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LibreWolf 93.0

A fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom

No Telemetry
No experiments, adware, annoyances, or unnecessary distractions.

Private Search
Privacy-conscious search providers: DuckDuckGo, Searx, Qwant and more.

Ad Block Included
uBlock Origin is already included for your convenience.

Enhanced Security
Extension firewall and other security improvements included, without sacrificing usability.

Fast Updates
LibreWolf is always built from the latest Firefox stable source, for up-to-date security and features along with stability.

Open Source
Everyone can participate in the development of LibreWolf. Join us on GitLab, element.io and gitter…

All platforms : https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/install/

Portable : https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser/windows/uploads/ebb47d5538eaece9d11b12b23058e682/librewolf-93.0.en-US.win64.zip

Addons : https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/docs/addons/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LVMkC82jpk

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LibreWolf 94.0.1
All platforms : https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/install/

Portable : https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser/windows/uploads/d63da2444e3bdd20bea6b024d004ca40/librewolf-94.0.1.en-US.win64.zip

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LibreWolf 96.0.3

“Same as Mozilla 96.0.3
Now using the new librewolf-portable.exe launcher in the portable zip.
Patch to uBlock Origin handling to add more blocklists by default. (Now filtering tracking parameters in URL’s.)
In the about box, the version with release is now displayed. (Please note that the version displayed is the version of the source tarball used to compile librewolf.)”

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LibreWolf 94.0.2-2

Portable version

All platforms

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I’m interested in LibreWolf.  How secure is it?  My main browser is Brave and my backup browser is Firefox.  How does LibreWolf compare to these two for security?

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https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/best-browsers-for-privacy/

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Waterfox: recommended – no OUCH!
Shame they sold out, classic default browser was good for the padawan’s out there…then they married to an ad company that caused a browser divorce here.

Keeping IT Lean, Clean and Mean!

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Thanks Alex5723 for the link.  It was very informative.  I always go to RestorePrivacy.com but LibreWolf was not reviewed there.

I have another question:  it is recommended to have a few browsers to compartmentalize different functions, e.g., banking, places that require passwords, scrolling the internet, etc.  However, if I clear the cookies after each of the above functions then would using the same browser for all functions be ok?

Thanks for your expertise!

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Alex5723 – Sorry I don’t understand.  Deleted?  Are you saying that if I clear the cookies and caches, etc.  each time, it is not necessary to use different browsers to compartmentalize?

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I deleted a replay.

I use Chrome as my default browser. Firefox ESR is my backup browser in case I encounter a problem with Chrome.
Edge is installed as part of Windows but never used.
I use Chrome for all activities including banking. Data collection by Google is disabled (the parts Google let you disable).

Deleting cookies and cache is just one part of privacy/security.
Your browser sends a lot of data about your system to any site you connect to .

Your OS telemetry collects and sends data. Installed software collect and sends data. Your router may expose data…

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LibreWolf 95.0 all platforms

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LibreWolf 95.0.2 all platforms

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LibreWolf 96.0

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LibreWolf 96.0.1

This is a bugfix release for a bug with HTTP/3 handling in general, and a proxy bug on windows.”

LibreWolf 96.0.1.1

“Fixed a bug that caused unsigned add-ons no longer to load.
sha256sums are back!”

https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/install/

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LibreWolf 96.0.2

https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/install/

“The installer looks a whole lot better now.

The LibreWolf settings are now at version 5.2.”

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I tried installing LibreWolf on my Mac.  I used the Disk Image and when I opened it I got the following message:  “LibreWolf.app cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified”.

I saw “Home Brew”  but cannot see how or where to install by this method.

Any help is appreciated.

 

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Try: https://www.lifewire.com/fix-developer-cannot-be-verified-error-5183898#:~:text=Click%20the%20App%20Store%20and,Try%20rerunning%20the%20app.

https://support.apple.com/en-il/HT202491

https://danguetta.github.io/xlkitlearn_mac_error

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Thanks Alex5723!  Now I know what to do. 🙂

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LibreWolf 97.0.1

Release notes from Mozilla
This is an upstream bugfix release without any security/privacy changes.

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LibreWolf 97.0.2

Mozilla release notes

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LibreWolf 98.0

Same as Mozilla release notes.

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LibreWolf 100

“all upstream fixes from firefox 100.0, happy birthday!
easter egg to celebrate v100
settings v6.4
update uBO
patch new theme UI if RFP is enabled
rebased some patches
remapped some more links”

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New to portable apps. Not very tech savvy.

I have Librewolf 98.0 portable version installed  in a user “c:/My Portable Apps” folder.

How do I update to ver 100? Librewolf site shows a portable zip file for the new version.

Thus, once I download zip file, what do I do with it? Do I open it? Then what? ( I’d like to preserve my bookmarks etc in my existing ver 98). Thank you!

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Create a folder under “c:/My Portable Apps” named Librewolf.
Put the .zip in the folder and extract it to that folder.
Right click the executable and add it to the menu, pin it to the taskbar, send it to the desktop as a shortcut, or whatever makes it easy to open.

Portable Apps run out of the folder they are in, and do not install. Try Help-About Librewolf (similar to Firefox) to update.

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Alex5723

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Thank you. The steps you listed are the ones I already performed initially with version 98 portable in March.

I’m just wondering how to update and preserve existing bookmarks, profile of the 98 version? (Librewolf Help says nothing about updating their portable version. They state “you have to manually install the new setup.exe again” for any new version. There is no update option.

In opening the portable version zip file from downloads, it gives me a folder ‘librewolf-100.0’.

Do I simply move the new ‘librewolf-100.0’ folder overtop of my existing Librewolf folder ‘librewolf-98.0 ( path c:/My Portable Apps/Librewolf/librewolf-98.0)? Or is there no way to preserve my 98 profile with this specific portable app?

(All my other portable apps, ie libreoffice portable, preserve data when upgrading). Many thx

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Doesn’t seem to be a way to update an existing LWolf portable, retaining bookmarks.

I ended up exporting bookmarks to html from older portable v98, then imported into portable v100.0-3. Will have to remember with each update! (Will assume it’s the same with Ffox portable…)

Thank you very much PKCano for your excellent summary of initial install steps.

 

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LibreWolf 100.0-3

“fix versioning mess
restore new-tab page
remove native-messaging-registry-path.patch”

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Is Libre Wolf related to Libre office?

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Version 22H2
OS build 19045.2965

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blueboy714 wrote:

Is Libre Wolf related to Libre office?

No.

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LibreWolfPortable_107.0.1-1

Release notes

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LibreWolf 108.0-1

Release notes

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LibreWolf 108.0.1-1

Release notes

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LibreWolf 108.0.2-1

Release notes

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Librewolf 109.0-1

Release notes

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LibreWolf 110.0-1 all platforms

Release Notes

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LibreWolf 111.0-3 all platforms

LibreWolfPortable_111.0-3

Release notes

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LibreWolf 112.0.1

Release notes

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LibreWolf 112.0.1-2

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LibreWolfPortable_113.0-3

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LibreWolf 113.0.1-1

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