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User.js for Firefox - based on Betterfox
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| // | |
| /* You may copy+paste this file and use it as it is. | |
| * | |
| * If you make changes to your about:config while the program is running, the | |
| * changes will be overwritten by the user.js when the application restarts. | |
| * | |
| * To make lasting changes to preferences, you will have to edit the user.js. | |
| */ | |
| /**************************************************************************** | |
| * Betterfox * | |
| * "Ad meliora" * | |
| * version: 146 * | |
| * url: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox * | |
| ****************************************************************************/ | |
| /**************************************************************************** | |
| * SECTION: FASTFOX * | |
| ****************************************************************************/ | |
| /** GENERAL ***/ | |
| user_pref("gfx.content.skia-font-cache-size", 32); | |
| /** GFX ***/ | |
| user_pref("gfx.webrender.layer-compositor", true); | |
| user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-items", 32768); | |
| user_pref("gfx.canvas.accelerated.cache-size", 4096); | |
| user_pref("webgl.max-size", 16384); | |
| /** DISK CACHE ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false); | |
| /** MEMORY CACHE ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 131072); | |
| user_pref("browser.cache.memory.max_entry_size", 20480); | |
| user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 4); | |
| user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 10); | |
| /** MEDIA CACHE ***/ | |
| user_pref("media.memory_cache_max_size", 262144); | |
| user_pref("media.memory_caches_combined_limit_kb", 1048576); | |
| user_pref("media.cache_readahead_limit", 600); | |
| user_pref("media.cache_resume_threshold", 300); | |
| /** IMAGE CACHE ***/ | |
| user_pref("image.cache.size", 10485760); | |
| user_pref("image.mem.decode_bytes_at_a_time", 65536); | |
| /** NETWORK ***/ | |
| user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 1800); | |
| user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 10); | |
| user_pref("network.http.max-urgent-start-excessive-connections-per-host", 5); | |
| user_pref("network.http.request.max-start-delay", 5); | |
| user_pref("network.http.pacing.requests.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 10000); | |
| user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 3600); | |
| user_pref("network.ssl_tokens_cache_capacity", 10240); | |
| /** SPECULATIVE LOADING ***/ | |
| user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0); | |
| user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true); | |
| user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false); | |
| /**************************************************************************** | |
| * SECTION: SECUREFOX * | |
| ****************************************************************************/ | |
| /** TRACKING PROTECTION ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "strict"); | |
| user_pref("browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("privacy.globalprivacycontrol.enabled", true); | |
| /** OCSP & CERTS / HPKP ***/ | |
| user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 0); | |
| user_pref("privacy.antitracking.isolateContentScriptResources", true); | |
| user_pref("security.csp.reporting.enabled", false); | |
| /** SSL / TLS ***/ | |
| user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true); | |
| user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); | |
| /** DISK AVOIDANCE ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.forceMediaMemoryCache", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 60000); | |
| /** SHUTDOWN & SANITIZING ***/ | |
| user_pref("privacy.history.custom", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.resetPBM.enabled", true); | |
| /** SEARCH / URL BAR ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimHttps", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.urlbar.untrimOnUserInteraction.featureGate", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.search.separatePrivateDefault.ui.enabled", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.urlbar.quicksuggest.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.urlbar.groupLabels.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false); | |
| user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true); | |
| /** HTTPS-ONLY MODE ***/ | |
| user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true); | |
| user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode_error_page_user_suggestions", true); | |
| /** PASSWORDS ***/ | |
| user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("signon.privateBrowsingCapture.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("network.auth.subresource-http-auth-allow", 1); | |
| user_pref("editor.truncate_user_pastes", false); | |
| /** EXTENSIONS ***/ | |
| user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 5); | |
| /** HEADERS / REFERERS ***/ | |
| user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 2); | |
| /** CONTAINERS ***/ | |
| user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true); | |
| /** VARIOUS ***/ | |
| user_pref("pdfjs.enableScripting", false); | |
| /** SAFE BROWSING ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false); | |
| /** MOZILLA ***/ | |
| user_pref("permissions.default.desktop-notification", 2); | |
| user_pref("permissions.default.geo", 2); | |
| user_pref("geo.provider.network.url", "https://beacondb.net/v1/geolocate"); | |
| user_pref("browser.search.update", false); | |
| user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", ""); | |
| user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); | |
| /** TELEMETRY ***/ | |
| user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false); | |
| user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "data:,"); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.coverage.opt-out", true); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.coverage.opt-out", true); | |
| user_pref("toolkit.coverage.endpoint.base", ""); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry", false); | |
| user_pref("datareporting.usage.uploadEnabled", false); | |
| /** EXPERIMENTS ***/ | |
| user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("app.normandy.api_url", ""); | |
| /** CRASH REPORTS ***/ | |
| user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", ""); | |
| user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false); | |
| /**************************************************************************** | |
| * SECTION: PESKYFOX * | |
| ****************************************************************************/ | |
| /** MOZILLA UI ***/ | |
| user_pref("extensions.getAddons.showPane", false); | |
| user_pref("extensions.htmlaboutaddons.recommendations.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.discovery.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.preferences.moreFromMozilla", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); | |
| user_pref("browser.aboutwelcome.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.profiles.enabled", true); | |
| /** THEME ADJUSTMENTS ***/ | |
| user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.compactmode.show", true); | |
| user_pref("browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled", false); // WINDOWS | |
| /** AI ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.ml.enable", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.ml.chat.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.ml.chat.menu", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled", false); | |
| /** FULLSCREEN NOTICE ***/ | |
| user_pref("full-screen-api.transition-duration.enter", "0 0"); | |
| user_pref("full-screen-api.transition-duration.leave", "0 0"); | |
| user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0); | |
| /** URL BAR ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.urlbar.trending.featureGate", false); | |
| /** NEW TAB PAGE ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites", ""); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredCheckboxes", false); | |
| /** DOWNLOADS ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false); | |
| /** PDF ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.download.open_pdf_attachments_inline", true); | |
| /** TAB BEHAVIOR ***/ | |
| user_pref("browser.bookmarks.openInTabClosesMenu", false); | |
| user_pref("browser.menu.showViewImageInfo", true); | |
| user_pref("findbar.highlightAll", true); | |
| user_pref("layout.word_select.eat_space_to_next_word", false); | |
| /**************************************************************************** | |
| * START: MY OVERRIDES * | |
| ****************************************************************************/ | |
| // visit https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/wiki/Common-Overrides | |
| // visit https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/wiki/Optional-Hardening | |
| // Enter your personal overrides below this line: | |
| /**************************************************************************** | |
| * SECTION: SMOOTHFOX * | |
| ****************************************************************************/ | |
| // visit https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/blob/main/Smoothfox.js | |
| // Enter your scrolling overrides below this line: | |
| /**************************************************************************** | |
| * END: BETTERFOX * | |
| ****************************************************************************/ |
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