r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 04 Mar 2026, 20:03

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Hotfix for R3dfox v148.0:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v148.0-hotfix

And version 140.8 ESR is available:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v140.8.0esr

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PantelicGR

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 07 Mar 2026, 16:17

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Greetings.
Is there any Artificial Intelligence in r3dfox 148 like Firefox 148?
And if yes, how can we enable / disable it?

Related thread: https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=947

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 07 Mar 2026, 17:25

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PantelicGR wrote: * 07 Mar 2026, 16:17
Is there any Artificial Intelligence in r3dfox 148 like Firefox 148?
And if yes, how can we enable / disable it?

The AI preferences are disabled and blocked by default in the config.cfg file:

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// These usually get set by the new AI Controls
lockPref("browser.ai.control.default", "blocked");
lockPref("browser.ai.control.linkPreviewKeyPoints", "blocked");
lockPref("browser.ai.control.pdfjsAltText", "blocked");
lockPref("browser.ai.control.sidebarChatbot", "blocked");
lockPref("browser.ai.control.smartTabGroups", "blocked");
lockPref("browser.ai.control.translations", "blocked");

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 10 Mar 2026, 14:00

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Duke wrote: * 04 Feb 2026, 15:43
About this issue report: https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/115

I don't have any problems when downloading files BUT on Github where the download speed is often low, like 150 KB/s or less, sometimes very low 20-30 KB/s. If I stop the download with the X and restart it then I get full speed.

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AFAIK this occurs on Github only, any repo. This does not happen with Firefox 115.32 ESR.

I've just noticed something else about downloading files with R3dfox. Sometimes I can't download 2 files or more at the same time from the same site, I have to wait for the first download to complete.

Example:
https://www.xmedia-recode.de/download/XMediaRecode3627_setup.exe
https://www.xmedia-recode.de/download/XMediaRecode3627_x64_setup.exe
https://www.xmedia-recode.de/download/XMediaRecode3627_x64.zip

If I click on the links it's ok. But if I copy the links one by one and paste and open each one in a new window then nothing happens for the second and third download while the first one is downloading.
It's working fine with Firefox 115.33 ESR, all files can be downloaded at the same time.

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the_r3dacted

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 12 Mar 2026, 12:42

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I have no download issues on my system. I've even downloaded hundreds of files one right after another, and it's been fine. I don't know why or how this would happen.

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 12 Mar 2026, 20:01

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For some reason it doesn't happen when you click on the links but only when you copy them (right click → Copy Link Location) and then paste them in the address bar of a new window (not tab) + Enter.
And only with some sites, not all of them. A good example with the links I gave in my previous post, it always happens with this site.

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the_r3dacted

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 13 Mar 2026, 12:41

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I always either just middle click to open new tab or right click and open in new window. I guess that's why I've never seen it. That's such a weird issue, and I highly doubt any r3dfox change would make it happen but also idk.

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 20:28

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R3dfox v148.0.2 is available:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/v148.0.2

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gabriel0

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 12:19

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Hello.
I'm using win 7 with r3dfox (actual 148.0 (64-bit) because discord added some encrypted voice (E2EE ? ) calls and desktop app cant use calls anymore.
I can call, i can see mac and probably android streams, but i cant see video stream from windows (error 2012) but i can hear the sound.
Also nobody see my streams.
Checked also on another totally different pc with win7
I also tested supermium and there everything works fine. I'm feeling so bad using chrome based browser... Thats why i'm here and saying about all this stuff.

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:45

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gabriel0 wrote: * 24 Mar 2026, 12:19
Discord
I can call, i can see mac and probably android streams, but i cant see video stream from windows (error 2012) but i can hear the sound.
Also nobody see my streams.
I also tested supermium and there everything works fine. I'm feeling so bad using chrome based browser

There is a (closed) issue about that:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/issues/135

Hopefully it will be fixed in the upcoming version 149 ?

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Taiclaw

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Posted: 26 Mar 2026, 05:44

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LibreWolf bsys6 Release v149.0-1 exists ...

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 27 Mar 2026, 17:50

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R3dfox b149.0 BETA:
https://github.com/Eclipse-Community/r3dfox/releases/tag/b149.0

Bear in mind it's a BETA version. So backup at least your profile, or more, before you update to b149.

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Duke

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 28 Mar 2026, 06:30

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Duke wrote: * 27 Mar 2026, 17:50
R3dfox b149.0 BETA:

About v149, according to this article:
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-148-149-new-features/

Version 149 is supposed to have a free built-in VPN:

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A free built-in VPN is coming to Firefox.
Users will have 50 gigabytes of data monthly in the U.S., France, Germany and U.K. to start. Available in Firefox 149 starting March 24.

But I don't see it anywhere in the settings. Is it intentional ?

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The-10-Pen

Post subject: r3dfox, a modern Firefox based web browser for Windows Vista, 7, and 8!

Posted: 28 Mar 2026, 16:10

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Ugh !!!
I HATE these types of forced-upon "new features" !!!

Absolutely hate, hate, hate !!!

Tell me, is this feature able to be turned OFF ???
What happens a mere THREE TO FIVE DAYS into every "month" that my daily video streaming pushes me over the "monthly limit" ???

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