{"id":11910,"date":"2010-07-07T13:59:47","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T12:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/firefox-4-beta-available-for-download\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:12:37","slug":"firefox-4-beta-available-for-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/firefox-4-beta-available-for-download\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 4 Beta available for download"},"content":{"rendered":"

The guys over at Mozilla certainly don’t close for holidays. Not only are we getting a new update for Firefox 3.6 every two weeks or so, but now we also have the first beta release of Firefox 4<\/strong><\/a> to play with. This new version of Mozilla’s popular browser brings a bunch of new features, some of which you’ll see from the very beginning, some others will stay under the hood. Let’s take a look at them:<\/p>\n

The most outstanding new feature in Firefox 4 is the new interface design<\/strong>. Tabs are now on top of the address bar<\/strong> by default, which may put some users off. I’m fine with it, but if you don’t like it you can disable top tabs by going to View > Toolbars and unchecking “Tabs on top”.<\/p>\n

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Another new element in the interface is the big orange button<\/strong> on the top left corner. This button opens a drop-down menu<\/strong> that replaces the standard toolbar from previous versions. I think it’s going to take me a while to get used to it…<\/p>\n

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The Bookmarks bar is now also a button<\/strong>,\u00a0 placed on the right side of the interface. You can switch back to the regular Bookmarks toolbar if you’re not comfortable with this new menu.<\/p>\n

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The best new feature in Firefox 4 (at least for me) is the new add-ons manager<\/strong>. It opens up in a blank tab instead of a separate window, it’s got a much cleaner design and it’s easier to use.<\/p>\n

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Besides these major features, there are a couple of minor improvements I particulary enjoyed in the new Firefox 4. One is the little indicator one each tab that displays the website’s loading progress<\/strong>, and the other is the merging of the Reload and the Stop buttons in one.<\/p>\n

Firefox 4 includes also other interesting features, though they may not be that obvious. The implementation of Websockets and a new SDK for add-ons, together with support for HTML5<\/strong> and CSS3<\/strong> make Firefox 4 a really interesting update. Also, the browser scored an excellent 97\/100 in the Acid3 test<\/strong> – not perfect, but still better than other browsers on the market.<\/p>\n

Have you tried Firefox 4 yet? Do you like it? Leave a comment with your thoughts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The guys over at Mozilla certainly don’t close for holidays. Not only are we getting a new update for Firefox 3.6 every two weeks or so, but now we also have the first beta release of Firefox 4 to play with. This new version of Mozilla’s popular browser brings a bunch of new features, some … Continue reading “Firefox 4 Beta available for download”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-11910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t