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So Waterfox is now specifically touting ongoing support for old Firefox plugins. I get it as there's some plugins I adore for the old system, but the latest FFox is pretty great. Still, I *need* DownThemAll so I'll test it sometime soon.

Maybe I should have tried ESR first, I dunno.

Midas wrote:Just a passing note to point that there seems to be a portable 15.0 version @ http://sourceforge.net/projects/waterfo ... /portable/

Yeah there's a portable version that seems to use the PA format.
https://www.waterfoxproject.org/downloads

webfork wrote:Still, I *need* DownThemAll so I'll test it sometime soon.

Work on a downthemall web ext is in the works https://www.downthemall.net/progress/

As much as I like Firefox 57, I like my addons better. I'm gonna stay with FF56 and probably migrate to Waterfox until Firefox 57+ onward has more suitable replacements for my old addons. I know they're gonna keep trying to improve the web extension API's to increase customization.

If I can get at least get a cookie manager addon, flashgot, and improvements on usability with the noscript webext then I might consider finally upgrading. There's Tampermonkey and ViolentMonkey to replace Greasemonkey and at least I know theres Stylus to replace Stylish except for modifying browser appearance. There's still userChrome.css for modifying visuals.

For now I'm just gathering various userChrome.css, userContent.css, userChromeJS, and mozilla.cfg tweaks to prepare. Firefox is still very much the most customizable browser in the market. Just not as easy anymore.

Userfriendly wrote:Firefox is still very much the most customizable browser in the market. Just not as easy anymore.

My thoughts, precisely.

Userfriendly wrote:I'm gonna stay with FF56 and probably migrate to Waterfox until Firefox 57+ onward has more suitable replacements for my old addons.

I did some more digging and as it turns out old plugins are supported by Firefox ESR until June 2018 (6 months from this post) https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/10 ... refox-esr/

Unfortunately you can't run two versions at the same time (you get the following error): https://i.imgur.com/Bume73G.png but thankfully there is an easy fix: https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums ... 315#p26315 for running multiple Firefox instances.

As I'm setting this up at work, I'm focused on using Firefox ESR to avoid questions about my use of a browser that's not one of the top 3.

webfork wrote:Unfortunately you can't run two versions at the same time (you get the following error): https://i.imgur.com/Bume73G.png but thankfully there is an easy fix: https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums ... 315#p26315 for running multiple Firefox instances.

You can run "normal" Firefox (including ESR) and the "developer edition" at the same time. They are treated like two different applications.

For example, I use Firefox ESR (32-Bit) for some Intranet sites that still require to use Java Applets, and I use Firefox Developer Edition (64-Bit) for all the rest.

https://www.mozilla.org/de/firefox/developer/

deathcubek wrote:https://www.mozilla.org/en/firefox/developer/

That looks really cool.

Topic update: Waterfox v56.2.12 released 2019-07-10 (changelog at https://www.waterfox.net/blog/).

BTW, new logo...

latest portable version is 2019.12

the site lists a 2020.01 portable version for Waterfox Classic but the link is dead

Waterox acquired by System1:
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/02/14/water ... o-system1/

System1 also has a stake in Startpage as well, as I mentioned previously:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13964&p=95353#p95353

The main Waterfox dev says things aren't going to change and that they now have funding to continue developing the browser, but it's worthy to know.

Waterfox "Third Generation" v2021.02 released 2021-02-16 (changelog at https://www.waterfox.net/blog/).

No portable download, contrary to Waterfox Classic which also comes in a PAF package...

there's also a Waterfox version over at PortApps:

https://portapps.io/app/waterfox-portable/

Topic update: Waterfox "Fourth Generation" G4.0.0 was released back in 2021-10-19 -- current version is G4.1.1.1 (changes and downloads at https://github.com/WaterfoxCo/Waterfox/releases).

No native portable package available (updated minimum system requirements detailed here).

BTW, PortaApps development appears to have stopped at v3.2.6, released 2021-09-19 (before the acquisition by System1?)...