G4.0.4

✨ New

• None

✔ Fixed

• Widevine has been updated to 4.10.2391.0 which should fix issues playing DRM protected content.

ℹ️ Changed

• You can view the commit Waterfox was built on at about:buildconfig.
• Contrast has increased on Australis Light theme, to better differentiate tabs.
• The way tab positioning and various other Waterfox features have been implemented has been improved.
• Updated to Gecko 91.4.0, which includes various security patches.

❌ Unresolved

• The status bar does not include default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot).
• Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons.

G4.0.3.1

✨ New

• Plugins such as Flash can now be enabled, but require you to interact to have web pages run it for security reasons.
• The address bar now makes it more obvious when a website is secure or insecure.

✔ Fixed

• G4.0.3.1: Bootstraped extensions will now load on restart.
• G4.0.3.1: Fixed various bookmarks bar and status bar issues.
• G4.0.3.1: Fixed menu bar issue on Windows.
• Issues installing bootstrapped extensions have now been resolved. You can find some here.
• Copy tab URL should now no longer throw an error.
• Title bar and buttons will be hidden correctly on Windows when you move the location of your tabs.

ℹ️ Changed

• None

❌ Unresolved

• Bookmarks toolbar may not allow right clicking on certain items. To work around this, please hide and then un-hide the bookmarks toolbar.
• The status bar does not include default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot).
• Add-on version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons.

G4.0.3

✨ New

• Plugins such as Flash can now be enabled, but require you to interact to have web pages run it for security reasons.
• The address bar now makes it more obvious when a website is secure or insecure.

✔ Fixed

• Issues installing bootstrapped extensions have now been resolved. You can find some here.
• Copy tab URL should now no longer throw an error.
• Title bar and buttons will be hidden correctly on Windows when you move the location of your tabs.

ℹ️ Changed

• None

❌ Unresolved

• The status bar does not include default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot).
• Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons.

G4.0.2.1

ONLY if you upgraded from G3 → G4.0.0, you may have had your login sessions on various websites unavailable. This was due to the setting of First Party Isolation to ON by default. This privacy focused preference only allows cookies, cache and local storage accessible by websites on the same domain and creates a separate session to when it is disabled. In G4.0.1 it is now OFF by default and your previous G3 session will be restored. If you started creating new sessions and logins in G4 and would like to have them still used, you can type about:config in the address bar, search for privacy.firstparty.isolate and toggle it to true once more.

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✨ New

• The Waterfox Classic styled theme "Australis" is now available! You can switch to it in about:addons → "Themes".

✔ Fixed

• Some issues when upgrading from G3 -> G4.
• about:preferences no longer renders incorrectly in certain situations.
• Modified "Recent Activity" settings will now apply.
• When you open a "New Window", the address bar will now focus correctly.

ℹ️ Changed

• You can now toggle extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled to populate extension information in about:addons.
• DNS-over-HTTPS is now disabled by default - you must opt-in if you wish to use it.
• There are now additional preferences in about:preferences#privacy.

❌ Unresolved

• The status bar does not include default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot).
• Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons.
• There are issues installing bootstrapped addons, resulting in an "addon is corrupt" error message.

G4.0.2

ONLY if you upgraded from G3 → G4.0.0, you may have had your login sessions on various websites unavailable. This was due to the setting of First Party Isolation to ON by default. This privacy focused preference only allows cookies, cache and local storage accessible by websites on the same domain and creates a separate session to when it is disabled. In G4.0.1 it is now OFF by default and your previous G3 session will be restored. If you started creating new sessions and logins in G4 and would like to have them still used, you can type about:config in the address bar, search for privacy.firstparty.isolate and toggle it to true once more.

:::

✨ New

• The Waterfox Classic styled theme "Australis" is now available! You can switch to it in about:addons → "Themes".

✔ Fixed

• about:preferences no longer renders incorrectly in certain situations.
• Modified "Recent Activity" settings will now apply.
• When you open a "New Window", the address bar will now focus correctly.

ℹ️ Changed

• You can now toggle extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled to populate extension information in about:addons.
• DNS-over-HTTPS is now disabled by default - you must opt-in if you wish to use it.
• There are now additional preferences in about:preferences#privacy.

❌ Unresolved

• The status bar does not include default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot).
• Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons.
• There are issues installing bootstrapped addons, resulting in an "addon is corrupt" error message.

G4.0.1

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When upgrading from G3 → G4.0.0, you may have had your login sessions on various websites unavailable. This was due to the setting of First Party Isolation to ON by default. This privacy focused preference only allows cookies, cache and local storage accessible by websites on the same domain and creates a separate session to when it is disabled. In G4.0.1 it is now OFF by default and your previous G3 session will be restored. If you started creating new sessions and logins in G4 and would like to have them still used, you can type about:config in the address bar, search for privacy.firstparty.isolate and toggle it to true once more.

:::

✨ New

• The Waterfox Classic styled theme "Australis" is now available! You can switch to it in about:addons → "Themes".

✔ Fixed

• Linux users original profile location should now be picked up again.
• Fixed an issue where Private Tab would conflict with extensions such as Simple Tab Groups.
• https://addons.mozilla.org should recognise Waterfox once more and allow you to install addons directly.
• You can now enable syncing of your settings. It is still off by default.
• You can now modify the UI density.

ℹ️ Changed

• First Party Isolation is now off by default.

❌ Unresolved

• about:preferences may be missing certain settings and render incorrectly.
• The status bar is missing default items (zoom, full screen, screenshot).
• Theme previews may show up in greyscale rather than their actual colours.
• Addon version numbers are not displayed next to their title in about:addons

G4.0.0.1

Welcome to the first stable release of the 4th generation (G4) of Waterfox.

✨ New

• Based on Gecko 91.3
• "Lepton" theme based on an improved Photon theme.
• You can now import specific Gecko-based profiles (Firefox, Waterfox etc.) from File > Import From Another Browser

✔ Fixed

• G4.0.0.1 now correctly picks up your profile location.

ℹ️ Changed

• System requirements bumped up to require a CPU with SSE4.2
• Limited as many outgoing connections as possible to keep the browser operational

❌ Unresolved

• None.

G4.0.0

Welcome to the first stable release of the 4th generation (G4) of Waterfox.

✨ New

• Based on Gecko 91.3
• "Lepton" theme based on an improved Photon theme.
• You can now import specific Gecko-based profiles (Firefox, Waterfox etc.) from File > Import From Another Browswer

✔ Fixed

• None

ℹ️ Changed

• System requirements bumped up to require a CPU with SSE4.2
• Limited as many outgoing connections as possible to keep the browser operational

❌ Unresolved

• None.

G4.0.0b3

[WFX-249] Disable certain release triggers until ready for mass deplo…

Waterfox G4.0.0b2 (4th Generation)

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System	Instruction Set	RAM
Windows 8	SSE4.2	1 GiB
macOS 10.12 Intel	SSE4.2	1 GiB
macOS 11 ARM	apple-a14	1 GiB
Linux glib ?	SSE4.2	1 GiB

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