Download Pale Moon 5.0

Version 5.0 of Pale Moon has been released. This web browser uses the source code of Mozilla Firefox, but is optimized for modern hardware. The Windows version of Mozilla Firefox is developed with the greatest possible compatibility in mind. Partly due to concessions to older hardware, the browser is not as fast as it could be, according to Pale Moon creator Moonchild Productions.

Pale Moon is functionally almost identical to Mozilla Firefox, but does not support older processors. Some things have also been omitted, including ‘Accessibility features’ and ‘Parental controls’. The result is a browser that could be up to 25 percent better to perform. More information about the program can here are being found. The program uses its own profile folder and does not share it with Firefox, making it possible to use the two side by side.

Pale Moon 5.0

I’m pleased to announce the release of Pale Moon 5.0, building on the new Firefox 5.0 source code.

This release also sees some cosmetic, performance and stability improvements in addition to the new source branch. Released are the 32-bit and 64-bit desktop browsers, and the 32-bit portable.

Note that from now on, portable versions of Pale Moon will come packed in a self-extracting archive, and no longer in a zip file. This is both a smaller download (by quite a bit) and more convenient to use (simply run, tell it where to unpack, and you’re set).

Pale Moon 4.x will now be DISCONTINUED, as the differences between 4 and 5 are too small to maintain the 4.x branch (which, truth be told, has been a headache to deal with, so I’d rather put that behind me)

Pale Moon 3.x WILL BE CONTINUED in development and support, and is still the version of choice for everyone running Windows XP. This will also be the only version available for Athlon XP processors and comparable (SSE-capable)