Firefox 156 arrives with a forest of forks in its wake
From Waterfox to LibreWolf and Pale Moon, there's a browser for almost every Mozilla dissenter
Mozilla and MZLA have introduced the newest Firefox 156 version through their accelerated release cycle. Mac users can now set their browser to launch automatically on login. French, German, and Italian speakers receive Wikipedia suggestions in their native languages, though ads from Mozilla partners may appear. Users can disable these suggestions if desired.
Thunderbird 156 enhances OpenPGP troubleshooting and offers additional OAuth authorization options for POP3 and IMAP accounts. Enterprise users benefit from new policies for managing filters and customizations. For those wanting to avoid frequent updates, Mozilla offers ESR (Extended Support Release) versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, which receive security updates annually instead of bi-monthly.
Several forks of Thunderbird exist, including Betterbird, which is based on Thunderbird ESR 153. There are also various alternative browsers based on Firefox, such as Waterfox, LibreWolf, Floorp, Zen Browser, and the Mullvad browser. Each offers unique features, such as support for older extensions, enhanced privacy, customizable UI, or adherence to a specific operating system's window management style.
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