Firefox 3 Expert Reviews

After months of testing, Firefox 3 code name Gran Paradiso is available for download from Mozilla. With its new Gekko 1.9 engine, the browser rocks, rendering pages faster and uses fewer system resources overall. As with any new browser, some add-ons ...

Not to rest on its many laurels, the Mozilla organization is hard at work on its next browser release, code-named Gran Paradiso. While an Alpha version of Firefox 3 (Gran Paradiso) Alpha 1 is available for download, this release is not meant for ...

Powerful and polished, Firefox 3 improves on its predecessor in nearly every respect. However, users may not get all of the dramatic speed boosts promised.

Dozens of useful add-ons; first-rate rendering engine; improved interface.

Significantly slower rendering than Safari ; bookmarks must be edited in separate window ; a few minor bugs

The latest version of our favorite browser offers the speed you need, along with better security, a smart address bar, and enough bells and whistles to push it ahead of the competition.

Easy add-on installation, Browser-specific design with customizable appearance, Revamped Address Bar, Enhanced security, Very stable

Still lacks window-merge feature, Still lacks window-merge feature

In previous iterations of Firefox, it was the norm for the browser to ask you to save a password when logging into a Web site, but in the latest version, Firefox 3 waits until after you log in to prompt you to save the password. This is a significant ...

The Mozilla Foundation, the developers of the ever-popular Firefox Web browser, have just released the brand new version of the browser, Firefox 3, after three years of development. The new version is based on a new version of their Gecko code ...

Robust security features, Location bar, Vista-like interface, Improved performance

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New features and improved performance make Firefox 3 the Web browser to beat.

Offers better performance, Innovative bookmark and history searching

Unfiled bookmarks hidden from view, Can't add tags to multiple bookmarks

, so if you view a site that uses one to verify the site owner's identity, you'll know it: A large green button with the company's name will appear on the left side of the location bar

Fire foxy Apple's Safari is a fine Web browser, but many prefer the open-source, cross-platform Firefox, which lets you customize it to heaven and back with themes and add-ons, called extensions, that give more functionality. And the brand-new ...

Much-improved bookmarking. Faster and lighter. Smart location bar. Better password management. Universal binary. And it's free, duh

Not all Firefox 2 add-ons are working yet

Try FF3 worry-free with the help of MultiFirefox, or just take the plunge and step into the future of Firefox. We're guessing you'll be glad you did.

Three years in development, over 15,000 bug fixes and feature improvements, a new page rendering engine, remarkable performance gains, multiple OS integration-you could say the several hundred engineers working on Firefox have been busy. And their ...

Fast. Standards compliant. Location bar predicts site you want. Low memory usage. Improved password management. Download pause, resume, and search.

Sidebar doesn't switch between history and bookmarks. No default button to create new tab. Starts up slower than other browsers.

This new version of Firefox brings it to the head of the class in security, speed (except for startup speed), standards compatibility, and thrifty memory usage. In addition, its powerful new location bar enormously facilitates browsing.