Mozilla Firefox, also known simply as Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary the Mozilla Corporation. Versions are available for Android, Chrome OS, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.
History[]
The first public beta, codenamed "Pescadero", was seeded on September 23, 2002.[1][2] Version 1.0, which supported Windows 98 to XP, was released on November 9, 2004.[3] Plug-ins such as Flash Player were deemed a security issue and deprecated in 2017, then phased out by the end of 2020.[4][5] In November 2021, Firefox became the first major third-party web browser to become available through the Microsoft Store with support for both Windows 10 and 11.[6]
System requirements[]
As of May 31, 2022, the minimum PC requirements are Windows 7 or later, a Pentium 4 or later CPU with SSE2 support, and 200 MB of drive space. 512 MB of RAM is required to run in 32-bit; 2 GB of RAM is required for 64-bit. It is possible to install older versions of Firefox for older versions of Windows, but it may not offer the same level of security.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Phoenix 0.1 (Pescadero) Release Notes and FAQ, Mozilla Foundation. 2002-09-23.
- ↑ Milestone: Phoenix 0.1 released, first version of Firefox, Mozilla Foundation. 2013-05-13.
- ↑ Firefox Release Notes, Mozilla Foundation. 2004-11-09.
- ↑ Google and Mozilla pull the plug on Adobe Flash: Tech giants disable the program on browsers following 'critical' security flaw by Victoria Woollaston, Daily Mail. 2015-07-14.
- ↑ Adobe Launches Animate CC, Previously Known As Flash Professional by Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch. 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Mozilla Firefox Finally Arrives in Microsoft Store for Windows 11by Brandon Hill, Tom's Hardware. 2021-11-09.
- ↑ Firefox System Requirements: Firefox 101.0, Mozilla Foundation. 2022-05-31.
External links[]
- Mozilla Firefox Browser at the Microsoft Store
- How to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox at Microsoft Support
- Firefox for Windows 64-bit at Mozilla
- Firefox at Wikipedia