Download Mozilla Firefox 1.0 RC1

The Mozilla Foundation has just released Release Candidate 1 of Firefox 1.0. If all goes well, they’re still on track for the 1.0 final release, which is scheduled for November 9. This version is especially for people who like to hunt bugs. However, if that is not the case and you are already using the 1.0 Preview Release (the so-called “feature complete” preview), it is better to keep using it and wait a few more weeks. It full changelog is too long to list here, but here are the main changes:

Things that need special attention in this RC include:

• Application Update! (see below)
• Find toolbar, which received quite a few bug fixes.
• Gecko and website rendering — we took a few significant layout/css fixes.
• Migration from other browsers on first run (You can just rename your profile directory to trigger migration.)
• Single window mode (load all pop-ups in new tabs,) set in the Advanced panel of the browser Options/Preferences window.
• Focus interaction between tabs, which was changed to fix several security vulnerabilities.

[break]The following downloads are available:
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 RC1 (MacOS X, dmg)
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 RC1 (Windows, zip)
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 RC1 (Windows setup)
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 RC1 (Linux installer)
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 RC1 (Linux, tarball)
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 RC1 (Source code, bgzip)