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Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular browser choices, offering high speeds and displays versatility when you add plugins. The program is extremely light on your computer resources.

Before Chrome, there was Firefox

Experience a fast and reliable browser that is versatile and feature-rich when you use Mozilla Firefox.

You’ve probably heard of Mozilla Firefox, one of the most used desktop browsers available. Firefox competes with other popular browsers such as Google Chrome and Opera Browser. Arguably, Mozilla offers the fastest speeds available for browsing the web.

Internet browsers are notorious for eating your computer’s resources. This is especially visible in Google Chrome’s consumption of almost all of a computer’s RAM. However, Mozilla Firefox is lightweight, meaning it won’t consume all of your computer’s resources. It uses thirty percent less memory than Chrome does. Yet, speed and performance is not sacrificed by this software being lightweight.

Your privacy is ensured when you use Mozilla Firefox, the security features on this program include anti-tracking to ensure your location stays hidden. However, you’ll find that there are fewer extensions available for Firefox compared to Chrome. There’s also no live support to answer any queries you may have.

When you’re browsing the Internet, you may want to save a few websites, which is a great idea. However, you may regret doing this as bookmarks you’ve made are hard to find. Unless you organize the tab constantly you won’t be able to view your old bookmarks easily. But, for all the bad in this application, it’s speed and compatibility with most systems makes up for its shortcomings.

Where can you run this program?

Firefox is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and IOS devices.

Is there a better alternative?

No, when it comes to browsers you can’t expect a one-size-fits-all solution. You’ll need to take a look at everything and decide what features you want more than others.

Our take

Mozilla Firefox is a great browser that’s lightweight and offers high speeds. Yet by offering these, it doesn’t compromise on security and privacy.

Should you download it?

Yes, if you’re looking for a fast, system-friendly and versatile browser then this is the optimal choice for you. Offering extension support means you’ll be customizing Mozilla to your personal needs.

  • Pros

    • Fast speed
    • Light on resources
    • Strong privacy protection
  • Cons

    • No live support
    • Hard to find your bookmarks
    • Few extensions available

Specifications

Platform
  • Mac
  • Android
  • Windows
Language
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Dutch
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
License

Free

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Developer
Mozilla

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