Fast, stable and free web browser with addons, customizations and a developer tools with a familiar user-interface.
Pale Moon is a free and open web browser on the layout and rendering engine Goanna. It is optimized for usage on modern processors which includes a number of enhancements over the traditional set of browsers many are used to.
Though Pale Moon used to be heavily based on Mozilla's Firefox, it has since come a long way by developing its in house Goanna layout engine. From what we've seen, it adheres to web standards without a hitch.
With support for themes and layout customization, it's quite possible to have the browser looking the way you want it. Furthermore, several options are available from the Preferences to set different levels of security by blocking addons, password management (protected by a master password), HSTS, HPKP and an optional do not track setting.
Pale Moon supports the W3C Media Source Extensions and playback for MP4 and WebM video can be toggled.
Web Developer Tools are a great set of options for those developing web sites with a Inspector, Web Console, Debugger, Style Editor and more. Additional addons for developers can also be downloaded from Pale Moon's site through the menu system.
Speaking of addons, Pale Moon does a selection of useful and quality addons from their site which can be used for a number of purposes. Take a look and have a browse.
All in all, Pale Moon is a solid web browser that's obviously been developed for not just speed but also stability.
Features of Pale Moon
- Based on our own optimized layout engine (Goanna).
- Extensive and growing support for existing web standards.
- Familiar, efficient, fully customizable interface.
- Increased stability: experience fewer browser crashes.
- Optimized for modern processors.
- Safe: forked from mature Mozilla code and regularly updated with the latest security patches.
- Secure: Additional security features and security-aware development.
- Smooth and speedy page drawing and script processing.
- Supported by our user community and fully non-profit.
- Support for a growing number of Pale Moon exclusive extensions.
- Support for easily-created lightweight themes (skins).
- Support for full themes: total freedom over any element's design.
- Support for many "legacy" Firefox extensions.
Compatibility and License
Pale Moon is free software made available under the Mozilla Public Licence for the Windows operating system from web browsers. With this type of license, users are permitted to freely download, modify and distribute it without any real restrictions.
Moonchild Productions accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.
What version of Windows can Pale Moon run on?
Pale Moon can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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- Free Web Browsers
- Open source and GPL software
- Internet Browsing Software
