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Betterfox
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yokoffing / Betterfox

Betterfox

Firefox user.js for optimal privacy and security. Your favorite browser, but better.

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REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

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What it is

Firefox user.js for optimal privacy and security. Your favorite browser, but better.

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

I love Firefox but I don't understand why anybody would use it without a custom config like BetterFox[1]. [1] https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox

overflowy used a recommendation phrase. One indexed comment matches. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 10:02:05 AM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year16 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-05-26 11:25:59 UTC to 2026-09-02 20:12:55 UTC.

02462023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 1 submissions, 3 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20242025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 2 submissions, 5 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC413
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC725
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303

What Hacker News says

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kmarc·Sep 10, 2024
https://github.com/yokoffing/BetterFox I set this up once, sometimes do a git pull, and honestly, I can't see "annoyances" others always complain about. Maybe I look at the wrong places / learned to ignore them. Or maybe it's BetterFox removing them. Worth a try. Edit: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/wiki/Common-Overrides... They already included instructions on how to disable it. However, since the defaults also disable most of the new tab clutter, it wasn't shown to me in the first place.
In Firefox update added more sponsored content on new-tab page

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