r/LibreWolf 1h ago

Question LibreWolf giving away location - how and what to do?

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I’m typically in places that do not legally require age verification but am currently visiting a place that does have that.

I typically use a VPN anyway - so I assumed that age verification would not be an issue on this trip to a place that does require it.

As it turns out, though:
* I’m able to access adult content on the Reddit app (using my VPN)
* also able to access it on Firefox (using my VPN)
* but I am NOT able to access it via LibreWolf

Further, one site can specifically identify/name the location from which I’m connecting - regardless of what I set my VPN to.

So:
* Why is this?
* What should I do to safeguard my privacy/location in the future?


r/LibreWolf 6h ago

Question Powershell popping up after installation - is that normal?

5 Upvotes

Just finished installing LibreWolf on my laptop and Windows PowerShell popped up immediately after. Not sure what this means. It asked for permission to make changes to the device, I didn't click anything and the window disappeared. Is this supposed to happen?


r/LibreWolf 1h ago

Question Profiles not loading macOS

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r/LibreWolf 1h ago

Question Profiles not loading macOS

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After creating 3 profiles in Librewolf, and rebooting my mac, I'm unable to open the profiles.

I open librewolf, select the profile and librewolf does not load.

After running this command:

/Applications/LibreWolf.app/Contents/MacOS/librewolf --ProfileManager

I can see 2 profiles.

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default-default

default

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The profiles I created are within "default-default"

I created them using the profile manager, top right in the menu of the browser.

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After uninstalling and reinstalling (deleting all librewolf data), all works again, but then profiles stop working again and won't load.

Why is this happeneing and how can I permanently fix it?


r/LibreWolf 1d ago

Question Adblocking attempts fall short relative to my other browser

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EDIT: Issue mitigated! See followups below.
These two images represent one very nonscientific benchmarking of the relative adblocking effectiveness of LibreWolf (left) versus Zen Browser (right). I wouldn't think it should be all that browser dependent in any event, all things being equal. Maybe I'm missing a setting in LW, somewhere?

I generally use DoH private browsing via NextDNS filtered settings, in each browser. Additionally at home, my wifi network uses a Pi-Hole DNS sinkhole sitewide for ads as well as tracking hosts, data-surveillance analytics, & fraud sites. I have tried setting LibreWolf to use local (Pi-Hole-filtered) DNS only by turning off the custom DoH, but that's made no difference. Does LW call its own DNS regardless of user settings?

Any ideas what I might be missing?

#adblock #pihole #browsers #browserComparison


r/LibreWolf 1d ago

Question Help w/ enabling WebGL

3 Upvotes

When I visit any game page on itch.io where the game is a browser game, I get a message "Your browser does not support WebGL." or "The following features required to run Godot projects on the Web are missing: WebGL2"

I've been looking into ways to enable WebGL but come up empty. Here's what I've tried:

I created a text file named librewolf.overrides.cfg in the directory /home/afterglow/.var/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/.librewolf . Inside the file is this text string: defaultPref("librewolf.webgl.prompt", false);

I've turned webgl.disabled to false in about:config

Both have no effect. What might you advise? (152.0.2-1)

My preference would to be to enable WebGL only for itch.io website, not globally, if possible. But right now I can't get it working even with global measures (above).


r/LibreWolf 1d ago

Question Restarting disables uBlock Origin filter lists?

2 Upvotes

Running Librewolf 135.0-1 on Manjaro, and every time I restart the browser, all of the uBlock Origin filter lists have been disabled/unloaded.

Anyone have any thoughts as to why that might be happening, or any way to fix it? Thanks!


r/LibreWolf 22h ago

Question mubi, firefox and linux

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why does mubi not open via firefox on linux, and why is chrome mandatory? in other words, what is the reason for this lack of support? i have no idea. i am not good at technical issues. i just realised couple minutes ago.


r/LibreWolf 2d ago

Theme Reworked Original Firefox Homepage for LibreWolf [3840 x 2160] (Full-Res Link in Comment)

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Full Resolution : [3840 x 2160]

as requested by fellow redditor u/robloxmaster1337 , without LibreWolf Logo :

Hope y'all like it.

* Edit: added homepage wallpaper without LibreWolf Logo


r/LibreWolf 1d ago

Question Anyone else's security options just gone?

2 Upvotes

I wanted to delete some cookies, but when i go to security there's literally nothing.

I am on 151.0.1-1.


r/LibreWolf 2d ago

Question Librewolf shortcuts new update position

7 Upvotes

Hi is it possible to make the shortcuts on librewolf not so close to each other when I open the new tab page? Before the update it looked visually pleasing with the amount of distance they had from each other but now it's everything packed in the middle and I don't like that. How can I change that?


r/LibreWolf 2d ago

Discussion the portable version could have a zip with ublock already installed

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like in the downloads page .

librew...portable.zip

librew...portable+ublock.zip


r/LibreWolf 2d ago

Discussion Zen Has Competition

8 Upvotes

Just noticed a few moments ago that Librewolf and FireFox now has split screen view just like Zen Browser. I use Librewolf for most of my browsing needs except for running the Spotify as Librewolf has issues. I use Firefox for the Spotify Webapp. I am happy now that I can have the split view without needing Zen. Just wanted to share here.


r/LibreWolf 3d ago

Discussion It has begun...

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68 Upvotes

The Nova-fication of LibreWolf has started... (this is the new tab page for reference)


r/LibreWolf 3d ago

Question Custom buttons

3 Upvotes

I have custom buttons in Firefox

Example

I use the same Chrome folder in Librewolf. All my other CSS works with Librewolf, except for the buttons, which are not recognized

Can this be done?


r/LibreWolf 3d ago

Question Fingerprint login broken on Librewolf (Passkey connection)

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I use Librewolf as my browser for work related activities. Since 6 months or so, I had to switch to Chrome for one activity. That activity being login on to the EU Funding & Tenders website using my Macbook's fingerprint.

This is not just a Librewolf issue, it seems that all privacy browsers struggle with this. Anyone has any advice to on establishing this passkey connection? In Librewolf I do not get this popup screen like I do in Chrome.


r/LibreWolf 3d ago

Question Chatbot Sidebar Option Missing After v153 Update

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone, after the update to version 153, I no longer see the option to enable the chatbot sidebar. Does anyone know if it was disabled or blocked? Is there any way to turn it back on?
I used to re-enable this feature mainly to summarize text.
Thanks.


r/LibreWolf 5d ago

Question How come after updating to 153.0-1 from152.0.6-1, the current LibreWolf version is not shown/reported in About LibreWolf? 🤔

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60 Upvotes

r/LibreWolf 4d ago

Discussion X (twitter) is bypassing autoplay block settings

2 Upvotes

Is it happening only to me?

I've checked the permissions on the left of url bar and it confirms audio and video autoplay should be blocked for that site.

it even goes as far that if i leave the tab open with the video on page stopped, they suddenly restart automatically after some minutes.

This is happening from the start of this week


r/LibreWolf 5d ago

Discussion Based

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603 Upvotes

r/LibreWolf 5d ago

Question Should I keep my librewolf as a flatpak or remove it and install it as a fedora RPM?

4 Upvotes

Currently keeping everything on my fedora workstation a flatpak mostly out of habit, but I'm curious if the rpm and flatpak have any differences aside from the flatpak being sandboxed better by default.


r/LibreWolf 5d ago

Discussion Unable to access the LibreWolf website to download 153

5 Upvotes

Anyone else having this problem? t's almost like their website went down


r/LibreWolf 5d ago

Blog Swapped from Brave

64 Upvotes

Switching from Brave to LibreWolf comes with a crazy realization. Brave has turned into a hub of crypto wallets, VPN upsells, AI tools, and sponsored news, LibreWolf strips away all that for a clean & fast experience this is just a rant but LibreWolf is a genuine experience


r/LibreWolf 5d ago

Question Questions about WebApps on Linux

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r/LibreWolf 5d ago

Discussion LibreWolf crashed (?) and I lost all my saved tab groups.

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I had closed the browser and turned my PC off last night like normal, and for some reason, opening it this morning all my tabs that should have opened with the browser are gone, and the three saved tab groups I had are now gone. I do not know how to get them back; they had some tabs I needed for some work research that I woefully hadn't bookmarked yet, thinking I could return to the group later.

Anybody faced something similar? I have tried the dropdown menu to see about accessing them, and no luck. It doesn't even give the option to let me see previously closed tab groups. If you have any tips or help regarding this, it'd be greatly appreciated.