Mozilla Firefox 23 Download

Mozilla has published Firefox 23, you can download it over here or wait for the automatic update if you already have Firefox.

Mozilla has introduced Firefox 23. This new release introduces a mixed content blocker, which prevents mixed use of HTTP content such as JavaScript, images and CSS on pages loaded over HTTPS, and introduces a share button that allows for easy sharing of websites on social networking sites like Facebook.

Other notable changes include a new network monitor feature for developers, as well as the removal of the blink HTML tag. This HTML tag was a non-standard element that was quite popular in the early days of the web but it's been dead for a long time. Internet Explorer never supported it and support for the blink tag was already removed from WebKit (Chrome/Safari).

Also worth mentioning is that it's now no longer possible to disable JavaScript from the Options window, this feature is now reserved for advanced users via the about:config page. Other than that, Firefox 23 has some other minor security updates, a bunch of bug fixes and a slighty changed new logo (pictured on the right).

Here's the full overview of what's new:

• NEW - Mixed content blocking enabled to protects users from man-in-the-middle attacks and eavesdroppers on HTTPS pages (learn more)
• NEW - Options panel created for Web Developer Toolbox
• CHANGED - "Enable JavaScript" preference checkbox has been removed and user-set values will be reset to the default
• CHANGED - Updated Firefox Logo
• CHANGED - Improved about:memory's functional UI
• CHANGED - Simplified interface for notifications of plugin installation
• CHANGED - Enabled DXVA2 on Windows Vista+ to accelerate H.264 video decoding
• CHANGED - Users can now switch to a new search provider across the entire browser
• CHANGED - CSP policies using the standard syntax and semantics will now be enforced
• CHANGED - < input type='file' > rendering improvements (see bug 838675)
• CHANGED - Replace fixed-ratio audio resampler in webrtc.org capture code with Speex resampler and eliminate pseudo-44000Hz rate
• CHANGED - "Load images automatically" and Always show the tab bar" checkboxes removed from preferences and reset to defaults
• DEVELOPER - HTML5 < input type="range" > form control implemented
• DEVELOPER - Write more accessible pages on touch interfaces with new ARIA role for key buttons
• DEVELOPER - Social share functionality
• DEVELOPER - Added unprefixed requestAnimationFrame
• DEVELOPER - Implemented a global browser console
• DEVELOPER - Dropped blink effect from text-decoration: blink; and completely removed < blink > element
• DEVELOPER - New feature in toolbox: Network Monitor
• FIXED- Various security fixes