Download Pale Moon 3.6.8

Tuesday version 3.6.8 of web browser Pale Moon was released. The Windows version of Mozilla Firefox is developed with the greatest possible compatibility in mind. Due in part to these concessions to older hardware, the browser isn’t as fast as it could be, according to Moonchild Productions. Pale Moon is almost identical in functionality to Mozilla Firefox, but without support for older processors. Some things have also been omitted, including Accessibility features and Parental controls. The result is a browser that is up to 25 percent better performs. More information about the program can here are being found. Since version 3.6.6, it uses its own profile folder and no longer shares it with Firefox. This makes it possible to use the two side by side. In version 3.6.8, some bugs have been fixed and the rendering and dns handling have been improved.

New:

• Updated the code base to Firefox 3.6.8. This fixes a number of critical bugs. (3.6.7+3.6.8)

Fixes:

• Add-ons window shows recommended add-ons again
• Browse add-ons link fixed
• Fixed crashes on some pages with heavy plugin use

Changes:

• Improved DNS name lookups and name caching. Pale Moon will make DNS lookups less often, lowering bandwidth use. (Thanks for the pointer, Jim!)
• Improved page rendering
• Add-ons window shows a longer list of add-ons when using search or the recommended list (10 instead of 5)

Known issues:

• Opening an HTML file or URL from explorer potentially gives a “file not found” error while opening the file/link.
  Workaround.
• Cosmetic: Pale Moon incorrectly labels itself as -APPVERSION in some locations/cases
• Installer: Missing some text placeholders