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29 lines
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title: "Firefox"
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category: "Web browsers"
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tagline: "Mozilla's independent, open-source browser, with its own engine and a deep add-on library."
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source: "Flathub"
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package: "org.mozilla.firefox"
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replaces: ["Google Chrome", "Microsoft Edge"]
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website: "https://www.firefox.com/"
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code: "https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox"
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---
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## What it is
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Firefox is the web browser made by Mozilla, a nonprofit. Unlike most browsers today it isn't built on Chromium: it runs on Mozilla's own Gecko engine, which keeps one real alternative to Google's engine alive on the web.
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It blocks many trackers by default with Enhanced Tracking Protection, syncs bookmarks, passwords and tabs through an optional Mozilla account, and has a large catalog of add-ons, including uBlock Origin.
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## Why it's here
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- **A second engine.** When a site misbehaves in a Chromium browser, Firefox is the quickest way to tell whether it's the site or the browser.
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- **Privacy built in.** Tracker blocking and container tabs keep sites from following you around.
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- **Add-ons that go further.** Firefox still supports the full-strength versions of content blockers and other extensions.
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## On CoreDesktop
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CoreDesktop installs Firefox as a Flatpak from Flathub. Open it from the app grid. Helium is CoreDesktop's default browser; to make Firefox the default instead, pick it in **Settings › Apps › Default Apps**.
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The sandboxed AI agents can't read your Firefox profile. `update` keeps Firefox current along with your other Flatpaks.
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