again show the close button.
  • Waterfox will be less strict with its public key pinning, which should resolve issues some users had connecting to certain websites.
  • The extension button should no longer be missing! For the time being, moving it around has been disabled.
  • When you click on the address bar, your top sites will now show.
  • Waterfox is now less aggressive with its optimisations, which should result in less performance oddities in rare cases.
  • Upcoming Changes:
  • Waterfox for Android’s feature set has been finalised, but requires updating to the latest components. This is in progress and is due for release. iOS is now in the pipeline as well.
  • Privacy enhancements to some of the most popular search engines (wink wink, nudge nudge) are also in the pipeline, with more to be revealed soon.

New in Waterfox G6.0.2 (Sep 29, 2023)

  • Allow various clickSelectsAll behaviour.

New in Waterfox G6.0.1 (Sep 27, 2023)

  • Update privacy preferences.
  • Fixes issues with logging into websites that use a referrer.
  • Use standard tracking protection for now, to prevent issues with logging in.
  • Modify samesite rules so they’re strict on non-http websites.
  • Remove Firefox view tour prompt.
  • Fixed an issue with language packs not working correctly.
  • Added support for Windows Long Paths. Thanks to @goodusername123
  • Prevent new searches and opening bookmarks from opening in a new tab by default.

New in Waterfox G6.0 (Sep 20, 2023)

  • Remove old code handling custom Waterfox themes.
  • Also remove unnecessary setting of default theme.

New in Waterfox G6.0 Beta 5 (Sep 15, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • You can now move and remove the extension button from the navigation bar.
  • Access this via Menu > More tools > Customize toolbar...
  • Bug fixes:
  • You should now, once again, be able to install extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
  • Changes:
  • Lepton has been updated to 8.0.0.
  • Small theme tweaks to align close to previous generations of Waterfox.

New in Waterfox G6.0 Beta 4 (Sep 13, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Native support for the Unity menu bar on Linux.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Issues attmepting to login to some websites have now been resolved.
  • Some popular websites (looking at you EA) are using weak encryption methods, so we've had to loosen the screws a bit to allow connections to them.
  • Changes:
  • A new logo has proven popular in general. There are some issues with it, which need fixing. While this occurs, builds will switch back to the old logo

New in Waterfox G5.1.13 (Sep 13, 2023)

New in Waterfox G5.1.12 (Aug 26, 2023)

New in Waterfox G6.0 Beta 2 (Aug 10, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Now testing a new logo and typeface. The reason for this change is that the existing logo was designed as a raster, meaning it's been difficult getting high resolution versions out of it. If you prefer the older logo, please comment here.
  • Performance Improvements:
  • Improvements have been made when using the polyhedral optimiser1.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Bookmarks → Folder Name → Open All in Tabs is now working again!
  • Waterfox's internal CSS should stop overwriting websites that use the same element names, such as the eBay listing submission page.
  • The default theme has been updated to version 7.5.0.
  • Misc:
  • The website has now been updated! It should be much more performant, while looking more professional.

New in Waterfox G5.1.10 (Aug 1, 2023)

  • Make sure not to point to Mozilla's AUS.

New in Waterfox G5.1.9 (Jul 3, 2023)

  • [WFX-197] Update Lepton to 6.5.1

New in Waterfox G5.1.8 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • Update Lepton to 6.5.1

New in Waterfox G5.1.7 (May 20, 2023)

  • [WFX-197] Update Lepton to 6.5.1

New in Waterfox G5.1.6 (May 10, 2023)

  • Bug 1770894 - Force update bindgen to 0.59. r=emilio
  • Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D147150

New in Waterfox G5.1.5 (Apr 13, 2023)

  • Fix concurrency.

New in Waterfox G5.1.4 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • Fix concurrency.

New in Waterfox G5.1.2 (Jan 17, 2023)

  • Update Lepton to 6.5.1.

New in Waterfox G5.1.1 (Dec 14, 2022)

  • [WFX-608] StatusBar color as NavBar (#2907)

New in Waterfox 2022.11 Classic (Nov 25, 2022)

  • Allow Classic to run on MacOS Ventura - thanks to @dbsoft
  • Fix fullscreen on MacOS - thanks to @dbsoft
  • Improved module imports - thanks to @buttercookie42

New in Waterfox G5.1 (Nov 15, 2022)

  • New:
  • You can modify Waterfox's look and feel by heading to about:preferences → Look & Feel. You can set various default presets, change the way tabs behave and much more!
  • Fixed:
  • Desktop counterparts to your WebExtensions will now be able to communicate with Waterfox once again!
  • Changed:
  • Various security fixes 1.
  • Known Issues:
  • Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.
  • If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config, set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.

New in Waterfox G5.0.2 (Oct 19, 2022)

  • [WFX-503] Temporarily hide Look & Feel category

New in Waterfox G5.0.1 (Oct 4, 2022)

  • New:
  • You can now verify files downloaded from the downloads page, by appending .sha512 to the end of the URL. This will download a SHA512 checksum.
  • Fixed:
  • There was an issue when upgrading from G3 onward where your theme would get reset to default. This is no longer the case.
  • Various preferences were incorrectly configured and these have now been changed.

New in Waterfox G5.0 (Sep 30, 2022)

  • New:
  • You can now toggle to view password you are typing in.
  • Changed:
  • Due to better understanding of compiler flags, the minimum supported processor version has dropped and is now set at SSSE3[1].
  • More speed! Waterfox now has further speed improvements on all platforms, with the largest increase on Linux.
  • You can now Sync your settings.
  • The search input type is now enabled.
  • Notices:
  • If you use custom CSS and JS, you will want to disable Waterfox theme changes by toggling userChrome.theme.enable to false.

New in Waterfox G5.0 Beta 5 (Sep 24, 2022)

  • New:
  • You can now toggle to view password you are typing in.
  • Fixed:
  • Option to shrink/unshrink pinned tabs should now work, with the preference set to shrunk (favicon only) by default.
  • Removed options that did not work from about:preferences.
  • Changed:
  • You can now Sync your settings.
  • The search input type is now enabled.

New in Waterfox G5.0 Beta 4 (Sep 21, 2022)

  • Fixed an issue where Waterfox customisations would not be able to be applied
  • Fixed an issue where the Lepton theme would not apply unless preference was toggled.

New in Waterfox G5.0 Beta 2 (Sep 7, 2022)

  • New:
  • You can now disable Waterfox's Lepton theme changes by toggling userChrome.theme.enable to false.
  • Changed:
  • Google Search will now provide suggestions when crafting a query directly in the browser search bars.
  • L10n is now back in Waterfox!
  • Bump to Gecko 102.3.0

New in Waterfox G4.1.4 (Jul 29, 2022)

  • Version bump.

New in Waterfox G4.1.3.2 (Jul 12, 2022)

  • Bump version.

New in Waterfox 2022.06 Classic (Jun 25, 2022)

  • NEW:
  • Added support for some emojis added in Unicode 13.
  • Fixed:
  • Various security patches from the latest Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories.
  • Web compatibility improvements to fix breakages across a variety of websites. More to come on this front courtesy of @buttercookie42.
  • Unresolved:
  • DRM modules have been updated but no longer seem to work on macOS. If you'd like to watch DRM protected content such as on Netflix, Prime Video, etc. you will need to upgrade to Waterfox G3.

New in Waterfox 2022.04 Classic (Jun 24, 2022)

  • Fixed issue with BootstrapLoader that resulted in failure to install legacy extensions.

New in Waterfox G4.1.3 (Jun 23, 2022)

  • Various stability, functionality, and security[1] fixes.

New in Waterfox G4.1.2.1 (May 26, 2022)

  • Fixed:
  • Security fix

New in Waterfox 2022.04 Classic (Apr 11, 2022)

  • Actions: Fix scoop installation.

New in Waterfox G4.1.0 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • New:
  • Addon version numbers once more show next to their names in about:addons
  • You can now disable automatic updates in about:preferences ? General ? Waterfox Updates
  • Startpage is now the default search when performance searches in Private Tab and Private Window.
  • Users on Linux who wish to use the HTML GeoLocation API can now enable it in about:preferences ? Languages ? Geolocation API
  • Tabs will now unload automatically when your system is running low on memory.
  • Tabs can now be manually unloaded after enabling the preference in about:preferences ? General ? Tabs. You can then right click on a tab and unload it.
  • Fixed:
  • Chrome Web Store extensions should now install properly once again.
  • Back and forward buttons on various mice now work properly in Waterfox, instead of acting as middle-click.
  • Sometimes non-private tabs would be restored as private tabs. This will no longer occur.
  • Various fixes to the default Lepton theme [1][2][3].
  • Various Japanese translation improvements by @surapunoyousei
  • Changed:
  • Minimum requirements have been slightly reduced to SSE4.1 from SSE4.2.
  • Unprefix -moz-fit-content. -fit-content show now work without the -moz prefix.
  • The <dialog> HTML element is now enabled.
  • References to his and her have been replaced with their where relevant.

New in Waterfox G4.0.8 (Mar 7, 2022)

  • New:
  • Added a toggle on about:preferences to force light/dark mode with Lepton theme.
  • Fixed:
  • Private tab will now correctly not store search suggestions and recently closed tabs.
  • Private tab icon will now only appear in Lepton theme, so should no longer appear on themes that do not have context menu icons.
  • Forcing dark mode in Lepton with ui.systemUsesDarkTheme on Linux distros should now work.
  • Unresolved:
  • Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons.
  • Auto updates can still not be completely stopped. PR is ready but we are just doing additional checks to ensure nothing breaks.

New in Waterfox G4.0.7 (Feb 10, 2022)

  • Fixed:
  • You can now set Waterfox as the default browser again on Windows!
  • Changed:
  • The default theme Lepton has been updated, fixing various issues.
  • The status bar is now visible when in Customise Mode.
  • Updated Gecko to 91.6

New in Waterfox G4.0.6 (Jan 12, 2022)

  • Version bump.

New in Waterfox G4.0.4 (Dec 8, 2021)

  • [WFX-305] Move restart appmenu button to correct location.

New in Waterfox G4.0.4 (Dec 8, 2021)

  • [WFX-305] Move restart appmenu button to correct location.

New in Waterfox G4.0.3.1 (Nov 23, 2021)

  • Version bump.

New in Waterfox G4.0.1 (Nov 1, 2021)

  • New:
  • The Waterfox Classic styled theme "Australis" is now available! You can switch to it in about:addons → "Themes".
  • Fixed:
  • Linux users original profile location should now be picked up again.
  • Fixed an issue where Private Tab would conflict with extensions such as Simple Tab Groups.
  • https://addons.mozilla.org should recognise Waterfox once more and allow you to install addons directly.
  • You can now enable syncing of your settings. It is still off by default.
  • You can now modify the UI density.
  • Changed:
  • First Party Isolation is now off by default.
  • Unresolved:
  • about:preferences may be missing certain settings and render incorrectly.
  • The status bar is missing default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot).
  • Theme previews may show up in greyscale rather than their actual colours.
  • Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons

New in Waterfox G4.0.0 (Oct 19, 2021)

  • New:
  • Based on Gecko 91.3
  • "Lepton" theme based on an improved Photon theme.
  • You can now import specific Gecko-based profiles (Firefox, Waterfox etc.) from File > Import From Another Browswer
  • Fixed:
  • G4.0.0.1 now correctly picks up your profile location.
  • Changed:
  • System requirements bumped up to require a CPU with SSE4.2
  • Limited as many outgoing connections as possible to keep the browser operational

New in Waterfox 2021.10 Classic (Oct 13, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Updated RegExp engine, with resulting perfomance improvement in JavaScript.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed crashes for users on newer Linux distributions.
  • Fixed issues some users had when building Classic.
  • Changed:
  • TLS 1.3 compatibility mode is now enabled by default
  • Unresolved:
  • DRM modules have been updated but no longer seem to work on macOS. If you’d like to watch DRM protected content such as on Netflix, Prime Video, etc. you will need to upgrade to Waterfox G3.

New in Waterfox 2021.09 Classic (Sep 20, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Enable V8 RegExp
  • Add toggling of scrollbar preferences:
  • Available in ``about:preferences > Content > Srollbars`

New in Waterfox G3.2.6 (Sep 15, 2021)

  • Changed:
  • Latest Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories patched.

New in Waterfox 2021.08 Classic (Sep 1, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Import V8 RegExp code (not yet enabled)
  • Add improvements for Canvas API
  • Implement Promise.allSettled()
  • Implement EventTarget(as a constructor
  • Align document.open(with the overhauled specification
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed problems with restoring session cookies.
  • Fixes for Internationalization API.
  • Fixed various media issues.
  • Fixed issues with CSS appearance
  • Various security issues from the latest v78 ESR.
  • Changed:
  • Update lz4 to 1.9.3
  • Updated user-agent overrides
  • Do not throw from PerformanceObserver.observe when none of the entryTypes are known.

New in Waterfox 2021.08 Classic (Aug 27, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Import V8 RegExp code (not yet enabled)
  • Add improvements for Canvas API
  • Implement Promise.allSettled()
  • Implement EventTarget() as a constructor
  • Align document.open() with the overhauled specification
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed problems with restoring session cookies.
  • Fixes for Internationalization API.
  • Fixed various media issues.
  • Fixed issues with CSS appearance
  • Various security issues from the latest v78 ESR.
  • Changed:
  • Update lz4 to 1.9.3
  • Updated user-agent overrides
  • Do not throw from PerformanceObserver.observe when none of the entryTypes are known.
  • Unresolved:
  • DRM modules have been updated but no longer seem to work on macOS. If you’d like to watch DRM protected content such as on Netflix, Prime Video, etc. you will need to upgrade to Waterfox G3.

New in Waterfox G3.2.5 (Aug 13, 2021)

  • Changed:
  • Latest Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories patched.

New in Waterfox G3.2.4 (Jul 15, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Ecosia is now selectable as a search option.
  • Fixed:
  • You should now be able to install Chrome and Opera extensions without issues once more.
  • Changed:
  • Latest (Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories)[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-29/] patched.
  • Refactored various features to be more performant.

New in Waterfox 2021.07 Classic (Jul 14, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Support for optionally enabling (deprecated).
  • Allow redirects for requests that require preflight.
  • Implement missing calculation support for stroke-dashoffset.
  • Improvements for Web Animations API.
  • Fixed:
  • Avoid various crashes.
  • Added user agent overrides for websites that didn’t recognise Waterfox Classic.
  • Issues with -moz-appearance and -webkit-appearance.
  • Improved tables support.
  • Preserve newlines in textarea placeholders.
  • Update ResizeObserver to match the current spec.
  • Add missing IDL definitions for CSP .nonce attributes.
  • Changed:
  • Changed behavior for without src
  • Security patches from latest ESR.
  • Portable builds for Classic will no longer be provided. Download the latest here and upgrade using the internal updater to carry on having an up-to-date portable version.
  • Unresolved:
  • DRM modules have been updated but no longer seem to work on macOS. If you’d like to watch DRM protected content such as on Netflix, Prime Video, etc. you will need to upgrade to Waterfox G3.

New in Waterfox G3.2.3 (Jun 7, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • Resolved an issue where Abyss or Floe would not be set upon restart of the browser.
  • Resolved an issue where language packs were not available on Windows.
  • Resolved an issue where Yahoo! was being set as default search unprompted.

New in Waterfox G3.2.2 (Jun 4, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Nothing
  • Fixed:
  • Resolved varying Abyss and Floe theme issues.
  • Added compatibility for xfinity.com
  • Bookmark toolbar context menu can now be used after visiting about:preferences
  • Linux and macOS should now have language selections in about:preferences -> General -> Language and Appearance -> Language
  • Changed:
  • Upgraded to Gecko 78.11
  • Unresolved:
  • Windows builds currently do not build with language packs - this is being looked into and should be resolved next release.

New in Waterfox 2021.06 Classic (Jun 4, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Improvements to CSS image rendering.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed cosmetic scrollbar issues on Linux and Windows.
  • Fixes for SVG sizing.
  • Changed:
  • Security patches from latest ESR.
  • Portable builds for Classic will no longer be provided. Download the latest here and upgrade using the internal updater to carry on having an up-to-date portable version.
  • Unresolved:
  • Cosmetic scrollbar fixes for MacOS.
  • DRM modules have been updated but no longer seem to work on macOS. If you’d like to watch DRM protected content such as on Netflix, Prime Video, etc. you will need to upgrade to Waterfox G3.

New in Waterfox 2021.04.2 Classic (Apr 26, 2021)

  • Fixed issue that caused various ports to be blocked by Waterfox.

New in Waterfox 2021.04.1 Classic (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Rolled back scrollbar fix due to crashing on certain pages.

New in Waterfox 2021.04 Classic (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed cosmetic scrollbar issues on Linux and Windows.
  • Changed:
  • Security patches from latest ESR.

New in Waterfox 2021.03 Classic (Apr 6, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Support for detecting dark mode on operating systems such as Windows 10 and Linux.
  • Implementation and activation of PerformanceObserver. Helps load websites such as GitHub.
  • Experimental support for CSS Grid layout.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue causing YouTube 360 videos to crash.
  • Fixes for the Fetch API.
  • Changed:
  • Uplift to newer ANGLE (Gecko 87). This improves WebGL performance.
  • Security patches from latest ESR.
  • Removal of Polly, due to confusion on how to use.
  • Improved media codecs for better performance and security.
  • Unresolved:
  • macOS dark mode detection does not work.

New in Waterfox G3.2.0 (Mar 25, 2021)

  • NEW:
  • Automatically switch between dark and light theme depending on system settings in Preferences > Language and Apprearance
  • Choose your preferred language in Preferences > Language and Apprearance
  • Fixed:
  • Startpage will now show search suggestions if set as default search engine
  • Changed:
  • Improved the user experience when installing a Chrome/Opera web extension.
  • Upgraded to Gecko 78.9
  • Reduced connections made to Mozilla’s settings service

New in Waterfox G3.1.1.2 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue where partner builds only had one search engine set after upgrading.

New in Waterfox G3.1.1.1 (Mar 2, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • (Windows only) Added missing files bundled with Waterfox that would cause it to not launch on some Windows installations.
  • Improved support for the Chrome Web Store (CWS).
  • Fixed issues where installing more than 2 add-ons from the CWS or OWS would result in name garbling and inability to use them.
  • Improvement to the styling of tabs and status bar elements˟.
  • Improvement in the support of global menu on Linux˟.
  • Changed:
  • Upgraded to Gecko 78.8

New in Waterfox G3.1.1 (Feb 25, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • Improved support for the Chrome Web Store (CWS).
  • Fixed issues where installing more than 2 add-ons from the CWS or OWS would result in name garbling and inability to use them.
  • Improvement to the styling of tabs and status bar elements˟.
  • Changed:
  • Upgraded to Gecko 78.8

New in Waterfox 2021.02 Classic (Feb 16, 2021)

  • Various security patches up until the current ESR branch.
  • Uplift to ANGLE 3538 (Gecko 64). This improves WebGL performance.
  • Implementation of missing ES2019 proposals:
  • JSON superset
  • Well-formed JSON stringify
  • Improved performance of JSON stringify

New in Waterfox G3.1.0 (Feb 2, 2021)

  • Fixes:
  • Migrated from Bing Translation API v2 to v3. You can manually add a key to enable this feature in about:config.
  • Fixed issues including language options when building Waterfox. This feature is still under testing.
  • Fixed issue with Profile Imports. You can now import from Firefox and Waterfox Classic once again!
  • Changes:
  • Updated to Gecko 78.7 (includes security patches)
  • Add initial support for the Chrome Web Store and Opera Web Store. Improvements still to be made, but the first step to full support has now landed.
  • You can refresh your Waterfox profile in about:support. Useful if Waterfox is running slow or broken on websites.
  • Tab positions are now back! You can have browser tabs appear underneath the address bar or at the bottom of the display window. Available in about:preferences
  • Status bar is now back, available in about:preferences
  • Restart button is now back on the main menu

New in Waterfox 2021.01 Classic (Jan 27, 2021)

  • Fixed crashes on macOS Big Sur @dbsoft
  • Latest security patches, backported from Firefox ESR 78.7†

New in Waterfox G3.0.2 (Dec 17, 2020)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where Waterfox on Windows had -APPVERSION appended to its processes.
  • Fixed an issue where only the Flash NPAPI could be used. (Thanks to @neutrino38)
  • Fixed some issues with irregularities in the new Abyss/Floe themes.
  • Fixed colour issues on some text on Linux.
  • Changes:
  • Added support for Unity/Global menu on Linux.
  • macOS builds are now built with the 11.1 SDK.
  • Network predictions are now disabled.
  • Simplified page print checkbox is now available when printing.
  • Disabled all connections to firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com. If this causes issues with web features, this may need to be investigated further.
  • Updated to Gecko 78.6.
  • You can now see which git commit was used for your build of Waterfox. You can view this information by accessing about:buildconfig in the address bar.

New in Waterfox 2020.12 (Dec 8, 2020)

  • Security updates.

New in Waterfox G3.0.0.1 (Third Generation) (Nov 20, 2020)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where users would upgrade and their old profile would not be used.
  • Fixed an issue where users could not change their default profile.
  • Fixed an issue where add-ons were not correctly initialising, causing browser instability.
  • Fixed an issue where the incorrect update channel was being used (no user changes needed).
  • Changes:
  • Re-implemented the Dark and Light Photon themes.
  • Added user agent overrides for various websites that do not recognise Waterfox, including: Netflix, WhatsApp Web, Chase bank, Swedbank and Amazon Prime Video.

New in Waterfox 2020.10 (Oct 21, 2020)

  • Current:
  • Latest security advisories patched

New in Waterfox 2020.09 (Sep 22, 2020)

  • Current:
  • Latest security advisories patched
  • Classic:
  • Latest security advisories patched (best effort)

New in Waterfox 2020.08 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • Current:
  • Security updates
  • Added support for ResizeObserver
  • Minimum requriements for macOS are now 10.10
  • Classic:
  • Updated Network Security Services
  • Set maximum supported TLS version to 1.3 and minimum to 1.2
  • Updated SQLite library
  • Improved <table> support
  • Latest security advisories patched (best effort)

New in Waterfox 2020.07.2.1 (Aug 15, 2020)

  • Fixed issue where address bar would not work in certain scenarios.

New in Waterfox 2020.07.2 (Aug 14, 2020)

  • Current:
  • Fix issues with StartPage
  • Performance improvements as Waterfox is now built with LTO
  • Minimum requriements for macOS are now 10.10
  • Added Yandex as search option
  • Classic:
  • Fixed crashes on macOS versions < 10.10
  • Minimum requriements for macOS are now 10.7
  • Fixed StartPage search issues when searching from within Waterfox UI component
  • Improved website compatibility thanks to patches from hawkeye116477

New in Waterfox 2020.07.1 (Jul 31, 2020)

  • Current:
  • Latest security advisories
  • Restore customizable toolbar for overlay extensions
  • Fixed issue saving WebP images
  • Disabled 0-RTT when using TLS 1.3
  • Improved compatibility for older macOS versions
  • Classic:
  • Latest security advisories
  • Fixed issues with eBay
  • Fixed issues building with Rust
  • Implement ShadowRoot.activeElement
  • Fixed issues with NVIDIA website
  • Improved compatibility for older macOS versions

New in Waterfox 2020.06 (Jun 3, 2020)

  • Latest security advisories from Mozilla for both channels.
  • Current:
  • Latest security advisories patched
  • Fixed problems with overlay extensions
  • Ability to import profile data from Classic (File > Import from another Browser)
  • Classic:
  • Latest security advisories patched (best effort)*
  • Various website compatibilty changes (Thanks to hawkeye116477)
  • JavaScript globalThis implemented
  • Fix for WebAudio
  • Partial Shadow DOM v1 support (experimental)
  • Fix for some crashes
  • Note: Aware of issues with some websites such as Netflix! It is being investigated.

New in Waterfox 2020.05 (May 7, 2020)

  • Security updates and some feature changes.
  • Logo Updates:
  • Please be aware that Waterfox Classic now has an updated logo. We are looking into how to better handle the difference between Classic and Current. Current will now take over the use of the standard logo.
  • What’s new in Waterfox 2020.05:
  • Latest security advisories from Mozilla for both channels.
  • Fixed version display on Windows installers for both channels.
  • Current:
  • View Changes:
  • Latest security advisories patched
  • Current now has support for Java and Silverlight once more! Please use at your own risk.
  • Classic:
  • View Changes:
  • Latest security advisories patched (best effort)*
  • Changes you might have missed:
  • Waterfox Classic:
  • Fixed library requirements on Linux
  • Various media library updates
  • Added DNS resolution to webextensions api
  • Updated timezone data for internationalization functions
  • Enabled unprefixed Fullscreen API
  • Various website rending issues fixed (Kinguin, Intel, Epic Games and others)
  • Fixed problems related with uBO html filters
  • Updated en-US dictionary
  • Waterfox Current:
  • Fixed ability to add add-ons via AMO
  • Fixed graphical issues on macOS
  • Added StartPage as an option
  • Enabled containers
  • Enabled playback of encrypted VP9 video in fMP4 container
  • Disabled establishing connection to links the mouse hovers over
  • Enabled user profile customizations and SVG properties
  • New features:
  • Restart button in PanelUI and Menu
  • Copy current tab URL
  • Copy all tab URLs
  • Added settings for disabling loading images automatically and exceptions
  • Added settings for disabling JavaScript with exceptions and advanced settings
  • Added new privacy settings
  • Added possibility to hide and show Status Bar or Status Info Overlay
  • Added possibility to change Tab Bar, Bookmarks Toolbar and Window Controls position
  • Added optional to enable an all-new settings layout
  • Added support for new emoji in Unicode/Emoji 12
  • Added possibility to set browser’s logo as menu icon
  • As the differences between Classic and later Firefox versions grow, we are doing are best to patch the security advisories as we think apply to Classic.

New in Waterfox 2020.04 (Apr 8, 2020)

  • What’s new in Waterfox 2020.04:
  • Latest security advisories from Mozilla for both channels.
  • Current:
  • Fixed various security issues
  • NPAPI support is almost fixed (support for Java and Silverlight)
  • Classic:
  • Fixed various security issues
  • Improved gtk support (thanks to hawkeye116477)

New in Waterfox 2020.03 (Mar 12, 2020)

  • What’s new:
  • Latest security advisories from Mozilla for both channels.
  • Current:
  • Fixed various bugs
  • Updated ANGLE library for better GPU performance
  • Now using the standard Waterfox logo
  • Classic:
  • Fixed various websites not loading properly (Thanks to hawkeye116477 for the gargantuan effort)
  • Logo now has Classic tag to differentiate from Current
  • Improved gtk3 support
  • Fixed DRM issues (Netflix, Prime Video etc)
  • Various privacy settings update
  • Changes you might have missed:
  • Waterfox Classic:
  • Fixed library requirements on Linux
  • Various media library updates
  • Added DNS resolution to webextensions api
  • Updated timezone data for internationalization functions
  • Enabled unprefixed Fullscreen API
  • Various website rending issues fixed (Kinguin, Intel, Epic Games and others)
  • Fixed problems related with uBO html filters
  • Updated en-US dictionary
  • Waterfox Current:
  • Fixed ability to add add-ons via AMO
  • Fixed graphical issues on macOS
  • Added StartPage as an option
  • Enabled containers
  • Enabled playback of encrypted VP9 video in fMP4 container
  • Disabled establishing connection to links the mouse hovers over
  • Enabled user profile customizations and SVG properties
  • New features:
  • Restart button in PanelUI and Menu
  • Copy current tab URL
  • Copy all tab URLs
  • Added settings for disabling loading images automatically and exceptions
  • Added settings for disabling JavaScript with exceptions and advanced settings
  • Added new privacy settings
  • Added possibility to hide and show Status Bar or Status Info Overlay
  • Added possibility to change Tab Bar, Bookmarks Toolbar and Window Controls position
  • Added optional to enable an all-new settings layout
  • Added support for new emoji in Unicode/Emoji 12
  • Added possibility to set browser’s logo as menu icon

New in Waterfox 2020.01.1 (Feb 7, 2020)

  • Classic:
  • Various media library updates
  • Added DNS resolution to webextensions api
  • Current:
  • Fixed ability to add add-ons via AMO
  • Fixed graphical issues on macOS
  • Added StartPage as an option

New in Waterfox 2020.01 (Jan 11, 2020)

  • Very important security patches

New in Waterfox 2019.12 Classic (Dec 9, 2019)

  • User agent overrides restored for Linux.
  • New features:
  • Restart button in PanelUI and Menu
  • Copy current tab URL
  • Copy all tab URLs
  • New advanced preferences in “Features” tab
  • Add settings for blocking notifications and exceptions
  • Containers support enabled
  • Emoji updated
  • Storage API enabled
  • Security patches

New in Waterfox 56.2.14 (Sep 4, 2019)

  • Waterfox for macOS is now built with OS X 10.11 SDK once again, which should alleviate crashes.

New in Waterfox 56.2.13 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • Updated Gecko Media Plugin components
  • Waterfox now supports the latest version of the Widevine CDM (v10). This should last for a while until Google sunsets this version.
  • A few memory leaks were fixed due to this upgrade
  • Upgraded from Widevine CDM 1.4.9.1088 to Widevine CDM 4.10.1440.19
  • Upgraded from OpenH264 1.6 to OpenH264 1.8.1
  • This should result in less crashing and better performance
  • Support filtering streaming response data via webRequest API (Thanks to hawkeye116477)
  • Support access keys in extension menus (Thanks to ChiaYen Kan)
  • User agent overrides are now much easier to add - with the options to have an automatic updating list depending on how users feel about this.

New in Waterfox 56.2.12 (Jul 15, 2019)

  • New Waterfox Logo:
  • Unfortunately Waterfox has been required to change its logo. The new logo harks back to previous Waterfox designs and encompasses everything that Waterfox is. Feedback from previous logos has also been taken into consideration and should be much more appealing to everyone. Enjoy!
  • What’s new:
  • Patches for mfsa2019-22.

New in Waterfox 56.2.11 (Jun 20, 2019)

  • Security fix for CVE-2019-11707.
  • Fixed issues that prevented themes from AMO installing.
  • Added some more overrides for popular websites.
  • Fixed issues where the Gecko Media Plugins were not downloading, preventing websites that required DRM such as Netflix from working.
  • Enabled support for JavaScript modules.

New in Waterfox 56.2.10 (May 18, 2019)

  • Latest security fixes up to Firefox ESR 60.7
  • Added new Mozilla certificates to be able to install add-ons from AMO again
  • Waterfox now identifies as Waterfox once again!
  • This fixes issues with repeat CAPTCHAs, hooray!
  • Websites that require a vanilla Firefox user agent will get one, so far: web.whatsapp.com, amazon.*, netflix.com, chase.com. Please request if a website you visit doesn’t recognise the Waterfox user agent.
  • This should stop YouTube from doing A/B tests that break on Waterfox.

New in Waterfox 56.2.9 (Apr 22, 2019)

  • Various security fixes.
  • Switched to twemoji for platforms that do not natively support emoji.
  • Fixed bug causing issues with add-ons such as Tab Mix Plus.
  • Fixed issue with Instagram

New in Waterfox 56.2.8 (Mar 14, 2019)

  • A brand new logo to start things off!

New in Waterfox 56.2.7 (Jan 30, 2019)

  • Waterfox 56.2.7 is all patched up with security and DRM fixes.

New in Waterfox 56.2.6 (Dec 19, 2018)

  • More security fixes.

New in Waterfox 56.2.5 (Nov 1, 2018)

  • More security fixes and a new user agent.

New in Waterfox 56.2.4 (Oct 23, 2018)

  • Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories patched:
  • 2018-23
  • 2018-24
  • Fix macOS Mojave rendering issues.
  • There is now a complete backup of all classic add-ons from the Mozilla Add-On Store, mirrored on the Waterfox CDN. You can use the Classic add-on Archive add-on to view the catalogue. This will be integrated into the next minor Waterfox version (56.3).

New in Waterfox 56.2.3 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories patched:
  • 2018-21
  • Waterfox now has a unique identifier in its user agent, but in a way that shouldn't confuse sniffers:
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT x.y; Win64; x64; rv:56.0; Waterfox) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/56.2.3
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X x.y; rv:56.0; Waterfox) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/56.2.3
  • Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:56.0; Waterfox) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/56.2.3
  • There is now a complete backup of all classic add-ons from the Mozilla Add-On Store, mirrored on the Waterfox CDN. You can use the Classic add-on Archive add-on to view the catalogue. This will be integrated into the next Waterfox version.

New in Waterfox 56.2.2 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Large amounts of security fixes and bug fixes are in this release and should solve two main issues:
  • Certain add-ons not showing their own options page (such as uBlock Origin dashboard).
  • Corrupted Content issue on website that use service workers.
  • Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories patched:
  • 2018-15/14

New in Waterfox 56.2.1 (Jun 15, 2018)

  • Small security fix

New in Waterfox 56.2.0 (May 16, 2018)

  • View changes:
  • Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories patched:
  • 2018-11
  • 2018-10
  • General Desktop:
  • Remove Google Play Services from Android (will now be able to add to F-Droid!)
  • Stylo is now built, but disabled by default.
  • Rust components are now built with optimisations.
  • Updated various media codecs.
  • Back ported performance improvements for JavaScript (should now stop the high CPU usage!)
  • Tested a new way to keep Waterfox components up to date with the release branch of Firefox (includes security and performance upgrades for the components):
  • Freetype2
  • Skia
  • svg.context-properties.content.enabled is now true by default.
  • Fingerprint option now disguises Waterfox as Firefox 60.
  • Website Updates:
  • Downloads now take you to a proper downloads page, with Portable download link fixed!
  • Downloads archive will also be on this page (just re-uploading it all)

New in Waterfox 56.1.0 (Mar 27, 2018)

  • Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory Patches:
  • 2018-08
  • 2018-06
  • General Desktop:
  • Stylo is now enabled and built for Waterfox on all Desktop platforms.
  • Cookie prompt has been removed until it is fixed properly
  • The new about:preferences interfact has been fixed, can be enabled via browser.preferences.useOldOrganization
  • Profile import has been re-architected.
  • You can now Refresh your profile at about:support!
  • Update various media codecs.
  • Disable the add-ons discovery pane
  • Disable attempted telemetry ping to nowhere.
  • Enable support for input type=date and type=time.
  • Show punycode by default to prevent phishing.
  • macOS:
  • OS X 10.7 support is now properly back.
  • Windows:
  • Fixed playback issues on Windows that utilise the WMF decoder.
  • If you have issues with setting the default browser, re-download and use the Installer
  • What's coming up:
  • Integration of a classic add-on catalogue within about:addons.
  • Re-implement Cookie Prompt.
  • Include libc++-static to support Mac OS X 10.6.
  • Remove Google Play Services from Android to add it to the F-Droid store.
  • Port over various 57 WebExtension APIs that didn't make it into 56.

New in Waterfox 56.0.4.1 (Feb 3, 2018)

  • Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory Patches:
  • 2018-02
  • 2018-05
  • Update default search for some platforms. Feel free to use it or Ecosia, whichever you prefer to support Waterfox!

New in Waterfox 56.0.3 (Jan 13, 2018)

  • 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.

New in Waterfox 56.0.2 (Jan 8, 2018)

  • e10s will now be disabled when using add-ons that aren’t marked explicitly as compatible with e10s.
  • If you’d like to force enable e10s, you can by setting browser.tabs.remote.force-enable to true in about:config. Warning: This may cause the add-on or the browser to behave unexpectedly.
  • Updated libcubeb library to prevent audio issues on new Windows 10 builds, Bug 1426719
  • Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory Patches:
  • 2018-01
  • 2017-29
  • Fix default browser check (Thanks to jdunn0).
  • Fix plugin issues due to checking .mozilla instead of .waterfox (Thanks to PhantomX).
  • Fix of various white space issues thanks to jbeich.

New in Waterfox 56.0.1 (Dec 14, 2017)

  • Updated Windows installer to show the MPL 2.0 and fixed executable description and icon.
  • Added back <applet> support for Java plugin users.
  • Added Privacy Policy and Legal to website to be more professional
  • Security patches from newer 57 releases:
  • Bug 1402372
  • Bug 1410106

New in Waterfox 56.0 (Dec 1, 2017)

  • IMPORTANT! Waterfox now uses its own profile location:
  • 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. 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 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 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
  • Fix *BSD compilation; white space issues (Pull request #284 and #289

New in Waterfox 55.2.2 (Oct 11, 2017)

  • Stop Mozilla from installing add-ons without user permission.
  • If these add-ons are already installed, they will be removed within a day of using the updated version.

New in Waterfox 55.2.1 (Oct 9, 2017)

  • Patched crash on Windows 7 systems, from 56.0.1 release. Bug 1403353.
  • Don’t build AUS Helper extension.
  • Disable Battery Status API for privacy reasons.
  • Update bundled search plugins to their OpenSearch equivalents where available.
  • Revert to Ecosia as default, while issues are resolved with Yahoo.
  • Update blocklist (extension, plugin and certificate).

New in Waterfox 55.2.0 (Oct 4, 2017)

  • What’s new in Waterfox 55.2.0?
  • Patched security issues from 52.4 ESR/56 Release. (Mozilla Security Advisories)
  • Linux: Switched to an older build environment for better compatibility of libraries.
  • Linux: No longer statically link libgcc.
  • Linux: Backported patches for issues with FreeType.
  • macOS: 10.13 has graphical issues with the GUI. Will wait for all patches to release before fixing in 56.
  • Android: Download APK or from Google Play Store (slight delay).
  • Yahoo is now the default search partner, but you may still use Ecosia to support Waterfox 🙂

New in Waterfox 55.1.0 (Sep 27, 2017)

  • What’s after this release:
  • After 56 lands, I’ll release a roadmap of plans of how Waterfox is going to progress, to keep everyone in the loop.
  • What’s new in Waterfox 55.1.0:
  • Updated to Firefox 55.0.3 (Release Notes)
  • Statically linked libstdc++ on Linux.
  • Added option to toggle Electrolysis in about:preferences > General
  • Android release is ready! Just passing through the Google Play store and will submit request to go onto the F-Droid store.
  • Improved migration of profile to not copy over old profile.
  • Toggle some privacy options by removing Microsoft Family ’MITM’ and disable add-on metadata updates (add-ons will still update when there is one available).
  • Added FINDX and updated Yahoo! URL.

New in Waterfox 55.0.2 (Aug 22, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue with missing label in about:dialog for language packs.
  • Reverted Yahoo partner URL until better solution found.
  • Note: If you are using Linux, you will need version 3.4.22 of libstdc++.
  • Windows builds are now available!
  • Updated to Firefox 55.0.2

New in Waterfox 54.0.1 (Jul 16, 2017)

  • Updated to Firefox 54.0.1
  • Implemented Bug 1294490 to enable support of WebP images
  • Block data being sent to Google Analytics on the internal about:addons page

New in Waterfox 54.0.0.1 (Jun 22, 2017)

  • Disable building of pingsender executable
  • Give users choice to use Google’s Widevine CDM for HTML5 EME/DRM. Note: No proprietary binaries are included by default, they are optionally downloaded in Preferences > Content

New in Waterfox 54.0 (Jun 17, 2017)

  • Updated to Firefox 54.0 (Release Notes)
  • Windows installer now lists Waterfox as publisher instead of Mozilla
  • Language request now also change when a different locale is selected

New in Waterfox 53.0.3 (May 29, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • Fix hangs when using a proxy with NTLM authentication (bug 1360574)
  • Fix excessive resource usage from the captive portal detection service (bug 1359697)
  • Changed:
  • Bump preloaded security information expiration times (bug 1364240)

New in Waterfox 53.0.1 (May 10, 2017)

  • Remove limitations for Windows XP/Vista users. Built targetting SUBSYSTEM:5.02 (Windows XP quits immediately on start, probably due to unsupported features on XP. Vista runs fine with various features disabled)
  • Use built in OS location services. This will require permissions from your OS, which should ask when Waterfox tries to utilise the API (tested on Windows 7+ and macOS, will get MLS API key as well for unsupported systems)
  • Fixed add-on corruption issue on add-ons with no manifest ID
  • macOS builds are now available

New in Waterfox 53.0 (May 10, 2017)

  • The Git repo now includes the mozilla-release commit history to allow easier merging
  • Delay in macOS release as I’ve lost all of my private keys for my previous Apple Developer ID certs and am awaiting the 5 cert limit to be lifted. I’ve heard this can take a while so will try to push as I can’t make any new Mac releases without one
  • NPAPI Plugins and unsigned extensions should still run
  • Disabled PulseAudio and enabled ALSA for Linux builds
  • Attempt to fix future issues with search engine getting replaced upon update. Unfortunately, your search preference will be edited with this update, but hopefully should stop getting overwritten with future updates
  • Fully gutted and removed slowStartup, BrowserUITelemetry & UITour, BrowserUsageTelemetry

New in Waterfox 52.0.2 (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Attempt to fix future issues with search engine getting replaced upon update. Unfortunately, your search preference will be edited with this update, but hopefully should stop getting overwritten with future updates.
  • Fully gutted and removed slowStartup, BrowserUITelemetry & UITour, BrowserUsageTelemetry
  • Update Git repository to include Mozilla commit history, old repo moved to Waterfox-old
  • Updated to Firefox 52.0.2
  • Disabled PulseAudio and enabled ALSA for Linux builds

New in Waterfox 52.0.1 (Mar 19, 2017)

  • Updated to Firefox 52.0.1
  • Fixed about:home CSS
  • Fixed Netflix/Amazon Prime Video/Chase website issues by spoofing Firefox 38 user agent for those sites
  • Enabled various HTML5 features

New in Waterfox 52.0 (Mar 15, 2017)

  • Temporarily reverted to MSVC on Windows
  • Updated to Firefox 52.0
  • Removed 64-Bit NPAPI Flash only limiation
  • Pulled changes that fixed various issues with telemetry, startup performance and more. Big thanks to PandaCodex for their contributions!
  • There is a small bug on about:home with the logo being misplaced which I’ll make sure is resolved in a small bug fix update.

New in Waterfox 51.0.1 (Jan 31, 2017)

  • Fixed painting issues on Windows
  • Updated to Firefox 51.0.1

New in Waterfox 51.0 (Jan 27, 2017)

  • Updated to Firefox 51 codebase
  • Quality of Life feature: Select your language from Options (Preferences) > General > Locale! Language are now automatically bundled with Waterfox
  • Quality of Life feature: Duplicate Tabs! Right Click and Select Duplicate Tab to access this feature
  • Switched to O3 flag when compiling on macOS
  • Disabled offline archiving of telemetry data

New in Waterfox 50.1.0 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Security updates
  • Utilised Windows 10 SDK when building instead of 8.1 SDK for Windows builds
  • Issues with Windows NT 5.2 (XP era) systems are being looked into

New in Waterfox 50.0.2 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Critical security updates, immediate update recommended

New in Waterfox 50.0 (Nov 21, 2016)

  • Waterfox is now built with Clang-cl thanks to the great progress made in the winclang bug

New in Waterfox 49.0.3 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • NEW:
  • Updated codebase to Firefox 49.0.2

New in Waterfox 49.0.2 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • Removed remaining Mozilla pingback URLs
  • Fixed ICU reverting back to 56.1, now at 57.1 again
  • Removed graphics from empty snippet box on home page.

New in Waterfox 49.0.1 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • 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

New in Waterfox 48.0.2 (Sep 7, 2016)

  • Update codebase to Firefox 48.0.2
  • Adobe Flash 23 Beta should resolve “Context3D Not Available!” issue

New in Waterfox 48.0.1 (Aug 15, 2016)

  • Temporarily reverted to Visual Studio 2015 due to some graphical issues with Clang.
  • Implemented patch for Bug 1283274 - Avoid the wmode windowed -> opaque Flash workaround when we detect Flash async drawing support

New in Waterfox 48.0 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • NEW:
  • Switched to Clang for Windows compilation. Things look much more promising than previous reports and stability seems good. Please report any issues and I’ll file bugzilla reports as this will help out Mozilla as well 🙂 This is a promising step to using a completely free/open-source build environment!
  • Reverted Registry Entries to be the same location as Mozilla’s so 3rd party programs like Roboform can work again (might need to re-install Roboform or Waterfox again for example)
  • Another attempt to fix unsigned extensions from not running. So hopefully they will now!
  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Disabled EME (doesn’t work on 3rd party builds anyway)
  • 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
  • Updated ICU to 57.1 (current Mozilla base is on 56.1)
  • Removal of Sponsored Tiles on New Tab Page
  • Compiled with Clang
  • N.B.:
  • When using a profile shared by Firefox, sponsored tile and snippet URLs may overwrite default Waterfox settings, enabling them again
  • Automatic updates will be delayed by 24 hours to make sure there aren’t any pressing issues before seeding to everyone.

New in Waterfox 47.0 (Jun 16, 2016)

  • Fixed Netflix playing issues once more. It appears that Netflix compares user agent strings against the ability of that browser version to play EME. I’ve now set the user agent to pretend that Waterfox is Firefox 38, which seems to have fixed the issue once more.

New in Waterfox 46.0.1 (Apr 28, 2016)

  • Fixed Netflix playing issues

New in Waterfox 46.0 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Temporarily switched to Visual C++ compiler while Intel fix compiler bugs. Clang test have happened and will try out GCC as well.
  • Re-enabled jemalloc

New in Waterfox 44.0.3 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • Important stability fixes.
  • Updates:
  • 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

New in Waterfox 44.0.2 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Important stability fixes
  • Updates:
  • Buttery smoothness has returned
  • Fixed frozen loading icon
  • Replaced snprintf definition causing Intel’s C++ compiler to generate bad output (and therefore the cause of almost all crashes)

New in Waterfox 43.0.4 (Jan 15, 2016)

  • Fixed crashing that occured when a user didn’t have an exisiting Waterfox or Firefox profile
  • Update base code for Windows & Mac releases to Firefox 43.0.4
  • Language packs are now available for download

New in Waterfox 43.0.1 (Jan 15, 2016)

  • Fixed various crashes with less aggressive optimisation flags (Removal of -Qprec-div- -Qip -Qopt-prefetch)

New in Waterfox 43.0 (Jan 7, 2016)

  • Updates:
  • Based on 43.0.3
  • Fixed UI malformation caused by Bug 1157984
  • Enabled aggressive optimisation flags (-O3 -Qprec-div- -Qip -Qopt-prefetch -Qparallel -QaxCORE-AVX2,CORE-AVX-I,AVX,SSE4.2,SSE4.1,SSSE3 -arch:SSE3), which should bring performance back up to par!
  • Updated enabled HTML5 features
  • Added Disconnect.me and Ecosia search engines to the search engine list
  • Full support for Windows XP (including WebGL, may have to disable Hardware Acceleration)
  • Changed:
  • Removal of 64-Bit NPAPI whitelist
  • Removal of signed extension requirement
  • Removal of Encrypted Media Extensions (DRM)
  • Removal of all Mozilla Data Reporting services (properly)
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed low resolution icons
  • Waterfox registry entries to not use the same as Firefox (Windows Only)

New in Waterfox 40.1.0 (Nov 12, 2015)

  • Security Patches. Any security vulnerabilities that were fixed that were fixed in v41/v42 and related to v40:
  • MFSA 2015-96 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards
  • MFSA 2015-97 Memory leak in mozTCPSocket to servers
  • MFSA 2015-98 Out of bounds read in QCMS library with ICC V4 profile attributes
  • MFSA 2015-101 Buffer overflow in libvpx while parsing vp9 format video
  • MFSA 2015-102 Crash when using debugger with SavedStacks in JavaScript
  • MFSA 2015-103 URL spoofing in reader mode
  • MFSA 2015-104 Use-after-free with shared workers and IndexedDB
  • MFSA 2015-105 Buffer overflow while decoding WebM video
  • MFSA 2015-108 Scripted proxies can access inner window
  • MFSA 2015-109 JavaScript immutable property enforcement can be bypassed
  • MFSA 2015-110 Dragging and dropping images exposes final URL after redirects
  • MFSA 2015-111 Errors in the handling of CORS preflight request headers
  • MFSA 2015-112 Vulnerabilities found through code inspection
  • MFSA 2015-113 Memory safety errors in libGLES in the ANGLE graphics library
  • MFSA 2015-114 Information disclosure via the High Resolution Time API
  • MFSA 2015-116 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:42.0 / rv:38.4)
  • MFSA 2015-117 Information disclosure through NTLM authentication
  • MFSA 2015-118 CSP bypass due to permissive Reader mode whitelist
  • MFSA 2015-121 Disabling scripts in Add-on SDK panels has no effect
  • MFSA 2015-123 Buffer overflow during image interactions in canvas
  • MFSA 2015-126 Crash when accessing HTML tables with accessibility tools on OS X
  • MFSA 2015-127 CORS preflight is bypassed when non-standard Content-Type headers are received
  • MFSA 2015-128 Memory corruption in libjar through zip files
  • MFSA 2015-129 Certain escaped characters in host of Location-header are being treated as non-escaped
  • MFSA 2015-130 JavaScript garbage collection crash with Java applet
  • MFSA 2015-131 Vulnerabilities found through code inspection
  • MFSA 2015-132 Mixed content WebSocket policy bypass through workers
  • MFSA 2015-133 NSS and NSPR memory corruption issues
  • Updates:
  • libjpeg-turbo to 1.4.2 from 1.4.0
  • libpng to 1.6.18 from 1.6.16
  • NSPR to 4.10.10 and NSS to 3.19.2.1
  • Support for WebP (library version 0.4.4) images thanks to this patch. (Animated WebP not supported). Test WebP images out here.
  • Changed:
  • Encrypted Media Extensions have been removed until properly supported on x64
  • general.useragent.override. has been brought back!
  • Fixed:
  • Netflix should now work properly

New in Waterfox 40.0.2 (Aug 25, 2015)

  • Features:
  • Support for Windows 10
  • Enabled API allowing Windows 10 users to open settings dialog
  • Added protection against unwanted software downloads
  • User can receive suggested tiles in the new tab page based on categories Firefox matches to browsing history (en-US only).
  • Hello allows adding a link to conversations to provide context on what the conversation will be about
  • New style for add-on manager based on the in-content preferences style
  • Improved scrolling, graphics, and video playback performance with off main thread compositing (GNU/Linux only)
  • Graphic blocklist mechanism improved: Firefox version ranges can be specified, limiting the number of devices blocked
  • Changes:
  • Add-on extensions that are not signed by Mozilla will display a warning
  • NPAPI Plug-in performance improved via asynchronous initialization
  • Smoother animation and scrolling with hardware vsync (Windows only)
  • JPEG images use less memory when scaled and can be painted faster
  • Sub-resources can no longer request HTTP authentication, thus protecting users from inadvertently disclosing login data
  • HTML5:
  • IndexedDB transactions are now non-durable by default
  • Implemented AudioBufferSourceNode.detune to modulate playback rate in cents, a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals
  • Developer:
  • Improved Performance tools in the developer tools: Waterfall view, Call Tree view and a Flame Chart view
  • New rules view tooltip in the Inspector to tweak CSS Filter values
  • Console API messages from SharedWorker and ServiceWorker are now displayed in web console
  • New page ruler highlighting tool that displays lightweight horizontal and vertical rules on a page
  • Inspector now searches across all content frames in a page
  • Fixed:
  • Kannada text does not display properly in built-in pdf viewer
  • mozalloc.lib was missing from the xulrunner package
  • Fix a startup crash with some combination of hardware and drivers
  • Various security fixes

New in Waterfox 38.0 (May 14, 2015)

  • No changes users will notice. Back-end system has been updated. Code changes don't require any build hacks to get Waterfox to compile. Everything is handled automatically. Just set ICL as your compiler and build away!

New in Waterfox 37.0.1 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • Build system updated to Visual C++ 2013 Update 4 and Intel C++ 14 Update 5
  • Updated International Components for Unicode from 55 Milestone 1 to 55 Release
  • Fixed broken vectorized code

New in Waterfox 36.0.4 (Mar 30, 2015)

  • Fixed installer issues that didn’t let Vista users install Waterfox

New in Waterfox 36.0.1 (Mar 12, 2015)

  • Added experimental support for Vista 64-Bit
  • Added support for Geolocation API
  • Fixed a crash in the Mozilla code base that would cause TheGuardian.com to crash

New in Waterfox 36.0 (Mar 2, 2015)

  • Support for HTML5 Gamepad standard
  • Much improved memory allocation and leak plugs
  • Now using Windows 8.1 SDK, added support for DirectX11 rendering if supporting hardware is present
  • Updated International Components for Unicode from 54.1 to 55 Milestone 1

New in Waterfox 35.0 (Jan 21, 2015)

  • Fixed Mega.co.nz crashes and any other services that use similar JavaScript function
  • Fixed corrupt previews when using the upload dialogue box
  • Switched to Intel Threaded Building Blocks memory allocator due to issues with tcmalloc not registered its DLL correctly.

New in Waterfox 34.0.1 (Dec 17, 2014)

  • Reverted to the old preference UI as the new one isn’t saving changes.
  • Disabled media streaming extensions to prevent strange graphical issues

New in Waterfox 34.0 (Dec 13, 2014)

  • Waterfox now uses tcmalloc (the memory allocator used by Google Chrome)
  • This should result in less memory leaks and greater security
  • Freezing gifs no longer occur on certain system configurations
  • Updated the logo on Windows builds to be in line with the Mac OS X builds

New in Waterfox 33.0.2 (Nov 11, 2014)

  • Fixed:
  • Fix a startup crash with some combination of hardware and drivers

New in Waterfox 33.0.1 (Nov 11, 2014)

  • Fixed:
  • Displays a black screen at start-up with certain graphics drivers

New in Waterfox 33.0 (Nov 11, 2014)

  • New:
  • Improved search experience through the location bar
  • Windows: OMTC enabled by default
  • Search suggestions on the Firefox Start (about:home) and new tab (about:newtab) pages
  • Slimmer and faster JavaScript strings
  • Support for connecting to HTTP proxy over HTTPS
  • New CSP (Content Security Policy) backend
  • Improved reliability of the session restoration
  • Changed:
  • JSD (JavaScript Debugger Service) removed in favor of the Debugger interface
  • Proprietary window.crypto properties/functions removed
  • HTML5:
  • DOMMatrix interface implemented
  • @counter-style rule from CSS3 Counter Styles specification implemented
  • Developer:
  • Cubic-bezier curves editor
  • Paint flashing for browser content repaints
  • Display which elements have listeners attached
  • New sidebar which displays a list of shortcuts to every @media rule in the current stylesheet
  • Editable @keyframes rules in the Rules section of the Inspector
  • CSS transform highlighter in the style-inspector

New in Waterfox 32.0.3 (Oct 8, 2014)

  • Stability issues for computers with multiple graphics cards
  • Mixed content icon may be incorrectly displayed instead of lock icon for SSL sites
  • WebRTC: setRemoteDescription() silently fails if no success callback is specified
  • New security fixes can be found here

New in Waterfox 31.0 (Jul 29, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Added support for Unicode 7.0
  • Experimental support for WebCL
  • Add the search field to the new tab page
  • Support of Prefer:Safe http header for parental control
  • mozilla::pkix as default certificate verifier
  • Block malware from downloaded files
  • Block malware from downloaded files
  • audio/video .ogg and .pdf files handled by Firefox if no application specified
  • Changed:
  • Removal of the CAPS infrastructure for specifying site-specific permissions (via capability.policy.* preferences). Most notably, attempts to use this functionality to grant access to the clipboard will no longer work. The sole exception is the checkloaduri permission, which may still be used as before to allow sites to load file:// URIs.
  • HTML5:
  • WebVTT implemented and enabled
  • CSS3 variables implemented
  • Devloper:
  • Developer Tools: Add-on Debugger
  • Developer Tools: Canvas Debugger
  • New Array built-in: Array.prototype.fill()
  • New Object built-in: Object.setPrototypeOf()
  • CSP 1.1 nonce-source and hash-source enabled by default
  • Developer Tools: Eyedropper tool added to the color picker
  • Developer Tools: Editable Box Model
  • Developer Tools: Code Editor improvements
  • Developer Tools: Console stack traces
  • Developer Tools: Copy as cURL
  • Developer Tools: Styled console logs
  • navigator.sendBeacon enabled by default
  • Dialogs spawned from the onbeforeunload event no longer block access to the rest of the browser
  • Fixed:
  • Search for partially selected link text from context menu
  • Various security fixes
  • Known Issues:
  • Slow shut downs lead to 'Firefox is already running' warning
  • PDF.js: With some fonts, some characters might not be displayed. Affects a very small number of PDFs

New in Waterfox 30.0 (Jul 29, 2014)

  • New:
  • Sidebars button in browser chrome enables faster access to social, bookmark, & history sidebars
  • Changed:
  • Disallow calling WebIDL constructors as functions on the web
  • With the exception of those bundled inside an extension or ones that are whitelisted, plugins will no longer be activated by default (see blog post)
  • Developer:
  • Fixes to box-shadow and other visual overflow
  • Mute and volume available per window when using WebAudio background-blend-mode enabled by default
  • Use of line-height allowed for
  • ES6 array and generator comprehensions implemented (read docs for more details)
  • Error stack now contains column number
  • Support for alpha option in canvas context options (feature description)
  • Fixed:
  • Insecure NTLM (pre-NTLMv2) authentication disabled (see 828183)
  • Ignore autocomplete="off" when offering to save passwords via the password manager (see 956906)
  • TypedArrays don't support new named properties (see 695438)
  • Various security fixes

New in Waterfox 28.0 (Apr 5, 2014)

  • A complete, 100% ICC build! (As opposed to various VC and ICC build).
  • Profile-Guided optimisation is back, which brings nice performance improvements.
  • If you're running an Intel CPU, support for AVX2, SSE4.2, SSE4.1 and SSSE3 if your processor supports these instruction sets. AMD users, at the moment you only get up to SSE3 support
  • Using Mozilla's built in memory allocator as opposed to jemalloc, otherwise crashes occur.
  • Finally change the About dialogue to talk about Waterfox and to link to the Waterfox website (links not active yet)

New in Waterfox 27.0.2 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • Fixes the unrecognised browser given by certain websites.

New in Waterfox 27.0.1 (Feb 21, 2014)

  • Fixed the user agent string. It should now show the correct information. Has the following layout: Mozilla/5.0 (platform; rv:geckoversion) Gecko/geckotrail Waterfox/waterforversion Firefox/firefoxversion
  • Size of the program has been reduced by 14%, while retaining the same JavaScript and WebGL performance

New in Waterfox 18.0.1 (Jan 20, 2013)

  • JumpLists have now been fixed!

New in Waterfox 16.0.1 (Oct 29, 2012)

  • Initial web app support
  • Improvements around JavaScript responsiveness through incremental garbage collection
  • New Developer Toolbar with buttons for quick access to tools, error count for the Web Console, and a new command line for quick keyboard access
  • CSS3 Animations, Transitions, Transforms and Gradients unprefixed in Firefox 16
  • Recently opened files list in Scratchpad implemented
  • Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload
  • No longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures
  • Opus support by default
  • Reverse animation direction has been implemented
  • Per tab reporting in about:memory
  • User Agent strings for pre-release Firefox versions now show only major version

New in Waterfox 15.0 (Aug 30, 2012)

  • Support for SPDY networking protocol v3
  • WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance
  • Optimized memory usage for add-ons
  • JavaScript debugger integrated into developer tools
  • New layout view added to Inspector
  • High precision event timer implemented
  • The CSS word-break property has been implemented.
  • New responsive design tool allows web developers to switch between desktop and mobile views of sites
  • Native support for the Opus audio codec added
  • The and elements now support the played attribute
  • The element now supports the media attribute
  • Focus rings keep growing when repeatedly tabbing through elements (720987)
  • Fixed any remaining installer issues
  • Added optional portable version (useful for users without administrator permissions)
  • Optional AVG Security Search

New in Waterfox 14.0.2 (Jul 30, 2012)

  • Waterfox 14.0.2 has also been released which fixes the automatic update issue of appearing every time the computer sits idle.

New in Waterfox 14.0.1 (Jul 27, 2012)

  • Compiled with Profile-Guided Optimization
  • Working automatic updater
  • Digitally signed executables
  • Compiled with the following flags: /O3 /QaxAVX /arch:SSE3 /Qparallel /fp:precise /Oi- /w
  • A brand new installer
  • Support for Windows XP x64

New in Waterfox 13.0 PL1 (Jun 8, 2012)

  • The GUI bug has now been fixed.

New in Waterfox 13.0 (Jun 6, 2012)

  • Compiled with Intel's C++ Compiler using /O3 /QaxAVX /arch:SSE3 /Qparallel /w
  • Implemented Intel's LibM (Math Library)
  • Implemented SSE3 support for all processors and AVX for Intel Sandy Bridge and newer processors
  • Reverted back to jemalloc from tcmalloc in preview releases due to a problem occuring
  • Disabled auto-updates, own method will be implemented in Waterfox.Next
  • Thanks for xunxun1982 for the WebGL crash fix

New in Waterfox 12.0 (Apr 28, 2012)

  • Windows: Firefox is now easier to update with one less prompt (User Account Control)
  • Page Source now has line numbers
  • Line breaks are now supported in the title attribute
  • Improvements to "Find in Page" to center search result
  • URLs pasted into the download manager window are now automatically downloaded
  • Support for the text-align-last CSS property has been added
  • Various security fixes
  • Some TinyMCE-based editors failed to load (739141)
  • OS X: WebGL performance may be degraded on some hardware

New in Waterfox 11.0 (Mar 15, 2012)

  • Firefox can now migrate your bookmarks, history, and cookies from Google Chrome
  • With Sync enabled, add-ons can now be synchronized across your computers
  • The CSS text-size-adjust property is now supported
  • Redesigned media controls for HTML5 video
  • The outerHTML property is now supported on HTML elements
  • View source syntax highlighting now uses the HTML5 parser (see bug 482921)
  • The Style Editor for CSS editing is now available to web developers
  • Web developers can now visualize a web page in 3D using the Page Inspector 3D View
  • SPDY protocol support for faster page loads is now testable
  • XMLHttpRequest now supports HTML parsing
  • Files can now be stored in IndexedDB (see bug 661877)
  • Websockets has now been unprefixed
  • Fixed where Firefox notifications may not work properly with Growl 1.3 or later (691662)
  • Switched from the ACML to AMD LibM
  • Compiled with the following flags: -Og -Oi- -Ot -Oy -Ob2 -Gs -GF -Gy -GS- -GA -w

New in Waterfox 10.0.2 (Feb 22, 2012)

  • MFSA 2012-11 libpng integer overflow (Critical: Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.)

New in Waterfox 10.0.1 (Feb 13, 2012)

  • MFSA 2012-10 use after free in nsXBLDocumentInfo::ReadPrototypeBindings
  • Java applets sometimes caused text input to become unresponsive

New in Waterfox 10.0 (Feb 6, 2012)

  • Smaller final code without loss of performance
  • Implementation of AMD Core Math Library to improve performance of mathematic functions
  • Compiled with /O2 /GS- /GA

New in Waterfox 9.0 (Dec 21, 2011)

  • Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
  • Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
  • Added support for font-stretch
  • Improved support for text-overflow
  • Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
  • Fixed several stability issues
  • Fixed several security issues

New in Waterfox 8.0.1 (Nov 18, 2011)

  • This update should also fix the memory problem and uses the new Waterfox logo.

New in Waterfox 8.0 (Nov 17, 2011)

  • Changes in source:
  • Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
  • Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons
  • Added Twitter to the search bar for select locales. Additional locale support will be added in the future
  • Added a preference to load tabs on demand, improving start-up time when windows are restored
  • Improved performance and memory handling when using and elements
  • Added CORS support for cross-domain textures in WebGL
  • Added support for HTML5 context menus
  • Added support for insertAdjacentHTML
  • Improved CSS hyphen support for many languages
  • Improved WebSocket support
  • Fixed several stability issues
  • Fixed several security issues
  • Changes in Waterfox:
  • Inclusion of jemalloc
  • Lower memory usage
  • Increased threading performance