# intika/Librefox

Librefox: Firefox with privacy enhancements

Repository: https://github.com/intika/Librefox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/librefox
Homepage: https://librefox.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: privacy, security, anti-fingerprinting, security-hardening, mozilla-firefox, mozilla, firefox, addon, extensions-firewall, free-software, freedom, libre, libresoftware, libre-software, linux-app, mac-app, android-application, android-app, windows-app, browser
Last push: 2021-03-28T14:26:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2844, "days_push": 1984, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1778, forks 86 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.243778+00:00)

## What it is
Librefox is a privacy- and security-hardened packaging of Firefox that applies 500+ settings, patches, and optional addons without forking the browser. It strips telemetry, updater, and calling-home components, and locks key settings via mozilla.cfg and policies..

## Use cases
- harden firefox against tracking and fingerprinting
- use firefox with zero telemetry and no calling home
- lock down browser settings so extensions can't change them
- limit internet access of browser extensions with a firewall
- get a privacy-focused browser on windows, linux, or mac
- run a tor-ready hardened firefox configuration

## When to choose
- you want a hardened Firefox without switching to a fork like Librewolf or Waterfox
- you need enforced, locked privacy settings via mozilla.cfg and policies.
- you want an extensions firewall and telemetry-free browsing out of the box

## When to avoid
- you want a project with frequent recent releases (last release was March 2021)
- you prefer a maintained fork with its own release channel and updater
- you need official Mozilla support or association

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, privacy, browser-extension
- domain: privacy, security, browser-extensions, web-development
- platform: windows, browser
- tags: firefox, anti-fingerprinting, security-hardening, mozilla, privacy-browser, telemetry-removal, not-a-fork, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- intika/Librefox (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.243778+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:25:10.421548+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/intika/Librefox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.243778+00:00, sha 7836d349fe1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.