LibreWolf

LibreWolf is a web browser and an independent version of Firefox which aims to be more private and secure than Firefox.[1][2]

LibreWolf
Developer(s)LibreWolf Community
Initial releaseLinux: March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)

Windows: February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)

macOS: April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12)
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.com/librewolf-community
EngineGecko, Quantum, and SpiderMonkey
Operating systemWindows, Linux, macOS
TypeWeb browser
LicenseSource code: MPL 2.0 Website: GNU AGPL 3.0
Websitehttps://librewolf.net/

Development

LibreWolf was initially released for Linux operating systems on March 7 2020.[3] One year later, it was made available for Windows and soon for macOS.[4][5] Portable AppImage for Linux was also released.[6] LibreWolf community creates an installable and a portable version of browser for Windows. It is also available in Microsoft store and Windows Package Manager.[7]

Features

LibreWolf is much like its base browser Firefox. It uses themes and extensions from Mozilla addons. Its primary goals are privacy, security and user freedom. It has DuckDuckGo as its default search engine.[8] An exceptional feature of LibreWolf is that it removed the codes which implies telemetry feature to Firefox and comes with the extension uBlock pre-installed. It also has some Firefox features removed like ‘Add to Pocket’ service.[9][10][11]

Licence

The browser is licenced by Mozilla Public Licence 2.0 while the website is licensed by GNU AGPL 3.0. [12]

See also

References
  1. "LibreWolf Browser". librewolf.net. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. Isaac (June 27, 2022). "LibreWolf: a privacy-focused Firefox fork". Ubunlog. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  3. "Releases · LibreWolf / Browser / Linux · GitLab". GitLab. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  4. "Releases · LibreWolf / Browser / Windows · GitLab". GitLab. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  5. "Releases · LibreWolf / Browser / macOS · GitLab". GitLab. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. "Releases · LibreWolf / Browser / AppImage · GitLab". GitLab. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  7. "LibreWolf Browser". librewolf.net. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  8. Aadesh (May 31, 2022). "LibreWolf vs Firefox – A Quick Comparison - LinuxForDevices". Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  9. Hasan, Mehedi (March 13, 2022). "LibreWolf: A Trusted Open-source Firefox Fork for Linux". UbuntuPIT. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  10. "LibreWolf vs Firefox: Comparing the Privacy Heroes of Open-Source Browsers". It's FOSS. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  11. Pablinux (April 8, 2021). "LibreWolf, a Firefox prepared to be more private". Linux Adictos. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  12. "LibreWolf Browser". librewolf.net. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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