Waterfox x64 Version 128.6.0.65535
6.5.2$$$Fixes$$$Fixed various theming issues.$$$Fixed various vertical tab issues.$$$Latest security fixes1.$$$Known Issues$$$The Restart button is missing on Linux and Windows.$$$Some users may experience that their session may not be able to be restored (your sessions are still in your profile; so your data is still available). May be related to Bug 1901899.$$$Footnotes$$$MFSA 2024-64 ?
Waterfox x64 Version 128.5.0.65535
6.5.1$$$Fixes$$$Updated the JPEG-XL library to the latest version. This should stop various websites that serve .jxl files from crashing in the tab they’re loaded.$$$The missing strings for Look & Feel page are now no longer missing; meaning you can change your theme preferences once again.$$$Known Issues$$$The Restart button is missing on Linux and Windows.$$$The status bar colour does not match whichever theme colours are set on Linux and Windows.$$$Some user’s may experience that their session may not be able to be restored (your sessions is still in your profile; so the data is still available). May be related to Bug 1901899.
Waterfox x64 Version 128.5.0.65535
6.5.1$$$Fixes$$$Updated the JPEG-XL library to the latest version. This should stop various websites that serve .jxl files from crashing in the tab they’re loaded.$$$The missing strings for Look & Feel page are now no longer missing; meaning you can change your theme preferences once again.$$$Known Issues$$$The Restart button is missing on Linux and Windows.$$$The status bar colour does not match whichever theme colours are set on Linux and Windows.$$$Some user’s may experience that their session may not be able to be restored (your sessions is still in your profile; so the data is still available). May be related to Bug 1901899.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.17.0.9049
G6.0.20$$$Changes$$$Critical Security Fixes; please update as soon as possible.$$$DRM now works on macOS; so you can stream all your favourite shows on platforms such as Netflix; Prime Video; Disney+ and more.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.16.0.9013
G6.0.19$$$Changes$$$Security fixes1.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.15.0.8984
G6.0.18$$$Changes$$$Security fixes1.$$$Fixed low resolution app icon on Windows. @goodusername123$$$Updated Emoji to support v15.1. @goodusername123$$$Moved the position of Tabs Sidebar prefs to below Search. @black7375
Waterfox x64 Version 128.14.0.3291
6.5.11$$$Fixes$$$Latest security fixes1.$$$Note$$$This will be the final release based on ESR 128; the next will be v6.6 and move to ESR 140.$$$Footnotes$$$MFSA 2025-58 ?
Waterfox x64 Version 115.13.0.8949
G6.0.17$$$Changes$$$Security fixes1. Link will go live Tuesday 9th July.$$$Upcoming Changes$$$Sign up to get access to Waterfox Privacy Search. We are currently testing in a closed Alpha; which will then be opened to general access in a Beta. Note: As it currently stands; this is a separate and optional product that will not be included in Waterfox.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.13.0.8928
G6.0.16$$$Changes$$$Status bar text is now vertically aligned; instead of being completel misaligned. Thanks to @black7375$$$Updates to the tabs sidebar (1.0.2).$$$Improved tab organization: Users can now pin tabs and navigate between them using keyboard shortcuts. This makes it easier to keep track of multiple open tabs and switch between them quickly.$$$Enhanced scrolling: The sidebar now supports smooth scrolling; which provides a more fluid and responsive user experience.$$$Improved communication: Changes have improved communication between the sidebar and the background script. This should result in a more stable and reliable user experience.$$$Performance improvements: Changes should result in better performance when updating the size and position of tabs in the sidebar.$$$Security fixes1.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.11.0.8914
G6.0.15$$$Changes$$$Updates to the tabs sidebar (1.0.1).$$$Fixed an infinite loop that was increasing memory and CPU usage$$$New functionality around collapsing trees$$$Performance improvements by throttling expensive operations$$$Enhancements to tab moving; attaching and detaching$$$New overflow/underflow detection utility$$$Preparation for better compatibility with future Gecko versions (removal of legacy overflow events)
Waterfox x64 Version 115.11.0.8899
G6.0.14$$$Changes$$$The minimum CPU requirement has now been loosened. Any x86-64 processors with support for SSE3 should now be able to run Waterfox1.$$$Various UI bug fixes.$$$Updates to the tabs sidebar.$$$Keep sidebar showing after leaving fullscreen mode.$$$Respect user’s choice for browser.tabs.insertAfterCurrent and browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent.$$$Security fixes1.
Waterfox x64 Version 128.10.0.3
6.5.7$$$Fixes$$$Latest security fixes1.$$$Vertical Tabs improvements:$$$Better favicon handling and loading performance$$$Better handling with the bookmarks sidebar and library windows$$$Fixed issues with popup menus and tab previews$$$Improved stability for private browsing windows$$$Enhanced drag-and-drop behavior for moving tabs
Waterfox x64 Version 128.10.0.3
6.5.7$$$Fixes$$$Latest security fixes1.$$$Vertical Tabs improvements:$$$Better favicon handling and loading performance$$$Better handling with the bookmarks sidebar and library windows$$$Fixed issues with popup menus and tab previews$$$Improved stability for private browsing windows$$$Enhanced drag-and-drop behavior for moving tabs
Waterfox x64 Version 115.11.0.8880
G6.0.13$$$Changes$$$Mojeek is now available as a search engine in Waterfox.$$$The Sidebar has seen multiple bug fixes and improvements. If you want to completely hide the feature; you can navigate to about:config; search for browser.sidebar.disabled and toggle the value to true.$$$Tree of tabs options will no longer show if not enabled.$$$Fixed various visual issues.$$$The sidebar no longer erroneously appears as an extension.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.11.0
Changes$$$The Waterfox sidebar is now available by default. There have been many bug fixes an improvements since the previous release; thanks to everyone who reported them!$$$You now have the option to hide the “close” button on tabs; using the preferences browser.tabs.closeButtons.$$$Security fixes1.
Waterfox x64 Version 128.9.0.2331
6.5.6$$$Fixes$$$Updated JPEG-XL library to fix two security issues.$$$We temporarily disabled WASM sandboxed libraries for v6.5.5 due to build bustage in our release build pipeline. This has now been reverted due to fixing the underyling issues.$$$Latest security fixes1.$$$Footnotes$$$MFSA 2025-17 ?
Waterfox x64 Version 128.9.0.2331
6.5.6$$$Fixes$$$Updated JPEG-XL library to fix two security issues.$$$We temporarily disabled WASM sandboxed libraries for v6.5.5 due to build bustage in our release build pipeline. This has now been reverted due to fixing the underyling issues.$$$Latest security fixes1.$$$Footnotes$$$MFSA 2025-17 ?
Waterfox x64 Version 115.10.0
Changes$$$Security fixes1.$$$You can now start testing the Waterfox Sidebar. Go to about:config; search for browser.sidebar.disabled and set the value to false. Please submit any feedback to the Issues page.$$$Unless any major issues crop up; the next release of Waterfox will include the sidebar by default. Please note we won’t stop working on it until then! Improvements are continuous; almost daily.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.9.0
Changes$$$Security fixes1.$$$You can now browse and attempt to install WebExtensions from the Chrome Web Store. Please note; not all extensions are compatible.$$$Fixed up some poorly written code.
Waterfox x64 Version 128.7.0.11
6.5.4$$$Fixes$$$Latest security fixes.$$$Known Issues$$$The Restart button is missing on Linux and Windows.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.7.0
Changes$$$On Windows; you can now switch to native scrollbars by changing widget.non-native-theme.enabled to false.$$$Emoji support updated to 15.0.$$$Security fixes1.$$$Fixes$$$You should now be able to Refresh your profile in about:support.$$$NVIDIA Super Resolution should now work correctly; when toggling gfx.webrender.super-resolution.nvidia to true.$$$Upcoming Changes$$$Privacy enhancements to some of the most popular search engines (wink wink; nudge nudge) are also in the pipeline; with more to be revealed soon. Aiming for January Beta tests.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.5.0
Updates$$$DNS over Oblivious HTTP is now powered by Fastly! Read more.$$$This should mean you should experience almost no performance penalty for using DoOH.$$$Changes$$$You can now choose to disable closing windows or tabs with Ctrl+W by setting browser.closeShortcut.disabled to true in about:config. @franklx$$$Improved support for JPEG XL. Waterfox can now act as the default image viewer for such image files. @goodusername123$$$Waterfox will now run with hardware acceleration on VMware hosts. @goodusername123$$$Security fixes1.$$$Fixes$$$Waterfox company information and versioning should now show BrowserWorks Ltd and the display version properly in Control Panel. A re-install with the latest installer is required.$$$Waterfox will now trust its own signed binaries in about:third-party. @goodusername123$$$Upcoming Changes$$$Privacy enhancements to some of the most popular search engines (wink wink; nudge nudge) are also in the pipeline; with more to be revealed soon.
Waterfox x64 Version 115.4.1
Changes$$$You can now disable Oblivious DNS via the Preferences page. Go to about:preferences ? Privacy & Security ? DNS over HTTPS.$$$The Linux tarball now extracts into a subdirectory named waterfox; rather than into the current directory.$$$Waterfox will no longer decode URLs when copying them. This should allow easier sharing.$$$Fixes$$$On pages that try to load mixed content; Waterfox will attempt to upgrade non secure content.$$$When closing multiple tabs to the left or right; Waterfox will now show the correct close dialogue.$$$If DNS requests take too long; Waterfox will fallback to your default DNS much quicker.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.15.0
G5.1.12$$$$$$? Fixed$$$$$$(Windows Only) Widevine now works again.$$$?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$Build tools updated.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Currently; DRM only works on Windows. macOS and Linux to follow. (Fixed in G6).$$$Certain customisation in Look & Feel do not work.$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser. (Fixed in G6).
Waterfox x64 Version 102.14.0
G5.1.10$$$?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Currently; DRM only works on Windows. macOS and Linux to follow.$$$Certain customisation in Look & Feel do not work.$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.13.0
G5.1.9$$$INFO$$$Waterfox is now independent again. Read the blog post here.$$$$$$?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Currently; DRM only works on Windows. macOS and Linux to follow.$$$Certain customisation in Look & Feel do not work.$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.12.0
G5.1.7$$$:::$$$$$$?? Changed$$$$$$Waterfox on Windows now FULLY supports DRM. That means streaming services such as Netflix; Amazon Prime; HBO Max and more will work!$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$macOS does not currently support DRM protected streaming services; but this will be fixed in a subsequent release. (Linxu TBD).$$$Certain customisation in Look & Feel do not work.$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.11.0
?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Certain customisation in Look & Feel do not work.$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.10.0
?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Certain customisation in Look & Feel do not work.$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.9.0
?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Certain customisation in Look & Feel do not work.$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.7.0
INFO$$$Waterfoxs custom look and feel now applies to all themes by default. You can disable or modify this by going to the Preferences page ? Look & Feel.$$$$$$? Fixed$$$$$$Issue playing Netflix and similar DRM protected websites have now resolved. If its not working straight away; you can update the DRM plugin by going to the Preferences page ? General ? Files and Applications and un-check Play DRM-controlled content. Wait for a few seconds; then re-check the box. The DRM plugin should update.$$$Drag space is now disabled by default (that extra space above your tabs; so you can drag the window around).$$$The status bar colour now matches the navigation bar.$$$?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.5.0
G5.1$$$INFO$$$Waterfoxs custom look and feel now applies to all themes by default. You can disable or modify this by going to the Preferences page ? Look & Feel.$$$$$$? New$$$$$$You can modify Waterfoxs look and feel by heading to about:preferences ? Look & Feel. You can set various default presets; change the way tabs behave and much more!$$$? Fixed$$$$$$Desktop counterparts to your WebExtensions will now be able to communicate with Waterfox once again!$$$?? Changed$$$$$$Various security fixes 1.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$If you cannot select text in the search bar with the mouse cursor please go to about:config; set layout.forms.input-type-search.enabled to false and restart the browser.
Waterfox x64 Version 102.3.0
? New$$$$$$You can now verify files downloaded from the downloads page; by appending .sha512 to the end of the URL. This will download a SHA512 checksum.$$$? Fixed$$$$$$There was an issue when upgrading from G3 onward where your theme would get reset to default. This is no longer the case.$$$Various preferences were incorrectly configured and these have now been changed.$$$? Known Issues$$$$$$Upgrading to G5 resets custom container tabs in certain situations. We have investigated but have been unable to find a work around or fix so far.$$$Previous release notes for users coming from G3 and G4:$$$$$$? New$$$$$$You can now toggle to view password you are typing in.$$$image$$$?? Changed$$$$$$Due to better understanding of compiler flags; the minimum supported processor version has dropped and is now set at SSSE3[1].$$$More speed! Waterfox now has further speed improvements on all platforms; with the largest increase on Linux.$$$You can now Sync your settings.$$$The search input type is now enabled.$$$?? Notices$$$$$$If you use custom CSS and JS; you will want to disable Waterfox theme changes by toggling userChrome.theme.enable to false.
