yokoffing/Betterfox
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Firefox user.js for optimal privacy and security. Your favorite browser, but better.
16 mentions on Hacker News by 14 people: 3 stories, 13 comments · first 2023-05-26 · latest 2026-09-02
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…but I don't understand why anybody would use it without a custom config like BetterFox[1]. [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox
comment by overflowy · 2026-09-02 · in Firefox's AI Switch Is Off. Telemetry Isn't -
These prefs - and many others - can be placed in a user.js file: https://github.com/yokoffing/BetterFox
comment by wackget · 2026-03-04 · in Making Firefox's right-click not suck with about:config -
…where you can still get the send tabs feature. > Firefox as a whole: Also check out BetterFox - https://github.com/yokoffing/BetterFox Side Note: Phones are also general computer systems. Fuck this bullshit of pretending they're anything…
comment by godelski · 2026-01-06 · in Vietnam bans unskippable ads -
Nah, [BetterFox]( https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox ) still works fine
comment by longor1996 · 2025-12-18 · in No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter -
…CSS Exfil protection [3a] CSS Exfil Test Site [3b]. [1] - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js [2] - https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox [3a] - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/css-exfil-pro... [3b] -…
comment by Bender · 2025-08-30 · in Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy -
I would also advise people to use user.js such as arkenfox / betterfox. Also available on mobile https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/240
comment by user070223 · 2025-07-22 · in How to Firefox -
…distributions suggest installing Betterfox [1] or Arkenfox [2] to tighten up Firefox a bit. [1] - https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox [2] - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js
comment by Bender · 2025-05-22 · in Why does Debian change software? -
…[0] - https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/ [1] - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js [2] - https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox
comment by LinuxBender · 2025-03-05 · in Ask HN: What browser are you using? -
https://github.com/yokoffing/BetterFox I set this up once, sometimes do a git pull, and honestly, I can't see "annoyances" others always complain about. Maybe I look at the wrong places / learned to ignore them. Or maybe it's BetterFox…
comment by kmarc · 2024-09-10 · in Firefox update added more sponsored content on new-tab page -
…the normal version with the following method (which allows you to insert a user.js) Instructions: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/240 Other option is to use another gecko based browser check this…
comment by user070223 · 2024-08-22 · in Make Firefox Private Again -
…at the "securefox" config, it does a bunch of strange things, like enabling embedded TikTok links ( https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/blob/443710b0738ebc8f... ) and disabling UITour ( https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/blob/443710b…
comment by mattstir · 2023-07-19 · in Betterfox: User.js to harden Firefox and optimize privacy, security, and speed -
…assuming you don’t use assistive technology: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/blob/443710b0738ebc8f...
comment by robin_reala · 2023-07-18 · in Betterfox: User.js to harden Firefox and optimize privacy, security, and speed -
Usually you would just use one of the common user.js files for fixing firefox, for example https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox
comment by folmar · 2023-05-26 · in Firefox displayed a pop-up ad for Mozilla VPN over an unrelated page