Waterfox vs HellFire: catalog facts
 Waterfox |  HellFire |
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Free Free and open source under MPL-2.0. Development is funded by donations. |
Free Free to download from the GitHub releases page. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Linux |
- Telemetry and data collection are removed from the build, not just disabled in preferences
- Ad blocking and private, anonymised DNS are on by default
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- Unmodified Firefox behaviour and appearance with compile-time optimizations
- Build configuration and patcher script are published in the repository
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- 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
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- Builds only for x86_64 Linux; Windows support was dropped
- License is not clearly stated in the repository metadata
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Closed source |
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License: MPL-2.0 |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Needs internet |
Not stated if it works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked October 2, 2026 |
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