Waterfox

ApplicationBrowserWorks Ltd

Dem still dey call am waterfox browser, waterfox g3

BrowserWorks LtdBrowsers

Firefox-based browser wey dem aim for older extension habits and 64-bit Windows. Di process na waterfox.exe.

Wetin you need know

Waterfox na waterfox.exe. E no bi Firefox Rapid Release.

BrowserWorks dey release Firefox-based browser with im own update channel and profile. Stock Firefox na firefox.exe under Mozilla Firefox. Classic Waterfox na older line.

Wetin e be?: Web browser
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If waterfox.exe na di heavy process, I go treat am as Waterfox, no bi Mozilla Firefox. To close firefox.exe no dey quit dis browser.

Wetin bi Waterfox?

Waterfox na Firefox-based desktop browser from BrowserWorks. Di Windows executable na waterfox.exe.

If you never use am before

If you want Firefox-family browser wey no bi Mozilla Rapid Release, na Waterfox bi dis. Download am from waterfox.net. Di process na waterfox.exe. Current Waterfox na di G-series, no bi di old Classic XUL build. Stock Firefox from mozilla.org na different train.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Gecko browsing without Rapid Release branding

Daily tabs on top Firefox-family engine with Waterfox settings and update channel.

Extension habits from Firefox

Modern WebExtensions dey install. Classic-era XUL packs belong to old Waterfox Classic, no bi current G.

Second Firefox-family profile

waterfox.exe dey keep im own profile. E no dey share mozilla.org Firefox sync by default.

Na who e dey for?

People wey want Firefox-family browsing without Mozilla Rapid Release
Users wey keep Waterfox from di 64-bit era
Anybody wey dey compare waterfox.exe with firefox.exe

Current status

Waterfox (2011) na current web browser from BrowserWorks Ltd. Di vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://www.waterfox.net/.

How old e be?

Waterfox start for 2011 as 64-bit Firefox build. Classic and Current later split. Today BrowserWorks dey release di G-series on top Firefox base. 2013 64-bit only page don become history.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
waterfox.exe	Main Windows executable

Startup components

Waterfox fit restore di last session. Dat one na Waterfox setting.

File locations

Common Waterfox locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\Waterfox\

File formats

HTMLPDFPNGJPEG

Common wahala dem

Classic add-ons on top G-series install

Old XUL extensions no dey load for current Waterfox G. Na di version split cause am, no bi broken GPU.

Two Gecko browsers at once

Firefox and Waterfox na separate profiles. To uninstall one go leave di oda one.

How to get unstuck

Confirm waterfox.exe inside Program Files\Waterfox

firefox.exe under Mozilla Firefox na stock Firefox. Dis product dey use im own folder.

Read Waterfox docs for G versus Classic

If 2016 guide dey talk about Classic, you fit dey on top di wrong line.

Install only from waterfox.net

Waterfox portable from forum pack na common dirty path.

Alternatives

Mozilla Firefox Rapid Release or ESR if you want di Mozilla channel. LibreWolf if you want stricter defaults on top Gecko.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.waterfox.net/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.waterfox.net/docs/ Vendor support
Official site	www.waterfox.net/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

RAM and current GPU driver, di same class like Firefox.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Waterfox official site · Vendor product page
Waterfox help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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