4.0.0429
add: Ctrl+Click menu option
add: save in media click menu
fix: flash key input bug
fix: external tooolbar bug
fix: drag link addto filter bug
improve: press Ctrl key not scroll when highlight
4.0.0424
add: image,flash,media,frame Ctrl+Click menu
add: search bar button quick menu
fix: skin tab arrow bug
fix: Google Talk Gadget input bug
fix: fill form bug
fix: can not resore after minimum
improve: group button arrow
improve: collector Ctrl+G key
3.9.0402
add: search bar quick menu
add: tab close button
add: reset config
fix: fill form bug
fix: link list dialog bug
fix: shut down notify exit bug
fix: favorites menu display bug
improve: favorites menu show favicon
3.9.0307
add: fav menu show favicon
add: stop/refresh button quick menu
fix: Vista interface bug
fix: normal tab display bug
fix: multi-language display bug
fix: search bar display bug
fix: set fill form data bug
3.8.0212
fix: favorites sShow incomplete bug
fix: add to favorites bug
fix: monitor clip url bug when new window
fix: multi-frame find page bug
fix: menu display bug
fix: open multi-line url bug
3.8.0118
fix: filter lead crash bug
fix: multi-frame fill form lead crash bug
fix: can not restore after minimize bug
fix: set external toolbar bug
fix: multi-lang display bug
fix: Ctrl+Arrow switch tab bug
improve: skin tab
3.8.0112
add: customize tab skin
add: auto check new plugin
fix: plugin import bug
fix: use default filter bug
improve: interface
3.7.1225
add: status toolbar commands
add: get search bar text
add: customize monitor icon
add: drag open group file
add: window manager copy multi url
fix: new window sequence bug
fix: mouse drag menu bug
fix: download control inherit bug
improve: quick key function
improve: input dlg function
improve: link list sort speed
3.7.1203
add: online auto update
add: customize status toolbar
add: status toolbar commands
add: auto active search window option
add: open multi line url
fix: pop filter bug
fix: dialog filter bug
fix: favorite order bug
fix: favorite display bug
fix: auto select encoding bug
fix: drag script string bug
improve: default filter list
3.6.1102
add: click status bar choose net interface
add: download manager in drag menu
add: auto page zoom
add: command in favorites pop menu
fix: open home page bug
fix: script favorites menu bug
fix: pop filter bug
fix: frame page content filter bug
fix: show tab fav icon bug
improve: interface
3.6.1018
add: press Ctrl key to prevent dialog box in page
add: go first/last window
add: skin self define tray ico
fix: window size change bug
fix: content filter lead freeze bug
fix: pop filter bug
fix: duplicate filter bug
fix: duplicate filter lead leak bug
fix: input dialog copy bug
fix: visiting list save bug
fix: Google Read can not open bug
fix: drag in disable edit bug
3.5.0906
add: rename, update url of fav quick menu
add: stop refresh drop down menu
fix: fav bar bug
fix: download manager bug
fix: popup filter bug
fix: content filter bug
improve: interface effect
3.5.0808
add: dynamic trim memory
add: auto identify and fill verify code
add: ctrl+arrow option in edit
fix: multi-line bug
fix: favorites bug
fix: external toolbar path param bug
improve: external toolbar icon effect
improve: status toolbar icon effect
improve: relative path support
improve: browser visit address log
3.4.0629
add: custome home page
add: right click search list copy search item
fix: sometimes %u type search lead to crash bug
fix: some interface bug
fix: save group url bug
fix: favorite menu bug
fix: download manager bug
fix: drag drop url bug
3.4.0611
add: group toolbar
add: simulate send key to page in form fill
add: external command gbSendKey for send key to page
add: support special POST type search engine
add: Ctrl+Shift+F1 respond first search engine button
fix: page size bug
fix: tab bar effect bug
fix: the | bug in search engine
fix: drag open image bug
fix: auto run command bug when open all fav URL
fix: settle no use search engine, proxy, group
3.4.0515
add: Ctrl+Alt+Enter domain completion type
fix: use IE auto script bug
fix: drag file in browser will open new window bug
fix: a memory leak bug
improve: relative path support ..\
improve: some group add chinese name
improve: tray icon effect
3.3.0307
add: option for drag text to edit
add: save/fill form for multi frame page
add: highlight/find for multi frame page
add: use & to show uppercase in status bar, for example: &Good &Luck
fix: user delete group outside, group order bug
fix: url alias uppercase bug
fix: font bug under win98
fix: auto save bug when input method exist
fix: use IE proxy setting bug
fix: tab bar tip bug
fix: status bar display effect bug
3.3.0126
1.add drag text to edit
2.fix script error tip bug
3.fix after hide still get focus bug
4.fix can not input in activex control bug
5.improve thunder download manager
6.some interface adjust
3.2.1228
1.add save page as image
2.fix filter drag link bug
3.fix some page input bug
4.fix edit command bug
5.fix fullscreen bug
6.address bar and search bar keep focus
7.improve some GUI problem
3.1.0730
1. restore read icon
2. improve filter
3. fix favorites menu bug
4. fix some small bugs
3.1.0711
1.fix xp favorites order bug
2.fix toolbar auto resize bug
3.add execute command after page complete in "Add URL here..."
4.add adjust group order
5.add show favicon in tab
3.02 : Build 0525
1. fix toolbar resize bug
2. fix filter list bug
3. fix group open bug
4. fix some interface bugs
3.0 : Build 0517
1. open source project to go by GNU GPL(General Public License)
2. combine ad filter dialog to option dialog
3. combine window menu to option menu
4. when add to favorite menu, user can set special download control
5. some optimization
6. fix some bugs
Friday, May 4, 2007
GreenBrowser
GreenBrowser 4.0.0429 !
GreenBrowser is your best choice of easy and powerful web browse software!
GreenBrowser is free to download and use. If you think our software are good! It's welcome for you to donate. We will provide best support for donative user and make the software better! Thanks for your support!
GreenBrowser Image
AD Filter, Mouse Gesture, Mouse Drag, Auto Fill Form, Auto Scroll, Auto Refresh, Auto Save, Auto Hide, Search Bar, External Toolbar, Collector, Page Manager, Download Manager, Group, Plugin, Skin, Proxy, Start Mode, URL Alias, Quick Key, Link List, Status Bar Setting, Sort Save Page, Clean System, Page Download Control, Page Zoom, Page Background Color...
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Search Engine
You can search direct by drag text in browser. The other way, you also can add special search button to search bar, for example: news, software, image, BT, dictionary, MP3, click the search button will begin search, no use to switch search engine in pop menu. The best and speedy way is direct drag drop text on search button.
Search Bar
There are 15 search buttons in the search bar image: Baidu,Google,Yahoo,GreenBrowser Search,163 Search, MSN Search,Google Feeling Lucky, Baidu Know, Baidu News,Google Image,BT Search,MP3 Search,Software Search,Shopping Search. If you like powerful search bar, click here to download and uncompress to GreenBrowser's user folder.
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External Toolbar
You can add some frequently use programs link in external toolbar by "Set External Toolbar...". After That you can set the program "Auto Start with GreenBrowser" or "Auto Close with GreenBrowser".
External Toolbar
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Tab Bar
Tab bar icon show the state of page: blank page? finish download? read or not? locked? protected? saved?
Tab Bar
GreenBrowser
All Language Version (New build) => Download (1200) Setup Version (1300k)
(Chinese(Simp), Chinese(Trad), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polska, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian, Arabic,Hungarian)
Chinese(Simp) Version (New build) => Download (930k) Setup Version (1100k)
Chinese(Trad) Version (New build) => Download (1100k)
Plugin
More PlugIn......
Set Page Fixedsys Font (MoreQuick) => Download (1k)
Set Page Verdana Font (MoreQuick) => Download (1k)
Page Mouse Unlock (MoreQuick) => Download (2k)
Image Best Fit Width (MoreQuick) => Download (1k)
Kill Flash Ad (skyhorse) => Download (1k)
Kill Flying Ad (skyhorse) => Download (1k)
Kill Ad (= Kill Flash Ad + Kill Flying Ad) (skyhorse) => Download (2k)
Kill Banner Ad (skyhorse) => Download (1k)
Show Flying (morequick) => Download (1k)
//the next two plugins need install RoboForm
roboform save form (mdlist) => Download (2k)
roboform fill form (mdlist) => Download (2k)
Skin
More Skin......
Cartoon
Cartoon (Author: imrockit) => Download (97k)
Qute
Qute (Author: ptma) => Download (117k)
GreenBlock
GreenBlock (Author: 51dsn) => Download (39k)
T_K
T_K (Author: 01045319) => Download (56k)
External Tools
NotTroubleMe 1.2 build 0114 (MoreQuick,0730)
NotTroubleMe is a tool to disable pop up dialog of ActiveX compatibility and authentication. You also can enable it by unchecked! You also can insert, edit, delete with NotTroubleMe (Find CLSID in page, then insert it).
English Version=> Download (8k)
Chinese(Simp) Version (MoreQuick) => Download (8k)
Chinese(Trad) Version (keroro) => Download (8k)
New Configuration File (03.24) => Download (2k)
IE History 1.22 (Olovyannikov, 0730)
IEHistory is a small program to get MSIE history as an HTML-file the same way as it is done by Opera browser.
English Version=> Download (150k)
Chinese(Simp) Version=> Download (150k)
IE History View 1.3c (nirsofer, 0730)
This utility reads all information from the history file on your computer, and displays the list of all URLs that you have visited in the last few days.
English Version=> Download (38k)
IE Cookies View 1.3c (nirsofer, 0730)
Utility that displays/operate the details of all cookies
that Internet Explorer stores on your computer.
English Version=> Download (89k)
Reset IE 1.1 (5xsoft, 1112)
Reset most IE property.
Chinese Version=> Download (7k)
Convert Group to Favorites (unlock)
Convert GreenBrowser group to IE favorites.
English Version=> Download (7k)
User Option
This is an outstanding web browser. It's a lot like Maxthon and Slim Browser in many ways. For example, it offers tabbed browsing, plenty of security features (ad blocking, site blocking, and so on) as well as a ton of configuration options. I've found, though, that GreenBrowser is actually a bit faster than either Maxthon or Slim Browser or -- for that matter -- just about any other tabbed browser I've tried. So, the coding in GreenBrowser must be very tight, I would think (which is nice!). If you're looking for a tabbed browser, GreenBrowser is something you should try.
------CharlieOrlando
During the last years, I spent 6 hours a day navigating in the net so I had the opportunity to prove many browsers (I would say almost all of them, except GreenBrowser of course) Some of them better than the others. But GreenBrowser is just the best of all. Really excellent! Very very well thought! It could fit all I wanted from a browser. You have forgotten practically nothing and this is much to say. Very recommendable! Congratulations!
------guguplex
I am now using Greenbrowser, a very versatile and fast browser, giving users so many and very useful features, and in my experience the most easy to use so far among browsers I have experimented with; and it is packed into less than one meg of bytes -- plus it is free and not cluttered with ads.
------gerry
More user option, please search in download website and forum
GreenBrowser is your best choice of easy and powerful web browse software!
GreenBrowser is free to download and use. If you think our software are good! It's welcome for you to donate. We will provide best support for donative user and make the software better! Thanks for your support!
GreenBrowser Image
AD Filter, Mouse Gesture, Mouse Drag, Auto Fill Form, Auto Scroll, Auto Refresh, Auto Save, Auto Hide, Search Bar, External Toolbar, Collector, Page Manager, Download Manager, Group, Plugin, Skin, Proxy, Start Mode, URL Alias, Quick Key, Link List, Status Bar Setting, Sort Save Page, Clean System, Page Download Control, Page Zoom, Page Background Color...
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Search Engine
You can search direct by drag text in browser. The other way, you also can add special search button to search bar, for example: news, software, image, BT, dictionary, MP3, click the search button will begin search, no use to switch search engine in pop menu. The best and speedy way is direct drag drop text on search button.
Search Bar
There are 15 search buttons in the search bar image: Baidu,Google,Yahoo,GreenBrowser Search,163 Search, MSN Search,Google Feeling Lucky, Baidu Know, Baidu News,Google Image,BT Search,MP3 Search,Software Search,Shopping Search. If you like powerful search bar, click here to download and uncompress to GreenBrowser's user folder.
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External Toolbar
You can add some frequently use programs link in external toolbar by "Set External Toolbar...". After That you can set the program "Auto Start with GreenBrowser" or "Auto Close with GreenBrowser".
External Toolbar
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Tab Bar
Tab bar icon show the state of page: blank page? finish download? read or not? locked? protected? saved?
Tab Bar
GreenBrowser
All Language Version (New build) => Download (1200) Setup Version (1300k)
(Chinese(Simp), Chinese(Trad), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polska, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian, Arabic,Hungarian)
Chinese(Simp) Version (New build) => Download (930k) Setup Version (1100k)
Chinese(Trad) Version (New build) => Download (1100k)
Plugin
More PlugIn......
Set Page Fixedsys Font (MoreQuick) => Download (1k)
Set Page Verdana Font (MoreQuick) => Download (1k)
Page Mouse Unlock (MoreQuick) => Download (2k)
Image Best Fit Width (MoreQuick) => Download (1k)
Kill Flash Ad (skyhorse) => Download (1k)
Kill Flying Ad (skyhorse) => Download (1k)
Kill Ad (= Kill Flash Ad + Kill Flying Ad) (skyhorse) => Download (2k)
Kill Banner Ad (skyhorse) => Download (1k)
Show Flying (morequick) => Download (1k)
//the next two plugins need install RoboForm
roboform save form (mdlist) => Download (2k)
roboform fill form (mdlist) => Download (2k)
Skin
More Skin......
Cartoon
Cartoon (Author: imrockit) => Download (97k)
Qute
Qute (Author: ptma) => Download (117k)
GreenBlock
GreenBlock (Author: 51dsn) => Download (39k)
T_K
T_K (Author: 01045319) => Download (56k)
External Tools
NotTroubleMe 1.2 build 0114 (MoreQuick,0730)
NotTroubleMe is a tool to disable pop up dialog of ActiveX compatibility and authentication. You also can enable it by unchecked! You also can insert, edit, delete with NotTroubleMe (Find CLSID in page, then insert it).
English Version=> Download (8k)
Chinese(Simp) Version (MoreQuick) => Download (8k)
Chinese(Trad) Version (keroro) => Download (8k)
New Configuration File (03.24) => Download (2k)
IE History 1.22 (Olovyannikov, 0730)
IEHistory is a small program to get MSIE history as an HTML-file the same way as it is done by Opera browser.
English Version=> Download (150k)
Chinese(Simp) Version=> Download (150k)
IE History View 1.3c (nirsofer, 0730)
This utility reads all information from the history file on your computer, and displays the list of all URLs that you have visited in the last few days.
English Version=> Download (38k)
IE Cookies View 1.3c (nirsofer, 0730)
Utility that displays/operate the details of all cookies
that Internet Explorer stores on your computer.
English Version=> Download (89k)
Reset IE 1.1 (5xsoft, 1112)
Reset most IE property.
Chinese Version=> Download (7k)
Convert Group to Favorites (unlock)
Convert GreenBrowser group to IE favorites.
English Version=> Download (7k)
User Option
This is an outstanding web browser. It's a lot like Maxthon and Slim Browser in many ways. For example, it offers tabbed browsing, plenty of security features (ad blocking, site blocking, and so on) as well as a ton of configuration options. I've found, though, that GreenBrowser is actually a bit faster than either Maxthon or Slim Browser or -- for that matter -- just about any other tabbed browser I've tried. So, the coding in GreenBrowser must be very tight, I would think (which is nice!). If you're looking for a tabbed browser, GreenBrowser is something you should try.
------CharlieOrlando
During the last years, I spent 6 hours a day navigating in the net so I had the opportunity to prove many browsers (I would say almost all of them, except GreenBrowser of course) Some of them better than the others. But GreenBrowser is just the best of all. Really excellent! Very very well thought! It could fit all I wanted from a browser. You have forgotten practically nothing and this is much to say. Very recommendable! Congratulations!
------guguplex
I am now using Greenbrowser, a very versatile and fast browser, giving users so many and very useful features, and in my experience the most easy to use so far among browsers I have experimented with; and it is packed into less than one meg of bytes -- plus it is free and not cluttered with ads.
------gerry
More user option, please search in download website and forum
Contact
Dear Friend,
Thank you for your interest in Avant Browser. If you have any proposals, comments, suggestions or questions, please feel free to contact us. All kinds of comments are welcome.
If you are having problem in using Avant Browser, please post your problem in the forum of Avant Browser:
http://forum.avantbrowser.com/viewforum.php?f=21
Fans and Moderators in the forum will help you.
Please send proposals about partnerships to the Author:
author@avantbrowser.com
Thanks!
Best regards,
Anderson
Avant Browser Team.
Thank you for your interest in Avant Browser. If you have any proposals, comments, suggestions or questions, please feel free to contact us. All kinds of comments are welcome.
If you are having problem in using Avant Browser, please post your problem in the forum of Avant Browser:
http://forum.avantbrowser.com/viewforum.php?f=21
Fans and Moderators in the forum will help you.
Please send proposals about partnerships to the Author:
author@avantbrowser.com
Thanks!
Best regards,
Anderson
Avant Browser Team.
Translators for Avant Browser 11.0
Arabic by Zeysan and Awadh A Al-Ghaamdi
Bulgarian by Yordan Milenkov
Catalan Pau Bosch i Crespo
Croatian by Mate Zderic
Czech Libor Ansorge
Chinese Traditional Andro Lee
Danish by Peter
Dutch by Harold
Finnish by Jukka Huttunen
French by Laforet and Eric Morin
Frisian By Berend Ytsma
German by HarryP, ADukes, and ANZ
Greek by Stathis Ntoukas
Hebrew by AfiComp (Dor Peles), Tommy
Hungarian Gyorgy Bata
Italian by Fighi and Roberto Boriotti
Japanese by Shiojapan
Korean by Song Ki Hwan
Persian by Roham Sadeghi
Polish by Widmo
Portuguese (Brazilian) by Jorge Luiz Junior
Russian by ZNS, Miroslav and Dmitry Yerokhi
Spanish by Ruben SD and Edgardo Ucha
Thai by Tiwakorn Laophulsuk
Turkish by Gökhan ÖZERGEN
UK English By Scott McWilliams
Ukrainian by Dmitry Shkil
Translators for Avant Browser 10.x and Older
Albanian Kosovainfo
Arabic Zeysan
Bulgarian Yordan Milenkov
Catalan Pau Bosch i Crespo
Chinese Simplified Saxon Feng
Chinese Traditional Jack Chang, Andro Lee, Devin Lee
Croatian Alex Varga
Czech Libor Ansorge
Danish Martin L. Rasmussen, Allan Evers, Thomas Thorsen
Dutch Martin Grashoff, Han Smeets,J. Dorsman
English (UK) Scott McWilliams
Estonian Visavillem
Frisian Berend Ytsma
Finnish Asko Eronen
French Pydon, Alexis Langlois, David CHAPRON, Stphane
German Harald (HarryP), Brummelchen, Michael Brandner
Greek Kyriakos Heliadis
Hebrew AfiComp (Dor Peles)
Hungarian Gyorgy Bata
Icelandic Hrafnkell Daníelsson
Indonesian Dewara Sianipar
Italian CROM (Manu)
Japanese Shiojapan, ENOMOTO, Daisuke
Korean Song Ki Hwan
Lithuanian Jonas S.
Macedonian Miroslav Jakimovski, Vlado Frckovski, Aleksandar Velev, Noveski Oliver
Norwegian (Nynorsk) Erik Klepsvik
Norwegian Mariuz
Persian Roham Sadeghi
Polish Chris
Portuguese (Brazilian) Rafael Bisan
Portuguese (Standard) Henrique Baldy, António Eduardo Marques
Romanian sonylupeni
Russian Anton Lykov
Serbian Goran Petkovi, Aleksandar Vranic
Slovak Fedor
Slovenian Grega Skumavc
Spanish Ricardo Camargo, José Ignacio Sánchez-Macías, Rick
Swedish Peter, Mattias Olander, Mathias Havedahl, Thomas Danemar, Charlie Svensson
Thai Tiwakorn Laophulsuk
Turkish Burak, Qman Trust, Burkay Genc, Noyan Aydın, Ero
Ukrainian Dmitry Shkil, Stanislav Martsenyuk
Welsh Rhoslyn Prys
Bulgarian by Yordan Milenkov
Catalan Pau Bosch i Crespo
Croatian by Mate Zderic
Czech Libor Ansorge
Chinese Traditional Andro Lee
Danish by Peter
Dutch by Harold
Finnish by Jukka Huttunen
French by Laforet and Eric Morin
Frisian By Berend Ytsma
German by HarryP, ADukes, and ANZ
Greek by Stathis Ntoukas
Hebrew by AfiComp (Dor Peles), Tommy
Hungarian Gyorgy Bata
Italian by Fighi and Roberto Boriotti
Japanese by Shiojapan
Korean by Song Ki Hwan
Persian by Roham Sadeghi
Polish by Widmo
Portuguese (Brazilian) by Jorge Luiz Junior
Russian by ZNS, Miroslav and Dmitry Yerokhi
Spanish by Ruben SD and Edgardo Ucha
Thai by Tiwakorn Laophulsuk
Turkish by Gökhan ÖZERGEN
UK English By Scott McWilliams
Ukrainian by Dmitry Shkil
Translators for Avant Browser 10.x and Older
Albanian Kosovainfo
Arabic Zeysan
Bulgarian Yordan Milenkov
Catalan Pau Bosch i Crespo
Chinese Simplified Saxon Feng
Chinese Traditional Jack Chang, Andro Lee, Devin Lee
Croatian Alex Varga
Czech Libor Ansorge
Danish Martin L. Rasmussen, Allan Evers, Thomas Thorsen
Dutch Martin Grashoff, Han Smeets,J. Dorsman
English (UK) Scott McWilliams
Estonian Visavillem
Frisian Berend Ytsma
Finnish Asko Eronen
French Pydon, Alexis Langlois, David CHAPRON, Stphane
German Harald (HarryP), Brummelchen, Michael Brandner
Greek Kyriakos Heliadis
Hebrew AfiComp (Dor Peles)
Hungarian Gyorgy Bata
Icelandic Hrafnkell Daníelsson
Indonesian Dewara Sianipar
Italian CROM (Manu)
Japanese Shiojapan, ENOMOTO, Daisuke
Korean Song Ki Hwan
Lithuanian Jonas S.
Macedonian Miroslav Jakimovski, Vlado Frckovski, Aleksandar Velev, Noveski Oliver
Norwegian (Nynorsk) Erik Klepsvik
Norwegian Mariuz
Persian Roham Sadeghi
Polish Chris
Portuguese (Brazilian) Rafael Bisan
Portuguese (Standard) Henrique Baldy, António Eduardo Marques
Romanian sonylupeni
Russian Anton Lykov
Serbian Goran Petkovi, Aleksandar Vranic
Slovak Fedor
Slovenian Grega Skumavc
Spanish Ricardo Camargo, José Ignacio Sánchez-Macías, Rick
Swedish Peter, Mattias Olander, Mathias Havedahl, Thomas Danemar, Charlie Svensson
Thai Tiwakorn Laophulsuk
Turkish Burak, Qman Trust, Burkay Genc, Noyan Aydın, Ero
Ukrainian Dmitry Shkil, Stanislav Martsenyuk
Welsh Rhoslyn Prys
What's New in the Latest Version?
Avant Browser 11.0 build 46, Released: 3.2.2007
* Fixed a bug of "switch account" to remote server
* Updated Turkish language pack
Avant Browser 11.0 build 45, Released: 2.14.2007
* Improved Online Storage
* Improved Dialogs for keyboard inpute
* Improved UI unicode support
* Updated Hebrew/Vietnamese/Arabic language pack
Avant Browser 11.0 build 45, Released: 12.30.2006
* Fixed a bug of encoding in importing/exporting bookmarks
* Improved unicode support
* Fixed a compatibility issue with vista that could not get URL from favorites
Avant Browser 11.0 build 39, Released: 12.15.2006
* Improved Flash Player hosting
* Fixed a bug of "Fill in New Window" of AutoFills
Avant Browser 11.0 build 35, Released: 12.9.2006
* Improved AutoFill
* Fixed the bug that cannot display swf/pdf file in Avant Browser based on IE7
* Fixed a bug with multi-monitor display
* Fixed a bug with deleting IE Favorites
* Fixed bugs with UI Encoding
* Some minor internal tweaks
Avant Browser 11.0 build 25, Released: 10.23.2006
* Improved RSS Reader
* View->SOurce to view RSS source
* Fixed a bug of popup blocker with AutoFill
* A few internal polish
Avant Browser 11.0 build 21, Released: 10.18.2006
* Improved Online Storage Connection
* Improved Bookmarks/RSS/AutoFill Management
* Improved CPU Usage for frames
* Fixed a bug of refresh button
* Fixed a bug of JavaScript Error Report
* Improved Google Support
Avant Browser 11.0 build 15, Released: 10.11.2006
* Improved Online Storage Transmission
Avant Browser 11.0 build 12, Released: 10.03.2006
* Improved Menu Display
Avant Browser 11.0 build 10, Released: 10.01.2006
* Improved Menu Display
* Improved CPU Usage
* Improved IE-Plugins Support
Avant Browser 11.0 build 8, Released: 9.29.2006
* Improved non-English display
* Improved Online Storage Transfer
* Improved IE Plug-ins Support
* Fixed a bug that the order of re-arranged toolbars will be lost when modify Options
* Update Translations.
Avant Browser 11.0 Build 5, Released: 09.22.2006 Major change log:
* Avant Online Storage. Since this version, Avant Browser allows users to save their profile online, such that users could reach their bookmarks, RSS feeds and configurations etc from any computers that have Avant Browser installed.
* New build-in Outlook-style RSS reader.
* Built-in AutoFill, which allows users to save their web passwords with Avant Browser.
* New Bookmarks System, Powerful bookmarks management (Check availablilities etc).
* Improved plug-in support, supports IE's BHO/Button/Toolbars and Script Buttons.
* Improved Find/Highlight features on search bar
* More tab options: Lock Tabs / Show Underlines/Show Progress Bar/Show Close Button etc.
* Fixed most bugs reported in 10.x
Avant Browser 10.2 Build 52, Released: 05.10.2006
* Fixed a bug of the tab button that may result in closing a tab.
Avant Browser 10.2 Build 51, Released: 04.11.2006
* Fixed a bug of the close button on tabs.
* Fixed a bug that may freeze favorites list view.
* Improved HTTP helper.
Avant Browser 10.2 Build 39, Released: 04.02.2006
* Updated Development Environment to latest Borland Delphi 2006 Enterprise . All previous versions are compiled by Delphi 6 released in 2000.
* Open Links from MSN.
* Improved Popup Blocker for experts-exchange.com.
* Improved Tab Buttons.
* Improved Find/Highlight.
* Improved Favicon handling.
* Improved multi-monitor support.
* Improve UI speed.
* Improved Page Scrolling.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 40, Released: 12.31.2005
* Improved Compact View.
* Improved Full Screen/Desktop mode.
* Fixed a bug of Rss Reader.
* Fixed a bug of Popup Blocker .
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 38, Released: 12.25.2005
* Improved JavaScript Handling.
* Improved Popup Blocker.
* Improved Rss Reader.
* Fixed bugs with Slovakian language pack.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 32, Released: 11.08.2005
* Improved support for Roboform plug-in.
* Improved popup blocker for catching showModelessDialog and showModalDialog.
* Fixed Some Javascript Error.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 30, Released: 10.07.2005
* Improved Javascript Handling.
* Fixed some display error.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 28, Released: 09.29.2005
* Improved memory usage, fixed some memory leaks.
* Improved AD blocker.
* Improved popup blocker for catching showModelessDialog and showModalDialog.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 26, Released: 09.12.2005
* Improved Skins Display.
* Improved Full-Desktop and Compact Style.
* Improved Similar Websites bar.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 23, Released: 08.26.2005
* Fixed the bug that "Getting Started" dialog will not show up on some computers.
* Fixed a bug with middle clicking.
* Updated Translations.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 22, Released: 08.12.2005
* Improved Speed.
* Faster GUI drawing.
* Improved History Drop Down Menu.
* Improved Compact Style.
* 12 New Themes.
Avant Browser 10.1 build 17, Released: 07.18.2005
* Improved Speed/Stability.
* Improved Flash Blocker.
* Improved Drag-and-Drop.
* Improved History Support.
* Improved scroll support.
* Fixed the bug of clear web forms.
* Allow multiple instances.
* Customizable mouse gestures.
* Customizable mouse buttons functions.
* Customizable tab to activate after closing a tab.
* More customizable standard buttons.
* Drop down button for history button, display last 120 visited web pages.
* New compact view.
* New: "hold the right button and click with the middle button" to close/refresh a window.
* New: Open In New Browser Item in the right click menu for links and bitmap.
* New: Getting Start Wizard dialog
* New Copy URL button on the float bar.
* New Open in New Window button on the float bar.
* New Favorite Context Menu Item: Create Favorite in This Folder.
* Maintain Width/Height ratio when zoom pictures.
* Added Context Menu to group links
* Added Context Menu to Back/Forward drop-down menu
* Accept to drop a list of URLs, and open them one by one.
* Save options in "Open a Link" dialog.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 168, Released: 05.30.2005
* Improved GUI drawing.
* Improved Mouse Wheel support.
* Switching tabs by hold the right button and roll the mouse wheel.
* Some internal tweaks.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 167, Released: 03.20.2005
* Improved Speed.
* Faster GUI drawing.
* Improved RoboForm support.
* Fixed some translation errors.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 165, Released: 03.20.2005
* Improved Stability.
* Improved Closing Avant Browser.
* New: switching tabs with mouse wheel.
* Fixed the bug of improper closing a tab on some slow systems.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 159, Released: 03.12.2005
* Improved Scripts Handler.
* Fixed conflicts with Outlook Web Access.
* Improved Browsing Speed.
* Improved Stability.
* Fixed the bug that avant.exe will stay in the memory after close Avant Browser.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 153, Released: 03.06.2005
* Improved Page Zooming.
* Improved Scripts Handler.
* Improved Mouse Midlle Button Clicking.
* Improved Internal tabs management.
* Fixed some bugs when Script is disabled.
* Fixed cannot open .url file bug.
* Improved Popup Blocker.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 133, Released: 03.02.2005
* Improved Internal tabs management.
* Improved HTTP threads management.
* Fixed a bug that Similar Websites Bar freezes whole browser.
* Fixed some bugs with Hotmail/
* Fixed some bugs with Yahoo Web Mail.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 131, Released: 02.16.2005
* Fixed a bug of popup blocker that cannot block some pop-under window.
* Fixed a bug: Cannot Start on some limited XP/2000 accounts.
* Fixed some browser vulnerabilities.
* Some internal minors improvements.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 126, Released: 02.10.2005
* New Toolbar: Similar Websites Bar, show websites that related to the page you are browsing.
* New Function: Clear Auto-Complete Web Forms - Clear auto-complete forms by one-click.
With this version, you can clear ALL browsing trace in your computer by click "Clear All Records".
* Fixed some browser vulnerabilities
* Fixed the losing keyboard focus bug
* Improved Popup Blocker
* Added UNICODE support to the interface.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 035, Released: 11.22.2004
* Improved Popup Blocker
* Improved threads management, fixed thread handle leaking.
* Improved built-in RSS reader.
* Removed cbthook.dll to improve stability and compatibility.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 030, Released: 10.25.2004
* Fixed the bug of the zone icon.
* Fixed the error encoding for status bar.
* Improved Interface Drawing.
* Fixed the bug of secure lock icon.
* Fixed the bug that result in GDI/Memory Leak.
* Fixed the bug of Fav-Icon downloader that might result in instable problem.
* Re-arranged Options Windows.
* Improved translations.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 027, Released: 10.15.2004
* Built-in XML RSS/ATOM Feeds Reader
* Floating Bar for selected Text (Copy, Search, Find, Highlight...)
* Floating Bar for Flash Movie (Save, Play in Player, emailing, Block...)
* Floating Bar for Image (Save, View in Viewer, Zoom in/out, emailing...)
* New Message Handling, Improved Stability and CPU usage.
* Improved Memory Usage, it's faster with large number of windows opened.
* Send a whole page with email
* Page Zooming
* Support IE Privacy Report
* Support IE Security Zones
* Improved screen/desktop mode, all panels can be hidden automatically.
* Show URL as tooltips for blocked Popups.
* Show URL as tooltips for blocked ADs.
* Improved Popup Blocker, more popups will be blocked
* Save HTML Source of a webpage
* Display a list of links to select, when opening/recovering last time saved/opened web pages
* Fixed Web Page Printing Bug for certain computers
* Fixed the bug that cannot start in Limited User Account.
* Countless internal polishes
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 101, Released: 07.28.2004
* Improved searching from Address bar
* Improved Popup Blocker for accuracy.
* Improved AD Blocker for stability.
* Improved GUI drawing.
* Improved hooks for messages handling.
* Improved French translation.
* New Manual: http://www.avantbrowser.com/help/index.htmll
Thank following contributors who created the new manual: Design and Layout: Steven Burn
Graphics: bigC, Steven Burn, DrDrrae
Contents: Angeldust, crom, hornakapopolis, MysteryFCM, Pip, Sara, Sergei, SweetLou, vtel57, DrDrrae, bigC, Logan, Tom Servo
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 033, Released: 06.17.2004
* Fixed a bug that will result in fatal error (blue screen) in Windows 98/ME.
* Improved True-Color FavIcon Display.
* Display FavIcon for recent opened web page list.
* Added Right-Click Menu for recent opened web page list.
* Added Right-Click Menu for address box drop-down list.
* Improved message handling for stability/speed.
* Improved focus handling for pages loading in the background.
* Improved translations for Danish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 026, Released: 05.17.2004
* Improved Uninstaller
* Improved hooks for stability.
* Improved support for RoboForm plug-in.
* Save the order of tabs when using "Save All Opened Pages and Exit".
* Save the order of tabs when creating new groups.
* Updated translation for Turkish.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 021, Released: 04.22.2004
* Use Internet Explorer default HTTP error handling.
* Updated translations for Turkish, Swedish and Finnish.
* Minors polishes.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 018, Released: 04.20.2004
* Improved memory and GDI management.
* Improved drawing for the main window, faster drawing.
* Improved address box.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 012, Released: 04.09.2004
* Added New Search Engine Licensed by Yahoo.
* Added the close button on the vertical splitter bar.
* Improved Favorites Menu, now favorites can be resorted by drag-and-drop.
* Improved Favorites Menu Display.
* Improved Memory Usage.
* Improved Popup Blocker for stability.
* Improved Address Box display for large size font.
* Lots of minors polishes.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 121, Released: 03.26.2004
* Improved Popup Blocker.
* Improved AD Blocker.
* Improved Tab Button Drawing, support True-Color FavIcons.
* Improved Address Box Drawing, support True-Color FavIcons.
* New translations: Welsh, Indonesian.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 120, Released: 03.20.2004
* Improved stability, fixed a bug that causes Avant Browser lock up.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 118, Released: 03.03.2004
* Fixed 2 bugs cause Avant Browser to freeze.
* New Mouse Gestures:
1. Hold right mouse button
2. Move the mouse in the indicated directions
3. Release the right mouse button
Create new tab in the foreground.
Create new tab in the background.
Navigate the active window back a page in the history.
Navigate the active window forward a page in the history.
active previous window.
active next window.
Close all except the active window.
Close all windows.
Go up to the father directory.
Refresh the active window.
Activate the first window.
Activate the last window.
Check the window to be closed.
Hide Avant Browser.
Close the activated window.
Open the recently closed window.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 113, Released: 02.12.2004
* Removed aHTTP.exe from Avant Browser
* Improved Browsing Speed.
* Improved Popup Blocker.
* Fixed a bug: when have Yahoo Toolbar actived, closing the current browsing window will crash the whole browser.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 100, Released: 01.30.2004
* Open all links in a page by right-click.
* Search selected text in a web page with Google. (Right Click)
* Highlight all occurrences of selected text in a web page. (Right Click)
* Block unwanted AD banners/buttons with the built-in AD Blocker.
* Advanced Popup Blocker will block wanted popup ADs more accurately.
* All Blocked URLs are recoverable.
* Web page translation service.
* Assign alias to URLs, make typing URL much more faster.
* Customizable Quick Search: g book=search book in Google. etc.
* Search for Favorites.
* Display FavIcon in Favorites, Links and Address Box.
* Create Favorites with FavIcon.
* Improved Download for FavIcon.
* Improved Skins Support. Faster Interface Drawing.
* Improved the display of all menus, the display of menus is much faster.
* Add a option to open new tab next to the current tab.
* More built-in skins: Xito, Roma and Windows Tranditional.
* Options to hide menus you don't need.
* Fixed bugs of editing/renaming/creating in Favorites Band.
* Fixed the bug of GDI leaking.
* Fixed a bug of "switch account" to remote server
* Updated Turkish language pack
Avant Browser 11.0 build 45, Released: 2.14.2007
* Improved Online Storage
* Improved Dialogs for keyboard inpute
* Improved UI unicode support
* Updated Hebrew/Vietnamese/Arabic language pack
Avant Browser 11.0 build 45, Released: 12.30.2006
* Fixed a bug of encoding in importing/exporting bookmarks
* Improved unicode support
* Fixed a compatibility issue with vista that could not get URL from favorites
Avant Browser 11.0 build 39, Released: 12.15.2006
* Improved Flash Player hosting
* Fixed a bug of "Fill in New Window" of AutoFills
Avant Browser 11.0 build 35, Released: 12.9.2006
* Improved AutoFill
* Fixed the bug that cannot display swf/pdf file in Avant Browser based on IE7
* Fixed a bug with multi-monitor display
* Fixed a bug with deleting IE Favorites
* Fixed bugs with UI Encoding
* Some minor internal tweaks
Avant Browser 11.0 build 25, Released: 10.23.2006
* Improved RSS Reader
* View->SOurce to view RSS source
* Fixed a bug of popup blocker with AutoFill
* A few internal polish
Avant Browser 11.0 build 21, Released: 10.18.2006
* Improved Online Storage Connection
* Improved Bookmarks/RSS/AutoFill Management
* Improved CPU Usage for frames
* Fixed a bug of refresh button
* Fixed a bug of JavaScript Error Report
* Improved Google Support
Avant Browser 11.0 build 15, Released: 10.11.2006
* Improved Online Storage Transmission
Avant Browser 11.0 build 12, Released: 10.03.2006
* Improved Menu Display
Avant Browser 11.0 build 10, Released: 10.01.2006
* Improved Menu Display
* Improved CPU Usage
* Improved IE-Plugins Support
Avant Browser 11.0 build 8, Released: 9.29.2006
* Improved non-English display
* Improved Online Storage Transfer
* Improved IE Plug-ins Support
* Fixed a bug that the order of re-arranged toolbars will be lost when modify Options
* Update Translations.
Avant Browser 11.0 Build 5, Released: 09.22.2006 Major change log:
* Avant Online Storage. Since this version, Avant Browser allows users to save their profile online, such that users could reach their bookmarks, RSS feeds and configurations etc from any computers that have Avant Browser installed.
* New build-in Outlook-style RSS reader.
* Built-in AutoFill, which allows users to save their web passwords with Avant Browser.
* New Bookmarks System, Powerful bookmarks management (Check availablilities etc).
* Improved plug-in support, supports IE's BHO/Button/Toolbars and Script Buttons.
* Improved Find/Highlight features on search bar
* More tab options: Lock Tabs / Show Underlines/Show Progress Bar/Show Close Button etc.
* Fixed most bugs reported in 10.x
Avant Browser 10.2 Build 52, Released: 05.10.2006
* Fixed a bug of the tab button that may result in closing a tab.
Avant Browser 10.2 Build 51, Released: 04.11.2006
* Fixed a bug of the close button on tabs.
* Fixed a bug that may freeze favorites list view.
* Improved HTTP helper.
Avant Browser 10.2 Build 39, Released: 04.02.2006
* Updated Development Environment to latest Borland Delphi 2006 Enterprise . All previous versions are compiled by Delphi 6 released in 2000.
* Open Links from MSN.
* Improved Popup Blocker for experts-exchange.com.
* Improved Tab Buttons.
* Improved Find/Highlight.
* Improved Favicon handling.
* Improved multi-monitor support.
* Improve UI speed.
* Improved Page Scrolling.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 40, Released: 12.31.2005
* Improved Compact View.
* Improved Full Screen/Desktop mode.
* Fixed a bug of Rss Reader.
* Fixed a bug of Popup Blocker .
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 38, Released: 12.25.2005
* Improved JavaScript Handling.
* Improved Popup Blocker.
* Improved Rss Reader.
* Fixed bugs with Slovakian language pack.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 32, Released: 11.08.2005
* Improved support for Roboform plug-in.
* Improved popup blocker for catching showModelessDialog and showModalDialog.
* Fixed Some Javascript Error.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 30, Released: 10.07.2005
* Improved Javascript Handling.
* Fixed some display error.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 28, Released: 09.29.2005
* Improved memory usage, fixed some memory leaks.
* Improved AD blocker.
* Improved popup blocker for catching showModelessDialog and showModalDialog.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 26, Released: 09.12.2005
* Improved Skins Display.
* Improved Full-Desktop and Compact Style.
* Improved Similar Websites bar.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 23, Released: 08.26.2005
* Fixed the bug that "Getting Started" dialog will not show up on some computers.
* Fixed a bug with middle clicking.
* Updated Translations.
Avant Browser 10.1 Build 22, Released: 08.12.2005
* Improved Speed.
* Faster GUI drawing.
* Improved History Drop Down Menu.
* Improved Compact Style.
* 12 New Themes.
Avant Browser 10.1 build 17, Released: 07.18.2005
* Improved Speed/Stability.
* Improved Flash Blocker.
* Improved Drag-and-Drop.
* Improved History Support.
* Improved scroll support.
* Fixed the bug of clear web forms.
* Allow multiple instances.
* Customizable mouse gestures.
* Customizable mouse buttons functions.
* Customizable tab to activate after closing a tab.
* More customizable standard buttons.
* Drop down button for history button, display last 120 visited web pages.
* New compact view.
* New: "hold the right button and click with the middle button" to close/refresh a window.
* New: Open In New Browser Item in the right click menu for links and bitmap.
* New: Getting Start Wizard dialog
* New Copy URL button on the float bar.
* New Open in New Window button on the float bar.
* New Favorite Context Menu Item: Create Favorite in This Folder.
* Maintain Width/Height ratio when zoom pictures.
* Added Context Menu to group links
* Added Context Menu to Back/Forward drop-down menu
* Accept to drop a list of URLs, and open them one by one.
* Save options in "Open a Link" dialog.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 168, Released: 05.30.2005
* Improved GUI drawing.
* Improved Mouse Wheel support.
* Switching tabs by hold the right button and roll the mouse wheel.
* Some internal tweaks.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 167, Released: 03.20.2005
* Improved Speed.
* Faster GUI drawing.
* Improved RoboForm support.
* Fixed some translation errors.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 165, Released: 03.20.2005
* Improved Stability.
* Improved Closing Avant Browser.
* New: switching tabs with mouse wheel.
* Fixed the bug of improper closing a tab on some slow systems.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 159, Released: 03.12.2005
* Improved Scripts Handler.
* Fixed conflicts with Outlook Web Access.
* Improved Browsing Speed.
* Improved Stability.
* Fixed the bug that avant.exe will stay in the memory after close Avant Browser.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 153, Released: 03.06.2005
* Improved Page Zooming.
* Improved Scripts Handler.
* Improved Mouse Midlle Button Clicking.
* Improved Internal tabs management.
* Fixed some bugs when Script is disabled.
* Fixed cannot open .url file bug.
* Improved Popup Blocker.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 133, Released: 03.02.2005
* Improved Internal tabs management.
* Improved HTTP threads management.
* Fixed a bug that Similar Websites Bar freezes whole browser.
* Fixed some bugs with Hotmail/
* Fixed some bugs with Yahoo Web Mail.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 131, Released: 02.16.2005
* Fixed a bug of popup blocker that cannot block some pop-under window.
* Fixed a bug: Cannot Start on some limited XP/2000 accounts.
* Fixed some browser vulnerabilities.
* Some internal minors improvements.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 126, Released: 02.10.2005
* New Toolbar: Similar Websites Bar, show websites that related to the page you are browsing.
* New Function: Clear Auto-Complete Web Forms - Clear auto-complete forms by one-click.
With this version, you can clear ALL browsing trace in your computer by click "Clear All Records".
* Fixed some browser vulnerabilities
* Fixed the losing keyboard focus bug
* Improved Popup Blocker
* Added UNICODE support to the interface.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 035, Released: 11.22.2004
* Improved Popup Blocker
* Improved threads management, fixed thread handle leaking.
* Improved built-in RSS reader.
* Removed cbthook.dll to improve stability and compatibility.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 030, Released: 10.25.2004
* Fixed the bug of the zone icon.
* Fixed the error encoding for status bar.
* Improved Interface Drawing.
* Fixed the bug of secure lock icon.
* Fixed the bug that result in GDI/Memory Leak.
* Fixed the bug of Fav-Icon downloader that might result in instable problem.
* Re-arranged Options Windows.
* Improved translations.
Avant Browser 10.0 Build 027, Released: 10.15.2004
* Built-in XML RSS/ATOM Feeds Reader
* Floating Bar for selected Text (Copy, Search, Find, Highlight...)
* Floating Bar for Flash Movie (Save, Play in Player, emailing, Block...)
* Floating Bar for Image (Save, View in Viewer, Zoom in/out, emailing...)
* New Message Handling, Improved Stability and CPU usage.
* Improved Memory Usage, it's faster with large number of windows opened.
* Send a whole page with email
* Page Zooming
* Support IE Privacy Report
* Support IE Security Zones
* Improved screen/desktop mode, all panels can be hidden automatically.
* Show URL as tooltips for blocked Popups.
* Show URL as tooltips for blocked ADs.
* Improved Popup Blocker, more popups will be blocked
* Save HTML Source of a webpage
* Display a list of links to select, when opening/recovering last time saved/opened web pages
* Fixed Web Page Printing Bug for certain computers
* Fixed the bug that cannot start in Limited User Account.
* Countless internal polishes
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 101, Released: 07.28.2004
* Improved searching from Address bar
* Improved Popup Blocker for accuracy.
* Improved AD Blocker for stability.
* Improved GUI drawing.
* Improved hooks for messages handling.
* Improved French translation.
* New Manual: http://www.avantbrowser.com/help/index.htmll
Thank following contributors who created the new manual: Design and Layout: Steven Burn
Graphics: bigC, Steven Burn, DrDrrae
Contents: Angeldust, crom, hornakapopolis, MysteryFCM, Pip, Sara, Sergei, SweetLou, vtel57, DrDrrae, bigC, Logan, Tom Servo
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 033, Released: 06.17.2004
* Fixed a bug that will result in fatal error (blue screen) in Windows 98/ME.
* Improved True-Color FavIcon Display.
* Display FavIcon for recent opened web page list.
* Added Right-Click Menu for recent opened web page list.
* Added Right-Click Menu for address box drop-down list.
* Improved message handling for stability/speed.
* Improved focus handling for pages loading in the background.
* Improved translations for Danish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 026, Released: 05.17.2004
* Improved Uninstaller
* Improved hooks for stability.
* Improved support for RoboForm plug-in.
* Save the order of tabs when using "Save All Opened Pages and Exit".
* Save the order of tabs when creating new groups.
* Updated translation for Turkish.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 021, Released: 04.22.2004
* Use Internet Explorer default HTTP error handling.
* Updated translations for Turkish, Swedish and Finnish.
* Minors polishes.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 018, Released: 04.20.2004
* Improved memory and GDI management.
* Improved drawing for the main window, faster drawing.
* Improved address box.
Avant Browser 9.02 Build 012, Released: 04.09.2004
* Added New Search Engine Licensed by Yahoo.
* Added the close button on the vertical splitter bar.
* Improved Favorites Menu, now favorites can be resorted by drag-and-drop.
* Improved Favorites Menu Display.
* Improved Memory Usage.
* Improved Popup Blocker for stability.
* Improved Address Box display for large size font.
* Lots of minors polishes.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 121, Released: 03.26.2004
* Improved Popup Blocker.
* Improved AD Blocker.
* Improved Tab Button Drawing, support True-Color FavIcons.
* Improved Address Box Drawing, support True-Color FavIcons.
* New translations: Welsh, Indonesian.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 120, Released: 03.20.2004
* Improved stability, fixed a bug that causes Avant Browser lock up.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 118, Released: 03.03.2004
* Fixed 2 bugs cause Avant Browser to freeze.
* New Mouse Gestures:
1. Hold right mouse button
2. Move the mouse in the indicated directions
3. Release the right mouse button
Create new tab in the foreground.
Create new tab in the background.
Navigate the active window back a page in the history.
Navigate the active window forward a page in the history.
active previous window.
active next window.
Close all except the active window.
Close all windows.
Go up to the father directory.
Refresh the active window.
Activate the first window.
Activate the last window.
Check the window to be closed.
Hide Avant Browser.
Close the activated window.
Open the recently closed window.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 113, Released: 02.12.2004
* Removed aHTTP.exe from Avant Browser
* Improved Browsing Speed.
* Improved Popup Blocker.
* Fixed a bug: when have Yahoo Toolbar actived, closing the current browsing window will crash the whole browser.
Avant Browser 9.01 Build 100, Released: 01.30.2004
* Open all links in a page by right-click.
* Search selected text in a web page with Google. (Right Click)
* Highlight all occurrences of selected text in a web page. (Right Click)
* Block unwanted AD banners/buttons with the built-in AD Blocker.
* Advanced Popup Blocker will block wanted popup ADs more accurately.
* All Blocked URLs are recoverable.
* Web page translation service.
* Assign alias to URLs, make typing URL much more faster.
* Customizable Quick Search: g book=search book in Google. etc.
* Search for Favorites.
* Display FavIcon in Favorites, Links and Address Box.
* Create Favorites with FavIcon.
* Improved Download for FavIcon.
* Improved Skins Support. Faster Interface Drawing.
* Improved the display of all menus, the display of menus is much faster.
* Add a option to open new tab next to the current tab.
* More built-in skins: Xito, Roma and Windows Tranditional.
* Options to hide menus you don't need.
* Fixed bugs of editing/renaming/creating in Favorites Band.
* Fixed the bug of GDI leaking.
Avant Browser
What is Avant Browser?
Avant Browser can be best described as a custom web browser application. Avant Browser is a standalone application designed to expand services provided by Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Is Avant Browser spyware?
No, Avant Browser is not spyware. Avant Browser does not collect any information from users.
Is Avant Browser free?
Yes, Avant Browser is absolutely free! Avant Browser is freeware. You can use it for free, no registration is required, and there are NO limitations whatsoever. However, if you wish to express your appreciation for the time and resources I've expended developing and supporting it over the years, I do accept and appreciate monetary donations. If you wish to make a donation, please click here. Your support will keep Avant Browser alive and powerful.
Does Avant Browser come with a uninstaller? Do I need to uninstall the old copy before I install a new version?
Yes, Avant Browser comes with an uninstaller. It's suggested to uninstall the old copy and reboot your computer before installing a new version.
Does Avant Browser modify settings of Internet Explorer?
The end-user is able to use Avant Browser to modify the home page and bookmarks of Internet Explorer. But Avant Browser doesn't modify other settings of Internet Explorer, though there are internet settings that may be modified such as the browser identification string.
Is Avant Browser a secure browser?
Yes, Avant Browser is secure. Since it's based on Internet Explorer, Avant Browser is as secure as Internet Explorer. Avant Browser supports all SSL secured websites. Avant Browser's encryption length is the same as Internet Explorer's.
Why can I not access backward/forward dropdown menus?
To enable history backward/forward dropdown menus, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher version should be installed.
Why does Outlook Express always open links in Internet Explorer?
This is a bug of Outlook Express. Please upgrade Outlook Express to version 6.0.
How does Avant Browser work?
Based on services provided by Microsoft Internet Explorer, Avant Browser renders and navigates HTML.
How does Avant Browser improve Internet browsing?
Avant Browser is an Application built with MDI (Multiple-Document-Interface) technology. With MDI technology, fewer system resources are used, web page loading is faster, and all opened pages can be easily controlled at user's pleasure.
What is the Integrated Search Engine?
Avant Browser is integrated with Yahoo/Google, the most powerful search engine in the world. User can search the internet with Avant Browser directly, without opening Yahoo/Google's homepage.
What is the system requirements for Avant Browser?
You will need a Pentium 166 PC or higher, 16MB RAM or more. The operating system should be Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME or Windows XP. For Windows 95 systems, IE 5.5 or higher version should be installed. For Windows NT systems, Service Pack 6 and IE 5.5 should be installed, and IE 6.0 are recommended.
For ideal performance: a user should have at least Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 6.0 installed, and Windows 2000 installed if at all possible.
Tested System:
AMD K6 400 / 64 Ram / Windows 95 / Internet Explorer 5.5
Pentium II 333 / 64M Ram / Windows NT + Service Pack 6 / Internet Explorer 4.01
Celeron 500 / 128 Ram / Windows 98 / Internet Explorer 5
Celeron 1.7G / 128 Ram / Windows 2000 / Internet Explorer 5.5
AMD K7 800 / 256 Ram / Windows XP Home Edition / Internet Explorer 6
Pentium-4 2.4G / 512 Ram / Windows XP Professinal + Service Pack 1 / Internet Explorer 6 SP1
I have problems in using Avant Browser - whom should I write to?
If you are having problem in using Avant Browser, please post your problem in the forum of Avant Browser:
http://forum.avantbrowser.com/viewforum.php?f=21
Fans and Moderators in the forum will help you.
Avant Browser can be best described as a custom web browser application. Avant Browser is a standalone application designed to expand services provided by Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Is Avant Browser spyware?
No, Avant Browser is not spyware. Avant Browser does not collect any information from users.
Is Avant Browser free?
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Future development
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According to the Firefox roadmap, future development will include version 3.0. Development on version 3.0, which will be based on Gecko 1.9, occurs simultaneously on the Mozilla trunk. Newer versions of Firefox will use the Cairo graphics library as the rendering layer instead of the platform's native rendering engine.[85]
[edit] Version 3.0
The development name for Mozilla Firefox 3 is Gran Paradiso.[86] The precursory releases were codenamed "Minefield", as this was the name of the trunk builds. "Gran Paradiso" (trans. "Great Paradise"), like other Firefox development names, is an actual place; in this case the highest mountain group in the Graian Alps. With the release of version 3.0 alpha 1 on December 8, 2006, it adopted the "Gran Paradiso" codename.[87][88][89] A post on the Mozilla Wiki "Release Roadmap" from President of Products Christopher Beard suggests a release in November 2007.[90]
The largest known change for Firefox 3 is the implementation of Gecko 1.9, an updated layout engine. It will also provide CSS3 columns.[91] Firefox 3 will include features that were bumped from Firefox 2, such as the overhauled Places system for storing bookmarks and history in an SQLite backend, according to the wiki.[92]
Due to lack of support for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0 in Cairo, and because Microsoft decided to end support for Windows 98 and Windows Me on July 11, 2006, Firefox 3 will not run on those operating systems. The Mac version of Firefox 3 will only run on OS X 10.3 or higher.[93][94] Unlike previous versions, Firefox 3 on Mac OS X will use a Cocoa widget implementation.[95]
There is also advanced ongoing work focused on further implementation of features from Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group specification.[96][97][98] In particular, support for the controversial[99][100] "ping"[101] attribute in and HTML elements is implemented and enabled by default.[102] The only purpose of this additional attribute is tracking clicking on links.[101][102] LWN.net notes that "ping" has advantages over current click-tracking techniques because it can more reliably get the user to their intended destination and the user has the option of turning the "ping" feature off.[103] The development team is asking users to submit feature requests that they wish to be included in Firefox 3.[104]
Version 3 is also expected to include native support for microformats.[105]
[edit] Version 4.0
On October 13, 2006, Brendan Eich, Mozilla's Chief Technology Officer, wrote about the plans for Mozilla 2.0, the platform on which Firefox 4.0 is likely to be based. These changes include improving and removing XPCOM APIs, switching to standard C++ features, just-in-time compilation with JavaScript 2 (known as the Tamarin project), and tool-time and runtime security checks.[106][107]
[edit] End of life
The following are the end of life dates for various versions of Firefox.
- Firefox 1.0 reached its end of life in an announcement on April 12, 2006 with the release of version 1.0.8.
- Firefox 1.5 was scheduled to reach its end of life on April 24, 2007 but on April 24, 2007, an announcement was made pushing the date back a couple of weeks to Mid-May 2007 in order to allow for a 1.5.0.12 release. Users are urged to update to the latest stable version, currently 2.0.0.3, as soon as possible.
Critical reception
Forbes.com called Firefox the best browser in a 2004 commentary piece.[55] PC World named Firefox the "product of the year" in 2005 on their "100 Best Products of 2005" list.[56] After the release of Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 7 in 2006, PC World reviewed both and announced that Firefox was the better browser.[57]
Internet Week ran an article in which many readers reported high memory usage in Firefox 1.5.[58] Mozilla developers said the higher memory use of Firefox 1.5 is at least partially an effect of the new fast backwards-and-forwards (FastBack) feature.[59] Other known causes of memory problems are misbehaving extensions, such as Google Toolbar and some old versions of Adblock,[60] or plug-ins, such as older versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader.[61] When PC Magazine compared memory usage of Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer, they found that Firefox seemed to use only about as much memory as the other browsers.[62] Tests performed by PC World and Zimbra indicate that Firefox 2 uses less memory than Internet Explorer 7.[57][63]
Softpedia notes that Firefox takes longer to start up than other browsers,[64] which was confirmed by browser speed tests. IE also launches slightly faster than Firefox on Microsoft Windows since many of its components are built into Windows and are loaded during system startup. As a workaround for the issue, a preloader application was created that loads components of Firefox on startup, similar to Internet Explorer.[65]
[edit] Relationship with Google
The Mozilla Corporation's corporate relationship with Google[66][67] has been noted in the media, especially with regards to use of Firefox to provide revenues and data for Google. The release of the anti-phishing protection in Firefox 2 especially raised controversy.[68] Enabled by default anti-phishing protection is based on a list that is regularly (approximately each half hour) updated and downloaded to the user's computer[69] from Google's server (the user cannot change the data provider within the GUI[70] nor is informed who the default data provider is). Browser also sends Google's cookie with each request for update.[71] The "advanced" security feature of builds by the Mozilla Foundation activate an anti-phishing feature to provide live protection and, according to the Mozilla Wiki,[72] send each visited URL to Google[73] (the user must explicitly opt-in for it). Barring Internet privacy issues over such anti-phishing protection, there are concerns on how Google may use the data, even though Firefox's privacy policy states that Google may not use personal information for any purposes other than the anti-phishing protection feature.[69] On the other hand, Google admits that it "may share aggregated non-personal information with third parties outside of Google".[74]
In 2005, the Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation had a combined revenue of US$52.9 million. Approximately 95 percent of this revenue[75] was related to their search engine relationships.[76]
[edit] Response from competition
Despite Firefox's gains on Internet Explorer, Microsoft's head of Australian operations, Steve Vamos, stated in late 2004 that he did not see Firefox as a threat and that there was not significant demand for the feature set of Firefox among Microsoft's users.[77]
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has used Firefox, but he has commented "so much software gets downloaded all the time, but do people actually use it?"[78] A Microsoft SEC filing on June 30, 2005 acknowledged that "competitors such as Mozilla offer software that competes with the Internet Explorer Web browsing capabilities of our Windows operating system products."[79]
Despite the cold reception from Microsoft's top management the Internet Explorer development team does have a healthy relationship with Mozilla. They meet regularly to discuss web standards such as validation certificates.[80] In 2005 Mozilla agreed to allow Microsoft to use its RSS logo in the interest of common graphical representation of the RSS feature.[81]
In August 2006, Microsoft offered to help Mozilla integrate Firefox with the then-forthcoming Windows Vista,[82] which Mozilla accepted.[83]
In October 2006, as congratulations for a successful ship of Firefox 2, the Internet Explorer 7 development team sent a cake to Mozilla.[84]
Market adoption
Main article: Market adoption of Mozilla Firefox 
Usage share of Mozilla Firefox over time
Web-surfers have adopted Firefox rapidly, despite Internet Explorer coming pre-installed with every copy of the Windows OS. Internet Explorer has seen a steady decline of its usage share since Firefox's release. According to Dutch web analytics firm OneStat, by July 2006, Firefox was the second most widely-used browser, with 12.93% of global usage share.[50] By March 2007, according to data made available by U.S. firm NetApplications, Firefox's market share had grown to 15.1% globally.[51]
Downloads have continued at an increasing rate since Firefox 1.0 was released in November 2004, and as of February 12, 2007 Firefox has been downloaded over 300 million times. This number does not include downloads using software updates or from third-party websites.[52] They do not represent a user count, as one download may be installed on many machines, or one person may download the software multiple times. Mozilla Vice President of Products Christopher Beard estimates that Firefox had 70 million to 80 million users as of October 2006.[53]
With Microsoft releasing version 7 of Internet Explorer ("IE7") that same month, Firefox's share growth might have been expected to slow, but as of January 2007, IE7 has instead gained share mostly at the expense of older versions of IE.[54]
Advertising
The rapid adoption of Firefox, 100 million downloads in its first year of availability,[46] followed a series of aggressive marketing campaigns starting in 2004 with a series of events Blake Ross and Asa Dotzler called "marketing weeks".[47]
On September 12, 2004,[48] a marketing portal dubbed "Spread Firefox" (SFX) debuted along with the Firefox Preview Release, creating a centralized space for the discussion of various marketing techniques. The portal enhanced the "Get Firefox" button program, giving users "referrer points" as an incentive. The site lists the top 250 referrers. From time to time, the SFX team or SFX members launch marketing events organized at the Spread Firefox website.
The "World Firefox Day" campaign started on July 15, 2006[49]�the anniversary of the founding of the Mozilla Foundation�and ran until September 15, 2006. Participants registered themselves and a friend on the website for nomination to have their names displayed on the Firefox Friends Wall, a digital wall that will be displayed at the headquarters of the Mozilla Foundation.
Licensing
Firefox is free/open source software, and is tri-licensed under the Mozilla Public License (MPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), and the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). These licenses permit anyone to view, modify and/or redistribute the source code, and several publicly released applications have been built on it; for example, Netscape, Flock and Songbird make use of code from Firefox. 
The generic globe logo used when Firefox is compiled without the official branding
The official end-user builds of Firefox distributed from mozilla.com are licensed under the Mozilla EULA.[2] Several elements do not fall under the scope of the tri-license and have their use restricted by the EULA, including the trademarked Firefox name and artwork, and the proprietary Talkback crash reporter. Because of this and the clickwrap agreement included in the Windows version, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) consider these builds proprietary software.[40]
In the past, Firefox was licensed solely under the MPL,[41] which the FSF criticizes for being weak copyleft; the license permits, in limited ways, proprietary derivative works. Additionally, code under the MPL cannot legally be linked with code under the GPL or the LGPL.[42][43] To address these concerns, Mozilla re-licensed Firefox under the tri-license scheme of MPL, GPL, and LGPL. Since the re-licensing, developers have been free to choose the license under which they will receive the code, to suit their intended use: GPL or LGPL linking and derivative works when one of those licenses is chosen, or MPL use (including the possibility of proprietary derivative works) if they choose the MPL.[41]
[edit] Trademark and logo issues
The name "Mozilla Firefox" is a registered trademark; along with the official Firefox logo, it may only be used under certain terms and conditions. Anyone may redistribute the official binaries in unmodified form and use the Firefox name and branding for such distribution, but restrictions are placed on distributions which modify the underlying source code.[44]
To allow distributions of the code without using the official branding, the Firefox source code contains a "branding switch". This switch allows the code to be compiled without the official logo and name, for example to produce a derivative work unencumbered by restrictions on the Firefox trademark. In the unbranded compilation the trademarked logo and name are replaced with a freely distributable generic globe logo and the name of the release series from which the modified version was derived. The name "Deer Park" is used for derivatives of Firefox 1.5 and "Bon Echo" for derivatives of Firefox 2.0.
Outside of certain exceptions made for "community editions", distributing modified versions of Firefox under the "Firefox" name requires explicit approval from Mozilla for the changes made to the underlying code, and requires the use of all of the official branding. For example, it is not permissible to use the name "Firefox" without also using the official logo. The Debian project notably fell afoul of this, by using the name "Mozilla Firefox" but not the official logo, in a modified distribution (because of restrictions on its use, the Debian Free Software Guidelines did not permit Debian to use the logo). Although Debian claimed to have reached a prior agreement which would have allowed this, they were told in 2006 by a representative of the Mozilla Foundation that this was not acceptable, and asked to either comply with the published trademark guidelines or cease using the "Firefox" name in their distribution.[45] Ultimately, Debian switched to branding their modified version of Firefox as Iceweasel.
Features
Main article: Features of Mozilla Firefox
Features included with Firefox are tabbed browsing, incremental find (via the Find toolbar), Live bookmarking, an integrated download manager, and a search system. The user can customize Firefox with downloadable extensions, themes, and advanced preferences not present in the Options dialog that are accessible via the about:config page.[17] The developers of Firefox aimed to produce a browser that "just surfs the web"[18] and delivers the "best possible browsing experience to the widest possible set of people."[19] Firefox provides an environment for web developers in which they can use built-in tools or extensions. These include the built-in JavaScript Console and the DOM Inspector.
[edit] Standards support
| Firefox market share by version March, 2007[20] |
|---|
| Firefox Betas - 0.04 % |
| Firefox 1.0 - 0.85 % |
| Firefox 1.5 - 4.83 % |
| Firefox 2 - 9.38 % |
| Total - 15.10 % |
Mozilla Firefox supports many software standards, including HTML, XML, XHTML, CSS, ECMAScript (JavaScript), DOM, MathML, DTD, XSLT, XPath, and PNG images with alpha transparency.[21] In addition Firefox supports the SVG standard, however what exists in the current stable version should only be treated as a "technology preview", as it is not a full implementation.[22] Firefox also supports standards proposals created by the WHATWG such as the offline storage[23][24] and canvas element.[25] Although Firefox 2 does not pass the Acid2 standards-compliance test, development builds of Firefox 3 pass the test.[26]
[edit] Security
Firefox uses SSL/TLS to protect communications with web servers using strong cryptography when using the HTTPS protocol.[27] It uses a sandbox security model[28] and the developers use a "bug bounty" scheme, for finding fixes for some security[29] and feature additions. Official guidelines for handling security vulnerabilities discourage early disclosure of vulnerabilities so as not to give potential attackers an advantage in creating exploits.[30]
Because Firefox has fewer and less severe publicly known unpatched security vulnerabilities than Internet Explorer (see Comparison of web browsers), improved security is often cited as a reason to switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox.[31][32][33][34] The Washington Post reports that exploit code for critical unpatched security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer was available for 284 days in 2006. In comparison, exploit code for critical security vulnerabilities in Firefox was available for 9 days before Mozilla shipped a patch to remedy the problem.[35]
A 2006 Symantec study showed that Firefox had surpassed other browsers, including Internet Explorer, in the number of vendor-confirmed vulnerabilities that year through September; these vulnerabilities were patched far more quickly than those found in IE and other browsers.[36] Symantec later clarified their statement, saying that Firefox still had fewer security vulnerabilities, as counted by security researchers.[37] As of April 17, 2007, Firefox 2 has three security vulnerabilities unpatched, the most severe of which was rated "not critical" by Secunia.[38] Internet Explorer has seven security vulnerabilities unpatched, the most severe of which was rated "moderately critical" by Secunia.[39] (Note that the number of "Secunia Advisories" listed for each doesn't reflect on the actual number of vulnerabilities reported for each. Advisory SA23282 for Mozilla Firefox 2.0.x contains multiple vulnerabilities.)
History
Main article: History of Mozilla Firefox
Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross began working on the Firefox project as an experimental branch of the Mozilla project. They believed the commercial requirements of Netscape's sponsorship and developer-driven feature creep compromised the utility of the Mozilla browser.[8] To combat what they saw as the Mozilla Suite's software bloat, they created a pared-down browser, with which they intended to replace the Mozilla Suite. On April 3, 2003, the Mozilla Organization announced that they planned to change their focus from the Mozilla Suite to Firefox and Thunderbird.[9]
The Firefox project has undergone several name changes. Originally titled Phoenix, it was renamed because of trademark issues with Phoenix Technologies. The replacement name, Firebird, provoked an intense response from the Firebird free database software project.[10][11][12] In response, the Mozilla Foundation stated that the browser should always bear the name Mozilla Firebird to avoid confusion with the database software. Continuing pressure from the database server's development community forced another change; on February 9, 2004, Mozilla Firebird became Mozilla Firefox (Firefox for short).[13]
The Firefox project went through many versions before 1.0 was released on November 9, 2004. In addition to stability and security fixes, the Mozilla Foundation released its first major update to Firefox�version 1.5�on November 29, 2005. On October 24, 2006, Mozilla released Firefox 2. This version includes updates to the tabbed browsing environment, the extensions manager, the GUI, and the find, search and software update engines; a new session restore feature; inline spell checking; and an anti-phishing feature which was implemented by Google as an extension[14][15] and later merged into the program itself.[16]
Mozilla Firefox
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“Firefox” redirects here. For other uses, see Firefox (disambiguation).
| Mozilla Firefox | |
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|---|---|
 Mozilla Firefox 2 running on Gentoo Linux, displaying the English Wikipedia main page | |
| Maintainer: | Mozilla Corporation / Mozilla Foundation |
| Stable release: | 2.0.0.3 (March 20, 2007) [+/-] |
| Preview release: | 3.0a4 (April 27, 2007) [+/-] |
| OS: | Cross-platform |
| Available language(s): | Multilingual,[1] EULA in English only[2] |
| Use: | Web browser |
| License: | Mozilla EULA for binary redistribution |
| Website: | mozilla.com/firefox |
| Firefox Main article |
|---|
| Mozilla |
| Community / Customization |
| Forks and Related Projects |
| Flock • Iceweasel |
| Origins and Lineage |
| Mozilla Application Suite • Netscape Communicator |
| |
Mozilla Firefox is a graphical web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation and a large community of external contributors. Firefox, officially abbreviated as Fx or fx[3] and popularly abbreviated FF,[4] started as a fork of the Navigator browser component of the Mozilla Application Suite. Firefox has replaced the Mozilla Suite as the flagship product of the Mozilla project, under the direction of the Mozilla Foundation.
Mozilla Firefox is a cross-platform browser, providing support for various versions of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. However, the source code has been unofficially ported to other operating systems, including FreeBSD,[5] OS/2, Solaris, SkyOS, BeOS and more recently, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.[6]
Firefox's source code is freely available under the terms of the Mozilla tri-license as free and open source software. The current stable release of Firefox is version 2.0.0.3, released on March 20, 2007.[7]
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