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better-cromite\n\nMy recommendations for the ultimate configuration of the [Cromite](https://github.com/uazo/cromite) Browser :)\n\n**NOTE:** This project can be found on both [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/celenity/better-cromite), which will act as the main \u0026 preferred way to contribute, and [GitHub](https://github.com/celenityy/better-cromite).\n\n# Search engine\n\nEdit search engines -\u003e **Search engines** -\u003e Remove any search engines here you don't use (i.e. Google \u0026 Bing)\n\nEdit search engines -\u003e Site search -\u003e **History** -\u003e 3 dots -\u003e `Deactivate`\n\n**Search engine** -\u003e `DuckDuckGo` ✅\n\n# Password Manager\n\n**Enable native Android autofill** -\u003e ❌\n\n**Enable native Android autofill in incognito** -\u003e ❌\n\n**Save passwords** -\u003e ❌ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n**Auto Sign-in** -\u003e ❌\n\n# Payment methods\n\n**Save and fill payment methods** -\u003e ❌ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n**Manually verify every time you pay using autofill** -\u003e ✅\n\n# Addresses and more\n\n**Save and fill addresses** -\u003e ❌ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n# Privacy and security\n\nPrivacy -\u003e Delete browsing data -\u003e **At Startup**:\n\n* `Browsing history` -\u003e ✅\n\n* `Cached images and files` -\u003e ✅\n\n* `Saved passwords` -\u003e ✅ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n* `Autofill form data` -\u003e ✅ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nPrivacy -\u003e **Third-party cookies** -\u003e `Block third-party cookies` ✅\n\nPrivacy -\u003e **Global Privacy Control \"Sec-GPC\"** -\u003e `On` ✅\n\nSecurity -\u003e **Always use secure connections** -\u003e ✅\n\nSecurity -\u003e **Use secure DNS** -\u003e ✅\n\nSecurity -\u003e Use secure DNS -\u003e Choose another provider -\u003e **Custom** -\u003e Pick a private, secure, \u0026 reputable DNS provider of your choice, I would recommend setting up your own [NextDNS](https://nextdns.io) configuration if you are able to (See my recommendations for NextDNS [here](https://codeberg.org/celenity/nextdns-settings), otherwise I would recommend [Quad9](https://quad9.net/): `https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query` *(Even if you have a private/secure DNS provider set on your OS/network level, make sure to still set it here too like this, so that you can take advantage of [Encrypted Client Hello](https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-encrypted-client-hello))*\n\nSecurity -\u003e Always incognito mode -\u003e **Enable history** -\u003e ❌\n\nSecurity -\u003e **Close all open tabs on exit** -\u003e ✅\n\nSecurity -\u003e **HTTP Referer header policy** -\u003e `Disable if cross-origin and user begins navigation` ✅\n\nOther services -\u003e **Improve search suggestions** -\u003e ❌\n\nOther services -\u003e **Expire history days threshold** -\u003e `No history`\n\nOther services -\u003e **Access payment methods** -\u003e ❌\n\n# Adblock Plus settings\n\n**Enable Adblock Plus** -\u003e ✅\n\nFilter lists:\n\n* `EasyList` -\u003e ✅\n\n* `Fanboy's Notifications Blocking List` -\u003e ✅\n\n* `EasyPrivacy` -\u003e ✅\n\n* `Fanboy's Social Blocking List` -\u003e ✅\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n**Enable anti-circumvention and snippets** -\u003e ✅\n\nDon't forget to select **Check for updates now** when you're done here.\n\n# Legacy Adblock Settings\n\n**Ad Blocking** -\u003e `Autoupdate disabled` ❌\n\nAd Blocking -\u003e **Filters URL** -\u003e Make sure the box is blank, then select `Save`\n\n# Notifications\n\nGeneral -\u003e **All \"General Notifications** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Browser** -\u003e ❌\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Completed downloads** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Active downloads** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Incognito** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Playing media** -\u003e ✅\n\n# Homepage\n\n**Show NTP at startup** -\u003e ❌\n\n# User Agent\n\n**Mobile User Agent** -\u003e `Use standard user agent`\n\n**Desktop Mode User Agent** -\u003e `Use standard user agent`\n\nDesktop Mode User Agent -\u003e **Enable processing of the viewport meta tag also for desktop mode** -\u003e ❌\n\n# User Scripts\n\n**Activate User Scripts** -\u003e ❌ *(User scripts are highly fingerprintable, avoid using them unless absolutely necessary)*\n\n# Toolbar shortcut\n\n**Toolbar shortcut** -\u003e `New tab` ✅\n\n# Accessibility and UI\n\n**Enable Accessibility Service** -\u003e ❌ *(Unless needed)*\n\n**Force enable zoom** -\u003e ✅\n\n**Simplified view for web pages** -\u003e ✅\n\n# Site settings\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Location** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ \n\nPermissions -\u003e **Camera** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ *(Obviously don't set if you use sites that need camera access, but you can still set exceptions for sites if needed*)\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Microphone** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ *(Obviously don't set if you use sites that need microphone access, but you can still set exceptions for sites if needed*)\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Notifications** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Embedded content** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Motion sensors** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **NFC devices** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **USB** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Clipboard** -\u003e `Blocked from reading clipboard` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Virtual reality** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Augmented reality** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Your device use** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **JavaScript** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ *(This **will** cause breakage, but it heavily improves privacy \u0026 security, so I'd recommend blocking it if possible and if you're willing to re-enable JavaScript on sites that need it)*\n\nContent -\u003e **Pop-ups and redirects** -\u003e `Block all popups` ✅\n\nContent -\u003e **Intrusive ads** -\u003e `Blocked on some sites` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **Protected content** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ - [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next)\n\nContent -\u003e **Dark theme for sites** -\u003e `On` ✅\n\nContent -\u003e **Background sync** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **Autoplay** -\u003e `Autoplay disabled` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **Access to Private Network** -\u003e `Block access to private network` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **JavaScript JIT** -\u003e `Block JIT and WebAssembly` ❌ *(May cause breakage with certain advanced web games or anything else that requires advanced graphics, but allows easily re-enabling per-site when needed)*\n\nContent -\u003e **Timezone override** -\u003e `Random (for each page)` ✅ *(Helps against fingerprinting, if this isn't usable for you, you can set this to `System timezone`)*\n\nContent -\u003e **Viewport Size Protection** -\u003e `Enabled` ✅\n\nContent -\u003e **Webgl** -\u003e `Disabled` ❌ *(May cause breakage with certain advanced web games or anything else that requires advanced graphics, but allows easily re-enabling per-site when needed)*\n\nContent -\u003e **WebRTC** -\u003e `Disabled` ❌ *(Will cause breakage with calling through services like Discord \u0026 Zoom, but allows easily re-enabling per-site when needed)*\n\n# Downloads\n\n**Ask where to save files** -\u003e ✅\n\n**Automatically open PDFs** -\u003e ❌ *(Only set if you use a private \u0026 secure PDF viewer like [the one developed by GrapheneOS](https://github.com/GrapheneOS/PdfViewer)).*\n\n# About Cromite\n\n**Allow checking for updates** -\u003e ✅ *(Should be default)*\n\n# chrome://flags\n\nAvailable:\n\n* `#android-open-pdf-inline` -\u003e `Enabled`\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCromite:\n\n* `#cleartext-permitted` -\u003e `Disabled`\n\n* `#enable-show-ntp-at-startup` -\u003e `Disabled`\n\n# Additional recommendations\n\n* Use a (reputable) anti-virus if possible, such as [Hypatia](https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.malwarescanner/). **NOTE:** You should install Hypatia through the [DivestOS Official Repo](https://divestos.org/fdroid/official/?fingerprint=E4BE8D6ABFA4D9D4FEEF03CDDA7FF62A73FD64B75566F6DD4E5E577550BE8467) instead of F-Droid's main repo, as it will allow you to receive quicker updates directly from the developer. It's also recommended to use [F-Droid Basic](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.basic/) as your F-Droid client of choice.\n\n* Use a (reputable) VPN. I would generally recommend either [Mullvad](https://mullvad.net/), [IVPN](https://www.ivpn.net/), or [ProtonVPN](https://protonvpn.com/).\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcelenityy%2Fbetter-cromite","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fcelenityy%2Fbetter-cromite","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcelenityy%2Fbetter-cromite/lists"}