---
title: Firefox 6.0 Released
date: 2011-08-17 00:05:10
modified: 2011-08-17 00:05:10
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/08/17/firefox-6-0-released/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Software
tags:
  - "6.0"
  - Firefox
  - Mozilla
---

Firefox 6.0 is officially released despite the final build got leaked out 2 days ago. Firefox 6.0 is released [2 months after Firefox 5.0](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/06/22/firefox-5-0-released/) and [5 months after Firefox 4.0](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/03/22/firefox-4-0-released/). Soon, people will just lose track of version number and it will no longer be meaningful! I have lost track of what is the current version of Google Chrome!

**What’s New In Firefox 6.0?**

- The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting
- Streamlined the look of the site identity block
- Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
- Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
- Added support for window.matchMedia
- Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
- Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
- Improved usability of the Web Console
- Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
- Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
- Fixed several stability issues
- Fixed several security issues

Firefox is not done yet for 2011, Firefox 7 is scheduled to be released on 27th September 2011 and Firefox 8 is scheduled to be released on 8th November 2011.

**Direct Download Links To Firefox 6.0**

- [Windows (English US)](http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-6.0&os=win&lang=en-US)
- [Mac OS X (English US)](http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-6.0&os=osx&lang=en-US)
- [Linux (English US)](http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-6.0&os=linux&lang=en-US)

**Links**

- Official Blog Post: [New Tools in Mozilla Firefox Help Developers Drive the Web Forward](http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/08/16/new-tools-in-mozilla-firefox-help-developers-drive-the-web-forward/)
- Release Notes: [Firefox 6.0](http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/6.0/releasenotes/)