The project was associated with System1 back then, but has become independent in the meantime.Įxisting Waterfox users may select Menu > Help > About Waterfox to run a check for updates. The update should be found and installed.

New users find the Waterfox G6.0 download on the official project website. Please note that it may be necessary to install a VC redistribution if the installer is throwing errors.

One of the main new features in the ne Waterfox version is DNS over Oblivious HTTP. The lead developer Alex Kontos describes it as a privacy preserving way to handle DNS queries.ĭNS over Oblivious HTTP uses DNS over HTTPS to encrypt DNS queries, but it also redirects requests through proxy servers, so that the DNS provider can't link domain queries to the specific user. The release notes do not provide information on the proxy servers that Waterfox uses.Ī look in the settings suggests that Cloudflare is being used. Waterfox is not the only browser that uses proxies to hide user IP addresses and thus their identity. Brave Browser uses proxies for certain operations, for instance when running Safe Browsing queries. Waterfox G6.0 is configured to do better when it comes to repeating tasks. Kontos explains that the browser uses polyhedral optimization to 'make maximum use of the CPU and memory'. The optimizations speed up 'repetitive tasks like rendering, scrolling, and video playback that rely on loops'.

The release notes mention three additional improvements. First, that Waterfox on Linux supports DRM now, which means that content can be accessed that requires it.

Waterfox Current G6.0.3 instal