Pale Moon is a custom-built and speed
optimized Firefox browser. The Pale Moon project is the work of a single
individual, using contributed Open Source code to create a
full-featured, speed optimized browser based on the popular Firefox
browser. Having seen the advantages on other systems (e.g. Linux) with
regards to programs being compiled specifically for the capabilities of
the machine it is installed on, it became obviously clear that Windows
users were at a disadvantage: Mozilla only releases windows executables
with maximum compatibility in mind, meaning that Firefox is made to run
on as many different systems as possible, sacrificing efficiency and
speed in the process to be compatible with, by current standards,
absolutely ancient hardware. Mozilla does not provide optimized browser
packages for Windows, meaning you may be losing speed and efficiency
when you use your browser; and truth be told, most people use their
browsers all the time!That needs to change, so, here is the Pale Moon
project: Custom-built and optimized Firefox browsers for Windows
Operating Systems. Make sure to get the most speed and efficiency out of
your browser!
In addition, later versions of Pale Moon aim to provide more freedom
of choice than Mozilla about how people want to browse the web, and
which feedback users want to see; efficiency, after all, should not stop
at the engine of a browser, but extend to all parts of it, including
the user interface. Specifically, Firefox 4 has redesigned the user
interface after the visions of the Mozilla Firefox product directors and
user experience team; unfortunately also removing essential functions
and making a few less logical design choices. Users will find a slightly
more conservative approach to changes in the user interface in the Pale
Moon browser, which, although very close to Firefox, is (now more
obviously so than before) a different product. However, these
differences in layout do not prevent anyone from configuring their
browser interface to exactly the way they want it to look and work
(including like Mozilla Firefox’s default layout if they so wish).Main features:
• Highly optimized for modern processors
• 100% Firefox sourced: As safe as the browser that has seen years of development.
• Uses slightly less memory because of disabled redundant and optional code
• Significant speed increases for page drawing and script processing
• Stability: experience fewer browser crashes.
• Support for SVG and Canvas, and downloadable fonts including WOFF
• Support for HTML5 and WebGL (v4)
• Support for Firefox extensions (add-ons), themes and personas
• Support for OOPP (Out-of-process plugin execution)
• Able to use existing Firefox profiles, bookmarks and settings with this migration tool
Changes in Pale Moon 3.6.28:
Changes:
* DNS prefetching is now disabled by default to prevent router hangups
Fixes:
* Fix for browsing history not being saved in certain situations (Bug #705610)
Changes in Pale Moon 8.0:
* Improved cache handling: this will make the browser handle system resources more efficiently on most systems.
* Improved networking: communication with web servers should be noticeably faster and smoother
* Fix for a rare image decoding bug (garbage, possible crashes)
Homepage – http://www.palemoon.org
Size: 11.3 MB
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