Wait, LibreWolf got even BETTER? (LibreWolf Review)

[@rafaelxmr]

that thumbnail is so good

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Appreciate it

[@CavaleiroDasTrevas-0615]

Yes, yes it is!

[@quenz.goosington]

it's a cat

[@quenz.goosington]

@@Thundering_Banshee other one

[@cenewton3221]

One of the best features of Librewolf is that it doesn't play any DRM content out of the box, which on KZbin means none of their ads play. See, YT doesn't DRM-protect creator videos but it does DRM-protect their commercials. Thus, with Librewolf, one gets a completely ad-free YT experience. I use Librewolf as my daily driver browser & only use others when I'm on Amazon Prime Video or another streaming platform. It's easily the best IMO.

[@FletcherCat]

It comes with ublock origin installed already, meaning that it wouldn't play ads in the first place. Interesting to hear about the DRM thing though.

[@amogoose2971]

@@FletcherCat idk why but sometimes youtube just managed to play ads even though i already have ublock

[@connivingkhajiit]

Waterfox as well. The setting for it can be found in the general tab on base firefox.

[@FuckTheState]

You should start torrenting instead of using these idiotic streaming platforms

[@amogoose2971]

@@FuckTheState lol my dad torrents movies all the time, idk if its morally okay to pirate movies & games though, its technically stealing

[@Bless3757]

there should absolutely be a ResistFingerprinting+DarkMode option for those who want Dark Mode but don't want to turn off other fingerprint resistance techniques

[@zcattop]

There's a extension called "Dark Reader" in case if you really want the dark mode

[@iclonethefirst]

I really hate that fingerprinting limits dark mode. Its a bit annoying

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

Yeah, me too. It's better to disable ResistFingerprinting and use the Canvas Blocker extension.

[@Atticus_Moore]

very helpful. i was considering hardening firefox but i know i will hate having to update the files as i hate updating anything lol. this might be the perfect browser for me. i'd love to see a video on the arc browser when it comes to windows later this year. its supposed to be open source, but the video i saw didn't talk about any privacy concern stuff unfortunately. it was more of a showcase of what the browser is like functionally and I love its functionality, but i still have some privacy concerns which is why i'm searching for my perfect browser. thanks for the great video!

[@Little-bird-told-me]

I have been using Librewolf off and on. The defaults _(especially clear history and cache)_ can bit a bit annoying for the uninitiated like myself, but I keep it as a third option after brave and firefox

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Having more than one browser is always a good thing

[@readifdumb]

I think going through your settings once and reading through everything can be beneficial to get the most out of any browser you use. I personally turned off settings in Librewolf like clearing cookies, because I hate having to log in all the time, but after getting a password manager I now turn it on and instead just manage exceptions for a few sites. Privacy always comes at a cost of either efficiency, time, or money. If you want to takes steps towards improving your own privacy, most likely you'll have to sacrifice one of these things. If you turn off fingerprinting and use CanvasBlocker extension instead, with default settings, and turn on history + manage cookie exceptions, you can get it close to a normal browsing experience without sacrificing too much privacy/data. Similar to using Brave, where you have to turn off a bunch of their products that they try force on you. Once you've gotten something set up, you don't have to change it, so while initially it might be annoying, you can get over it relatively fast and be on your way.

[@nvy..]

You can just turn them off, though in my case I'd rather sanitize my cache every session with a few exceptions (websites I frequently log into)

[@lotuschamp7796]

I have it on but with some exceptions like youtube

[@TheLonelyMoon]

You may think it's tedious, but I use most my daily browsing on Librewolf except Prime Video. Libre is clean, quick, easy to set up, private, the most no-bs privacy centered daily driver I've used. Been a hardened FF fan for a while, LW was just a no brainer

[@Mr_Jafoole]

Hey why would you not use it for prime video may i ask?

[@Vitalis94]

@@Mr_Jafoole Doesn't load their videos, or any streaming service, too add. And since this week, even KZbin has a tendency to stop working on Libre Wolf.

[@SageSabri]

any workaround to watch things on streaming services? i love using librewolf as my daily browser too tbh, but i always have to switch when using streaming services

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Guess which movie I just watched 🐺

[@HoboHero]

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is too obvious, I assume it's WolfWalkers lol

[@HoboHero]

I just noticed your "just watched" comment was written like 12 days ago🤔 This question is trickier than I thought... 🦊

[@drugstoremarc2]

You could make a video showing how to make Librewolf consume less RAM memory. Keep up the good work

[@burprobrox9134]

I think for non-technical users Brave is much better. For my family (whom I have to support), I wouldn’t touch this with a 10ft pole. I’ve been using and supporting Firefox since it was Navigator, late 90s. Christ I’m getting old ugh

[@EricMurphyxyz]

I agree, Brave is still the best browser for normal people

[@Jammet]

I'm completely baffled about this. DRM and history aside, two toggles, what in the every day use would be problematic about this one? It looks like any other browser and acts like them on the front, too. You could put this browser in front of anyone and they'd be using it just fine.

[@rileyowen7245]

​@@EricMurphyxyznormal use chrome 😂

[@tajitian_sunrise]

@@rileyowen7245 chrome and edge are the two worst browsers. Now, with manifest 3, Chrome is Easily the WORST

[@tomaszkarwik6357]

I use it because it is a pre configured hardened Firefox. I dont have to fuss around with some wierd configs. I just run "package-manager-install librewolf" and i am done

[@rod4309]

For people who aren't very computer competent, the people who would benefit most from better online security, LibreWolf is way better than hardened Firefox.

[@Anonymous-dh4id]

Why?

[@satie7]

Why? Im a noob on this topic can someone explain

[@johnnymnemonic1369]

Doesn't modifying all of these settings make my footprint even more unique? If LibreWolf reports itself as Firefox and uses an identical TLS handshake, that's great, but I'm concerned that customising all of these features (yes even blocking fingerprinting) only makes me more identifiable.

[@mikitoburrito]

I think it would.

[@nescius2]

I think it would, but not really - advertisers can only find out modifications which change how firefox acts towards the server or towards parts which are observable via javascript, also only relatively more common modifications are checked for by the advertisers.

[@user-1wy8wu01]

Hello Eric, Is there any way to DISABLE the 60fps cap on LibreWolf? Open to all suggestions.

[@angusthenerd]

Only solution I've found so far is to disable ResistFingerprinting. There's probably a way to only disable it for certain websites in the config but I can't find it. At the moment I just flip it off when I access a couple websites where I need to, then turn it back on once it's loaded.

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

Turn off ResistFingerprinting

[@justinTime077]

I just love the wolf icon, it looks like my Halo avatar, so I’m on it.

[@smody121]

I thought I was relatively tech savvy, but after trying out LW for like a month, I'm not a fan. I can only download files to my desktop and not my NAS and cannot figure out what setting I need to change to allow for saving files where I want them.

[@Trash_Cat21]

How do I create multiple profiles like Firefox?

[@anti_globalista]

It's not convenient that my privacy settings break sites? I say: F those sites.

[@danizimo]

You can't set LibreWolf portable as default browser for some reason. But you can do so with Firefox portable.

[@jonathandawson3091]

So it's just the they have help on their settings about options that are also available to Firefox?

[@STARTERRAR]

why does startpage show no suggestions when it's enable?

[@TheDeepThinker-sq3iy]

Uh... I've got a problem, Libre wolf just DOESN'T seem to respond to jumping to a new site... I've just shortly before posting this FINISHED installing this. . it WAS working but then it just seemed to get stuck in a never ending loop when trying to go to a new site, this SEEMS to have happened sometime after I was drafting some bookmarks from my og firefox. did I break something? I also tweaked some settings that were for remembering search and history as well as logins... Don't know what happened... might gonna have to stick with my old fire fox. . .

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

Wow. Strange

[@Masta_Frog]

Check your dns settings within libre I had to change the default also. and I would recommend setting it to dns with Adblock for added security and possibly even faster speeds. It also could be a setting blocking “popups” and preventing navigation to potentially harmful sites.

[@TheDeepThinker-sq3iy]

@Masta_Frog I've long since moved off of my computer and went to android after posting this... I don't know anything about how dns's work(I'm sort of computer unsavy, lol), but thanks for saying something anyways.. I'll try to keep this in mind for a possible future I return to windows.

[@A_tux_linux]

why linux things all of them have animal logos?

[@RogerioDuarte]

Is this a compliment or an insult?

[@gustavomendes2983]

I really would LOVE to switch off from Chrome, but there's one thing on it that keeps me hanging around yet: progressive web apps. I REALLY use it a lot and if tomorrow firefox decides to take this feature back (dunno why they discontinued it 😢), I'd get back. Is there any other browser not based on chromium that has an efficient PWA?

[@lieftheshinigami]

I don't know about Windows, but there is a plugin that will allow you install progressive web apps through firefox. Installed it on my Arch laptop so I can use Teams

[@jonathanalemanlinares9473]

Which webbrowser would you recommend, LibreWolf or Firefox (hardering)?

[@Hovel420]

i've been using librewolf for a while and i like it alot but it has some drawbacks and the main one being that it's slow. hardening firefox is not difiicult at all and it's in my opinion faster than librewolf

[@Masta_Frog]

@@Hovel420the default dns on libre sucks pick a different type for much faster connections

[@AF-lj1js]

This may sound silly but what do u think of adding add-ons like clearURLs and Adguard? No necessary difference?

[@nescius2]

I am always adding ublock origin

[@Masta_Frog]

Use ublock and a dns

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

I love Firefox, but it's been going downhill for years. What alternatives are there that are not Chromium-based or Microsoft-owned?

[@Holycurative9610]

I get weird ghosting on my screen when using Librewolf but the ghosting comes and goes. Pretty strange eh!! I'm assuming it's to do with video but I get it when reading YT comments or looking at other websites and don't get it when playing back YT videos...

[@TarebossT]

How do I stop LibreWolf from resetting the zoom to 100% every time I exit?

[@jesse7631]

How is giving out your screen resolution an invasion of privacy exactly?

[@EricMurphyxyz]

I go over this more in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKObhnmAr9WBotU but it can be used for fingerprinting. Fingerprinting is a technique advertisers use to uniquely identify you even without cookies, and they use data collected from your system, like time zone, operating system and browser, window resolution, etc. to uniquely identify you.

[@prototype_585]

@@JuneAtHomePH the activation code is stored in the motherboard

[@wakaras]

What os or linux distro you use ?

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Arch Linux, I have a few videos about it

[@danizimo]

With librewolf on linux you can't login in twitch

[@daman8492]

So I have a weird problem with Firefox and LibreWolf. If I open a tab for a certain website, like Fiverr or Discord, the entire browser stutters for a good second or two. This is most noticable when a video is playing on my other monitor. It just freezes. Then when I close the offending tab, the browser stutters again. I can't figure out why. This doesn't happen with Chrome or Brave, so I believe it's a performance issue like Firefox/LibreWolf not having enough resources? I tried observing Task Manager while it happens and nothing changes.

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

It's never happened to me, so IDK. Did this happen on older versions of Firefox, or is this is a new issue? Check the Task Manager (or System monitor if you are using Linux) and see how much RAM the browser is using. Maybe it's using too much RAM or not enough.

[@ArandomNutter]

I will check it out

[@johnxland9373]

Is there a way to install it on linux mint?

[@andrewstewartjacobs9678]

Eric, from to time Librewolf has video playback problems with KZbin videos. You have to wait for an update from Librewolf for it to be resolved.

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Really? I've never run into that issue before. Are you sure it's not a privacy setting that's breaking it?

[@Little-bird-told-me]

@@EricMurphyxyz me neither

[@muizzsiddique]

Hasn't been an issue for me.

[@hikahiki]

bro i have someting problem i install librewolf but my steam even infiltrated a PC from another country and asked for a code in my email after I deleted it, there were no more problems

[@boozqueen]

How to instal librewolv 109 version? because my mac os mojave 10.14.5 and i cant instal new version

[@Ax4400]

Does it have access to my home directory like firefox?

[@EricMurphyxyz]

You mean does it create a directory in your home directory like .mozilla? Yes, it creates a .librewolf.

[@Ax4400]

@@EricMurphyxyz Thank you, does running FF in a sandbox like 'firejail' help?

[@Tired_Night_Owl_in_the_Woods]

"Why you need a new browser when hardened Firefox works the same?" Maybe to not have to dance around some config files and get everything out of the box?🤔😅

[@tajitian_sunrise]

Does Librewolf nag to 'upgrade' spyware windows, every 18-months like Chrome?

[@tajitian_sunrise]

A browser should Not push Big Data or force u to make decisions you don't want. chrome not only displays that Annoying banner, but they also Ceased updates if you don't give-in completely to microsoft's social engineering

[@Z4KIUS]

it's one of these that seem too strict for everyday use, we need just the real Firefox back to revert what got broken in Quantum

[@GANONdork123]

I use it for my everyday uses. Just add the sites you use the most to the exceptions list and/or turn off the settings that get in your way.

[@LoneShot]

hey i've noticed a fault in librewolf. It doesnt match with your screen refresh rate , always capped to 60

[@liteknight]

That's a feature, not a bug. Having a higher refresh rate is considered a fingerprinting identifier. To uncap Librewolf you have to turn off the resistFingerprinting option in settings > Librewolf, rip.

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

Turn off ResistFingerprinting

[@haroonalbar2725]

Why not brave ?

[@windows99]

Associated with cripto bros

[@readifdumb]

Brave pushes a lot of stuff at you, with crypto currency rewards, VPNs, and other options that you may not want by default. You can however turn this stuff off, but it is annoying. LibreWolf is also a lot more trustworthy because you can directly look at and change the code at any point. You also get the benefit of not supporting Chromium/Google, since Brave is a chromium browser. FireFox extensions also might be more to your liking.

[@TheAdamAdy]

@@windows99 You can turn all that stuff off in the settings

[@petakarini7567]

i have been using libre wolfe ,with all its hardened setting and have never had a problem

[@rusty9060]

that thumbnail 😬

[@roshandx1]

That thumbnail just wow 😂

[@Nk-ti4st]

Catfox

[@juhaeerjayran4246]

@@Nk-ti4st librewolf being death and firefox pussy is very accurate due to what happens in the movie (- death truce in the end)

[@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section]

A web browser without an integrated updater? Great idea! What could possibly go wrong?

[@Psychopatz]

lmao updatin it is easy and intuitive if youre using linux

[@seadffsa]

well your first mistake is not using linux

[@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section]

@@seadffsa For sure! Of course, that can ONLY be a mistake and NEVER NOT a conscious decision! Oh man, those Linux apologists are always good for a joke.

[@seadffsa]

@@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Sectionlol I love how you take a stupid joke like it’s an insult on your intelligence. Who takes a choice of OS so personally? 😂 I literally still use windows a lot of the time but I don’t bitch and whine when people bring up benefits of linux. But for someone crying about having to manually click a button in order to update i guess it’s fitting!

[@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section]

@@seadffsa That must really be a very special talent you have: Reading things that weren't even written. That would also explain how you can be of the opinion that you made a joke without being funny.

[@Nk-ti4st]

I don't think that librewolf is the solution, because it uses same browser engine of firefox. There is a need of a new engine which respects privacy by default. I hope browsers like Dillo, Links and Netsurf, which use their own engine, one day become good enough for daily use.

[@EricMurphyxyz]

With the modern web being so complex now, it's very hard for a new browser engine to get off the ground without a huge company behind it. Besides, what's wrong with Firefox's browser engine?

[@passord1d493]

@@EricMurphyxyz Its stupid rust thingys and c++ hard to compile, netsurf takes 10min to compile, firefox takes 10-20 haurs to compile not good at all.

[@jesse7631]

Browser engines don't have privacy features coded into them - it's based on all other options. Chromium is a privacy-focused browser, but it's also used by Google, which is the opposite.

[@A_Hexagon]

Perfect is the enemy of good

[@sunsetgradient]

@@jesse7631 used by google? chromium is mostly developed by google lol

[@xenomyr]

Too bad there isn't an android version

[@my-walks]

it keeps pausing videos and is dreadful with graphics.

[@lughano5253]

better? it was good?

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Always has been

[@chrono581]

I've actually like a version of Libra wolf for Android I do have it for all the major popular desktop operating systems but not for mobile

[@nescius2]

Firefox is almost full of shit, but less so than Chrome.

[@starkfuture1057]

Have multi-account container work and I’d be gone from Firefox for ever.

[@j.r.r.tolkien8724]

But I love pocket.

[@BrianBarbera-o9k]

just got Libre Wolf today so it as U blacker

[@Sunlight91]

I almost stopped using Librewolf for disabling dark-mode.

[@hexisXz]

Waterfox is better.

[@ShadowOfTheSPQR]

Waterfox is a solid option but better's going to need more context. Easier, perhaps.

[@readifdumb]

Waterfox is barely different from FireFox, and you'll get further with privacy using LibreWolf or hardening FireFox.

[@lactate]

I like waterfox

[@insanecuckooman8342]

not compatible with chrome extensions. skip.

[@peterhumphreys9201]

Yeah - how can one *live* without Chrome extensions???

[@muizzsiddique]

A comment of mine was just outright de1eted here and all I was doing was recommending a brows3r extensi0n.