New in 2.0.0.5: Improved support for Windows Vista, new security patches (including
a fix for the firefoxurl:// security exploit - complete list here), various minor enhancements and bug fixes for earlier releases; Release Notes - Last Updated: 07.18.07 Upgrade Meter:2
New in 2.0.0.3: Fix for significant regression with a well-tested and well-understood patch, patches for new public security bugs, various other minor enhancements and bug fixes; Release Notes - Last Updated: 03.20.07 Upgrade Meter:2
New in 2.0: Built-in Anti-Phishing protection, new theme that updates Firefox's interface,
improvements to tabbed browsing (including the ability to re-open recently closed tabs), support for client-side session and persistent storage, search suggestions now appear with search history in the search box for Google and Yahoo!, links default to opening in new tabs (not new windows), inline spell checking in text boxes, close buttons now appear on every tab, automatic restoration of your browsing session if there is a crash, search suggestions now appear in the search box autocomplete for Google and Yahoo!, new search plugin manager for removing and re-ordering search engines, improved support for previewing and subscribing to web feeds, new microsummaries feature for bookmarks, Add-Ons manager improves the user interface for managing extensions and themes, search service that supports Sherlock and OpenSearch engines; various bug fixes; Release Notes - Last Updated: 10.23.06 Upgrade Meter:5
New in v1.5.0.9:
Improvements to product stability, several security fixes (complete list here) (v1.5.0.9); fix for a Windows Media Player plugin regression introduced in version 1.5.0.5 (v1.5.0.6); Release Notes - Last Updated: 12.19.06 Upgrade Meter:2
New in v1.5 (aka Deer Park): Improved Web standards support (support for Scalable Vector Graphics, JavaScript 1.6 and more CSS), improved software update system, faster back and forward navigation, improvements to Web site rendering and performance, ability to cleare private browsing data, drag-and-drop reordering of browser tabs, redesigned Options/Preferences window, better pop-up blocking, new DHTML accessibility features, enhanced security, improved support for Mac OS X; Release Notes - Last Updated: 11.29.05 Upgrade Meter:4
New in v1.0.7: Various security fixes, including a solution for the IDN link buffer overflow vulnerability; stability improvements; fix for bug 308484 that changes the behaviour of XMLHttpRequest to improve compatibility with extensions; fixes for regressions introduced by previous security updates; Release Notes - Last Updated: 09.19.05 Upgrade Meter:2
New in v1.0.5: Various minor bug fixes and security patches (complete list of security fixes available here; Release Notes - Last Updated: 07.13.05 Upgrade Meter:2
New in v1.0:
Improved pop-up blocker, Live Bookmarks (with RSS support), security improvements, plug-in finder service, improved searching within web pages, single window mode, better tabbed browsing controls, 'significant' layout/css fixes for Gecko and website rendering, bug fixes for find toolbar, improved migration from other browsers on first run, hundreds of bug fixes (since v1.0 PR); Release Notes - Last Updated: 11.09.04 Upgrade Meter:5
New in v0.9:
Updated default theme, comprehensive data migration (imports favorites, history, settings, cookies, and passwords from Internet Explorer, Mozilla 1.x, Netscape 4.x-7.x, and Opera), built-in extension (plug-ins) and theme managers, new online help system, better Bookmarks, search refinements; Release Notes Upgrade Meter:4