Firefox Quantum, the latest version of Mozilla’s longstanding Web browser, arrived today and is available for immediate download and upgrade. Firefox has been around a long time, and during that time it accumulated a lot of new features which slowly, over time, slowed the browser down. Firefox Quantum is a whole new browser using a new engine and rebuilt from the ground up.
I’ve been testing the beta version for a few months and found it very fast. It had a few issues which apparently have been ironed out. The biggest issue was its inability to use some add-on’s, like LastPass. Mozilla has been up front warning that some of your favorites might not currently work…and I found that to be true with the beta.
But with the release of the final version, I found that all my most useful add-ons all work just fine…including LastPass. Only three older add-ons would not work. And it is beautiful. And the screen rendering is just gorgeous…much better than the old version…or any of the other browsers available today, including Chrome. It is clean, clear and crisp.
As for speed, it is definitely fast…although I have only used the final version for a couple of hours. I will have a more in-depth review in the near future as I add it to all my computers. But you might want to give it a try. Below are two stories that will give you a good overview.
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Blazing speed for sure...but some of your favorite add-ons may not work.
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