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IceCat for Mac

Open-Source browser based on Firefox.

Free
In English
Version 38.8.0
5.0
Based on 1 user rate

IceCat overview

IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software. While the Firefox source code from the Mozilla project is free software, they distribute and recommend non-free software as plug-ins and addons. Also their trademark license restricts distribution in several ways incompatible with freedom 0.

Privacy-Protection Features
  • LibreJS: GNU LibreJS aims to address the JavaScript problem described in Richard Stallman's article The JavaScript Trap
  • HTTPS-Everywhere: Extension that encrypts your communications with many major websites, making your browsing more secure
  • SpyBlock: Blocks privacy trackers while in normal browsing mode, and all third party requests when in private browsing mode. Based on Adblock Plus
  • AboutIceCat: Adds a custom "about:icecat" homepage with links to information about the free software and privacy features in IceCat, and checkboxes to enable and disable the ones more prone to break websites
  • Fingerprinting Countermeasures: Fingerprinting is a series of techniques allowing to uniquely identify a browser based on specific characterisics of that particular instance (like what fonts are available in that machine). Unlike cookies the user cannot opt-out of being tracked this way, so the browser has to avoid giving away that kind of hints
  • Open-source internet browser based on Mozilla's Firefox, that comes with already installed (three) extensions to protect your privacy
    • Link to DL a LangPack add-on other than English for IceCat
    • Unstable release of IceCat
    • And the link to the LangPack add-ons (other than English) for the unstable release of IceCat

What’s new in version 38.8.0

Version 38.8.0:
  • LibreJS updated to 6.0.13
  • HTTPS-Everywhere updated to 5.1.6
  • Updated SSL cypher settings
  • Do not spoof user-agent on Android

IceCat for Mac

Free
In English
Version 38.8.0

What users say about IceCat

Nihilism4U
By Nihilism4U on Jul 24 2022 for v.38.8.0

Reliability: 1.0

My mac Pro mid 2012 with 32 GB ram and plenty off beef put up a out of memory error. Never had one before. Icecat was at at 73 GB memory and stopped the whole system. Force Quit. I thought Seamonkey could be cantankerous. This is downright leakage from hell. Deleting icecat. This cat does swim it drowns. Try again folks.

Other user ratings:

Value | 1.0
Ease of use | 3.0
Features | 3.0
Customer support | 3.0
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IceCat qualities

Value
1.0
Ease of use
3.0
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3.0
Reliability
1.0
Customer support
3.0

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Nihilism4U
Nihilism4U
Jul 24 2022
38.8.0
0.0
Jul 24 2022
0.0
Version: 38.8.0
Major memory leak, ran to 73 GB on a mac pro with 32 GB and multiple 6 TB droves installed. Before that happened I enjoyed it.now its in the trash.
Quinnt
Quinnt
Oct 18 2016
38.8.0
5.0
Oct 18 2016
5.0
Version: 38.8.0
Similar to Firefox, it also supports copy/paste features in the preferences menu, syncing and importing data from other browsers. Like the most of open source products its design is simple and the app has no needless functions. IceCat as well as Firefox does not take up much RAM. This browser is okay for you if you have an old machine or not enough RAM.
Quinnt
Quinnt
Oct 18 2016
5.0
Oct 18 2016
5.0
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