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| Developer(s) | Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla Foundation |
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| Initial release | October 24, 2006 |
| Final release | 2.0.0.20 (December 18, 2008)
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| Preview release | None [±] |
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| Written in | C++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript |
| Engine | Gecko |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, OS/2 |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Size | 5.5 MB – 16.5 MB |
| Available in | 60 languages |
| Type | Web browser, FTP client, gopher client |
| License | MPL/GPL/LGPL/Mozilla EULA (for binary redistribution) |
| Website | www |
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Mozilla Firefox 2 is a version of Firefox, a web browser released on October 24, 2006 by the Mozilla Corporation.
Firefox 2 uses version 1.8 of the Gecko layout engine for displaying web pages. The release contained many new features not found in Firefox 1.5, including improved support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and JavaScript 1.7, as well as user interface changes.
On March 22, 2006, the first alpha version of Firefox 2 (Bon Echo Alpha 1) was released. It featured Gecko 1.8.1 for the first time. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20 is the final version to support Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 and Windows Me,[1] although it can run on Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51 using tweaks. Mac OS X 10.5 support was added October 18, 2007 with version 2.0.0.8.
Firefox 2.0 featured updates to 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,[2][3] and later merged into the program itself.[4]
Mozilla ended support for Firefox 2 on December 18, 2008.[5]
- ^ "Firefox 2 System Requirements". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ "Google Safe Browsing for Firefox". Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ Mozilla.org wiki contributors. "Phishing Protection Design Documentation - Background". Mozilla.org wiki. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Mozilla Firefox 2 Release Notes". Mozilla Corporation. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- ^ "Firefox 2.0.0.20 now available for download". Mozilla Corporation. Retrieved 2009-01-08.