General Information

Firefox is a web browser which allows you to view webpages on the World Wide Web. Firefox is developed by Mozilla, and is available free of charge.

System Requirements

• Firefox 17 ESR
  • A Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8
  • An Intel x86 processor
  • 1 GB of RAM (4 GB RAM minimum recommended)
  • 200 MB of free hard disk space

• Firefox 20
  • A Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8
  • An Intel x86 processor
  • 1 GB of RAM (4 GB RAM minimum recommended)
  • 200 MB of free hard disk space

• Firefox 21
  • A Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8
  • An Intel x86 processor
  • 1 GB of RAM (4 GB RAM minimum recommended)
  • 200 MB of free hard disk space

ITS Supported Versions

• Firefox 17.0 ESR (34.1 MB)
• Firefox 20 (38.3 MB)
• Firefox 21 (39.4 MB)

Firefox 19 and later comes with its own built-in PDF viewer. To disable the built-in PDF viewer and use Adobe Reader (or another PDF viewer), go to Firefox > Preferences > Applications panel. Follow the directions listed here.

Use Firefox 17 ESR (latest build) for web applications that require it. Use Firefox 21 (latest build) for all other web browsing.

Note: Google@UH apps (gmail, gcal, gdocs) are supported on the current version of Firefox, the version just preceding it or Firefox 17 ESR. Firefox is on a rapid-release schedule with a new version released approximately every 6 weeks. Check for the most current version of Firefox here.

Documentation

• Configuring Pop-up Blocker [HTML]
• Browser Recommendations for ITS-Supported Web Applications [HTML]

Company Website

• http://www.mozilla.com

• Contact ITS