{"id":61762,"date":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2010\/01\/21\/firefox-3-6-release\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:30:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:30:25","slug":"firefox-3-6-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/firefox-3-6-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla Delivers Firefox 3.6 to Millions of Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla, a  public-benefit organization dedicated to promoting choice and  innovation on the Web, today released Firefox\u00ae 3.6, an update  to its popular, free and open source Web browser. The latest version of  Firefox introduces cutting-edge  features, support for a wide variety of Web standards, and access to more than 6,000 free add-ons that allow users to  customize their browser to their liking.<\/p>\n<p>Firefox 3.6 is more than 20 percent faster than Firefox 3.5 and includes extensive  under the hood work to improve performance for everyday  Web tasks such as email,  uploading photos, social networking, and more. It also  delivers new features like customizable browser themes called Personas, a  ground-breaking Plugin  updater, improved  JavaScript performance, and enhancements to  familiar favorites like the Awesome  Bar for a better, more personal Web experience.<\/p>\n<p>Firefox 3.6 was built by Mozilla\u2019s global community of passionate contributors, including thousands of experienced developers, security experts, localization and support communities, and hundreds of  thousands of active testers. More than 350 million users worldwide enjoy  Firefox&#8217;s fast, secure browsing experience and unparalleled  customization.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What\u2019s new in Firefox 3.6:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below  are some of the <a title=\"coolest features of Firefox 3.6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/firefox\/features\/\">coolest  features of Firefox 3.6<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personas: Personalize the look of your Firefox by  selecting new themes called <a title=\"Personas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/firefox\/video\/?video=personas?source=mozblog\">Personas<\/a> in a single click and without a restart<\/li>\n<li>Plugin Updater: To keep you  safe from potential security vulnerabilities, Firefox will now <a title=\"detect  out of date plugins\" href=\"http:\/\/theunfocused.net\/2009\/10\/06\/firefox-3-6-knows-when-your-plugins-are-out-of-date\/\">detect out of date plugins<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stability improvements: Firefox 3.6  significantly decreased crashes caused by third party software &#8211; all without sacrificing our  extensibility in any way<\/li>\n<li>Form Complete: When filling out an  online form, Firefox suggests information for fields based on your common answers in similar field<\/li>\n<li>Performance: Improved JavaScript      performance, overall browser responsiveness, and startup time<\/li>\n<li>Open  Video and Audio: With  the world\u2019s best implementation of HTML 5 audio and video support, now video can be  displayed full screen and supports poster frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s New Under the Hood  for Developers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support for the latest   HTML5 specification, including the File API for local  file handling<\/li>\n<li>Font  Support: In addition to  OpenType and TrueType  fonts, 3.6 now supports the new Web Open Font Format (<a title=\"WOFF\" href=\"http:\/\/hacks.mozilla.org\/2009\/10\/woff\/\">WOFF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>CSS gradients: Supports linear      and radial CSS gradients which allow for a smoother transition  between      colors<\/li>\n<li>Device orientation: Firefox 3.6  exposes the orientation of the laptop or device to Web pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to get Mozilla Firefox 3.6:<\/h3>\n<p>Firefox 3.6 is available for Windows,  Mac OS X, and Linux in more than 70 languages &#8211; more platforms and languages than  any other browser! You can download Firefox 3.6 at <a title=\"http:\/\/www.firefox.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firefox.com\/\">www.firefox.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:<\/p>\n<p>For  screenshots and logos, visit <a title=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/press\/images.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/press\/images.html\">http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/press\/images.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a video tour of Firefox 3.6, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/firefox\/video\/?video=whatnew-3.6\">http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/firefox\/video\/?video=whatnew-3.6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further details on  Firefox 3.6 features can be found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/press\/firefox-3-6-reviewers-guide.pdf\">Reviewer\u2019s Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and how  it provides a  better and faster online experience, visit <a title=\"http:\/\/www.firefox.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firefox.com\/\">www.firefox.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Web developers are  encouraged to check out the <a title=\"Firefox 3.6 for  developers page\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en\/Firefox_3.6_for_developers\">Firefox 3.6 for  developers page<\/a> and the <a title=\"full  release notes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/firefox\/3.6\/releasenotes\/\">full  release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla, a public-benefit organization dedicated to promoting choice and innovation on the Web, today released Firefox\u00ae 3.6, an update to its popular, free and open source Web browser. 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