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Product Specifications
| License: | Open Source |
| Version: | Full version |
| Language: | English |
Product Description
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Firefox 4 has now been released with some expansive new features!
Features:
- Super Speed
With faster start-up times, rapid graphics rendering and improved page load speed, Firefox 4 is full of major performance improvements you’ll notice instantly. From integrating Compartments and more efficiently managing JavaScript objects to supporting ECMAScript5 and building the brand new JägerMonkey JavaScript engine, we’ve been working hard under the hood to make this the most powerful Firefox ever.
- Awesome Bar
Get to your favorite sites quickly – even if you don’t remember the URLs. Type your term into the location bar (aka the Awesome Bar) and the autocomplete function will include possible matches from your browsing history, bookmarked sites and open tabs.
The Awesome Bar learns as you use it—over time, it adapts to your preferences and offers better-fitting matches. We’ve tweaked it to give you greater control over the results (including privacy settings) and increased performance so you find what you need even faster
- Easy Sync
Sync seamlessly connects your desktop and mobile Firefoxes, so you can access your browsing history, passwords, bookmarks and even open tabs no matter which device you use. Access years of desktop browsing the first day you fire up your mobile, and use saved passwords from your desktop to fill out forms on your phone.
Now you can surf the Web on your desktop, get up in the middle of browsing and have your open tabs ready and waiting on your mobile, just as you left them. Your browsing will never be the same!
- Search and Find
The find feature appears with a simple keystroke. Search for a word or phrase on an open Web page. Highlight text before using the feature and the finder opens pre-filled with your selection. See all instances of your search at once, or scroll backwards and forwards through any appearances of the word on the page.
- RSS Feed Reader
Spending hours combing the Web for the latest news and updates? Instead, add an RSS feed icon to your toolbar and create feeds using an online web service, a client-side feed reader or by creating a Firefox Live Bookmark.
- Download Manager
Download files seamlessly and securely! A pause and resume feature means you can stop and start anytime. So, if you’re halfway through downloading a big file and it’s time to catch the bus, just pause and pick up where you left off later. The resume function also works if your system crashes or is forced to restart. The manager shows your download progress and even lets you search your files by name or the Web address where the download came from.
- Offline Browsing
Take your computer offline and still have your information at your fingertips. Certain sites may allow applications—like your Web-based email—to stay with you at all times.
- Full Zoom
Want to see captions and pictures in a larger size? An elegant new zoom feature lets you swoop in and see the details on web pages, zeroing in on what matters. The pages will scale equally, with all the elements of layout changing at the same level.
- Naturalized Look & Feel
The Firefox platform looks and feels like home. Think of it as a Firefox who’s really good at making friends. Whether you use Windows 7, Mac or Linux, the browser seamlessly integrates into your computer’s environment. A native look makes for a flawless interface that never gives you pause.
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Editor's Review
Mozilla Firefox 4 is an upgraded version of 3.5 and this means better speed, enhanced features and early support for emerging Web standards. For Firefox 4, Mozilla created a new JavaScript engine called TraceMonkey, which is 2.6 times faster than the old Firefox JavaScript engine. In terms of competition it isn't quite as fast as Google Chrome or Apple Safari, but in tests it did perform almost 4 times faster than Internet Explorer 8 and 2.6 times faster than the Opera 10 beta.
Each web browser has its strong point and for Firefox 4 it completely leads the competition in its huge array of plug-ins. Firefox has a library of thousands of add-ons, so if another browser can do something, chances are there is a free plug-in that allows Firefox to perform the same action. For example, in Chrome it's possible to expand on any text input fields just by dragging open a corner. This isn't built into Firefox 4, but is available through a plug-in - (Text Area Resizer). This extensive plug-in architecture is a little akin to the power of the iPhone's 50,000 application store.
The upgrade from the older Firefox 3.0 version can be seen in fundamental features rather than appearance. Changes to tabs include: a fresh new tab appears by default with any open window and the new tear-off tab feature means you can pull a tab away and open it in a new Window - great for compare and contrast. There are also changes to history: you can now restore previously closed Windows as well as previous tabs, or choose to clear your history in steps of the last one, two or four hours, or to 'Forget about a site'.
Mozilla Firefox 4: What we liked
Browsing the Web is significantly faster with the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
It has excellent support in the form of plug-ins.
It has a new Private Browsing feature which closes all your open tabs when you begin to browse privately, then restores them when you're done (this helps remind you to leave private mode when you're finished).
It now supports HTML 5.0, which includes a new video tag.
For Web designers, the new CSS attribute will mean a welcome sigh of relief. It's a powerful feature that will help them scale and rotate page elements with small amounts of code, and will mean they will no longer have to use static images.
Mozilla Firefox 4: What we didn't like
Unfortunately, not all add-ons (plug-ins) will be compatible with Firefox 4 straight away.
Mozilla are not being as daring or interesting as other web browsers like Opera, the most feature-rich browser.
Mozilla Firefox 4 Support
Mozilla Firefox does not provide any phone support, however Mozilla have a website dedicated to Firefox support featuring help articles and a search bar. You can ask direct questions in the forums and via the live chat.
About Mozilla
The Mozilla project is a global community of people who believe that openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the continued health of the Internet. Since 1998, they have worked to ensure that the Internet is developed in a way that benefits everyone.
Reviewed by Software.com
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Fast and secure browser with the latest innovations
Advantages
- Fast page rendering
- Use less memory than Chrome with many tabs opened
- Support the latest technologies (HTML5, CSS3, etc.)
- Tons of extensions
- Cross platform
Disavantages
Tends to get more bloated with each new version.
On 7 Sep 2010