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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

By · March 31, 2011, 6:28 AM PST · markwkaelin

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  • Firefox 4 - getting a first look

    Mozilla Firefox 4 is now available as a free download. As these First Look screenshots show, Firefox 4 has taken some cues from Chrome and Internet Explorer 9 to make a cleaner and more nimble web browsing experience.

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  • TechRepublic Front Door

    The TechRepublic front door.

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  • Pinned websites

    Similar to Internet Explorer 9, you can pin websites for easy access. Only in IE9 the pinned icons are on the Taskbar, while in Firefox 4 they are located on the tab bar.

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  • Easier bookmarking and history access

    Bookmark favorites and access browser history with convenient icons.

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  • File menu

    File menu.

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  • Edit menu

    Edit menu.

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  • View menu

    View menu.

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  • History menu

    History menu.

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  • Bookmarks

    Bookmarks.

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  • Tools menu

    Tools menu.

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  • Help menu

    Help menu.

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  • General options screen

    General options screen.

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  • Tabs option screen

    Tabs option screen.

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  • Content options screen

    Content options screen.

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  • Applications option screen

    Applications option screen.

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  • Privacy options screen

    Privacy options screen.

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  • Security options screen

    Security options screen.

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  • Sync options screen

    Sync options screen - we'll revisit this one.

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  • Advanced options screen - General tab

    Advanced options screen - General tab.

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  • Advanced options screen - Network tab

    Advanced options screen - Network tab.

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  • Advanced options screen - Update tab

    Advanced options screen - Update tab.

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  • Advanced options screen - Encryption tab

    Advanced options screen - Encryption tab.

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  • Setup Firefox Sync

    You'll have to setup Firefox Sync first before you can use the service.

    I am curious - do you use the Firefox Sync service? Is it effective? Do you recommend it?

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  • Firefox 4 add-ons

    Of course, add-ons are availabe for Firefox 4, but beware, many of the add-ons that worked with Firefox 3.6 are not compatible with 4. You'll have to download updated versions, if they are available.

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  • Firefox extensions

    Similar to add-ons, extensions for Firefox 4 are available, but many of the older 3.6 extenstions will not work with 4.

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  • Firefox themes

    The default Firefox 4 theme is okay with me, but you may crave something more.

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  • Firefox plugins

    Firefox plugins are also available, but they may need to be updated to work with version 4.

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Firefox 4 - getting a first look

Mozilla Firefox 4 is now available as a free download. As these First Look screenshots show, Firefox 4 has taken some cues from Chrome and Internet Explorer 9 to make a cleaner and more nimble web browsing experience.

Images created by Mark Kaelin for TechRepublic. All rights reserved.

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By Mark Kaelin

Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years. Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern.com, aNewDomain.net, and TechRepublic.