Firefox 3.6 beta version for Windows, Mac and Linux now ready for download

Mozilla developers have finally released Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 for download. If you couldn’t wait to get your hands on Firefox 3.6 beta then you can go to the official beta download link here. It’s available in 50 languages.

Firefox 3.6, which is code-named Namoroka is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine. Here are some of the key features of this revision highlighted by the developers.

• Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
• Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
  
• Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
  
• Support for the WOFF font format.
  
• Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
  
• Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

You can read the full list of changes on this version here since the alpha release. Most of the Add-ons may not be compatible with this beta version yet. If you want to test Add-ons yourself and help the plugin authors then you can install Add-on Compatibility Reporter. So, jump right in and start testing this Firefox beta version and report any bugs you find.

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