Waterfox is an
open-source
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web browser that is
forked from
Firefox and developed by System1. There are official Waterfox releases for
Windows,
macOS, and
Linux.
Divisions
Waterfox
Waterfox shares core features and technologies like the
Gecko
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Geckos ar ...
browser engine and support for Firefox
Add-ons with Firefox.
Waterfox Classic
Waterfox Classic is a version of the browser based on an older version of the
Gecko
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engine that supports legacy
XUL and
XPCOM add-on capabilities that Firefox removed in version 57.
Vulnerability
Waterfox Classic has multiple
unpatched security advisories. The developer states that "''changes between versions so numerous between
ESRs making merging difficult if not impossible''".
History
Waterfox was first released by Alex Kontos on March 27, 2011 for
64-bit Windows
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. The Mac build was introduced on May 14, 2015 with the release of version 38.0, the Linux build was introduced on December 20, 2016 with the release of version 50.0, and an Android build was first introduced on October 10, 2017 in version 55.2.2.
From July 22, 2015 to November 12, 2015, Waterfox had its own search-engine called "Storm" that would raise funds for charity and Waterfox. Storm was developed with over £2 million of investor funding and powered by
Yahoo! Search.
In December 2019,
System1, an advertising company which portrays itself as privacy-focused, acquired Waterfox.
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See also
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Firefox
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GNU IceCat
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Pale Moon
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Basilisk
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K-Meleon
References
External links
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