Mozilla Firefox 0.8

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• Price: Free
• Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
• Date added: February 09, 2004
• Total Downloads: 18,089,134
• Downloads last week: 81,046
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

The final release of Mozilla Firefox offers enough features to make you rethink Internet Explorer. You can easily create toolbars by dragging and dropping icons. Live Bookmarks turn RSS feeds into something that acts like a bookmarks folder. You can type Google search queries right into the address bar or use the built-in search box. The program displays the page source in a new window, using indents and color-coded tags like an HTML editor. You can view your bookmarks or history in the Sidebar area, which lets you quickly revisit your favorite sites. Though the browser hides its advanced settings, you can still build modules using XML, CSS, JavaScript, and even C . The program includes such tools as a JavaScript debugger and a DOM viewer.

At 55MB for 25 windows, the browser uses fewer resources than Internet Explorer but more than Opera. The built-in pop-up blocker works better than Opera's, IE's, and those of most paid standalone utilities. However, the download manager is still underdeveloped. Though the final release version vastly improves stability, we noticed occasional reluctance to maximize in response to Alt Tab commands. People who want more security than IE provides should look at Mozilla Firefox.

Publisher's description

Mozilla Firefox (formerly Firebird) is a speedy, full-featured browser for Microsoft Windows that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes comprehensive pop-up controls to keep unwanted advertising off your desktop; a tab-browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window, allowing you to load links in the background without leaving the page you're on; integrated Google searching; industry-leading keyboard navigation; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that lets you see more of the page than any other browser, while at the same time being more configurable; a large variety of free downloadable extensions and themes that add specific functionality and visual changes to your browser; and a number of other details that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

New features in this release include a powerful new download manager that makes tracking multiple downloads easier; numerous improvements to bookmarks handling, making it easier than ever to keep track of your favorite sites; improved handling of extensions (small, easy-to-download applications that can be installed with a few mouse clicks and that extend the browser's functionality); and an easy-to-use installer for Microsoft Windows users.

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