The optimized version of Firefox
Pale Moon is a custom-built and optimized Firefox-based browser for Windows operating systems with current, high performance processors. It looks identical to the standard Firefox browser and supports Firefox extensions, themes and identities.
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 bookmarks and settings with this migration tool
What"s new in Pale Moon version 24.4.1:
- Bugfix: the new status bar code in 24.4.0 had a bug, preventing the downloads panel/window from opening when clicking on the download status indicator. There may have been a few other, similar small usability bugs in the same code that have now been fixed.
- Feature update: Selecting "Warn me when closing multiple tabs" in the Options window will now apply both to closing a window and closing other tabs in the tab bar.
- Bug #940714 - Add an RAII class to make synchronous raster image decoding safer.
- Bug #896268 - Use a stateless approach to synchronous image decoding. security fix
- Bug #982909 - Consistently use inner window when calling OpenJS. security fix
- Bug #982957 - Fix crash if certain sweeps run out of memory. security fix
- Bug #982906 - Remove option for security bypass in URI building. security fix
- Bug #983344 - JavaScript: Simplify typed arrays and fix GC loops. security fix
- Bug #982974 - Be paranoid about neutering ArrayBuffer objects. security fix
Download: Pale Moon 24.4.1 | 20.3 MB (Freeware)
Download: Portable Pale Moon 24.4.1 | 21.9 MB
Download: Pale Moon 24.4.1 x64 | 23.5 MB
Download: Intel Atom-optimized Pale Moon 24.4.1 | 20.2 MB
View: Pale Moon Homepage