Mozilla has published a video to celebrate the 20th birthday of its Firefox web browser. The video showcases some of the existing features of the web browser and also upcoming features.
As far as new features are concerned, there is none that has not been mentioned before. Still, it is a good opportunity to see these features in action in the video. It is only a minute in size.
Here is the list of features that Mozilla teases in the video:
- New Firefox profile manager and profile customization options.
- Improved sidebar customization options.
- Creation and management of tab groups.
The two big upcoming features are support for tab groups and the improved profile manager. All Chromium-based browsers support tab groups already. They may be used to improve tab management.
I use tab groups to differentiate between different tasks for the most part. What I like is that I can collapse tab groups so that an entire group takes up little space in the browser’s address bar.
Yes, some prefer to use bookmarks or other means to keep an eye on tabs. That is perfectly fine as well. Tab groups do not take anything away from that, but they add an option for users who like them.
Firefox Profiles gets an upgrade
The second feature improves the accessibility of the profile manager in Firefox. While Firefox supported profiles for a very, very long time, it was never put right in front of the user like in Chrome or Chromium.
Again, not ever Firefox user uses profiles. One reason for that is likely that it is difficult to find out about profile support in first place. You can stumble upon profiles in Firefox or on the Web, but there is a good chance that many Firefox users do not know about this feature at all.
If done right, this could be an introduction to profiles for lots of Firefox users.
I have to admit that I do not use profiles. I see their use, but I switch between so many browsers that these browsers are somehow like different profiles that I use. But, some users will certainly find this helpful.
What is your take on 20 years of Firefox and the features that Mozilla is teasing. Is this something you are looking forward to? Feel free to leave a comment down below.
The video is nice, enthusiastic and shows that Firefox is on the go, alive and running forwards.
For my concern, generally speaking, I must confess a sort of psychological barrier when I tend to conceive innovations as gadgets which may add confusion to the basics, basics I consider as what updates should before all consider in that they get improved. One thing seems sure to me, which is that innovating, inventing is far more exciting than improving, and this principle may lead to the best as to a bloated development.