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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: October 03, 2008
- Total Downloads: 176,936
- Downloads last week: 3,016
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A newer version of Firefox Portable is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 49 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Read CNET senior editor Rob Vamosi's extended review of Firefox 3.
No longer a fledgling upstart, Firefox 3 is full-featured, lightning fast, and an able Internet Explorer foe. Previous versions have seen Mozilla's approach to features such as tabbed browsing and extensions become extremely popular. Even though Firefox 3 lacks a killer feature, it offers significant improvements not to be missed.
Version 3 introduces a multitude of safety and usability features. The location bar drop-down menu now includes URLs from both your browsing history and your bookmarks. A new Add-Ons manager includes a built-in plug-in search engine, saving you the previous trip to the Mozilla Web site. Single-click the star icon on the right of the location bar to bookmark the current page, or double-click on it to simultaneously add and edit the bookmark entry. You can tag bookmarks, too. Other impressive new features include password confirmation before adding it to the saved passwords list, the ability to pause and resume downloads, and merged forward and backward history lists.
Firefox 3 now runs faster and, according to Mozilla, is less susceptible to hacks and other vulnerabilities. The browser now warns your system's antivirus program when you download a file, and anti-malware and anti-phishing utilities now throw up a warning page before allowing Firefox to load risky sites. The favicon reveals Web sites' ownership details and displays the security level of your connection to that site.
Developers will appreciate that Firefox 3's new graphics and text rendering code provide rendering improvements in CSS and SVG as well as improved display of fonts and complex scripts. Firefox 3--still open-source, as ever--is a browser that all users should consider making their default Web-surfing tool.
Publisher's description
From PortableApps.com :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.
Version 3.0.3 fixes a problem where users were unable to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.0.3 fixes a problem where users were unable to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords.
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User reviews of Firefox Portable 3.0.3
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 49 votes
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Version: Firefox Portable 3.0.3
"I like this software very much"
Pros: I liked this software very much because it is portable
Cons: I would like to download more and portable software
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Firefox Portable 3.0.3
"Da Best!! -(see below to make a great "normal" version)"
Pros: 3.0.3 better for me than 3.0.4. for browsing. "4" lagged and "page not found" sometimes. Got it working well by manually selecting install in Program Files, in Program Files open "Firefox Portable", create shortcut of Firefox Icon, (continued below)
Cons: open Firefox from this icon, at top of browser click tools, then options, advanced, general, and then select Firefox as default. Icon then created on start menu is the only "true" Firefox--operate, make shortcuts, adjust settings only from this icon.
Summary:
I find completely uninstalling and deleting a version of Firefox (icons, settings, program files and all) before installing a new version works best.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Firefox Portable 3.0.3
"Every logon is a new experience"
Pros: Great features, when they work.
Cons: Every time I log on I get a different configuration of FF3 and it is getting frustrating. I may go back to FF2.
Summary: UNSTABLE!!
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Firefox Portable 3.0.3
"All the powerf of Firefox 3.0.3 + portability"
Pros: Firefox 3.0.3 portable has all the vast collections of add-ons of the installable program PLUS the full advantage of portability.
One can put it on any partition/hard drive with no need to install on Windows, thus easing transfer to another storage.Cons: Lag in updating language packs to comply with Firefox ver. 3.0.3 lessens the flexibility of the program. Pity that some indirect manner must be used to overcome this.
Summary: To sum up: Firefox 3.0.3 is a great browser and it's portable envelope just increases it's flexibility.
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