Mozilla Firefox Browser
Firefox is a free, open-source web browser developed by Mozilla.
What is Firefox?
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Firefox is based on the Mozilla code, and is one of the most standards-compliant browsers available.
Firefox is available for Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Firefox 3
Firefox 3 was released in June 2008.
One feature that was important for Mozilla, was Improved Performance. Firefox 3 lets you view web pages faster, using less of your computer's memory.
New features in Firefox 3:
- Password Manager - Remember site passwords without ever seeing a pop-up
- One-Click Bookmarking - Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quick and easy
- Improved Performance - View Web pages faster, using less of your computer’s memory
- Smart Location Bar - Find the sites you like in seconds - enter a term for instant matches that make sense
- Instant Web Site ID - Avoid online scams, unsafe transactions and forgeries
- Full Zoom - See any part of a Web page, up close and readable, in seconds
- Platform-Native Look & Feel - Browse with a Firefox that’s integrated into your computer’s operating system
What is Mozilla?
Mozilla is an open-source web development project.
The Mozilla Application Suite (also known as SeaMonkey) is a complete set of web applications; a browser, a mail client, a news client, a chat client and more.
Firefox is Mozilla's standalone browser.
Other Firefox 3 Features
- Anti-Malware - Firefox protects you from viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware
- Anti-Phishing - Shop and do business safely on the Internet. Firefox gets a fresh update of web forgery sites 48 times in a day
- Parental Controls - Stop unwanted downloads and more
- Add-ons - Firefox looks for a secure connection before installing or updating add-ons
- Clear Private Data - Clear your private data automatically
- Automated Update - Automatic notification of upgrades and security issues
- Pop-Up Blocker - Banish pop-ups (or find a happy medium - choose to view blocked pop-ups or create an “allow” list of trusted sites)
- Add-ons Manager - Find and install add-ons directly in your browser
- Browser Look & Feel - Use themes to dress up your browser as you like it
- Download Manager - An all new download manager, with greater security, and a pause and resume feature
- Spell Checking - A built-in spell checker lets you enter text directly into Web pages, without worrying about typos and misspellings
- Session Restore - Brings back your windows and tabs, restoring text you entered and any in-progress downloads
- Smart Keywords - Search the Web in record time with smart keywords
- Search Suggestions - Start typing in the search bar and it will prompt you with a drop down of filled-in suggestions, plus you can use the search bar as a calculator, converter and more
- Integrated Web Search - Use the web engine of your choice to search by typing directly into the box
- Save on Exit - Now when you open Firefox, your tabs and windows look just like they did when you closed it down
- Tabbed Browsing - Makes it possible to view many web pages in one browser window
- Drag & Reorder Tabs - Simply arrange the order of your tabs by dragging them with your mouse
- Universal Customization - Depending on where you live, you’ll see things like BBC headlines tailored to your region
- The Language of Firefox - Firefox speaks your language like no other browser. Over 40 different translations
- Improved Text Rendering - Read your language as it’s written. With a new graphics engine, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi and other script languages now render in a remarkably seamless way
- Advanced Graphics - The rendering of text and graphics, including SVG and Canvas, is faster, sharper and more true-to-life than ever before
- Online Application Support - Choose a Web mail client (like Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo! Mail) to launch when you click on an email address
- Support for Advanced Web Technologies - Support is now available for CSS, ACID2, MathML, ECMAScript 4, Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) and Microformats, and more
- Live Support - Chat with knowledgeable Firefox community members who troubleshoot via our live chat site
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