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MtOlympus Author

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Browser compatibility

Is Firefox 81.0 safe to use on MacBook 2020 using Catalina 10.15?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 8, 2020 4:47 PM

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HWTech

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Oct 8, 2020 5:11 PM in response to MtOlympus

Firefox is a respected browser, but make sure to only download it from the source:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Firefox is my backup browser since I need more options than Firefox provides and I don't like how some of the tab features work. My first browser is Vivaldi (based on Chromium unfortunately, but it is multi-platform). Vivaldi has tons of advanced features and customizations that I want and need. Vivaldi is the spiritual successor to the late great classic Opera v12.16 browser (the new Opera is crap and owned by the Chinese).

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MtOlympus Author

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Oct 8, 2020 5:11 PM in response to Ferd II

Thank-you Feed II.

I'm finding that Firefox 81.0.1 has disappeared from the Dock when I reboot or start my MacBook Pro 2020. It is replaced by a Question Mark.

However, while researching this, I noticed that the Question Mark is replaced with the Firefox icon.

I wonder if this indicates that Firefox takes longer to load than the other parts of the operating system. I have Catalina 10.15.7

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MtOlympus Author

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Oct 8, 2020 5:25 PM in response to HWTech

Thanks HWTech.

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Ferd II

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Oct 8, 2020 4:51 PM in response to MtOlympus

Yes, but there is a more current version: 81.0.1 (64-bit). Although I routinely use Safari, Firefox is my second choice and I have had zero problems using/updating it.

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