FoxBox Android

FoxBox

FoxBox: Runs Desktop Edition of Firefox on Android

Features & Capabilities

FoxBox allows you to run Firefox® on an Android device.

What is FoxBox?

FoxBox is not Firefox itself and is not a Mozilla project, but instead is a compatibility layer that sets up a Linux desktop Firefox build, launches it, renders it and provides a way to interact with it.

What features does it provide?
Web page rendering
Standard desktop Firefox extensions
Built-in file manager. Can interact with files on sdcard, after you give it permissions.
Developer tools.
Sound support.
Etc

How to Use FoxBox?

Use it just like normal. But here are some specifics to the app.
Tap with one figure to click.
Pinch to zoom.
Slide to fingers up and down to scroll.
If you want to bring up a keyboard, tap on the screen to get a set of icons to appear and then click the keyboard icon.
Hold and slide one finger to pan (useful when zoomed in).
If you want to do the equivalent to a right click, tap with two fingers.
* If you want to change the scaling or the dns settings, find the service android notification and click the settings. You have to stop and restart the app after changing these settings for them to take effect.

Why Use FoxBox?

Desktop Firefox has a different set of features than the Android mobile app. Also, websites behave different when opened in a desktop browser vs a mobile browser (even when you say you want the desktop version of a website).

Other tidbits:

FoxBox is fully open source with the source code posted on github: https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/FoxBox

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
UserLAnd Technologies
Downloads:
2,971 13
Rating:
4.25
(158)
Version:
26.05.22 Last updated: 2026-05-24
Version code:
22023468
Creation date:
2023-01-07
Publisher country:
US US
Permissions:
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE Moderate risk
  • android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
  • com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
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Size:
106.37MB
Price:
1.99
Email:
su*****@userland.tech
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-20
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Android app. Please use these information below to contact the Android app developer.
Developed by:
UserLAnd Technologies
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.foxbox_pro
Email:
su*****@userland.tech
Website:
https://userland.tech

User Reviews

Not so good at the moment dnc problem.
by Pe*****, 2024-09-30

I am able to use it to ssh into a digital ocean droplet to then ssh into my computer at home from any public WiFi with my phone thanks to this. I can use all of the essential keyboard keys for interacting with tmux and auto completing with zsh. It is awesome. I am still learning how to use it. For instance I haven't figured out how to use my phone's clipboard to copy and paste between different apps yet, but I am sure I will figure that out eventually.
by Ch*****, 2024-09-09
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