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Pale Moon (32-bit)
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Pale Moon (32-bit)

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  • Latest Version

    Pale Moon 34.1.0 (32-bit) LATEST

  • Review by

    Juan Garcia

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10

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  • Author / Product

    Moonchild Productions / External Link

  • Filename

    palemoon-34.1.0.win32.installer.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    7fde4c11fd7cee52d1e955f23a3c32f7

Pale Moon 32bit is an Open Source, Goanna-based web browser available for Microsoft Windows and Linux (with other operating systems in development), focusing on efficiency and ease of use. Make sure to get the most out of your browser!

Pale Moon offers you a browsing experience in an internet browser completely built from its own, the independently developed source that has been forked off from Firefox/Mozilla code, with carefully selected features and optimizations to improve the browser's speed, resource use, stability, and user experience, while offering full customization and a growing collection of extensions and themes to make the browser truly your own.

Features and Highlights
  • Optimized for modern processors
  • Based on the optimized layout engine (Goanna)
  • Safe: forked from mature Mozilla code and regularly updated
  • Secure: Additional security features and security-aware development
  • Supported by a friendly, active community of users
  • Familiar, efficient, fully customizable interface
  • Support for full themes: total freedom over any element's design
  • Support for easily-created lightweight themes (skins)
  • Smooth and speedy page drawing and script processing
  • Increased stability: experience fewer browser crashes
  • Support for many Firefox extensions
  • Support for a growing number of PaleMoon exclusive extensions
  • Extensive and growing support for HTML5 and CSS3
  • Many customization and configuration options
  • Able to import existing Firefox profiles with the migration tool
FAQ

Can I use modern Firefox extensions with Pale Moon?
No, it supports legacy Firefox extensions but is incompatible with WebExtensions. However, the browser offers an extensive catalog of alternative add-ons.

Is Pale Moon secure?
Yes, Pale Moon is secure, with regular updates to address vulnerabilities. However, users should keep the browser updated to the latest version.

Does Pale Moon support DRM-protected content?
No, Pale Moon does not natively support DRM (Digital Rights Management), which might restrict access to some streaming services like Netflix.

Can I sync data across devices?
It offers a sync feature, but it is less robust compared to mainstream browsers like Chrome or Firefox.

What makes Pale Moon different from Firefox?
This software is lighter, retains support for legacy features/extensions, and offers a more customizable interface compared to Firefox.

Alternatives

Firefox
A modern, feature-rich browser with extensive add-ons and high performance. Great for users who prioritize security and modern web standards.

Waterfox
A Firefox fork emphasizing privacy and legacy extension support.

Opera
Known for its built-in VPN, Opera is a user-friendly alternative offering unique features like a sidebar messenger.

Brave
A privacy-focused browser with built-in ad-blocking and cryptocurrency integration.

Vivaldi
Highly customizable and modern, Vivaldi caters to users who want extensive control over their browsing experience.

Pricing

The program is completely FREE and open-source, with no paid versions or features hidden behind a paywall.

System Requirements
  • Operating System: Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7
  • Processor: Modern CPU with SSE2 support.
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended).
  • Disk Space: 30 MB for installation.
  • Graphics: DirectX 9-capable GPU for hardware acceleration (optional).
PROS
  • Lightweight and resource-efficient.
  • Highly customizable interface.
  • Supports legacy extensions.
  • Privacy-focused with no telemetry.
  • Open-source and community-driven.
CONS
  • Limited support for modern WebExtensions.
  • Incompatibility with some websites and DRM content.
  • Lacks advanced sync features found in mainstream browsers.
Also Available: Pale Moon (64-bit)

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What's new in this version:

New features:
- Re-landed Xoroshiro128++ JavaScript PRNG to make it more robust while keeping high performance
- This was previously backed out due to intermittent issues and crashes
- Implemented JavaScript SubmitEvent support for HTML forms
- Implemented JavaScript requestSubmit() for HTML forms
- Implemented JavaScript toSorted()
- Implemented JavaScript toReversed()
- Implemented top-level await support for JavaScript modules. See implementation notes
- Implemented pointer and hover CSS media queries
- Enabled hardware-accelerated decoding for VP9 videos (where possible)

Changes/fixes:
- Re-landed our expat library update, with fixes for large attribute parsing
- Updated the JPEG-XL library to 0.11.2 to pick up security and performance fixes, and applied a spot-fix for big-endian hardware
- Updated libtheora to 1.2.0
- Updated libvpx to 1.16.0 with various fixes to retain compatibility with older MacOS and PowerPC platforms
- Pale Moon, from this version forward, allows unencrypted websocket connections to localhost addresses even when the calling document was served encrypted
- Fixed an issue in the new Cascade Layers implementation causing problems with UI elements and extensions

Fixed several issues with the new ICU library implementation in UXP:
- Fixed an issue where it was returning unexpected Unicode spaces in date strings instead of standard space characters, causing problems with web scripting
- Fixed an issue with plural forms for Shuar, Welsh and several Slavic languages
- Fixed an issue with letter dots in Lithuanian
- Fixed an issue with word-wrapping in Tibetan

- Fixed an intermittent browser crash related to removing cached image data, and improved image data cache handling as a whole
- Further improved compatibility with Mac on PowerPC hardware
- Restored support for building on 32-bit MacOS 10.6
- Applied miscellaneous fixes for building on MacOS 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
- Fixed run-time issues on FreeBSD 15.*
- Fixed an issue with applying image filters on big-endian hardware
- Fixed an issue preventing bundled fonts from working properly on targets other than Windows or Linux-GTK
- Enabled PerformanceObservers by default. See implementation notes

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