Pale Moon is the work of a single individual, using
contributed Open Source code to create a full-featured, speed optimized
version of the popular Firefox browser. Having seen the advantages on
other systems (e.g. Linux) with regards to programs being compiled
specifically for the capabilities of the machine it is installed on, it
became obviously clear that Windows users were at a disadvantage:
Mozilla only releases windows executables with maximum compatibility in
mind, meaning that Firefox is made to run on as many different systems
as possible, sacrificing efficiency and speed in the process to be
compatible with, by current standards, absolutely ancient hardware.
Pale
Moon is a middle road, cutting away support for ancient systems to
achieve a significant speed and efficiency increase, but not trying to
squeeze the last few percent more out of it by limiting the range of
systems it will run on even more. It aims to not waste computer
resources and power on inefficient programs, while at the same time
serving a wide range of systems that are currently in use around the
world.
WITHOUT PLUGINS
WITH PLUGINS
