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Project based on https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki

Maybe get the newest version of

https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/user.js

How to use this?

  1. Just copy the contant of the copyToProfileFolder to the firefox profile and use the scripts.

How to Set Cookie Exceptions

  1. Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies & Site Data > Manage Exceptions.

The following settings must be done manually:

  • Note that cookies get deleted after closing Firefox. If you want to keep them, you need to allow them every time.
  • Copy the bookmark file, cookie file, and the cookie permission file:

Windows location:

  • %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

Linux location

  • ~/. mozilla/firefox/

Copy this files from the old profile.

  • places.sqlite Bookmarks
  • favicons.sqlite The favicons for the bookmarks
  • permissions.sqlite Side permissions including cookie permissions
  • cookies.sqlite Cookies
  • localstore.rdf Toolbar layout

Plugins I'm Using

Configuring Plugins

uBlock Origin Settings

Restore the file in the PluginsSettings folder or from another profile.

Chameleon Settings

Restore the file in the PluginsSettings folder or from another profile.

Change the search engine

  1. https://github.com/searxng/searxng
  2. https://search.brave.com
  3. https://www.startpage.com/
  4. https://duckduckgo.com/

Remove Facebook Wikipedia and co from search

about:preferences#home disable blank page disable all at the new page and renable it again.

If you want apply a custom style

This is my custom style - FirefoxStyle

How does firefox profiles work?

Run firefox with the flag -p "ProfileName"

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