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| − | '''Pale Moon''' is a free, [[open-source]] fork of [[Mozilla Firefox]]. It is sometimes used as an alternative to [[Mozilla Firefox]] because of preference, or political or religion-based [[boycott]] of [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]]. | + | '''Pale Moon''' is a free, [[open-source]] fork of [[Mozilla Firefox]]. It uses its own browser engine, Goanna, which is a fork of Mozilla's Gecko engine. It is optimized to run especially well with Intel Atom processors, which are typically found in lower-end devices.https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/28/pale-moon-24-3-introduces-intel-atom-optimized-builds/ It is sometimes used as an alternative to [[Mozilla Firefox]] because of preference, or political or religion-based [[boycott]] of [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]]. |
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| − | * | + | *Other open-source forks of Firefox include Comodo IceDragon and Waterfox (Waterfox has 4 million downloads, but is now owned by a marketing firm).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/technology/11598207/New-search-engine-from-Waterfox-founder-aims-to-take-a-punch-at-Google.html New search engine from Waterfox founder aims to take a punch at Google]</ref> |
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* [http://www.palemoon.org Pale Moon Home] | * [http://www.palemoon.org Pale Moon Home] | ||
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[[Category:Internet]] | [[Category:Internet]] | ||
[[Category:Free Software]] | [[Category:Free Software]] | ||
[[Category:Open Source]] | [[Category:Open Source]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:21, March 21, 2021
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| Pale Moon version 26.0.0 on Windows 7 | |
| About | |
| Type | Web Browser |
| Development status | Active |
| Engine | Gecko |
| License | Freeware, Open-Source |
| Website | palemoon.org
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| Requirements | |
| OS | Windows, GNU/Linux, Android |
| R.A.M. | 256MB |
| Permanent Storage | 150MB |
Pale Moon is a free, open-source fork of Mozilla Firefox. It uses its own browser engine, Goanna, which is a fork of Mozilla's Gecko engine. It is optimized to run especially well with Intel Atom processors, which are typically found in lower-end devices.https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/28/pale-moon-24-3-introduces-intel-atom-optimized-builds/ It is sometimes used as an alternative to Mozilla Firefox because of preference, or political or religion-based boycott of Firefox.
Requirements
- Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/10/Server 2008 or later
- A processor with SSE2 support
- 256 MB of free RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
- At least 150 MB of free (uncompressed) disk space
Notes
- Other open-source forks of Firefox include Comodo IceDragon and Waterfox (Waterfox has 4 million downloads, but is now owned by a marketing firm).[1]
