title: Firefox Desktop
type: Recommendation
logo: /assets/img/browsers/firefox.svg
description: |
  <strong>Firefox</strong> has some really strong privacy settings such as <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop">Enhanced Tracking Protection</a> which can help block various <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop#w_what-enhanced-tracking-protection-blocks">types of tracking</a>.

  These options can be found in the <em>Privacy & Security</em> settings page ( ≡ → Settings → Privacy & Security).
  <h5><strong>Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP)</strong>.</h5>
  <ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
    <li>Select: <strong>Strict</strong></li>
  </ul>

  <h5><strong>HTTPS-Only Mode</strong></h5>
  <ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
    <li>Select: <strong>Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows</strong>.</li>
  </ul>

  <h5><strong>Sanitizing on close</strong></h5>
  <ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
    <li>Select: <strong>Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed</strong></li>
  </ul>
  You can still stay logged into websites by allowing exceptions.

  <h4>Extensions</h4>
  We normally do not recommend installing any extensions, as they have privileged access within your browser. We make an exception for <a href="/browsers/#additional-resources">uBlock Origin</a>,
  a popular content blocker and 🏆️ <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/add-on-badges#w_recommended-extensions">Recommended Extension</a> by Mozilla.

  <h4>Arkenfox (advanced)</h4>
  The <a href="https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js">Arkenfox project</a> provides a set of carefully considered options for Firefox. These options are quite strict but a few are subjective and can sometimes cause a website to not work properly. You can easily change these settings to suit your needs. We <strong>strongly recommend</strong> reading through the <a href="https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki">basics</a> section. Arkenfox also enables <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers#w_for-advanced-users">container</a> support.

website: 'https://firefox.com/'
privacy_policy: 'https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/firefox/'
downloads:
  - icon: fab fa-windows
    url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/windows/'
  - icon: fab fa-apple
    url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/mac/'
  - icon: fab fa-linux
    url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/linux/'
  - icon: fab fa-freebsd
    url: 'https://www.freshports.org/www/firefox'
  - icon: fab fa-git
    url: 'https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/'