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(Unofficial) GNU IceCat

A fully-free (as in freedom) fork of Mozilla Firefox ESR.

Version 115.24.0 · by GNU Project

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Official site: icecatbrowser.org

About (Unofficial) GNU IceCat

GNUzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU 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 nonfree software as plug-ins and addons. Also their trademark license imposes requirements for the distribution of modified versions that make it inconvenient to exercise freedom 3.

## Notes

* IceCat developers dropped support for Windows in 2016: *"Note that building binary packages for Windows and macOS currently requires non-free software, so we no longer distribute binary releases for those platforms"*.

* This package contains an *unofficial* version of GNU IceCat installer by Chippy. https://codeberg.org/chippy/icecat-for-windows

* This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.

#### Package Parameters

The full list of package parameters are (documented here)[https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/installer/windows/installer/FullConfig.html#command-line-options].

To pass parameters, use `--params "''"` (e.g. `choco install packageID [other options] --params="'/ITEM=value /ITEM2=value2 /FLAG_BOOLEAN'"`).

To have choco remember parameters on upgrade, be sure to set `choco feature enable -n=useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades`.

How to install (Unofficial) GNU IceCat

  1. Click Download — the developer's official website opens in a new tab.
  2. Download the latest version there and run it. Choose Custom/Advanced where offered, and skip any bundled extras.
  3. Prefer the command line? With Chocolatey you can install and update it with: choco install unofficial-gnu-icecat
  4. Open (Unofficial) GNU IceCat once it finishes installing.
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Frequently asked questions

Is (Unofficial) GNU IceCat free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to icecatbrowser.org, the developer's official site, where (Unofficial) GNU IceCat is available to download. Grabware doesn't host or modify any files.

What is the latest version of (Unofficial) GNU IceCat?

The version listed here is 115.24.0, published /Date(1748. The developer's site always has the newest release.

How do I install (Unofficial) GNU IceCat from the command line?

With Chocolatey, run: choco install unofficial-gnu-icecat. This installs it from the official source and keeps it updated.

Is (Unofficial) GNU IceCat safe?

(Unofficial) GNU IceCat downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.

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