Could someone help me with the difference between Mullvad browser and LibreWolf? I keep getting confused because Mullvad has its own VPN. [image] Mullvad Browser Extension (beta) Get the Mullvad Browser Extension for enhanced privacy, including IP and DNS leak checks, and proxy support.…

Mullvad Browser is basically Tor Browser without Tor. LibreWolf is Firefox with some privacy changes and uBlock Origin added.

Isn’t the TOR-Browser based on FireFox with privacy changes and sometimes also additional privacy features (like RFP which became later a privacy setting in FireFox)?

It is based on ESR not the regular releases of Firefox which they then rebase onto to include their own changes. [image] SYST3M_D3STR0YER: like RFP which became later a privacy setting in FireFox Yes this happens via the Tor Uplift project

[image] SYST3M_D3STR0YER: Isn’t the TOR-Browser based on FireFox with privacy changes and sometimes also additional privacy features Yes, Tor Browser is built upon FIrefox ESR (‘Extended Support Release’). The current version of Tor Browser (15) is built on top of Firefox 140 ESR . like RFP …

At least in this one point I agree: I‘ve read the posts from @any1 and @anonymous477 on that multiple times, like these [image] LibreWolf (Firefox-Based Browser) Mullvad Browser being late on security fixes is an issue, but it serves a wholly different purpose from Librewolf and the value it bri…

I would recommend reading Privacy Respecting Web Browsers for PC and Mac - Privacy Guides from the start until you reach Brave. Arkenfox only aims to thwart basic or naive tracking scripts through canvas randomization and Firefox’s built-in fingerprint resistance configuration settings. It does no…

I’ve read that before but was confused by a few lines before: Mullvad Browser provides the same anti-fingerprinting protections as Arkenfox Well yes, in the next sentence: Coupled with a VPN, Mullvad Browser can thwart more advanced tracking scripts which Arkenfox cannot. But it only says co…

Read it again. Mullvad no VPN is Arkenfox ootb. Mullvad + VPN blends you in with other Mullvad + VPN users to have the same fingerprint, as long you don’t make any configurations. That’s something Arkenfox can’t do, even with a VPN.

ArkenFox + VPN also blends you in with other ArkenFox + VPN users, because I’m sure there are many ArkenFox users who just configure ArkenFox and maintain ArkenFox but don’t change anything.

What is the difference between Mullvad Browser and LibreWolf?

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SYST3M_D3STR0YER November 19, 2025, 5:44am 6

At least in this one point I agree: I‘ve read the posts from @any1 and @anonymous477 on that multiple times, like these

and I did research, but I couldn‘t find any technical difference. LibreWolf has also strong fingerprinting protection. Couldn‘t it be possible, that MullvadBrowser and LibreWolf made for different purposes, but they ended up being pretty much the same (that comparisons between it are allowed)?

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