Mozilla has released a preview copy of their Firefox Metro browser
for Microsoft’s new desktop operating system. The future of Firefox has
been announced via the official Mozilla blog,
with the release of the browser that is intended for users and the
Mozilla community to put through its paces to see if it lives up to
expectations. The preview release of Firefox has been built from the
ground up to offer a classic browsing mode as well as having a
Metro-based look and feel to it.
Mozilla has been working for the majority of this year on the product
specifically made for Windows 8 in the hope of producing a seamless web
browsing experience that works flawlessly on both the classic and Metro
modes. The first preview build, that is available as a nightly build
from the company’s experimental Elm repository, and represents a total
overhaul of one of the world’s most popular web browser, but also comes
packed with a notable set of features and improvements that should
definitely appeal to Windows 8 users.
Firefox Metro offers a new Metro-styled Start experience that presents
Bookmarks and recent browsing history in a gorgeous but simplistic
manner. The browser also has integrated support for a whole host of
touch and swipe gestures that will form an integral part of the user
experience in Windows 8. As you would expect, probably the most notable
difference is the visual appearance of Firefox with it looking extremely
modern. Mozilla has noted in their official blog post that the
aesthetics of the software have been given the "Asutralis Interface" name.
Firefox Metro also has support for Firefox Sync and the ability to quickly switch between different browsing modes with minimal fuss. This preview build is by no means a finished product, with Mozilla stipulating that it contains bugs and omitted features. Check it out for yourself and remember to file those important bug reports to help the development process.
You can download Firefox for Windows 8 from Here.
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