So, buried in a folder labeled “Archived Apps” on an external drive, I keep a graveyard. Inside: Waterfox Classic 2020.09. A version from before the big UI overhaul. A version from before they ripped out the bones of XUL add-ons.
Every few months, a notification pops up in the corner of my screen: “A new version of Waterfox is available. Restart to update.” waterfox browser old version
So, while the developers push new releases with “under-the-hood improvements” and “refreshed chromium architecture,” I’ll keep my dusty .dmg file saved in triplicate. Eventually, the web will break it completely. Eventually, I’ll have to move on. So, buried in a folder labeled “Archived Apps”