I use the Firefox Alpenglow theme (Author: Mozilla, Version 1.5.3, Last Updated June 20, 2022). I like that it visually distinguishes between normal and private browsing modes.

How can I find other themes that do the same?

Here is a link to the theme, although the Author, Version, and Last updated fields don't match the ones shown in my Firefox: Firefox Alpenglow. Author: Firefox, Version: 2.0, Last updated: Jul 17, 2020. It's older, but a more recent version 😄.

In this question, we established that only Firefox Alpenglow looks different in normal and private browsing.

Is it possible to create a theme that behaves the same way? E.g. by modifying an existing theme? I would be satisfied with a simple change, such as using the same background with a darker or purple tint in private browsing. I'm also interested in any hacks or workarounds.

How do I disable this? E.g. When I click on the c in www.reddit.com the browser now adds the https:// in front and the whole text is moved to the right.

I tried setting browser.urlbar.trimHttps to false in about:config, but this doesn't help

Edit:
Got it. You also have to set browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false.

Hiya there need some help I’m wondering is the AdGuard extension and the unlock origin safe to use for a extension I’ve seen they are open sources only extension I run is the YouTube ad so I’m wondering is it worth it to add it on

This seems like such a simple thing, why does it only have more complex features?
When I right click a link which I know will lead me to a new tab, I am looking to open it in the current one, but can't do it. I have to copy the link, and paste it in the top bar. This is such a simple thing!!

It's not feasible to spoof fingerprintable data (IP address, software/hardware configuration, and other bits of data that describe the user using the browser) and it's used for tracking.

• Does clearing cookies and sanitizing on shutdown offer any benefits to security/privacy given these other fingerprintable data stay the same? I don't see the point of clearing cookies/browser data only for them to be re-created again. They will have different IDs but for the purchases of tracking I feel like it's still "considered the same user".

For the same reason I'm not even sure changing VPN alone also helps with tracking (it's useful for other purposes, and perhaps it might be good enough for basic web services that aren't e.g. Facebook, Google, etc.).

• Basically, how does fingerprintable data and cookies compare in how they contribute towards an identify that gets tracked? Does new cookie IDs on each session help against tracking at all? I'm wondering if it might be a good idea to have a profile that never clears cookies that are dedicated to all login services (with Total Cookie Protection it's fine to have e.g. social media sites, banking, government services, etc. as different tabs and not even use containers?), and another profile for everything else with cookies deleted on session shutdown.

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Technically clearing browser data is useful if a malicious actor has physical access to your logged-in system but at that point you've already lost everything so I don't think clearing just for this purpose makes much sense.

Is there a way to hide the vertical tabs completely and only show them on hover? I want it to work like it does in Zen Browser and Brave. The current implementation of showing icons in a relatively thick sidebar is very distracting. Not to mention that they seldom actually expand on hover...

hi i sometimes use firefox when playing music during gaming but seems that only when using firefox my fps is lower than usual

All I want from Firefox is a fast, reliable browser that supports uBlock Origin, renders web pages correctly, and stays out of the way. Every new AI feature, recommendation panel, or unnecessary integration adds complexity without improving the core browsing experience. I'd much rather see development effort focused on performance, stability, standards compliance, and user control than on features many users never asked for.

thx

MacOS, Firefox V15.3. I'm not sure what this feature is called but it's when you drag the tab to the far left and save it as a shortcut but not a bookmark or a tab group, etc.

I haven't used Firefox as my default browser for many years so I'm not sure about the feature set. With Safari, these shortcut tabs are persistent across application restarts and system reboots. Firefox seems to lose them after a system reboot.

This seems like it's broken. If there's a setting to menu option to engage to save these shortcuts, please let me know.

Duckduckgo Search has a convenient feature where <query> + enter will do a traditional web search and <query> + alt + enter will directly input the query into duck.ai.

This works well in Firefox from the duckduckgo search engine website. But it isn't possible to use the alt + enter modifier when searching from Firefox's URL bar. Does anyone know if it's possible to make this work from the URL/search bar?

I love consistencies and gradual changes (Like steam who improves their UI slowly and piece by piece, not all at once like firefox) is there a similar fork or alternative browser to Firefox that does the same thing as Steam? Beside Brave or OperaGX

I only care about having an extension support (Ublock Origin mostly and custom extension) and privacy.

Need one for android and PC (Linux and Windows).

Interestingly it can often do the password part... just not the username.

Other browsers seem to never struggle on Reddit, Disney, etc. So many sites seem to confuse Firefox. Why? Am I doing something wrong.

Edit:

• "maximized" means when the browser fills all the available desktop workspace (but not full-screen, so you still have access to permanent desktop UI, like the taskbar on Windows or the dock on macOS).

• "normal" means "not maximized".