Waterfox: Private Web Browser

BrowserWorks

About this app

🔒 True Privacy by Design
Waterfox Android is completely rebuilt from the ground up with privacy as the foundation. Zero telemetry, no data collection, no sponsored content, and no tracking of any kind. We've created dummy versions of tracking services to maintain compatibility while protecting your privacy.

⚡ Maximum Performance
Unlike other browsers using pre-built components, we compile everything from scratch - Android Components, Gecko, and SpiderMonkey - with advanced compiler optimizations (-O3) for faster browsing and better battery life.

🧩 Full Add-on Freedom
• Browse and install from the entire Mozilla Add-ons store
• Direct installation from addons.mozilla.org
• Custom AMO collections support
• Install extensions from .xpi files
• No restrictions, no redirects

🛡️ Enhanced Security Features
• Site Isolation (Fission) enabled
• Enhanced DNS over HTTPS with Ultra Protection mode using Oblivious HTTP
• ESR (Extended Support Release) base for rock-solid stability
• about:config access for power users

🎛️ Complete Customization
• Privacy-first search engines (DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Mojeek, Qwant)
• Customizable menu designs (classic and modern)
• JPEG-XL image support
• No review prompts or forced feedback

Why Waterfox Android?
We've solved the constant breakage problem that plagued previous versions by moving to ESR and compiling everything ourselves. This means stable, fast, private browsing without compromise.

Perfect for users who want Firefox-level functionality without the privacy concerns, tracking, or performance limitations of mainstream browsers.

Ratings and reviews

Good browser. However, recently it's been giving me an "Address not found" error, even when I'm not trying to get to a particular website. It does say to check your internet however any other browser I use when I have this problem, doesn't have this problem. But it does make the app completely unusable for the time it's doing this weird bug.

Mostly good, but the interface is clunky. Doing basic things like always requesting a desktop site is possible, but needlessly difficult. Full screen viewing of sites like youtube fails completely in Dex, with half the screen showing black, which makes it unusable for me 95% of the time. Hope that gets fixed soon, or I'll have to find a replacement.

I've used WaterFox since inception. I used to use Firefox, but after that turned into a data collection browser, I opted to switch to this one. The user interface is pleasing & the controls are also well thought out. Some of the Firefox features are included, such as tab syncing & bookmarks. All in all, a nice little browser that doesn't use a lot of resources and is privacy focused

What’s new

- Fixed crashes/ANR on startup for certain devices.