Download Waterfox 2020.05

Version 2020.05 of Waterfox has been released. Waterfox is a web browser based on the source code of Firefox. The project was started in 2011 by the then 16-year-old Alex Kontos and was one of the first 64bit browsers on the market. There are two versions of the browser available. Waterfox Classic is based on the legacy code, still has support for npapi plugins and only gets security updates and bug fixes. Waterfox Current is based on modern source code, has no plugin whitelist and does not send telemetry to Mozilla or Waterfox. The changelog for this release looks like this:

What’s new in Waterfox 2020.05

• Latest security advisories from Mozilla for both channels.
• Fixed version display on Windows installers for both channels.

Current

View Changes

• Latest security advisories patched
• Current now has support for Java and Silverlight once more! Please use at your own risk.

Classic

View Changes

• Latest security advisories patched (best effort)*

Changes you might have missed
Waterfox Classic

• Fixed library requirements on Linux
• Various media library updates
• Added DNS resolution to webextensions api
• Updated timezone data for internationalization functions
• Enabled unprefixed Fullscreen API
• Various website rendering issues fixed (Kinguin, Intel, Epic Games and others)
• Fixed problems related with uBO html filters
• Updated en-US dictionary

Waterfox Current

• Fixed ability to add add-ons via AMO
• Fixed graphical issues on macOS
• Added StartPage as an option
• Enabled containers
• Enabled playback of encrypted VP9 video in fMP4 container
• Disabled establishing connection to left the mouse hovers over
• Enabled user profile customizations and SVG properties
• New features:
  • Restart button in PanelUI and Menu
  • Copy current tab URL
  • Copy all tab URLs
• Added settings for disabling loading images automatically and exceptions
• Added settings for disabling JavaScript with exceptions and advanced settings
• Added new privacy settings
• Added possibility to hide and show Status Bar or Status Info Overlay
• Added possibility to change Tab Bar, Bookmarks Toolbar and Window Controls position
• Added optional to enable an all-new settings layout
• Added support for new emoji in Unicode/Emoji 12

• Added possibility to set browser’s logo as menu icon

• As the differences between Classic and later Firefox versions grow, we are doing are best to patch the security advisories as we think apply to Classic.