Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
Mozilla Firefox is in the Web Browsers category of the Browsers section.
What's new in this version: NEW
Mixed content blocking enabled to protects users from man-in-the-middle attacks and eavesdroppers on HTTPS pages.
Options panel created for Web Developer Toolbox
CHANGED
Updated Firefox Logo
Improved about:memory's functional UI
Simplified interface for notifications of plugin installation
Enabled DXVA2 on Windows Vista+ to accelerate H.264 video decoding
Users can now switch to a new search provider across the entire browser
Setting your home page
Setting your home page in Firefox is easy. Just drag the site's icon to the Home button. For more about your home page and to set what tabs show when you open Firefox, see How to set the home page.
One-click bookmarking
To create a bookmark, click on the star icon in the Location bar. That's it! For more about using bookmarks, including tagging and organizing, see How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites.
Finding everything with the Awesome Bar
We like to call Firefox’s Location bar the "Awesome Bar" because when you start to type the name or address of a website you’ve been to before, it finds it for you in an instant. And the more you use it, the better it gets. To learn more Awesome Bar tricks, including searching through your open tabs and searching the web, see Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar.
Searching the web
Search the web with your favorite search site in Firefox’s built-in Search bar. Just click the icon on the left to switch search engines. Learn more search tricks with the Search bar - Easily choose your favorite search engine article.
Tab Groups
Tabs are great and Tab Groups (also known as Panorama) are a great way to keep them organized. With Tab Groups you can visually group related tabs, switch between groups and quickly search through all of your tabs.
To create a tab group, click the all tabs button at the far right end of the tab strip and choose Tab Groups. For details, see Use Tab Groups to organize a lot of tabs.
Staying safe
Instant website ID check
Firefox has a color-coded system that makes it easy to check on suspicious sites and avoid Web forgeries. Just click the button to the left of a site’s address. A green site identity button indicates that your connection is secure and that the owners of the website are who you would expect them to be. Your bank, for example, should have a green button. See How do I tell if my connection to a website is secure? to learn more.
Tell websites to stop tracking you
Many major websites track their visitors' behavior and then sell or provide that information to other companies such as advertisers. Firefox has a Do-Not-Track feature that lets you tell websites you don't want your browsing behavior tracked. For more information about tracking and how to turn this feature on, see How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature?.
Private Browsing
Firefox’s Private Browsing feature allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information to your computer about which sites and pages you’ve visited.
To start Private Browsing, go to the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP), and select Start Private Browsing. Read the Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit article to learn more.
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