Mozilla Firefox for Mac

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Fast and Easy Browsing

In the past years, Mozilla Firefox has lagged behind with its main competitors, Chrome and Edge in terms of browsing speed. However, in 2017 the app bounced back and found a new lease of life with its new update, the Quantum. This new release offers arguably the fastest browsing speed available today.

According to the developer, this version is twice as fast than its predecessors. According to tests, Mozilla Firefox only takes under a minute to start. The app averages 4.3 seconds to navigate and load pages, even those with heavy contents such as news sites. More so, the revamped version consumes 30% less memory than Chrome. This means you the browsing speed is still the same even if you open lots of tabs.

Besides speedy browsing rate, Mozilla Firefox also boasts a well-laid out and clean interface, making it easy to locate tools and features. From the homepage, you can access not just the Google search box but other settings, including your downloads, bookmarks, history, synchronization, and add-ons. More so, you can customize your toolbars to tailor it to your needs. You can even use a dual URL and search field.

Mozilla Firefox also supports multiple browser tabs. You can open many tabs at once in a single window and even rearrange them by dragging and dropping the tabs. Should you close a tab or even the whole window by accident, the app can recover it for you.

Secure Browsing

Perhaps what help Mozilla Firefox in boosting its browsing speed is its anti-tracking features. Some studies claim that tracking actually slows down your browsing because of the data exchange that is required to track your movements through the web.

Mozilla Firefox provides automatic tracking protection. This way not only will it prevent slowing down of your browsing, but it can also protect you from websites which collects your Internet activities. This tracking protection is customizable, and you can adjust the level of blocking you want. You can choose to block some tracking, or you can choose to block all tracking. You even have the option to create a list of specific websites that you wish to block. Mozilla Firefox also lets you control third-party cookies.

On top of protecting your computer from malware, Mozilla Firefox also blocks pop-ups. It even lets you set parental controls to block websites and certain types of connect to make sure that your child could not access sites with violent or mature contents. The app also automatically clear cached history and cookies each time you close the browser.

Other privacy features that Mozilla Firefox boasts about is the ability to save passwords for each website as well as setting a master password for all website.

Setting the Bar High

Mozilla Firefox may not be the staple browser for most devices, but it can be your best bet right now. It comes complete with features, speed, flexibility, and reliability to give you the smoothest browsing. Based on ease of use, security, and fast speed, this browser app has certainly set the bar high for its competitions.