/r/LibreWolf

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LibreWolf is a community version of Mozilla's Gecko based browser - Firefox, with increased protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements.

LibreWolf is a free and open source web browser based on Firefox.

I am not affiliated with the LibreWolf project but decided to start the subreddit for it as it did not exist.

/r/LibreWolf

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History backup

Hi, i need to format my pc, how can i backup my Visited Sites History in LibreWolf?

I went to History > Manage history > Import and Backup > Backup
But this seems to only backup my Bookmarks.

Thanks in advance!

0 Comments
2024/10/31
19:52 UTC

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High RAM consumption when viewing PDFs

This issue does not occurs when using other browsers like Edge. I have 20GB of RAM and the consumption goes up to 90% when I try to print any page.

https://preview.redd.it/6pxh7absl3yd1.png?width=373&format=png&auto=webp&s=2653512a1013d38bb9c15b2a1c77daacc270c647

No matter if it is MS Print to PDF or Save to PDF, my entire system will freeze. Happens with firefox 131 as well.

1 Comment
2024/10/31
14:04 UTC

0

Why did you feel the need to do such scum move? Google is listed nowhere and even when trying to add manually you say it already exists... This is wild!

21 Comments
2024/10/31
10:14 UTC

1

Discord Stuck at Loading Screen

Using discord web, after the login screen it seems the Discord's mascott's head is turning forever and not letting me in.

I made an exception in Enhanced Tracking Protection. Disabled uBlock. Disabled Resist Fingerprinting but still no luck.

3 Comments
2024/10/31
02:52 UTC

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My Librewolf is broken suddenly

Everything was working fine. Today the browser started lagging,glitching,loading every single website for toooo long (this page slowing down librewolf notification). Nothing was changed before the problems.

Some extensions don't work properly as well. For example I'm getting error with LeechBlock options. I'm getting massage "Error: Unable to retrieve options from browser storage." Maybe my files are corrupted I don't know.

When I click GlobalSpeed extension nothing appears (normally the extension opens when i click)

Extension problems keep the same in Private mode but I can load all pages including youtube and pages work well . (all extensions enabled with private mode).

I have absolutely 0 problem with edge, pages open instantly. However I like Librewolf and I want to fix the problem and keep going.

https://preview.redd.it/ubu4us7haxxd1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=61fb077a626c8e5152776495af67c8d65fdeb6a7

Right now I'm trying to solve youtube infinite loading screen.

I tried disabling hardware acceleration and running with troubleshooting mode but nothing changed. I'm sure it has nothing with extensions because the problem continues after getting rid of all the extensions.

https://preview.redd.it/4cbxay0bhxxd1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a39f5beeb4f3b96f190ab19424514b8dda90f4ef

This happens when I open a video from external link.

Here is what I'm asking help for : Youtube loading issue , broken websites and extension problem.

7 Comments
2024/10/30
16:49 UTC

2

HDR Librewolf

I have read that HDR is supported in normal Firefox, however, it appears to be not supported in Librewolf. Is it possible to enable HDR?

1 Comment
2024/10/30
13:45 UTC

9

Cannot open Librewolf after the latest MacOS 15.1 update

I just updated to the fresh Sequoia 15.1 update on my Mac and I cannot open Librewolf - there’s an error saying that the dock has no permission to open the app “null”.

I changed the chmod permissions to both 755 and 777 and also checked it manually to set it to read and write, no success. Reboot and reinstall with brew - also no success.

Browser version is the current one - 131.0.3-1

Does anyone have a solution?

4 Comments
2024/10/29
00:48 UTC

0

Disable fade on enter fullscreen?

loving the browser so far however the fade to black when entering fullscreen is annoying. is there a way to get rid of it?

6 Comments
2024/10/28
11:08 UTC

2

Spotify not working

I was looking for a solution to the problem, but it's stay unsolve. Maybe any advice?

p.s.

It can play first 10 seconds than sound disapered

15 Comments
2024/10/27
13:41 UTC

11

Hello! I have a question

How does light mode instead dark help privacy?

10 Comments
2024/10/26
20:25 UTC

2

Help

Hiya Ive been running into a problem where i cant seem to play videos on the browser and i don't know why, could someone help, ill provide photos if needed

10 Comments
2024/10/26
19:55 UTC

1

[Help] The browser window is created not maximized no matter what I do

Using Windows 10

Regular mode, private mode, shortcut modifications - no difference

5 Comments
2024/10/25
12:01 UTC

4

Having issues with the search bar on librewolf

I recently changed my search engine to 4get.ch because i liked its web scraping capabilities, but now every time i search for something in the address bar or on my start page, it just opens up the 4get.ch start page without my search. So i was wondering if i could either integrate 4get.ch into my start page and address bar or if i could make the new tab site 4get.ch instead of the default librewolf start page.

0 Comments
2024/10/25
11:22 UTC

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What is the point of linking irrelevant documentation?

I can't globally disable the Enhanced Tracking Protection, all links point to FF documentation, while there is a post from 2 years ago stating by the devs that:

"strict mode is actually the only mode that makes sense, for a number of reasons.
there's nothing to gain in custom mode honestly, the other
cookie settings would disable dFPI which means turning off isolation in
the browser."

This 'strict mode' until disabled wont let you disable the ETP and so the option as present in FF does not exist. Whole thing is hilarious coming from software that praises user interests/control. But coming back to the issue- you should either stop linking irrelevant docs, or add all options stated in said docs.

1 Comment
2024/10/25
08:02 UTC

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How to add Mozilla/Google Location Service Key? both missing

Location permissions are useless. All banking and other websites that require location access fail.

about:support > Mozilla/Google Location Service Key both missing

Even a fresh install of Librewolf still fails. It works in Mozilla btw. How can I fix this?

Edit: SOLVED thanks to u/sys-256 :

https://www.alphr.com/change-location-firefox/

Well, it solved the problem for me I mean websites asking for location access will now log you in if you do this, but , about:support , still shows location service keys : missing ..... but sh-t just works now

9 Comments
2024/10/23
13:30 UTC

6

Librewolf messes up with timestamps ?

I saw something weird on my nextcloud interface, when I go to my calendar the hours are all shifted. I'm currently in UTC+2 and I guess the 2h shift I see is coming from librewolf trying to force UTC at some point, is there some hidden setting or maybe add-on that could interfere with that ? No plugin I installed is different from my firefox setup where things are okay so I highly suspect the browser itself.

7 Comments
2024/10/23
09:14 UTC

3

How do I use keypassxc with librewolf? Keypass can't seem to find the browser. It however connects with firefox.

.

5 Comments
2024/10/23
07:13 UTC

122

when you try to print from your webmail but canvas protection is on

11 Comments
2024/10/22
09:23 UTC

99

Google is deciding what browsers I can use, this happens both on my mac laptop and my windows PC. I also use Ublock origin. Does anyone have a fix?

34 Comments
2024/10/19
03:50 UTC

7

LibreWolf trying to look at devices on my local network?

On MacOS and I had the permission request window come up saying LibreWolf wants to access information about what devices are connected to my local network. Why? Posting to see if anyone has an idea why or an explanation as well as to publicise because it seems like potentially indicates a security compromise.

1 Comment
2024/10/18
07:34 UTC

2

Enable Fingerprinting but not mess with timezone

Is there a way to enable fingerprinting while disabling the 'timezone' related setting, or adding exceptions for a few specific sites, such as Todoist, Gmail, and Google Drive?

I tried the Spoof Timezone extension, but it's been hit-or-miss.

6 Comments
2024/10/18
04:51 UTC

1

Should I disable this?

This preference was disabled by default in the older LibreWolf versions. It became enabled by default in the recent versions of the browser. I asked about it here in the past and was told that it's not effective anyways so I decided to keep it disabled. now that LibreWolf enables it by default, Should I disable it like I used to do or keep it enabled?

https://preview.redd.it/i4q3m75psdvd1.png?width=641&format=png&auto=webp&s=5bfb9a32790881a94d21d1cbab4f321cdcb310db

7 Comments
2024/10/17
21:03 UTC

0

ARE WE SAFE ??

1 Comment
2024/10/17
13:47 UTC

10

"You'll need firefox to use this extension" when trying to add firefox extension on Libre Wolf

5 Comments
2024/10/17
05:45 UTC

3

LibreWolf and macOS Sequoia

7 Comments
2024/10/17
01:51 UTC

1

Can I disable the screenshot shortcut?

I already have software I use for recording, and for screenshots my shortcut is ctrl+shift+s; the same shortcut LW uses. The screenshot overlay appears before my screen capture software can get what I need. I'd prefer to use my software though. Is there a way I can change/disable the shortcut?

1 Comment
2024/10/16
19:20 UTC

4

Librewolf reaction to mozilla advertising bullshit announcement?

they're just gonna patch into oblivion right?

0 Comments
2024/10/16
18:45 UTC

3

How to Enable VSync?

Is there a way that I can enable VSync in LibreWolf without disabling or messing up any of the privacy settings turned on/disabled in LibreWolf? I assume that the reason VSync is disabled is to reduce fingerprinting.

Sorry if this sounds like a really stupid question I was just curious.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

2 Comments
2024/10/16
14:19 UTC

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Why hasn't someone made an extension to bypass this BS?

https://preview.redd.it/0kmfe4xpi4vd1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=f5edd18feca0feee4de0cf989c84e76ef8c6d922

Librewolf triggers this on multiple sites. How the fuck are you supposed to press and hold on an actual PC??? I fucking hate the internet.

5 Comments
2024/10/16
13:54 UTC

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