Download Mozilla Firefox 30.0 Beta

As we are used to from Mozilla, the first beta release of the next version has already appeared shortly after the release of a stable version of the Firefox web browser. Version 30, which should be released on June 10, will include support for the open source multimedia framework GStreamer and make it easier to access favorites and history via the sidebar button. Below is an incomplete overview of the improvements that we can expect in version 30.

New

• Support for GStreamer 1.0
• Mac OS X command-E sets find term to selected text
• Sidebar button gives easier access to social, bookmark, & history sidebars

Changed

• Disallow calling WebIDL constructors as functions on the web

Developer

• Fixes to box-shadow and other visual overflow (see bug 480888)
• Mute and volume available per window when using WebAudio
• background-blend-mode enabled by default
• Use of line-height allowed for
• ES6 array and generator comprehensions implemented (read docs for more details)
• Error stack now contains column number
• With the exception of those bundled inside an extension or ones that are whitelisted, plugins will no longer be activated by default (see blog post)

Fixed

• Ignore autocomplete=”off” when offering to save passwords via the password manager (see 956906)
• TypedArrays don’t support new named properties (see 695438)

Known Issues

• Text Rendering Issues on Windows 7 with Platform Update KB2670838 (MSIE 10 Prerequisite) or on Windows 8.1 has a workaround (see 812695)

The following downloads are available:
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 beta for Windows (English)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 beta for Linux (English)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 beta for OS X (English)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 beta for Windows (English)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 Beta for Linux (English)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 Beta for OS X (English)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 beta for Windows (Frisian)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 beta for Linux (Frisian)
Mozilla Firefox 30.0 beta for OS X (Frisian)