Mozilla Firefox Features

Developer:	Mozilla Corporation
License:	Open Source / Free
User Rating:	(18 votes)
Official Website:	www.mozilla.com
Platform:	Windows, Mac, Linux

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Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers on the internet today. Mozilla Firefox was developed by Mozilla Corporation. The software lets user search the internet fast and safe, customize their browser, browse multiple pages at once, smart search, browse privately, smart bookmark, and much more.

Mozilla Firefox is available for Windows, Mac and Linux users. User can download the software for free from this web browser software website.

Mozilla Firefox has nine main features such as: Security & Privacy, Performance, Customization, Personal, Productivity, Tabs, Search, Universal Access, and The Cutting Edge feature.

Security & Privacy Highlight Features:

• Instant Web Site ID – By clicking on a site favicon, user can check up on suspicious sites, avoid Web forgeries and make sure a site is what it claims to be.
• Private Browsing – When this feature is enabled, user will not leave a single browsing fingerprint behind for others to discover.
• Clear Recent History – User can clear all their private data or their activity over the past few hours with a few quick clicks.
• Forget This Site – Lets user remove every trace of any site from their browser.
• Anti-Malware – Protects user from viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware. Firefox checks every part of a Web page before loading it to make sure nothing harmful is sneaking in the back door.
• Anti-Virus Software – Firefox integrates elegantly with user’s antivirus software. When user downloads a file, their computer’s antivirus program automatically checks it to protect them against viruses and other malware.
• Anti-Phishing – Lets user shop and do business safely on the Internet.
• Pop-Up Blocker – User can banish pop-ups (and pop-under windows) from their surfing experience once and for all.
• Parental Controls – Allows user to enforce parental control settings and stop unwanted downloads and more.
• Customized Security Settings – User can customize settings for passwords, level of scrutiny, cookies, loading images and installing add-ons for a fully empowered Web experience.
• Add-ons – It looks for a secure connection before installing or updating add-ons, 3rd party software, and Personas.
• Password Manager – Lets user choose to “remember” site passwords without intrusive pop-ups.
• Automated Update – Lets user install upgrades when they receive automatic notification or wait until they are ready.

Performance Highlight Features:

• Smaller Memory Footprint – Firefox uses less of user’s computer’s memory while it is running.
• Memory Management – Firefox keeps memory usage under control. The XPCOM cycle collector continuously cleans up unused memory.
• Faster Page Load – User can see Web pages faster and in the way they were meant to be seen with the redesigned page rendering and layout engine of Firefox.
• Color Profile Support – With improved graphics engine, user can see their online photo albums sharper and more brilliant than ever.
• Super Speed – With TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, it dramatically gives better performance than ever before, especially, for Web applications like email, photo sites, online word processors and more.

Customization Highlight Features:

• Over 6,000 Ways to Customize – User can customize Firefox with a growing library of over 6,000 add-ons.
• Add-ons Manager – Lets user find and install add-ons directly in their browser.
• Browser Look & Feel – Allows user to dress up their browser as they like it.
• Beyond Add-ons – User can also add new search engines, change toolbar preferences, display different sizes, shapes and styles for their browser’s navigation buttons and more.

Personal Highlight Features:

• Awesome Bar – Lets user type in term into location bar and the autocomplete function will show in a drop down the possible matching sites from their browsing history, and sites they have bookmarked and tagged.
• Tags – Lets user label a site with names or categories that are meaningful to them.
• Library – All browsing history and all bookmarks are archived in the Library, where user can be easily searched and organized.
• One-Click Bookmarking – One click on the star icon at the end of the location bar bookmarks a site. Two clicks and user can choose where to save it and whether to tag it.
• Smart Bookmark – Lets user find things fast with Smart Bookmarks. They just click on the Bookmarks menu for quick access to sites organized by most visited, recently bookmarked and recently tagged.

Productivity Highlight Features:

• Platform-Native Look & Feel – Whether user uses Windows Vista, Mac or Linux, the browser seamlessly integrates into their computer’s environment.
• RSS Feed Reader – User can read feeds using an online Web service, a client-side feed reader or by creating a Firefox Live Bookmark.
• Download Manager – Lets user download files seamlessly and securely.
• Spell Checking – This built-in spell checker lets user enter text directly into Web pages like blog posts and Web-based email without worrying about typos and misspellings.
• Session Restore – User can restart the browser without losing their place after they install an add-on or software update.
• Full Zoom – User can visit their favorite news page and read the caption under the picture or view the picture itself in a size they can see.

Tabs Highlight Features:

• Tabs – Lets user browse multiple sites at once.
• Easy Organization – User can arrange the order of their tabs by dragging them in one swift move of their mouse.
• Reopen Closed Tabs – If user accidentally closes a tab, they can reopen it in one click by just viewing Recently Closed Tabs in the History menu.
• Save on Exit – When user quits Firefox, they can save their tabs and windows for the next time they start.
• Smooth Scrolling – Lets user scroll through tabs easily to see them all and access the one they want quickly.

Search Highlight Features:

• Smart Keywords – Lets user assign keywords to search engines, and then simply enter their key and search words in the location bar.
• Search Suggestions – Allows user to start typing in the search bar and it will prompt them with a drop down of filled-in suggestions, plus they can use the search bar as a calculator, converter and more.
• Integrated Web Search – Use can select the search engine of their choice and type what they want to find directly into the box.
• Hundreds of Search Engines – Lets user access their favorite search engines quickly from the integrated search bar.
• Find – User can search for a word or phrase on an open Web page.

Universal Access Highlight Features:

• Improved Text Rendering – Lets user read their language as it’s written.
• Downloadable Fonts – User can view a wider variety of fonts on Web sites while they surf.
• Emphasis on Accessibility – Firefox is that much easier to use for those with mobility disabilities and visual impairments.
• Universal Customization – Local developers who know what’s best for their community have customized the browsing experience with local dictionaries, search providers, live bookmarks and Web feeds.
• The Language of Firefox – Has over 70 different translations, from French and Chinese to Finnish and Czech.

The Cutting Edge Highlight Features:

• Offline Browsing – Take user’s computer offline and still have information at their fingertips.
• Web Application Integration – Allows user to expand the power of Web-based applications. For example, they can choose a Web mail clients (like Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo! Mail) to launch when they click on that email address.
• Next-Generation Graphics – The rendering of text and graphics, including SVG and Canvas, is faster and sharper than ever before with Firefox’s upgraded graphics engine.
• Newest Web Technologies – With this brand new and enhanced functionalities enable Web site authors and developers to create advanced content and applications.
• Location-Aware Browsing – Now Firefox can tell websites where user is located so they can find info that’s more relevant and more useful and is done with the utmost respect for user’s privacy.
• Open Video and Audio – Supports open video and audio formats without requiring a plug-in or a proprietary software download.

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