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the ui fix still works, nice https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by xoac · 2026-09-29 · in The new Firefox design is here

Lepton ( https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix ) to the rescue. I really hope they, or someone else, will allow us to tweak the interface and come back to what we need on our productivity oriented devices, aka computers. I've been…

comment by 10729287 · 2026-03-06 · in Firefox Nova – our first look at the browser's big redesign

…they keep breaking it. That's the difference between user-centric and not user-centric. [0]: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by mzajc · 2026-02-24 · in Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements

…look like buttons for no conceivable purpose but fashion? I use this to bring the normal tabs back: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by sudahtigabulan · 2025-03-16 · in A look at Firefox forks

…around restoring the Firefox interface and usability, exemplified by the brilliant Lepton project https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/releases . My perception just watching the evolution of Firefox from the outside, is that it used…

comment by mrandish · 2025-03-10 · in uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

…to Waterfox. You can view all the UI changes not available in Firefox but available in Waterfox at https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Options . * "Classic" about:config available at about:cfg and "classic" password list at…

comment by MrAlex94 · 2025-02-28 · in Waterfox: Fast and Private Web Browser

…can just use librewolf stock and it doesn't apply any changes to the standard Firefix UI. [0] https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by DaSHacka · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

…the new design but fixes poor UI decisions. It even has a one liner install/update script !: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by cassepipe · 2025-02-23 · in In Defense of Text Labels

…to spend a lot of resources to recompile it. https://github.com/SebastianSimon/firefox-omni-tweaks https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by pabs3 · 2025-02-09 · in Retaking the web browser, one small step at a time

On Firefox it apparently disappeared in 2011 https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/%5BArticle%...

comment by cassepipe · 2024-10-08 · in Jazz – Apps with Distributed State

…that Firefox latest redesign was quite bad. This project fixes it and it's easy to install : https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by cassepipe · 2024-08-09 · in Firefox Sidebar and Vertical tabs: try them out

…on Firefox despite the weird UI design choices... which can easily be fixed with that script : https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by cassepipe · 2024-05-30 · in What We're Working on in Firefox

…UserChrome scripts just to maintain minimal usability. (...and thank the heavens for Lepton ( https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix ), a regularly maintained, well-curated, all-in-one collection of essential Firefox fixes (which can…

comment by mrandish · 2024-05-30 · in What We're Working on in Firefox

…circa 2011 [1]. I went to Vivaldi. It has tons of customization options, like classic Opera. [1]: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/%5BArticle%...

comment by cbarrick · 2024-04-17 · in Firefox Proton UI userChrome.css fixes. (2021)

…wrote covering Firefox UI changes over time (you can find it under the wiki pages of the repo) - https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/%5BArticle%... Mozilla has made significant UI changes every 3-4 years, with the last one…

comment by aquova · 2024-04-16 · in Firefox Proton UI userChrome.css fixes. (2021)

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story by fanf2 · 2024-04-16 · 67 comments

I use Firefox with the excellent https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix I discovered on HN. I wish that Mozilla didn't bungle the UI for no reason, but here we are.

comment by Ygg2 · 2024-02-28 · in Why I use Firefox

…and colors. I also think that well-coordinated color icons are good for readability and usability. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/%5BArticle%... However, it is difficult to apply it universally to support a variety of…

comment by black7375 · 2024-02-19 · in How to make a better default Firefox UI

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Lepton: Firefox Theme

story by 0x000042 · 2024-02-19 · 1 comment

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[Article] 0. Firefox UI UX history

story by thunderbong · 2024-02-19 · 1 comment

…the fact that it was this popular is also proof that the existing UI was inconvenient. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Installatio...

comment by black7375 · 2024-02-19 · in How to make a better default Firefox UI

…that might explain how we improved it and made it popular. This article is part of a series. - https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/%5BArticle%...

comment by black7375 · 2024-02-19 · in How to make a better default Firefox UI

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story by black7375 · 2024-02-19 · 257 comments

…all the insane things FF's run-amuck designers keep doing to fuck up its interface. Essential: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix . On top of that I have my own extensive fixes, adaptations and personalizations in UserChrome.css…

comment by mrandish · 2024-01-22 · in The Downward Spiral of Technology

If you use my theme and set a few things, it looks pretty good. - https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Show-Off-Yo...

comment by black7375 · 2023-09-26 · in Firefox 118

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story by aquova · 2023-08-31 · 0 comments

…out Firefox-UI-Fix [1]. I use it everywhere I use Firefox, and it makes the browser usable. [1] - https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by AndroidKitKat · 2023-08-22 · in Switching from Chrome to Firefox

…browsers, it would be nice for Mozilla to stop breaking things for sake of breaking things. [1]: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by AndroidKitKat · 2023-07-18 · in Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer

I use Sidebery, with some modifications from https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Options

comment by akaij · 2023-07-18 · in Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer

…desktop environment, though I have been trapped in Thunderbird for more than a decade now. [1] https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/

comment by jraph · 2023-02-09 · in The Future of Thunderbird

…just paste it into your User profile folder and the custom CSS and user.js fixes the ugly UI. 1. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by KevinGlass · 2023-01-13 · in Firefox lost ~16M users since last year

Firefox's design is more custom than you think. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Show-Off-Yo... https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/pull/511

comment by black7375 · 2022-12-14 · in Min: A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy

https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix Now you don't have to abandon Firefox because of their dumb UI decisions anymore.

comment by Dwedit · 2022-10-27 · in Ad blocking is under attack (2017)

…and uploaded. By default, you can get improved UI / UX, and you can easily make many UI customs. - https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Installatio... - https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Tutorial -…

comment by black7375 · 2022-09-04 · in Lepton – Settings Framework for Various Firefox UI Custom

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Lepton – Settings Framework for Various Firefox UI Custom

story by black7375 · 2022-09-04 · 1 comment

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Lepton v5.0 – Firefox's 100 options and unopinionated custom theme

story by black7375 · 2022-04-27 · 1 comment

Here's what I've been using to get the older design, while also keeping some new niceties. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by RealStickman_ · 2022-03-28 · in Firefox UI/UX History

That's why I made a theme. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by black7375 · 2022-03-28 · in Firefox UI/UX History

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story by black7375 · 2022-03-27 · 175 comments

I'd highly recommend using Firefox-UI-Fix (aka Lepton): https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix It is a userchrome hack rather than an extension though, so I guess its time is limited.

comment by losingom · 2022-03-13 · in My essential Firefox fixes in 2022

Install Lepton, it fixes all the issues with the UI. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by sharps1 · 2022-01-24 · in Mozilla Rally

annoyingly, it breaks the Lepton UI fix: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by davidgerard · 2022-01-14 · in Firefox 96

…location. This broke some of my customization scripts and other people's scripts I'm using such as https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix I would really, really, like if both Flatpaks and Snaps could keep the usual program's config…

comment by arboghast · 2022-01-07 · in The Future of Snapcraft

…I wish there was a no-bullshit fork of Firefox with no Pocket, no Suggestions and Photon UI. [0] https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by iakov · 2021-10-08 · in Lots to See in Firefox 93

If you think your new Firefox's vertical spacing is way too large, here is the fix. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix Source: firefox 91 - how do you fix this ridiculously large vertical spacing (esp for bookmarks?)…

comment by jenhsun · 2021-09-08 · in Firefox 92

…days trying to eliminate proton ui to no avail. This is what finally worked (manual installation): https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix#installation-gui...

comment by strict9 · 2021-09-07 · in Firefox 92

I have been using Lepton with great joy: https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix Pulling it from github is a shell script in Linux or a powershell script in Windows; manual installation is a long-winded pain in the backside.

comment by davidgerard · 2021-08-17 · in How to undo Proton UI in Firefox 91 and onwards

…resources, including how to get tabs on bottom for those of us that like our world topsy-turvy: - https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix - a good base including different light/dark themes. See Tips for code to put tabs on bottom -…

comment by trog · 2021-08-15 · in Firefox 91 – Revert back to old tab style

I just put Lepton into place and my tabs are back and everything is nice again. https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix

comment by davidgerard · 2021-08-13 · in Firefox 91

Probably not, your best bet is to shore up the damage with userChrome.css https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix is a really good set of styles to make proton usable (borders, icons, less padding, etc).

comment by worble · 2021-08-10 · in Firefox 91