Firefox includes a range of security features, including security indicators and malware protection. Because of its advanced security features.
Firefox offers an extremely safe browsing experience. Firefox also allows you to control what information you share online, keeping your personal information private.
Mozilla Firefox is the top choice for secure everyday browsing. Its security and privacy credentials are top-notch, and there are more than enough extensions to customize your experience. At the same time, it’s still easy to use for anyone who has ever surfed the web.
In fact, Firefox has some rigorous measures in place. It’s a thing called “sandboxing” which separates the processes of the browser so something like a harmful website doesn’t infect other parts of your laptop or other device.
So, Yes, Mozilla Firefox is a good browser. I have used Firefox since sometime around 2007 and I haven’t looked back since then.
It did have issues with some websites, and I would switch to another browser (Chrome or IE) when Firefox wouldn’t load a page properly, but it was pretty rare. But I had the same issue with the other two browsers, so I wouldn’t really consider it a strike against Firefox.
Now, let’s look at some of the PROS of Mozilla Firefox.
PROS
- Attractive design.
- Fast.
- Customizable.
- Syncing.
- Good standards support.
- Solid security and privacy features.
- Ad-free Reading mode.
- Social network integration.
- Independence from large data-mining vendors.
- Host of developer tools.
- Built-in video and voice calling.
Now at version 48, Firefox’s biggest change is to relegate Flash content to on-demand status. It’s the boldest move away from the deprecated Web technology by any desktop browser. Of course, many other improvements have also made their way in, including process separation, enhanced download protection, and a 64-bit version. Firefox continues its trend of being the most privacy-concerned and customizable Web browser. Other unique features include tracking protection in Private Browsing mode, Hello video chat, an ad-free Reading mode, and a social-sharing tool. It’s also fast and makes frugal use of RAM. In features and customizability, Firefox is unmatched, making it our Editors’ Choice for Windows Web browsers.
Starting Up
Firefox is available for Mac and Linux, as well as Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP (though we don’t recommend you run the last two). If you’re already a Firefox user, all you have to do is restart the browser to get the new version (you can also go to Help > About Firefox to force an update). A fresh install of the browser took up just 91MB compared with Google Chrome‘s 406MB. You can import bookmarks from any other installed browsers on first run, and the setup is as easy as it gets. You can also choose any search provider you like, though Yahoo is the default.
A Slick Look
Firefox’s has the best-looking browser interface around. The new look resembles that of Chrome, but there are real differences. Chrome’s tabs aren’t rounded, and they don’t recede into the window border color when they don’t have the focus, as Firefox’s do. Chrome also displays all tabs no matter how many you have open, which makes them impossible to identify when you have a lot. With Firefox, the tabs remain readable since you scroll back and forth by clicking an arrow when you have too many to read open.
Firefox also keeps the Search box separate from its Address box. This is important privacy protection, as browsers that use a single box typically send everything you type there to a search provider. Firefox’s search box includes a dropdown arrow that lets you choose among search providers. This is handy if, for example, you know you want the Wikipedia or eBay result. It also prevents search entries from being interpreted as Web addresses. For example, if you want to search for content about asm.js (a subset of JavaScript), the address box tries to open a page, while the search box turns up links about the asm.js spec and so on.