![]() ![]() The shift+esc keyboard shortcut now opens the Process Manager, offering a way to quickly identify processes that are using too many resources.Processes used for background tabs now use efficiency mode on Windows 11 to limit resource use.Import maps, which allow web pages to control the behavior of JavaScript imports, are now enabled by default.A pinned tab allows you to find and open recently closed tabs on your current device and access tabs from other devices (via our “Tab Pickup” feature). Firefox View helps you get back to content you previously discovered.Text Recognition in images allows users on macOS 10.15 and higher to extract text from the selected image (such as a meme or screenshot).Swipe-to-navigate (two fingers on a touchpad swiped left or right to perform history back or forward) now works for Linux users on Wayland.Setting Firefox as your default browser now also makes it the default PDF application on Windows systems if the default PDF application is another browser.It is now possible to edit PDFs: including writing text, drawing, and adding signatures.Firefox is less likely to run out of memory on Linux and performs more efficiently for the rest of the system when memory runs low.Touchpad scrolling on macOS was made more accessible by reducing unintended diagonal scrolling opposite of the intended scroll axis.Stability on Windows is significantly improved as Firefox handles low-memory situations much better.Swipe to navigate (two fingers on a touchpad swiped left or right to perform history back or forward) on Windows is now enabled.Added an option to print only the current page from the print preview dialog.Paste unformatted shortcut (shift+ctrl/cmd+v) now works in plain text contexts, such as input and text area.Back now takes you to the previous site that was visited. Highlight color is preserved correctly after typing Enter in the mail composer of Yahoo Mail and Outlook.Īfter bypassing the https only error page navigating back would take you to the error page that was previously dismissed.Removed a configuration option to allow SHA-1 signatures in certificates: SHA-1 signatures in certificates-long since determined to no longer be secure enough-are now not supported. ![]() This had the greatest impact on users with platter hard drives and significant local storage. Fixed an issue in which Firefox startup could be significantly slowed down by the processing of Web content local storage.Fixed WebGL performance issues on NVIDIA binary drivers via DMA-Buf on Linux.Non-breaking spaces are now preserved-preventing automatic line breaks-when copying text from a form control.Windows' "Make text bigger" accessibility setting now affects all the UI and content pages, rather than only applying to system font sizes.View this article for additional details. Buttons in the Tabs toolbar can now be reached with Tab, Shift+Tab, and Arrow keys.Improved performance on high-refresh rate monitors (120Hz+).Required fields are now highlighted in PDF forms.I'm sure there are other reasons, but to me that was enough to keep things that way instead of following what El Capitan permits. I've got also 1Password 4 that's still working nicely between all my current browsers: if I switch to Quantum, I have to switch to 1P6 or Enpass and lose that compatibility. It's very likely that I switch back to the latest FF ESR when Chromium drops MacOS 10.11 and Waterfox abandon its pre-Quantum core - as it was the reason I switched from FF to WTF. My current main browser is Chromium, my second choice is Waterfox. maff files to be the best and lightest way to store web pages, I continue storing new pages this way - I think I've got years in front of me before changing computer to something that won't support FF52 ESR in some way (even if at some point it might be through a virtual machine). maff files stored everywhere and it's absolutely out of the question for me to spend hours converting them, so the easiest and most reliable way to read them is with FF52. I want to point out why it's still pertinent to use FF52 ESR - together with other browsers or even the most recent version of FF.įirst of all, I've got a whole lotta. ![]()
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