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Read CNET senior editor Rob Vamosi's extended review of Firefox 2, or watch a video tour of the new features.
Even though Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, you might wonder why if you spend some time with Mozilla Firefox. This light and nimble Web wonder brought tabbed browsing into the mainstream (IE7 recently jumped on the bandwagon) and offers countless ways to customize it through extensions and themes. Drag-and-drop tabs with individual close buttons help keep your content organized the way you like, and you can further streamline your browsing through the use of extensive hot keys. You'll find all of the regular options and features required for surfing the Web in the default setup, but the groundbreaking features come with the thousands of third-party extensions. Likewise, if you don't like the look of the default interface, there are hundreds of slick themes to use, though many weren't updated for version 2 at its release.
Firefox is the perfect browser for those involved with Web design and coding. A JavaScript debugger comes standard, and Firefox displays the page-source code in a new window, using indents and color-coded tags similar to an HTML editor. The built-in pop-up blocker works great for most sites, and new antiphishing protections and enhanced security for extensions are in the version 2 release. Anyone looking for a full-featured browser with seemingly endless ways to customize should download this powerhouse.
Mozilla Firefox - Surf the web and customize your browser - Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
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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; 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 2 features an updated theme and user interface, built-in phishing protection, enhanced search capabilities, improved tabbed browsing, and inline spell checking.
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4.4 starsout of 482 votes
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"Best browser out there"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
Fast, easy to use and highly customisable
Cons
none
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"To me, it appears that the developers have a fantastic"user consciousness"."
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
It is extremely user-friendly and a pleasure to use. They have excellent add-ons and great "skins". I think it's the best I have seen to-date.
Cons
The only problem I have had, and although irritating, it is very minor. When signed in to Investor's Business Daily (IBD),there is one page I cannot use.
Each time I am researching a stock and attempt to bring up the stock's chart, XP's dialogue box pops up telling me Firefox has encountered a problem and has to shut down, yada,yada, yada, ad nauseum.
I have gone to the Microsoft link for more information and I am told the problem belongs to Firefox and they have no fix for it at this time. Then it tells me there is a newer version of firefox than mine and that I should upgrade. However, I am running the most current version and have reinstalled it to make sure it is running correctly and that the files are not corrupted. Same result.
I reported it to Firefox via their "report broken website". I did ask for a response if it was feasible. I have heard nothing in the 3 weeks since I reported it, which somewhat surprises me. However, I realize they may have a policy of not responding to reports sent to that site. Again it is very minor and the only problem I have encountered in the some 6-7 months that I have used it.
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"Flash Player won't work!"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
All but the below.
Cons
I am using a Japanese version of WinXP and the English version of Firefox. I can't get Flash Player to work.
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"O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G Browser...Yummmm"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
Superior in every way to I.E.7, This browser is a real worker and so adjustable. Download it and enjoy the web.
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"Absolutely Brilliant!"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
It is fast, customizable, secure and last but not least EASY!
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"Firefox First, IE as a last resort"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
Nice change in the tabs, The close button is on every one now, Love the add-ons like adblock, and flashblock. Finally I can block out those annoying blinking advertisements, with a plugin available on the mozilla website.. Also can view recently closed tabs. Firefox has a convenient built in spell check for forums and message boards. Very handy.
Cons
I would like to see the favorites in a folder like IE does, not just links in an html file, but if thats the only con, who cares?
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"I can't imagine surfing with any other browser"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
I've been using Firefox for a while now, and I've gotten so used to many of the handy features (as well as add-ons) that I feel rather awkward when I have to go back and use IE. In my years of using FF, I haven't had any troubles with it. Considering that it costs the same as IE (free), but is better in many aspects, I would definitely recommend this browser.
Cons
The only problem is that some websites use ActiveX controls to display content. There are some add-ons you can use to allow these controls in FF, but I don't want to use them. So I miss out a tad. But I'm also safer as a result.
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"This is the best browser out there!"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
I've tried lots of browsers- IE6, IE7, Opera, Konquerer, K-melon, Safari, and Netscape- and none of them could even come close to being as good as Firefox. It's fast when browsing, has a solid and secure open source platform, is one of the most W3C compliant browsers out there (if not the most...), is very customizable with a broad range of themes and extensions, and is very simple to use. It's officially ported to Windows, Mac, and Linux, and has unofficial ports to many other great operating systems.
Cons
It is a little slow to startup, but only a couple of seconds slower than IE7. If have too many extensions installed it can be very slow, but that's if you install and use a very large amount simultaneously.
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"the best"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
it is just so much easier to use
Cons
n/a
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"Awesome! Move over Internet Explorer"
Version: Mozilla Firefox 2
Pros
It is safe, fast, and it has a very clean and friendly interface.
Cons
I can't think of anything bad to say.
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