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Floorp vs Waterfox: catalog facts
Floorp	Waterfox
Free Free and open source under MPL-2.0. The project asks for sponsorship but nothing in the…	Free Free and open source under MPL-2.0. Development is funded by donations.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Vertical tabs, workspaces, split view and web panels are built in rather than bolted on with extensions Firefox underneath, so Gecko, containers and Firefox add-ons all still work	Telemetry and data collection are removed from the build, not just disabled in preferences Ad blocking and private, anonymised DNS are on by default
A small team rebasing on Firefox, so security updates arrive after Mozilla's, not with them Less-travelled code than Firefox itself, which means interface bugs the main browser does not have	One small team tracking Mozilla, so security updates land after Firefox's The project has changed hands in the past, which matters if you are picking it on trust
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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