Waterfox is basically a 64-Bit version of Firefox. The Firefox source code is taken and compiled to run specifically for 64-Bit Windows computers. To make Waterfox stand out a bit more, it's compiled with optimizations so that it will run more efficiently and faster than just compiling Firefox as a 64-Bit program. Having been compiled specifically for this type of system, its performance is better than the standard version of Firefox. Icons and names aside, Waterfox is identical to Firefox, and is updated each time you do the main version, with the difference that your executable has been compiled for x64 and Windows systems. Waterfox is based on the current stable Firefox build, which means it functions in exactly the same way. Aside from its name on the menu at the top of the main window, there's nothing to differentiate it from Firefox. Waterfox shares your Firefox settings, so should you come to uninstall it, don't select the option to delete all personal information if you're still using Firefox.
You MUST have Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) installed! Download it here.
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/2/2/3224B87F-CFA0-4E70-BDA3-3DE650EFEBA5/vcredist_x64.exeChanges in source:
Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons
Added Twitter to the search bar for select locales. Additional locale support will be added in the future
Added a preference to load tabs on demand, improving start-up time when windows are restored
Improved performance and memory handling when using <audio> and <video> elements
Added CORS support for cross-domain textures in WebGL
Added support for HTML5 context menus
Added support for insertAdjacentHTML
Improved CSS hyphen support for many languages
Improved WebSocket support
Fixed several stability issues
Fixed several security issues
Changes in Waterfox:
Inclusion of jemalloc
Lower memory usage
Increased threading performance
Homepage and more info here:
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http://www.waterfoxproject.org/Download Waterfox (English-US) from here:
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https://d1th2p59px32bw.cloudfront.net/releases/win64/installer/Waterfox 37.0.2 Setup.exeDownload Waterfox Portable Edition (English-US) from here:
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https://d1th2p59px32bw.cloudfront.net/releases/win64/portable/WaterfoxPortable_37.0.2_English.paf.exe
