Configuring Firefox

(14 April 2024 / last revised 17 April 2024)

Here are the steps to reproduce my Firefox configuration (at least the most essential parts).

Extensions

• AdGuard AdBlocker
• uBlock Origin
• Decentraleyes
• I still don't care about cookies (Not to be confused with I don't care about cookies)
• LibRedirect
• Stylus
• Vim Vixen (Has a bug related to darkmode-pages (ATTOW))
• Awesome RSS

Searching

(All relevant settings are in Settings > Search)

• Pesky Google (Mozillas largest financier) is the default. Change to Mojeek or trusted searx-instance.
• Remove all alternative search engines (Bing,Ebay,...etc).
• Disable adressbar- and search suggestions.
• Add searchable wikis to search engines (wikipedia,ArchWiki,...etc).

"Privacy and Security"

(All relevant settings are in Settings > Privacy and Security)

• Enable Strict-mode for Browser Privacy (Results in some JS-ridden sites being displayed poorly).
• Enable cookie-deletion on closing Firefox.
• Disable asking to save passwords.
• Disable search history.
• Disable asking for permissions for; Location, Auto Play, Virtual Reality.
• Enable blocking of pop-up windows.
• Enable add-on installation warnings.
• Disable Firefox data collection.

Home

(All relevant settings are in Settings > Home)

• Change homepage to Blank Page
• Change new window and tab to Blank Page

about:config

(Enter about:config in the url-bar to access these settings)

Set the following values:

• layout.css.devPixelsPerPx: 1.5
• widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style: 4
• widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.size.override: 12
• accessibility.browsewithcaret true
• browser.startup.homepage about:home
• browser.urlbar.trimURLs false
• toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets true

Url-bar

(right-click on the toolbar beside the url-bar > Customise Toolbar)

Configure (by drag and drop) the toolbar to include:

• Zoom level
• Open a file
• Take a screenshot
• Extensions

.mozilla

To change UI-css:

• Create ~/.mozilla/firefox/$profile/chrome
• Create ~/.mozilla/firefox/$profile/chrome/userChrome.css

($profile is a alfanumeric string ending with .default)

Font

I use Atkinson Hyperlegible in size 16

References

1. https://daniel-lange.com/plugin/tag/ui
2. https://jcs.org/uses