

That deal is worth around $400 million per year (as of 2021-2022) and makes up the vast majority of Mozilla's total revenue. Yes, Google pays hefty royalties to Mozilla/Firefox for making them the default search engine in Firefox. Does Firefox use Google as a search engine? By default, Firefox blocks known third party trackers, social media trackers, cryptomining scripts and fingerprinters from collecting your data. Is Firefox a trustworthy browser?įirefox is considered a secure and private browser. We think the browser should be a piece of software you can rely on to have your back, pleasant to look at and working seamlessly with the web. We've always had your back on privacy, and still do. With the release of each newer version the tool has run more and more smoothly, allowing it to compete head to head with its main competitors.Įach newer version of Firefox has definitely presented important changes and improved its service, allowing it to no longer be seen as a simple alternative to Internet Explorer and Google Chrome and to become the main choice for millions of users around the world.Firefox's has been reimagined in 2022 to be fast, modern and inviting the first time you run it and every day after. The speed with which websites are loaded, and resource use, have also seen improvements, therefore avoiding the excessive use of memory found on previous versions. Performance and stability have, once again, been improved with better JavaScript and rendering engines, increased HTML5 compatibility, independent processing for the browser’s add-ons, and much more. Its latest releases have centered on improving technical aspects, as its appearance continues being pretty much the same as that of previous versions. Among its main features are the option of being able to browse several websites at the same time thanks to its tab system, all while supporting most existing web standards as well as offering a personalized experience thanks to its extensions, add-ons, and themes that have been created by the community and which allow you to expand its functions. Mozilla continues working on more improvements for its star product: the free and open source browser, Firefox.
