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[[File:Mozilla_Firefox_3.6.png|200px|thumb|right|Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Running the Acid3 test]]
Firefox is a free open source web browser made to compete with Microsoft Internet Explorer (now Windows Internet Explorer) starting in late 2003, early 2004 . The latest released version of Firefox is 3.6, and nightly Development builds are being made of 3.7. Firefox has also been in competiton with the new Google Chrome web browser.
==Usage==
As of Q3 2010, Firefox is the second most widely used browser worldwide.
[[File:Firefox_3.6_With_a_theme_and_addons.png|200px|thumb|right|Mozilla Firefox with a Google Chrome-like theme and the Firebug addon]]
[[File:Firefox_3.6_With_a_theme_and_addons.png|200px|thumb|right|Mozilla Firefox with a Google Chrome-like theme and the Firebug addon]]
 
'''Mozilla Firefox''' is a free and open source web browser developed for Linux, Mac OS, and [[Microsoft Windows:|Microsoft Windows]]. The software was first released on September 23, 2002.
==Extensibility==
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Firefox has always had the ability to use 3rd party add-ons, themes, language packs and plugins.
This functionality has existed in previous Mozilla projects such as the Mozilla Suite as well. 
 
== References ==
* '''Browser Statistics''': w3schools [http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp Browser Statistics].
 


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Revision as of 03:36, 7 June 2013

File:Firefox 3.6 With a theme and addons.png
Mozilla Firefox with a Google Chrome-like theme and the Firebug addon

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser developed for Linux, Mac OS, and Microsoft Windows. The software was first released on September 23, 2002.