---
title: Firefox 6.0 Released
date: 2011-08-17 00:05:10
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/08/17/firefox-6-0-released/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "Firefox 6.0 is officially out, though the final build leaked two days ago. It arrives two months after Firefox 5.0 and five after 4.0. At this rate, the version numbers will soon become meaningless, I've already lost track of Chrome."
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)](https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-6.0&os=win&lang=en-US)
- [Mac OS X (English US)](https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-6.0&os=osx&lang=en-US)
- [Linux (English US)](https://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](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/new-tools-in-mozilla-firefox-help-developers-drive-the-web-forward/)
- Release Notes: [Firefox 6.0](https://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/firefox_releasenotes/en-us/firefox/6.0/releasenotes/)