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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 15, 2006
- Total Downloads: 18,089,134
- Downloads last week: 81,046
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A newer version of Mozilla Firefox is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11811 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
As more users continue to abandon Internet Explorer, Mozilla's popular Firefox gains traction in the browser space. Version 1.5 of Firefox offers a few notable features, foremost of which is the ability to reorder tabs by dragging and dropping them. You'll also find a tool that lets you quickly clean up your surfing history with two clicks of the mouse or a hot-key combo. The latest iteration of the browser seems more responsive than it has in the past and also is more efficient; with 10 windows open, Firefox consumed slightly less RAM than either IE or Opera.
If you're new to Firefox entirely, you'll appreciate the other features, including the RSS feeds, the JavaScript debugger, the basic download manager, and the ability to search several popular sites (such as Google) directly from the address bar. You can easily create toolbars by dragging and dropping icons. More technically minded users will appreciate that Firefox displays the page source in a new window, using indents and color-coded tags like an HTML editor. The built-in pop-up blocker is still extremely effective, and Firefox's reuptation for tight security is still well deserved. Anyone who's tired of IE will find more than one reason to like this free alternative.
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Publisher's description
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 1.5.0.7 addresses seven security flaws. For more information, read a News.com report.
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User reviews of Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 11811 votes
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24 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Pros: The browser continues to be rock solid and a great browser to use. No negatives I can find really.
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27 out of 36 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
"Latest version of firefox downloads easy and fast"
Pros: Secure browser, many sites for tons of convenient add-ons from security to entertainment, faster than other popular browsers, conisistent updates, and free. This version's install package downloaded in a second and updated my old version in about 10 seconds with no incompatabilities with my old extensions.
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17 out of 19 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Pros: It's impossible to tell in few lines why Firefox is better than IE.
The first things I have in mind are :tabbed browsing (IE 7 hasn't them yet),light resources requirment (about 1/5 than IE),the huge list of extensions you can install (Adblock and DownThemAll really change your browsing).
Once you try it you won't go back (to the ugly and full of bugs IE).
With it (and common sense) my antispyware software is quite useless.
Browser and extensions are often updated,so your security will be always guaranteed (instead of the "once a month" microsoft quite useless updates).
Cons: It takes some seconds to start up (obviously, since it's not embedded in Windows like IE).
Some sites are not (yet) fully compatible (expecially microsoft sites,of course).
Sometimes when minimized it takes some seconds to restore to full screen (because when you don't use it it doesn't use your resources).
Having too much extension may slow considerably the startup (choose them wisely,with only two or three exts your needs can be fullfilled).
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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Pros: Fast - lots of good features - easy customizing to ones taste. Bravo Mozilla.
Cons: None whatsoever
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Pros: It's so convenient with a lot of hotkeys. You can also find the application supporting FireFox easily.
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