User Control Patches

Focused on user empowerment, these patches provide access to advanced or hidden configuration options such as about:config or secret developer settings to allow deeper browser customization.

Patches

• Gecko - Bypass DevTools detection
• Gecko - Enable about:inference
• Gecko - Remote Settings Preview Mode
• Android Components - Display built-in add-ons

Gecko - Bypass DevTools detection

Prevents websites from detecting that a user is using developer tools/debugging.

Reason

To allow users to use developer tools/debugging if desired, without leading to undesired behavior from websites. (See https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/pulls/61 for more details).

Effect

Users are provided with more control over their browsing experience, and can freely use developer tools/debugging if they decide to.

Reason To allow users to use developer tools/debugging if desired, without leading to undesired behavior from websites. (See https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/pulls/61 for more details).

Effect Users are provided with more control over their browsing experience, and can freely use developer tools/debugging if they decide to.

Gecko - Enable about:inference

Enables the about:inference page.

Reason

To allow users to control machine learning models.

Effect

Users can easily test and configure installed machine learning models, as well as other related functionality.

Reason To allow users to control machine learning models.

Effect Users can easily test and configure installed machine learning models, as well as other related functionality.

Gecko - Remote Settings Preview Mode

Allows users to enable Remote Settings Preview Mode if desired.

Reason

To allow users to download preview buckets from Remote Settings.

Effect

Users have more control over Remote Settings.

Reason To allow users to download preview buckets from Remote Settings.

Effect Users have more control over Remote Settings.

Android Components - Display built-in add-ons

Displays built-in add-ons alongside user-installed ones.

Reason

To improve freedom/control for users, by allowing them to see the full list of extensions installed on their browser, as well as their permissions and other information. Also improves security/provides attack surface reduction by allowing users to disable unused extensions.

Effect

Users are provided with more control over their browsing experience, and can further improve their security if desired.

Reason To improve freedom/control for users, by allowing them to see the full list of extensions installed on their browser, as well as their permissions and other information. Also improves security/provides attack surface reduction by allowing users to disable unused extensions.

Effect Users are provided with more control over their browsing experience, and can further improve their security if desired.