As of September 2017, Firefox has between 5.96% and 13.6% of worldwide usage as a "desktop" browser, making it the second most popular web browser. Usage then declined in competition with Google Chrome.
įirefox usage grew to a peak of 32% at the end of 2009, temporarily making version 3.5 the world's most popular browser. Firefox is the spiritual successor of Netscape Navigator, as the Mozilla community was created by Netscape in 1998 before their acquisition by AOL. Firefox was released in November 2004, and challenged Internet Explorer's dominance with 60 million downloads within nine months. During its beta phase, Firefox proved to be popular with its testers and was praised for its speed, security, and add-ons compared to Microsoft's then-dominant Internet Explorer 6. An additional version, Firefox for iOS, was released in late 2015 however, because of artificial restrictions imposed by Apple Inc., it is forced to use the platform-bundled WebKit layout engine.įirefox was created in 2002 under the codename "Phoenix" by the Mozilla community members who desired a standalone browser, rather than the Mozilla Application Suite bundle. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Its sibling, Firefox for Android, is available for Android. Firefox is available for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems. Mozilla Firefox (or simply Firefox) is a free and open-source web browser developed by Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, Mozilla Corporation.
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