Firefox 17.0.1

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Date updated

December 6, 2012

Developer

Mozilla | (more products)

All time downloads

5,036

License

Free

Platform

Windows

Size

17.40 MB

Description of Firefox 17.0.1

Very flexible and customizable web browser

The Mozilla Firefox web browser offers an alternative to commercial products like Microsoft IE.

Key features

• Speed: going from IE to Firefox is like trading in your minivan for a sports car.
• Safety: our open-source security process means we address threats faster to keep you safe online.
• Easy to Use: Firefox's cutting-edge features are so intuitive you won't know how you lived without them.
• Customization: we offer literally thousands of ways for you to adapt Firefox to meet your unique browsing needs.
• Free: they say the best things in life are free, and Firefox is totally, 100% free of charge.

What is new in version 17.0.1

• FIXED: 17.0.1: Font rendering issue in Firefox 17.0 (bug 814101)
• FIXED: 17.0.1: Reverted user agent change causing some website incompatibilities
• NEW: First revision of the Social API and support for Facebook Messenger
• NEW: Click-to-play blocklisting implemented to prevent vulnerable plugin versions from running without the user's permission (see blog post)
• CHANGED: Updated Awesome Bar experience with larger icons
• CHANGED: Mac OS X 10.5 is no longer supported
• DEVELOPER: JavaScript Maps and Sets are now iterable
• DEVELOPER: SVG FillPaint and StrokePaint implemented
• DEVELOPER: Improvements that make the Web Console, Debugger and Developer Toolbar faster and easier to use
• DEVELOPER: New Markup panel in the Page Inspector allows easy editing of the DOM
• HTML5: Sandbox attribute for iframes implemented, enabling increased security
• FIXED: Over twenty performance improvements, including fixes around the New Tab page
• FIXED: 17.0.1: Leaving Private Browsing with Social API enabled should reset social components (815042)
• FIXED: Pointer lock doesn't work in web apps (769150)
• FIXED: Page scrolling on sites with fixed headers (780345)