Software Update: Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 2

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Mozilla Foundation released the second beta release of SeaMonkey version 2.0 on Saturday. SeaMonkey is the continuation of the former Mozilla Application Suite and consists of a web browser and programs for e-mailing and reading news. In addition, there is also a simple HTML editor. Unlike the Mozilla Application Suite, SeaMonkey is maintained by the community, while the Seamonkey Council oversees maintenance. The main changes in version 2.0 are that the web browser is now based on Firefox 3.5, the MailNews application can also display RSS and Atom feeds, and the password and download manager have been greatly improved. A complete overview of the changes since version 1.1.17 can be here are found, while the release notes for beta 2 are the following:

SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 2 Completes New Feature Set

Less than 8 weeks after the first beta, the SeaMonkey team released SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 2 today, completing the planned feature set for the next generation of the successful Internet suite, with a final 2.0 version expected next month.

Building on the great heritage of the Netscape Communicator and Mozilla Application suites, SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 2 combines a state-of-the-art web browser based on the same core as Firefox 3.5.3 with a solid email and newsgroups client and a simple HTML editor, rounding the experience with web development tools and IRC chat.

In addition to the changes in the first beta release, this version features

  • tabbed mail, enabling accounts, folders and even single messages to be opened in tabs inside the Mail & Newsgroups window, as well as enabling the Lightning extension to be installed into SeaMonkey for calendering functionality.
  • a completely renewed default theme on Mac OS X to better fit with the look of Leopard and Snow Leopard,
  • reopening of closed browser windows (Undo Close Window),
  • introduction of simpler interfaces for extension developers (SMILE),
  • and a large number of other, smaller improvements.

The release notes include a detailed list of improvements in comparison to SeaMonkey 1.1.18, our current stable release.

We welcome any and all discussions on this beta on our newsgroupsor you can even file a bug if you find one. Be sure to check our Known Issues prior to filing bugs.

SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 2 is available for free download on the SeaMonkey website. Once you have downloaded and installed this release, we’d like to encourage you to get involved in discussing and reporting problems as well as further improving the product.

Thanks for testing and helping us to make SeaMonkey even better!

Version number 2.0 beta 2
Release status beta
Operating systems Windows 2000, Linux, Windows XP, macOS, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista
Website Mozilla Foundation
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File Sizes

9.99MB – 21.40MB

License type Conditions (GNU/BSD/etc.)
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