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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: April 29, 2005
- Total Downloads: 18,089,134
- Downloads last week: 81,046
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11934 votes
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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.
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From Mozilla :Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; 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 1.0.3 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 11934 votes
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4 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
Pros: Fast, secure, and very configurable. You can skin it too. There are lots of extensions that enrich the browser. Millions of users are improving Firefox EVERY day. And it's also free! I give Firemonger CDs to friends to spread Firefox. Firemonger is downloadable from MozillaZine.org. To show support and compliments, I bought some Firefox t-shirts to give away with the CDs. I still find Opera faster though. But Firefox is improving in every build. In every extension made and downloaded, too. Get Firefox now and donate the same!
Cons: It hangs, but very seldomly though.
NOTE: Does anybody recommend a good setting for the "Tweak Network Settings" extension? Because I don't find any improvements when I choose the "Power User" option. If so, please DO reply.
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8 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
"Greatest Browser now even more secure!"
Pros: 1. Tabbed Browsing
2. pop-up blocker
3. fast
4. secure
5. RSS
6. Extensions and Themese at update.mozilla.org add more features to firefox. This includes extensions like adblock and mouse gestures. Firefox was built to be used with extensions. The bare firefox browser only has the basic needs of internet browsing.
Cons: None! Contrary to the popular belief by the press that having security updates means the browser is unsafe, is wrong. All browsers have some flaws. The updates just show that Firefox does something about the flaws it finds.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
Pros: Easy to install. Easy to configure. Very secure & 'NO MORE POP UPS'. Alot better than Internet Explorer. Thanks Mozilla...
Cons: Absolutely 'NO' complaints...
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
"All you have to do is use it..then you'll know....."
Pros: Too many pros to list. Use it, then you'll see. Except for the 2 cons below, it is better then any other browser i've used, bar none.
Cons: A very small percentage of websites are made to work exclusively with IE. They're becoming fewer and fewer though.
Also it can't (last time i checked) save a webpage as a single file. I wouldn't be suprised if there's a plugin that fixes that though.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
Pros: I have used it for 4 months and now upgrading to version 1.0.4 and am satisfied with this brower.
Since IE is targeted by many virus, Firefox is safer alternative to surf the world of internet.
Inspite of some cons below, I still recommend you to install it for surfing the website that you are not sure of its security.
Cons: For some local language, it shows incomplete alphabet.
Moreover, some website doesn't support firefox due to firefox just become more popular last few months
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