14 DAY TRIAL // Mozilla has officially released a new version of Firefox browser on all supported desktop platforms, and users running Windows, Linux, and macOS can download it right now.
Firefox 78 comes with rather small improvements, albeit it obviously adds a series of refinements that most users are going to like.
For example, the uninstaller now comes with a refresh button, as Mozilla says that in some cases, uninstalling and reinstalling the app helps fix some specific issues. So instead of letting users do the whole thing, the refresh button is now there to care of this task and bring Firefox to the original configuration.
“Because we know people try to fix problems by reinstalling Firefox when a simple refresh is more likely to solve the issue, we’ve added a Refresh button to the Uninstaller,” Mozilla says.
macOS changes
In addition, Firefox 78 also comes with a built-in PDF viewer, so beginning with this version, whenever you download a PDF document, you should see an option to open the file right in the browser. This is clearly welcome news for those who don’t want to install another PDF client – on Windows 10, for example, Microsoft Edge is offered as the default PDF reader.
This new Firefox update also brings major changes for macOS users, as support for some older versions of the operating system is now dropped.
“Firefox 78 is the last major release with support for macOS versions 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11. Users of these macOS versions will be supported through Firefox ESR 78.x for the coming year,” Mozilla explains.
Needless to say, users are recommended to download and install the new Firefox version as soon as possible, especially because in addition to everything mentioned above, it also comes with other bug fixes under the hood on all platforms.