Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source[12] web browser developed for Windows, OS X and Linux, with a mobile version for Android, byMozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards.[13]
As of October 2012, Firefox has approximately 20% to 24% of worldwide usage share of web browsers, making it the third most used web browser, according to different sources.[14][15][16][17] According to Mozilla, Firefox counts over 450 million users around the world.[18] The browser has had particular success in Indonesia, Germany and Poland, where it is the most popular browser with 65%[19] and 47%[20][21]of the market share, respectively.
Features[edit]
Main article: Features of Firefox
Features include tabbed browsing, spell checking, incremental find, live bookmarking, smart bookmarks, a download manager, private browsing, location-aware browsing (also known as "geolocation") based on a Google service[29] and an integrated search system that uses Google by default in most localizations. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers,[30] of which there is a wide selection, a feature that has attracted many of Firefox's users.
Additionally, Firefox provides an environment for web developers in which they can use built-in tools, such as the Error Console or the DOM Inspector, or extensions, such as Firebug.
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