14 DAY TRIAL // Now that Mozilla promoted the Firefox 62 web browser to the stable channel for Linux, Windows, Mac, and Andriod users, it kicked off the development of the next major release, Firefox 63.
The Firefox 63 web browser promises to allow WebExtensions, the cross-browser system for developing extensions, to run in their own process on Linux-based platforms, as well as to improve the Windows 10 integration by making the Firefox theme match host's Dark or Light mode.
On Apple's macOS platform, Firefox 63 will bring faster tab switching, improve Firefox's reactivity, and allow non-performance-critical apps to request the low-power GPU instead of the high-power GPU in Macs with multiple graphics cards via the WebGL power preferences.
Firefox 63 will also remove the "Open in Sidebar" feature for individual bookmarks in the Library, as well as the "Never check for updates" option from about:preferences, and will warn users when they have multiple tabs or windows open before quitting the browser from the main menu.
Firefox 63 is expected to hit the streets at the end of October 2018
Another exciting feature of the Firefox 63 web browser is the ability to view thumbnail previews of your tabs when using the Ctrl+Tab keyboard shortcut. Furthermore, it will be possible to cycles through tabs in the recently used order with the Ctrl+Tab shortcut, which will only be enabled by default for new profiles.
Last but not least, Firefox 63 on Windows will gain an important performance boost due to using the Clang toolchain for the build infrastructure. Firefox 63 is slated for release on October 23, 2018, but you can jump into the beta bandwagon by downloading the latest beta release for Linux, macOS, or Windows.
However, please keep in mind that Firefox 63 is in early stages of development so there are bugs present that might affect your browsing experience. Until Firefox 63 hits the streets later next month, we highly recommend our readers to update their web browsers to the Firefox 62 release as soon as possible.