Firefox 9 is now available for download and that latest version of Firefox is coming up with some speed increases, better integration with OS X and with lots of stability improvements than the previous version.
Right now you won’t be able to view or download firefox 9 on the official Mozilla page but the download will be up and ready to go ahead of tomorrow’s official release of Firefox 9.
This new version Firefox includes the following features: There is added Type Inference with significantly improving JavaScript performance. More Improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion is there. There is also added up two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X Lion. There is also added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript. The font-stretch support is added with more improved support for text-overflow. There is also more improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS with some fixed several stability issues.
According to the source of ExtremeTech , it is reported that 20 to 30% increases in speed is expected as compared to Firefox 8, due to the new type inference feature additions in its JavaScript engine. If you want to check the full list of changes, then should check out Mozilla’s full changelog. You can also download firefox 9 after the break.
- Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
- Improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion
- Added two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X Lion
- Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
- Added support for font-stretch
- Improved support for text-overflow
- Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
- Fixed several stability issues
You can download firefox 9 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from the given links below.
Please Note: You will be able to download firefox 9 from Mozilla’s official website by tomorrow.