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Browser Setup Guide

A comprehensive guide for setting up and configuring modern browsers with focus on privacy, security, and productivity.

Table of Contents

Firefox Setup

Performance & Privacy Customizations

Betterfox Configuration

Betterfox provides optimized Firefox settings for better performance, privacy, and security.

Installation:

  1. Download the user.js file
  2. Place it in your Firefox profile folder
  3. Restart Firefox

UI Improvements

Firefox-UI-Fix modernizes Firefox's interface with Proton design improvements.

Search Engine Configuration

Enterprise Policy Configuration

Download the Firefox Policies file and place it in the appropriate directory:

Linux:

bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/firefox/policies
sudo wget -O /etc/firefox/policies/policies.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fynks/configs/main/browsers/configs/policies.json

Windows:

bash
# Create directory if it doesn't exist
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\distribution\policies.json

Essential Extensions

ExtensionsFirefoxChrome
Ublock OriginGetGet
BitwardenGetGet
ViolentmonkeyGetGet
Firefox ContainersGet---
Sponsor BlockGetGet

Extension configs


Bookmarklets

Useful JavaScript bookmarklets for enhanced browsing:

Translation Tools

Google Translate Current Page

Instantly translate any webpage to English:

javascript
javascript:void(open('https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=' + encodeURIComponent(location.href)));

Page Editing

Enable Page Editing

Make any webpage editable for quick modifications:

javascript
javascript:document.body.contentEditable = 'true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0

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