Bangalore: Mozilla’s 64-bit browser ‘Waterfox 9.0’ is exclusively build for 64-bit systems.  It is based on Firefox’s open source code which is successfully complied for 64-bit versions of Windows. With the recent launch of Firefox 9.0, Waterfox has released its 9.0 version software which includes some changes from its Waterfox 8.0 version like new Type Interface, Do Not Track status, font-stretch support, Improved Text over-flow and support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS .  

The main aim of this new browser is ‘speed’ a key factor determining the performance of computing as it allows to access more than 3.5GB of RAM by utilizing the full potential of the systems . This new browser is more receptive and loads faster.  Waterfox fully support’s Add-ons and plug-ins like Adobe, Flash, Sun Java and Microsoft Silverlight.

Waterfox functions exactly similar to the present Firefox as it is developed from the same source code.  This fact states that the present Firefox users can easily migrate to Waterfox without much complication; moreover users can find their Firefox settings in place even after installing Waterfox.

A 64-bit build of Microsoft’s Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable is required in the system to install Waterfox. Waterfox download page contains all the needed links to download the 64-bit plug-ins of Flash, Silverlight and Java which are necessary to enjoy the full functionality of this 64-bit browser.