Filed under: Mozilla, Browsers
Firefox 3.5 is out, adds private browsing, tab tearing and more
But there are also a few new bells and whistles including a private browsing mode that lets you surf the web without saving any data to your computer. You know, because you don't want your spouse knowing what you're buying for their birthday. Because that's what you'll use this feature for.
There's also support for "tab tearing," which lets you drag and drop tabs between browser windows. Or you can drag a tab out of a browser window to create a new window. Firefox 3.5 also supports HTML video which lets you watch some videos embedded in web pages without any plugins.
Update: The change is now up at getfirefox.com.
Added: Direct download links (US English) straight from Mozilla:
Windows: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.5&os=win&lang=en-US
Mac: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.5&os=osx&lang=en-US
Linux: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.5&os=linux&lang=en-US
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
l337g4m3r2 said 9:44AM on 6-30-2009
how seamlessly will this install with my pre-existing Firefox installation?
And what about add on compatibility?
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tjdouglas said 10:53AM on 6-30-2009
It broke about 50% of my add ons including Tab Mix Plus. But overall it works well, I can go a while at work without TM+, but not at home.
master811 said 2:21PM on 6-30-2009
There is a beta of TBP which will work with it.
mark.stanley said 9:49AM on 6-30-2009
Where would one obtain a Mac version, for those of us that shun windoze?
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Martin-T said 9:59AM on 6-30-2009
Mac
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/Firefox.shtml
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horsethiefbandit said 11:18AM on 6-30-2009
Brad, I notice in the screenshot that you have both Weave and Xmarks installed ... any conflicts?
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Brad Linder said 11:20AM on 6-30-2009
Nope, no conflicts. I've been using Xmarks for ages. I installed Weave yesterday to check out the latest build. I'm not 100% ready to switch from Xmarks to Weave full time, but it's getting close.
Neil said 11:13AM on 6-30-2009
AFAIK this is the same as RC3
30be90d08f03a4a749f661b2efaf01ec *Firefox Setup 3.5.exe
bash-3.2$ md5sum Firefox\ Setup\ 3.5\ RC\ 3.exe
30be90d08f03a4a749f661b2efaf01ec *Firefox Setup 3.5 RC 3.exe
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216 said 11:25AM on 6-30-2009
I want to update, but about half of my add-ons are incompatbile
a;lsdflasdj;f come on developers!!!
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Erik Sagen said 11:28AM on 6-30-2009
Seems to be a bit faster, though I'm not sure about the new tab button.
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Jakurb said 12:06PM on 6-30-2009
You can get the developer build of tab mix plus (just search for it).
Is it just me or does this use a lot more memory than it used to?
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Josh said 1:02PM on 6-30-2009
Hahaha! "You know, because you don't want your spouse knowing what you're buying for their birthday. Because that's what you'll use this feature for." that's kick ass funny!
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Josh said 1:12PM on 6-30-2009
I have used Firefox 3.5 since it was 3.5b1. I uninstalled Firefox and reinstalled Firefox 3.5 today just to get rid of the "Preview" name. lol
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motang said 1:11PM on 6-30-2009
Have it updated on my XP machine, but still waiting for Ubuntu to update it...I wonder if they will.
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Cam said 1:55PM on 6-30-2009
Been using it since 3.1 b1, no addons were broken.
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A B said 3:43PM on 6-30-2009
Anyone else notice a little empty box appearing under their mouse after the upgrade?
If so, do you know why it's there? And if it is a bug, any ideas how to get rid of it?
TIA
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MarkyB86 said 2:19PM on 7-02-2009
Anyone else having problems with PNG's showing incorrect colors and ruining some web pages? Most importantly http://www.carrbros.net
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