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{{Infobox software
| logo = Waterfox logo 2020 (vectorized).svg
| screenshot = File:Waterfox G4.0.3.1.jpg
| caption = 在[[Windows 11]]上运行 Waterfox G4.0.4来显示[[英语维基百科]]
| author = Alexandros Kontos
| developer = Alexandros Kontos
| released = {{Start date and age|2011|03|27}}
| programming language = [[C语言]]、[[CSS]]、[[JavaScript]]、[[XUL]]
| operating system = [[Windows 7]]+、[[macOS]]、[[Linux]]、[[Android]]
| platform = [[x64]]、[[ARM64]]、[[PPC64LE]]
| genre = [[浏览器]]、[[移动浏览器]]、[[聚合器]]
| license = [[MPL-2.0]]
}}

'''Waterfox'''（{{Lit|水狐}}）是一款[[Free and open-source software|自由且開源]]的[[web browser|網頁瀏覽器]]，為[[Firefox]]的[[分叉_(软件开发)|分支版本]]。主打以用戶為中心並強調效能與隱私<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=What Is Waterfox and Is It Safe? |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/is-waterfox-safe/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=MUO |language=en}}</ref>。Waterfox提供適用於[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]、[[macOS]]、[[Linux]]與[[Android]]的官方版本<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=What Is Waterfox and Is It Safe? |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/is-waterfox-safe/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=MUO |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Waterfox, Free Web Browser |url=https://www.waterfox.net/download/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.waterfox.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Waterfox: Privacy Web Browser - Apps on Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.waterfox.android.release&hl=en_US |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=play.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref>。該專案於2012年建立，當時Firefox僅提供32位元版本，因此Waterfox提供了官方64位元支援<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Proven |first=Liam |title=Waterfox: A Firefox fork that could teach Mozilla a lesson |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/04/waterfox_firefox_fork/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref>。

==分支==
===Waterfox===
Waterfox與Firefox共用核心功能與技術，例如[[Gecko]]瀏覽器引擎以及對Firefox[[Add-on (Mozilla)|附加元件]]的支援<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://www.waterfox.net/docs/faq |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.waterfox.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Find and install add-ons to add features to Waterfox |url=https://www.waterfox.net/support/WINNT/find-and-install-add-ons/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.waterfox.net |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103230611/https://www.waterfox.net/support/WINNT/find-and-install-add-ons/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>。同時亦相容於[[Google Chrome]]與[[Opera_(瀏覽器)|Opera]]的擴充功能<ref name=":0" />。Waterfox預設停用Firefox版本中存在的[[遙測]]功能，但仍會收集裝置的技術資訊，以利更新運作<ref name=":1" />。

===Waterfox Classic===
Waterfox Classic曾是Waterfox的版本之一，基於較舊版本的[[Gecko]]引擎，支援舊版[[XUL]]與[[XPCOM]]附加元件功能，而這些功能已在Firefox 57版本中移除<ref>{{cite web |title=The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons |url=https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/ |date=2015-08-21 |author=Kev Needham |access-date=2015-09-07 |website=blog.mozilla.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Road to Firefox 57 – Compatibility Milestones |url=https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/ |date=2017-02-16 |first= Jorge |last=Villalobos |access-date=2017-02-17 |website=blog.mozilla.org}}</ref>。該版本透過Waterfox與Firefox ESR版本中的修正與修補程式進行部分維護。然而，由於Waterfox後續變更導致相容性下降，因此開發被分離<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2021 |title=Waterfox Classic development will continue, but as a separate project from G4 |url=https://www.ghacks.net/2021/11/04/waterfox-classic-development-will-continue-but-as-a-separate-project-from-g4/ |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=ghacks.net}}</ref>。隨著其於2022年11月發布最後一個公開版本，截至{{CURRENTYEAR}}已實際停止開發。

====安全漏洞====
Waterfox Classic存在多個[[修補程式|未修補]]的安全性公告。開發者表示「不同[[長期支援|ESR]]版本之間的變更相當繁多，使得合併修補變得困難，甚至幾乎不可能做到」<ref>{{cite web |title=Unpatched Security Advisories · BrowserWorks/Waterfox-Classic Wiki |url=https://github.com/BrowserWorks/Waterfox-Classic/wiki/Unpatched-Security-Advisories |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />。

==歷史==
Waterfox最初由Alex Kontos<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Waterfox |url=https://www.waterfox.net/docs/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.waterfox.net |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />開發，並於2011年3月27日首度發布於[[Windows_API#版本|64位元Windows]]平台。macOS版本隨著38.0版本的發布並於2015年5月14日推出<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kontos |first=Alex |title=Waterfox 38.0 Release |url=https://www.waterfoxproject.org/blog/waterfox-38.0-release-download |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215221138/https://www.waterfoxproject.org/blog/waterfox-38.0-release-download |archive-date=2017-12-15 |access-date=2017-12-15 |website=www.waterfoxproject.org}}</ref>，Linux版本則於2016年12月20日隨50.0版本推出<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kontos |first=Alex |title=Waterfox 50.1.0 Release (Windows, Mac & Linux) |url=https://www.waterfoxproject.org/blog/waterfox-50.0-release-download |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005152102/https://www.waterfoxproject.org/blog/waterfox-50.0-release-download |archive-date=2017-10-05 |access-date=2017-02-05 |website=www.waterfoxproject.org}}</ref>，而Android版本則於2017年10月10日隨55.2.2版本首次發布<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kontos |first=Alex |title=Waterfox 55 Release (Windows, Mac, Linux and Android) |url=https://www.waterfoxproject.org/blog/waterfox-55.0-release-download |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221030051/https://www.waterfoxproject.org/blog/waterfox-55.0-release-download |archive-date=2017-12-21 |access-date=2017-12-15 |website=www.waterfoxproject.org}}</ref>。

2015年7月22日至2015年11月12日期間，Waterfox推出名為「Storm」的搜尋引擎，用於為慈善機構及Waterfox本身籌集資金。Storm由超過200萬英鎊的投資資金開發，並由[[Yahoo! Search]]提供支援<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.waterfoxproject.org/blog/waterfox-charity-storm-search |title= 4 Year Anniversary: Waterfox Charity and Storm Search |last= Kontos |first= Alex |website= www.waterfoxproject.org |date= 12 May 2015 |access-date=2017-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New search engine from Waterfox founder aims to take a punch at Google |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/technology/11598207/New-search-engine-from-Waterfox-founder-aims-to-take-a-punch-at-Google.html |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk |date=11 May 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lake |first=Howard |date=2015-08-07 |title='Ethical search engine' Storm to generate funds for charities |url=https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/08/07/ethical-search-engine-storm-to-generate-funds-for-charities/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=UK Fundraising |language=en}}</ref>。

2019年12月，專注於隱私的廣告公司System1收購Waterfox<ref>{{cite web |last1= Brinkmann |first1= Martin |title= Waterfox web browser sold to System1 |url= https://www.ghacks.net/2020/02/14/waterfox-web-browser-sold-to-system1/ |website= ghacks.net |date= 14 February 2020 |access-date= 12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Waterfox has joined System1 |url= https://www.waterfox.net/blog/waterfox-has-joined-system1/ |website= www.waterfox.net |date= 14 February 2020 |access-date= 17 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title= Welcome Waterfox!
|url= https://www.system1.com/press/system1-welcomes-waterfox
|website= www.system1.com
|access-date= 17 February 2020
|archive-date= 17 February 2020
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200217074758/https://system1.com/press/system1-welcomes-waterfox
|url-status= dead
}}</ref>。2023年7月，Alex Kontos宣布Waterfox再次成為獨立專案<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kontos |first=Alex |date=2023-07-03 |title=A New Chapter for Waterfox |url=https://www.waterfox.net/blog/2023/07/03/a-new-chapter-for-waterfox |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.waterfox.net |language=en}}</ref>。

該瀏覽器的Android版本於2023年11月透過[[Google Play Store]]發布<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mspoweruser.com/firefox-fork-waterfox-is-now-available-for-android-with-strict-privacy-defaults/ |title=Firefox fork Waterfox is now available for Android with strict privacy defaults |date=November 30, 2023 |website=MSPowerUser |first1=Venkat |last1=Eswarlu}}</ref>。

2025年4月，Waterfox推出一款隱私友善的[[元搜尋引擎]]，使用Google搜尋結果<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brinkmann |first=Martin |date=2025-05-01 |title=Waterfox Private Search: a first look at the privacy-friendly search engine |url=https://chipp.in/news/waterfox-private-search-a-first-look-at-the-privacy-friendly-search-engine/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Chipp.in Tech News and Reviews |language=en-US}}</ref>。

=== 標誌 ===
<gallery>
File:WaterFox.png|2015年之前采用的标志
File:Waterfox Logo (redesigned 2015).png|2015到2019年3月采用的标志
File:Waterfox New Logo 2019.png|2019年3月到6月采用的标志
File:Waterfox logo 2020.png|2019年5月到2023年8月采用的标志
File:Waterfox logo in 2023.png|2023年8月到9月采用的标志
File:Waterfox logo 2020 (vectorized).svg|自2023年9月采用的标志
</gallery>

== 相关条目 ==
{{Portal|自由软件|互联网}}
* [[Firefox瀏覽器|火狐]]
* [[GNU IceCat]]
* [[苍月浏览器|苍月]]
* [[K-Meleon]]

== 参考文献 ==
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{{Mozilla}}{{聚合器}}{{網路瀏覽器時間線|2010s}}{{网页浏览器}}
[[Category:Android网页浏览器]]
[[Category:基於Mozilla Firefox的網頁瀏覽器]]
[[Category:使用MPL许可证的软件]]
[[Category:使用XUL的軟體]]
[[Category:綠色軟件]]
[[Category:Mozilla]]
[[Category:Gecko衍生軟體]]
[[Category:自由网页浏览器]]
[[Category:用C++編程的自由軟體]]
[[Category:2011年软件]]
[[Category:MacOS 軟體]]
[[Category:Windows软件]]
[[Category:Linux软件项目]]

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