Pale Moon

[Aethec]

The Linux users aren't the only ones with optimized FF builds any more !

http://www.palemoon.org/

It's a Firefox build optimized for Windows, with a few useless features (Parental control things, and accessibility) removed.

It's a bit faster (~5% faster at SunSpider on my system), seems more responsive, and uses a little less memory.

However, if you are using an old processor (e.g. Pentium III), it won't work.

 

You can even install FF's language packs (PaleMoon is only in English by default) and replace the icons using ResHacker if you don't like the PaleMoon logo

And since it's a Firefox build, it will use your existing Firefox profile - that's useful.

I'm posting this using Pale Moon

 

PS : But don't expect a miracle - it still has the issues Firefox has with memory management

[Icedrake]

I would switch if I didn't enjoy testing out every single new build of Minefield so much. Does look nice though, even the persona and logo for it.

[JDPower]

I had a play with this a few weeks back and saw no noticeable performance difference. Plus the fact it will always be behind FF on security updates (and has no update notification of any kind) and I decided against bothering with it long term.