Waterfox

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Waterfox
Original author(s)Alexandros Kontos, Adam Wood
Developer(s)Alexandros Kontos, System1
Initial release27 March 2011; 12 years ago (2011-03-27)
Stable release
G5.0.1 / 4 October 2022; 11 months ago (2022-10-04)
Written inC, C++, CSS, JavaScript, XUL
EngineGecko, SpiderMonkey
Operating systemWindows 7 or later, Mac, Linux
Platformx64, ARM64, PPC64LE
TypeWeb browser, mobile web browser, feed reader
LicenseMPL-2.0

Waterfox is an open-source web browser that is forked from Firefox and developed by System1. There are official Waterfox releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux.[1]

Divisions

Waterfox

Waterfox shares core features and technologies like the Gecko browser engine[2] and support for Firefox Add-ons[3] with Firefox.

Waterfox Classic

Waterfox Classic is a version of the browser based on an older version of the Gecko engine that supports legacy XUL and XPCOM add-on capabilities that Firefox removed in version 57.[4][5][6]

Vulnerability

Waterfox Classic has multiple unpatched security advisories. The developer states that "changes between versions so numerous between ESRs making merging difficult if not impossible".[7][8]

History

Waterfox logo used until 2015
Waterfox logo used from 2015 to March 2019
File:Waterfox New Logo 2019.png
Waterfox logo used from March 2019 to June 2019
File:Waterfox Logo June 2019.png
Waterfox logo used from June 2019 to the present

Waterfox was first released by Alex Kontos[9] on March 27, 2011 for 64-bit Windows. The Mac build was introduced on May 14, 2015 with the release of version 38.0,[10] the Linux build was introduced on December 20, 2016 with the release of version 50.0,[11] and an Android build was first introduced on October 10, 2017 in version 55.2.2.[12]

From July 22, 2015 to November 12, 2015, Waterfox had its own search-engine called "Storm" that would raise funds for charity and Waterfox. Storm was developed with over £2 million of investor funding and powered by Yahoo! Search.[13][14][15][16][17]

In December 2019, System1, an advertising company which portrays itself as privacy-focused,[18] acquired Waterfox.[19][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Waterfox, Free Web Browser". www.waterfox.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  2. ^ "FAQ". www.waterfox.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  3. ^ "Find and install add-ons to add features to Waterfox". www.waterfox.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  4. ^ "Waterfox Classic | Waterfox Classic". classic.waterfox.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  5. ^ Kev Needham (2015-08-21). "The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons". blog.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  6. ^ Villalobos, Jorge (2017-02-16). "The Road to Firefox 57 – Compatibility Milestones". blog.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  7. ^ "Unpatched Security Advisories · WaterfoxCo/Waterfox-Classic Wiki". GitHub.
  8. ^ "Waterfox Classic | Waterfox Classic". classic.waterfox.net.
  9. ^ "About Waterfox". www.waterfox.net. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  10. ^ Kontos, Alex. "Waterfox 38.0 Release". www.waterfoxproject.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  11. ^ Kontos, Alex. "Waterfox 50.1.0 Release (Windows, Mac & Linux)". www.waterfoxproject.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  12. ^ Kontos, Alex. "Waterfox 55 Release (Windows, Mac, Linux and Android)". www.waterfoxproject.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  13. ^ Kontos, Alex (12 May 2015). "4 Year Anniversary: Waterfox Charity and Storm Search". www.waterfoxproject.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  14. ^ "Waterfox 39.0 Release". www.waterfoxproject.org. 2015-07-22. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.
  15. ^ "Waterfox 40.1.0 Release & Shut Down of Waterfox Charity Search". www.waterfoxproject.org. 2015-11-12. Archived from the original on 2015-12-01.
  16. ^ "New search engine from Waterfox founder aims to take a punch at Google". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  17. ^ Lake, Howard (2015-08-07). "'Ethical search engine' Storm to generate funds for charities". UK Fundraising. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  18. ^ Brinkmann, Martin (14 February 2020). "Waterfox web browser sold to System1". ghacks.net. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Waterfox has joined System1". www.waterfox.net. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Welcome Waterfox!". www.system1.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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