Firefox 13 Comes Online Early, Now Available for Download

By Marcus Yam
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Firefox goes for lucky number 13.

Mozilla continues its torrid pace of releasing new versions of Firefox. Not scheduled for release until tomorrow, what appears to be a final version of Firefox 13 has appeared online.

New features and changes include:

  • When opening a new tab, users are now presented with their most visited pages
  • The default home page now has quicker access to bookmarks, history, settings, and more
  • SPDY protocol now enabled by default for faster browsing on supported sites
  • Restored background tabs are not loaded by default for faster startup
  • Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default

See the full release notes for more.

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Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
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30 Comments Comment from the forums
  • NuclearShadow
    They must have fixed it, the link appears to lead to version 12 and when going to download it again says 12.
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  • A Bad Day
    I was expecting more updates, but at least Mozilla is on schedule unlike their FF4.
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  • A Bad Day
    Bah, I meant more features wit the FF13 compared to FF12. Where's that edit button?
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  • livebriand
    Now if it were as fast as chrome and had tabs as separate processes, I'd consider switching back to it. However, nowadays, it simply can't compete well with Chrome.
    Reply
  • nope. too lazy to download it now. I wait for ff14 next week.
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  • whimseh
    Nah, I'll stick to Chrome :)
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  • nuvon
    Most visited web site?....oh no! that means I have to hide the screen every time I start FF when someone is with me... :)
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  • hawkwindeb
    cantcatchupwithfirefoxnope. too lazy to download it now. I wait for ff14 next week.Ha, but I thought it was a new version every other day (sarcasm)
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  • Yes, but it seems the only major browser that values privacy. That's worth a lot. I switched back from Chrome to Firefox!
    Reply
  • math1337
    Restored background tabs are not loaded by default for faster startup
    Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default

    WTF. Who decided on this crap?
    Reply