Firefox 5 Now Available For Download Via FTP

Firefox 5 is now available for download, but only via FTP. Even it is says Firefox 5 or major update, but Firefox 5 look identical than its predecessor Firefox 4. The only major feature added is Tracking feature, you can find it in Firefox menu > Options > Privacy tab > select “Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked”. And this Firefox 5 is the first Mozilla Firefox in Mozilla’s new release cycle of smaller, more frequent upgrades, as opposed to huge ones every few years to keep their promise to deliver rapid release development cycle.

Firefox 5 first impression

Even there are a lot of improvements, i tried to test it with Acid3 benchmark test, and the result is the score still the same 97/100. For browsing performance, i feel no different. The only different is some of my Firefox’s addons not working in this new Firefox 5. So now i revert back to Firefox 4 and stick with it until this Firefox 5 is ready and stable.

Download Firefox 5

• Firefox 5 for Windows
• Firefox 5 for Mac
• Firefox 5 for Linux

Update: Now Firefox 5 update is available from Firefox About page: Firefox menu > Help > About Firefox

Article by Ivan Kristianto

Ivan Kristianto is a profesional web developer and blogger. Very interest with free and open source software. Follow my Twitter: @ivankrisdotcom or Facebook profile IvanKristiantoBlog or Email me at ivan@ivankristianto.com

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ivankrisdotcom 14 pts

Some plugins like Daemon toolbar and IDM CC not working with Firefox 5

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