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[[File:WaterFox-v43.0.4.png|thumbnail| Waterfox v43.0.4 on [[Windows 7]]]]

[[File:WaterFox-v43.0.4.png|thumbnail| Waterfox v43.0.4 on [[Windows 7]]]]

'''Waterfox''' is a web browser which is based on what is now the [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] browser. This 64-bit web browser is designed to offer a wider range of support for features which Firefox excludes, while still maintaining good performance.  Some people use it for these reasons alone, while others use it because they are trying to avoid [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] for political and religious reasons.

'''Waterfox''' is a web browser which is based on the [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] browser. This 64-bit web browser is designed to offer a wider range of support for features which Firefox excludes, while still maintaining good performance.  Some people use it for these reasons alone, while others use it because they are trying to avoid [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] for political and religious reasons. In the spring of 2020, Waterfox was bough out by the marketing company System1.<ref name="ghacks">https://www.ghacks.net/2020/02/14/waterfox-web-browser-sold-to-system1/</ref>

==Advantages==

==Advantages==

==Disadvantages==

==Disadvantages==

This browser is very similar to Firefox in more than just cosmetic ways.  It uses Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine and much of the same base code.  If something different from [[Firefox]] is desired, Waterfox may not be the solution.  Waterfox also uses many of the same resource directories as Firefox, which can be a problem if something has been corrupted in one browser's data. Waterfox also has some occasional errors which Firefox does not, usually when playing video content.  Lastly, Waterfox is only available for 64-bit [[operating system]]s.  This means that it will not work on some computers, especially older ones.

This browser is very similar to Firefox in more than just cosmetic ways.  It uses Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine and much of the same base code.  If something different from [[Firefox]] is desired, Waterfox may not be the solution.  Waterfox also uses many of the same resource directories as Firefox, which can be a problem if something has been corrupted in one browser's data. Waterfox also has some occasional errors which Firefox does not, usually when playing video content.  Another issue a small number of people may encounter, is that Waterfox is only available for 64-bit [[operating system]]s; this means that it will not work on some computers, especially older ones. Lastly, Waterfox is now owned by System1, which is a marketing firm.<ref name="ghacks">https://www.ghacks.net/2020/02/14/waterfox-web-browser-sold-to-system1/</ref><ref>https://www.waterfox.net/blog/waterfox-has-joined-system1/</ref>

==History==

==History==

==References==

==References==

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==See also==

==See also==