Mozilla's Firefox isn't as popular as it once was, with Chrome being the browser of choice for most web surfers. There are a number of reasons behind Firefox's decline, including anti-competitive behavior from Google, Apple, and Microsoft that makes it difficult for users to switch to another browser. However, that doesn't mean Mozilla has abandoned Firefox. It celebrated the release of Firefox 100 with a major milestone release in May of this year with a slew of new features. Now, Firefox 106 has been released with improved customization, privacy, and accessibility options.
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Last June, Firefox revamped its Private Browsing feature with privacy-focused additions like Total Cookie Protection and HTTPS by default. With October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Firefox is visually updating its incognito mode with a redesigned look, dark theme , and new logo. There’s also a Private Browsing shortcut you can add to your desktop to quickly start browsing the web in incognito mode.
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The main feature of this version, however, is Firefox View. It aims to make your browser window more useful by displaying up to 25 recently closed tabs on your desktop and the last three active tabs from your mobile or tablet . The new section can be accessed via a new Firefox icon in the upper left corner, next to your first tab. The feature is currently only coming to Firefox on the desktop.
Mac users get access to two handy features in Firefox 106. First, there's a built-in PDF, so you can fill out PDFs directly within the browser — no longer needing to use a third-party app to do so. Second, in macOS Catalina (or later), you can now copy text from images on the web and quickly paste it into documents or other files.
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Firefox 106 is now available for download for PC, Mac, iOS , and Android from the Mozilla website.
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