Mozilla Firefox is a free, open-source web browser built on Mozilla's Gecko engine. Its Awesome Bar suggests pages from history, bookmarks and open tabs as users type, while tab tools help manage busy browsing sessions. Panorama groups tabs visually, App Tabs keep frequent sites close at hand, and Switch-to-Tab avoids duplicate pages. This release targets older Windows versions.
| Author: | Mozilla Foundation |
| License: | Freeware |
| Price: | FREE |
| Released: | Dec 10, 2013 |
| File size: | 23.00 MB |
| Downloads: | 489 |
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| Author URL: | https://www.mozilla.org/ |
Mozilla Firefox is a web browser for people who want to visit websites, manage multiple pages at once and keep frequently used links close at hand. It uses Mozilla's Gecko engine to display web content and supports web standards. Its interface brings navigation, search, bookmarks and tabs together, with features designed to make it easier to return to sites and keep browsing organized.
The location bar, called the Awesome Bar, searches as a user types and suggests matches from browsing history, bookmarks and open tabs. Its adaptive suggestions become more relevant through use, while privacy controls let users manage how results are produced. Tabs allow several sites to remain open in one window, and App Tabs keep frequently used pages, such as webmail, in a compact, persistent spot. Switch-to-Tab detects when a page is already open and directs the user to that tab instead of creating a duplicate.
Firefox also provides tools for handling a crowded session. Panorama groups tabs into named, movable collections, which can be arranged visually and opened as needed. Closed tabs and windows can be reopened after an accidental close. Bookmarks are managed from a dedicated button, while a combined reload and stop control handles page loading from the location bar. The browser's menus are collected in a single Firefox button, and its tabs sit above the location bar to give page content more room.
These features suit everyday browsing as well as research, shopping and work that involves switching among several websites. History and bookmark suggestions can help locate pages when their addresses are forgotten, while tab groups separate different tasks without requiring multiple browser windows. Firefox is free and open source, and its interface was made available in many languages through contributions from the Mozilla community.
This release was designed for older Windows versions, including Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8; that compatibility information does not establish support for Windows 10 or Windows 11. It is a desktop browser from the Mozilla Foundation, and its feature set and system requirements belong to this older release rather than current Firefox editions.