BetterFox
Shares rank 2 of 3 browser configs by recommenders
Free set of Firefox preferences placed in a user.js file; people say they would not use Firefox without it.
Free set of Firefox preferences placed in a user.js file; people say they would not use Firefox without it.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Tunes Firefox preferences via user.js
“These prefs - and many others - can be placed in a user.js file”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Making Firefox's right-click not suck with about:config” Seen as essential for Firefox
“I don't understand why anybody would use it without a custom config like BetterFox”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Firefox's AI Switch Is Off. Telemetry Isn't” Endorsed as the preferred setup
“Yes, Betterfox all the way in”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features”
Other browser configs people recommend
The two most recommended other browser configs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just the Browser | 6 | 11 | 35% | 2 | — | — |
| BetterFoxThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Arkenfox user.js | 5 | 2 | 71% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I don't understand why anybody would use it without a custom config like BetterFox”
“These prefs - and many others - can be placed in a user.js file”
“Yes, Betterfox all the way in”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.