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Firefox is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on November 28, 2004.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
November 25, 2004	Featured article candidate	Promoted
February 10, 2007	Featured article review	Kept
May 2, 2009	Featured article review	Demoted
April 30, 2012	Peer review	Reviewed
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on September 23, 2019, and September 23, 2020.
Current status: Former featured article

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Section sizes

Section size for Firefox (32 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	11,613	11,613
History	22,759	22,759
Features	8,832	26,361
Browser extensions	3,263	3,263
Themes	1,105	1,105
Guest session	1,439	1,439
Standards	11,722	11,722
Security	10,701	10,701
Privacy	13,441	13,441
Localizations	2,239	2,239
Platform availability	5,098	45,625
Microsoft Windows	8,074	8,074
macOS	5,873	5,873
Linux	1,353	1,353
Firefox for Android	8,535	8,535
Firefox for iOS	7,571	7,571
Firefox Reality (AR/VR)	1,253	1,253
Unofficial ports	7,868	7,868
Channels and release schedule	7,878	7,878
Licensing	4,798	4,798
Trademark and logo	6,718	13,247
Branding and visual identity	6,529	6,529
Promotion	9,407	9,407
Performance	18	17,061
2000s	7,809	7,809
2010s	7,565	7,565
Firefox Quantum	1,669	1,669
Usage share	7,390	7,390
See also	231	231
References	30	30
Further reading	1,288	1,288
External links	1,323	1,323
Total	195,392	195,392

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Mention of specific platform requirements in short description

"However, as with all other iOS web browsers, the iOS version uses the WebKit layout engine instead of Gecko due to platform requirements. "

Should we move this part into a more relevant section, perhaps Firefox for mobile? I agree that it is notable, but not enough to be part of the article's short description. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.186.18.90 (talk) 01:06, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Citation needed for Firefox name

> The name Firefox was said to be derived from a nickname of the red panda

What's the source of this statement? Spotlesstofu (talk) 19:46, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Refs 39 and 40, particularly the Mozilla FAQ. Follow the citation links. Mind matrix 20:50, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress

There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:IOS version history which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 17:48, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not any more, there isn't - "The result of the move request was: pages not moved." Guy Harris (talk) 23:32, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Firefox100DarkThemeWin11.png

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 10:53, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please disregard the automated message. The file was kept per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Firefox100DarkThemeWin11.png —megamanfan3 (talk) 12:04, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Someone update the stable release date of firefox on this page.

According to Mozilla, a stable version 113.0 has been released on 9 May 2023 [1]https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/113.0/releasenotes/ LDM2003 (talk) 17:33, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Criticisms of Mozilla Firefox" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Criticisms of Mozilla Firefox has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 7 § Criticisms of Mozilla Firefox until a consensus is reached. TartarTorte 14:20, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]