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| Caption | Firefox 3.6 displaying Wikipedia's main page on Ubuntu. |
| Author | Mozilla Corporation |
| Developer | Mozilla Corporation
Mozilla Foundation |
| Released | |
| Frequently Updated | Yes (Every 4 to 5 weeks, unless a patch for a vulnerability) |
| Programming Language | C++, JavaScript, CSS, XUL, XBL |
| Operating System | Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
BSD
Solaris
OpenSolaris
GNU
AmigaOS 4 |
| Engine | Gecko |
| Language | languages |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Web browser
FTP client
Gopher client |
| License | Since version 3.0.6: MPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL, version 3.0.5 and Earlier executable code version Mozilla Firefox EULA 1.0/1.1, version 3.0.5 and Earlier source code version of certain Firefox functionality: MPL |
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Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. , Firefox was the second most widely used browser, with 23.81% of worldwide usage share of web browsers, according to Net Applications. Other sources put Firefox's usage share between 20% and 32%.
To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features which are intended to anticipate likely additions to the standards.
Latest Firefox features include tabbed browsing, spell checking, incremental find, live bookmarking, a download manager, private browsing, location-aware browsing (also known as "geolocation") based exclusively on a Google service and an integrated search system that uses Google by default in most localizations. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers, of which there is a wide selection, a feature that has attracted many of Firefox's users.
Firefox runs on various versions of GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and many other Unix-like operating systems. Its current stable release is version 3.6.8, released on . Firefox's source code is free software, released under a tri-license GNU GPL/GNU LGPL/MPL.
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| Browser name |
Gecko version |
Version |
Support status |
Codename |
Release date |
Significant changes |
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| Phoenix |
1.2 |
0.1 |
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Pescadero |
September 23, 2002 |
First release; customizable toolbar, quicksearch, tabbed browsing. |
| 0.2 |
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Santa Cruz |
October 1, 2002 |
Sidebar, extension management. |
| 0.3 |
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Lucia |
October 14, 2002 |
Image blocking, pop-up blocking whitelist. |
| 1.3 |
0.4 |
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Oceano |
October 19, 2002 |
Themes, pop-up blocking improvements, toolbar customization. |
| 0.5 |
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Naples |
December 7, 2002 |
Multiple homepages, sidebar and accessibility improvements, history. |
| Mozilla Firebird |
1.5 |
0.6 |
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Glendale |
May 17, 2003 |
New default theme (Qute), bookmark and privacy improvements, smooth scrolling, automatic image resizing. |
| 0.7 |
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Indio |
October 15, 2003 |
Automatic scrolling, password manager, preferences panel improvements. |
| Mozilla Firefox |
1.6 |
0.8 |
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Royal Oak |
February 9, 2004 |
Windows installer, offline working, bookmarks and download manager improvements, rebranded with new logo. |
| 1.7 |
0.9 |
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One Tree Hill |
June 15, 2004 |
New default theme (Winstripe), comprehensive data migration, new extension/theme manager, reduced download size, new help system, Linux installer, mail icon (Windows only). |
| 1.0 |
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Phoenix |
November 9, 2004 |
Added new features such as RSS/Atom feed support, find toolbar, plugin finder. Reached its end of life on April 13, 2006 with the release of version 1.0.8. (support for older versions of Firefox typically ends six months after a new major version is available). |
| 1.8 |
1.5 |
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Deer Park |
November 29, 2005 |
Added support for SVG and canvas, UI adjustments and improvements in JavaScript 1.5 and CSS 2/3. Reached its end of life on May 30, 2007 with the release of Firefox 1.5.0.12. Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12 is the final version officially supported under Windows 95. |
| Mozilla Firefox 2 |
1.8.1 |
2.0 |
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Bon Echo |
October 24, 2006 |
Added new features such as session restoration after a browser crash, search suggestion for Google and Yahoo, new search plugin manager and add-on manager, web feed previewing, bookmark microsummaries and Google's anti-phishing protection. Winstripe theme refresh. Included support for JavaScript 1.7. Reached its end of life on December 18, 2008 with the release of Firefox 2.0.0.20. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20 is the final version officially supported under Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, and Windows ME. |
| Mozilla Firefox 3 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
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Gran Paradiso |
June 17, 2008 |
Cairo used as a graphics backend. Cocoa Widgets included in OS X builds. APIs implemented from WHATWG specs. Changes to how DOM events are dispatched, how HTML object elements are loaded, and how web pages are rendered. New SVG elements and filters, and improved SVG specification compliance. Acid2 test compliant. New UI improvements, including default themes for different operating systems and new download manager. Introduction of Smart Location Bar (a.k.a. Awesome Bar). Windows 95, 98, ME, Mac OS X v10.3.9 and lower, and GTK+ 1.2 and lower no longer supported. addons.mozilla.org integration in the Add-ons window. Support for APNG files. Google's "malware protection". |
| Mozilla Firefox 3.5 |
1.9.1 |
3.5 |
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Shiretoko |
June 30, 2009 |
Web standards improvements in the Gecko layout engine. Text API for the |
| 3.5.11 |
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July 20, 2010 |
Security and stability update. Predated by 3.5.1 to 3.5.10 |
| Mozilla Firefox 3.6 |
1.9.2 |
3.6 |
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Namoroka |
January 21, 2010 |
Improved performance to the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. Support for -moz-background-size CSS property, CSS Gradients, and multiple background images. Notification of out-of-date plugins. |
| 3.6.8 |
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July 23, 2010 |
Stability update. Predated by 3.6.1 to 3.6.7 |
| Mozilla Firefox 4 |
2.0 |
4.0b1 |
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N/A |
July 6, 2010 |
4.0 features changes to the user interface. The browser will be given a home tab. The preferences and add-ons manager windows will also be redesigned to better assist users. The Gecko layout engine will be improved to support more HTML5 and CSS3 features. |
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