r/LibreWolf

i think that they should add more icon options (like firefox did in the lastest build)but librewolf themed (like the pride one)

this logo changing option just arrived on firefox which I suspect wont be carried to librewolf

widgets are not available on librewolf

not saying that i want the feature or that they should implement these. I want the developers to keep making decisions that they deem fit .

I am asking: is there an announcement/information channel where they tell "yeah these features that came to Firefox are not gonna come to Librewolf"?
I have chrome and librewolf already installed i dont wanna install firefox not just to compare from time to time

so far i only seem to find one but i dunno how many others features are there (rather not there!)

Not expecting an exhaustive list, just small updates upon every release would even work for upcoming versions.

Of courses this a niche of a niche so i wont be surprised to find out no such thing exists, just curious🙂

The new design makes the settings page more Chrome-like, which may help Chrome users feel more familiar with it.

However, I see it differently. When designing a Settings page, I think the priorities should be focus, readability, accessibility, and ease of use. Here are my thoughts:

1. Increasing the number of tabs in the left panel can be a good idea, but only if the settings are grouped logically. I think it would be better to keep all customization-related settings in one place, so users do not need a “Related Settings” section in the Appearance tab. First, I suggest combining Appearance, Tabs and Browsing, and Accessibility with Home and Startup, then renaming the combined section to Home and Appearance. This would place all UI and customization options in one location. Second, I suggest combining Permissions and Data with Privacy and Security. Third, LibreWolf-specific settings should be placed in a separate LibreWolf section. This would make it easier to explain what LibreWolf adds or changes compared with Firefox and would give users a clearer overview of its extra privacy and security features. Otherwise, users may need to install standard Firefox and compare the settings to identify those differences. Some LibreWolf-specific options may relate to UI customization, but those are less important if they are grouped with the other customization settings. Privacy and security features, however, should remain clearly separated. Here is the concept:

https://preview.redd.it/8w7i4w8rt4kh1.png?width=895&format=png&auto=webp&s=e92c3ade5017e042c241df04c72b0699080ce6ca

2. The Restore Defaults… option does not appear in the Search tab, even though it existed in the old settings design.

3. In the old settings design, proxy settings were easy to access. In the new design, they are hidden behind several clicks. I suggest adding a separate Proxy Settings tab, because users may need to quickly toggle proxy settings off and on when troubleshooting VPN disconnection issues. If a separate tab is not desirable, please make proxy settings easier to reach. for example, by placing them directly under the main Privacy and Security section rather than behind Advanced.

I’ve posted 3x in the FireFox sub asking about why Mozilla gets over 85% of their income from Google. Every post has been deleted. Can anyone answer this??

Hi. I like Mullvad a lot, but it seems to block even basic features like external link opening, password importing (has it, doesn't work) and just prevents a smooth workflow. I LOVE how transparent and "locked down" it is save for those hiccups. Is LibreWolf as "locked down"? I'm new to digital privacy, looking for a very safe and private browser that doesn't prevent me from doing my daily digital tasks and routines. Please lmk.

I just updated to 153.0.4.1, and guess what happened? They removed my custom search engines (like Perplexity and others), changed my settings, and re-enabled Mojeek and Startpage even though I’d disabled them. These devs are so stupid.

Update: Here’s the fix:

1. Go to about:preferences#search.
2. Click Add search engine.
3. In the first field, enter the engine’s name, such as Google or Perplexity.
4. In the second field, enter the following search URL.
5. Click Add Engine.

search URL:
Google
https://www.google.com/search?q=%s

Google - English - Safe search off - Personalization off
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&pws=0&q=%s

Perplexity
https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q=%s

Today switched to Librewolf + searXNG search engine + mullvad DNS (no filtering)

Updater just ran its scheduled check and came back with this error:

https://preview.redd.it/t8okj03p1djh1.png?width=435&format=png&auto=webp&s=d6004216af5598e6dd54a8fcda4dee383430ce83

Is this another certificate issue like before?

Ok, trying to set LibreWolf as default browser-- but can't find it anywhere in the settings--WTF?

Aint a tech guy-- pls keep it simple

I recently added Brave as a chooseable search engine, but I'm not sure which one to use.

Boo me if you want but I need google search as my default search engine. I updated the librewolf browser to 153.0.4-1, after the update tried to edit policies.json (by deleting google restrictions) so that I can make google my defualt search engine but with this latest version of librewolf, policies.json has changed.

So, is there a way to make google my default search engine? Thank you.

Hello all

For a few days now, I've been having an issue with looking at videos on my browser, where seemingly any video with the exception of youtube videos refuses to load at all, instead buffering infinitely, saying the video can't be accessed/loaded/etc or just not even allowing me to click "play".

Fixes I've tried so far:

* Checking that DRM content is allowed

* Disabling my extensions one by one and also all at once

* Enabling "fix minor site issues" under "enhanced tracking protection"

None of them have worked so far, although disabling an extension that blocks youtube from showing me shorts did make it so I can click "play" on videos and infinitely buffer them instead of being unable to do anything with them.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Edit: Installing ffmpeg4.4 fixed the issue for me; apparently I had an old/incorrect version installed

Had to force reboot my win10 pc due to another program causing issues, and when I started up again, Librewolf decided to open a "last session" from 4 or 5 months ago instead of what it last had open this morning.

I've scrolled through my history (which obviously like previous session, I have enabled) and tried to restore as many tabs as I could, but after a certain point trying to track down tabs I may have last looked at a week or two ago becomes too ridiculous. I've got the browser synced with my phone, but from what I can see I can only brows the history there too, rather than be able to restore my last session.

So basically my question is have I missed anything/am unaware of a way to restore my actual last session, or am I out of luck and just need to deal with it?

TIA

Edit 3: as suggested by u/Terrorwolf01, I fixed it by installing the ffmpeg4.4 package on Artix.

Seen for the first time ever on Youtube, been using LibreWolf for a long time. It's on a single livestream, all other videos are still working.

Anyone seen this recently?

Edit: I'm actually having the problem with all Youtube livestreams, just tested on others.

Edit 2: Ok now apparently GIFs and videos on reddit won't play as well. I updated my system (Artix) a couple hours ago, so there must be something related to that.