The release of the Pale Moon 29.4 web browser is available, branching from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher performance, retain the classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License).
The project adheres to a classic interface design, avoiding the transition to the Australis interface integrated into Firefox 29, while offering extensive customization capabilities. Notable removed components include DRM, Social API, WebRTC, PDF viewer, Crash Reporter, statistics gathering code, parental control tools, and accessibility features. Compared to Firefox, the browser retains support for XUL technology and maintains the ability to use both full-fledged and lightweight themes. Pale Moon is built on the UXP (Unified XUL Platform), which forks Firefox components from the Mozilla Central repository, free from dependencies on Rust code and excluding Quantum project developments.
In the new version:
- The promise.allSettled() feature has been implemented.
- A global origin property has been implemented for windows and workers.
- Memory distribution performance has been improved.
- The libcubeb library has been updated.
- The SQLite library has been updated to version 3.36.0.
- Thread safety has been enhanced in the content cache implementation.
- Issues leading to crashes have been resolved.
- Vulnerability fixes have been transferred.
Source: opennet.ru
