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The [[Mozilla Suite]] is the result of many years of hard work. It is designed from the ground up to be robust, standards-compliant and flexible. It has a Web browser (usually just called "'Mozilla"), an e-mail and newsgroup reader (Messenger), an HTML authoring tool (Composer), a contact manager (Address Book), and an IRC chat client (Chatzilla). The Mozilla application suite is the basis of Netscape 6 and 7. (Mozilla suite is sometimes called "Seamonkey", which is an old Netscape code name.) <br><i>If you want a stable, tested and well integrated internet suite, the Mozilla Suite will not let you down.</i>
All [http://www.mozilla.org/products/ Mozilla products] are free and [http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ open source].


[[Mozilla_Firefox | Firefox]] is the Mozilla Foundation's next generation Web browser integrating the robustness of the Mozilla Suite with a user interface that was redesigned to be streamlined and performant. Firefox empowers you to accomplish your online activities faster, more safely, and more efficiently than any other browser, period. It is expected to become the Mozilla Foundation's flagship browser when it reaches 1.0.  It will not replace the Mozilla Suite, but rather offer an alternative, without the additional applications bundled in.<br><i>If you are looking for a small, standards-compliant and fast browser, Firefox is for you.</i>
==Mozilla Suite [[Image:Mozilla_icon.png]] and SeaMonkey [[Image:Seamonkey_icon.png]] ==
The [[Mozilla Suite]] is the original product from the Mozilla organization (now the [http://www.mozilla.org/foundation Mozilla Foundation]). It was designed from the ground up to be robust, standards-compliant and flexible. It comprises a Web browser (usually just called "Mozilla"), an e-mail and newsgroup reader (Messenger), an HTML authoring tool (Composer), a contact manager (Address Book), and an IRC chat client (Chatzilla).


[[Thunderbird]] is a new standalone e-mail application, based on the mail portion of the Mozilla Suite.  Features include advanced e-mail tools like spam filtering, an addressbook, and spellchecking. The application also includes a newsgroup (NNTP) clientThunderbird is designed to be a more flexible client, not bound to a single specific Web browser. It is expected to become the flagship e-mail client from the Mozilla Foundation when it reaches 1.0.<br><i>If you need a mail client independent of a web browser, with advanced spam filtering and other features, Thunderbird is your first choice.</i>
On March 10, 2005, the Mozilla Foundation announced that they would not release any further official versions of the Suite beyond 1.7.x, [http://www.mozilla.org/seamonkey-transition.html] since they are now focused on the standalone applications Firefox and Thunderbird.   It was agreed that future Mozilla Suite code development would be produced by a group of volunteers, not the Mozilla Foundation. The project was named [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ SeaMonkey], after the longstanding code name for the Mozilla Suite.  On January 30, 2006, SeaMonkey 1.0 was released.   For additional information see [[Mozilla Suite : FAQs : Status | this article]].


[[Other_Applications_:_Camino | Camino]] is a web browser optimized for MacOS X with a Cocoa user interface. It practices the art of simplicity with an uncluttered user interface but with the features you expect from a modern browser like tabbed browsing and pop-up blocking settings.<br><i>If you want a web browser for MacOS X that's more native than other browsers, but still simple, powerful, and secure, then Camino is what you want.</i>
==Mozilla Firefox [[Image:Firefox_icon.png]] ==
[[Firefox]] is the Mozilla Foundation's standalone Web browser loosely based on the Mozilla Suite's browser component. Firefox is designed to be more flexible and not bound to other applications. Firefox is designed with a [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/charter.html different mindset]&mdash;one to refine the Mozilla user interface and be more user-oriented. It replaced Mozilla as the flagship browser with the release of Firefox 1.0.
 
==Mozilla Thunderbird [[Image:Thunderbird_icon.png]] ==
[[Thunderbird]] is a new standalone e-mail and newsgroup (NNTP) application, based on the mail portion of the Mozilla Suite. Thunderbird is also designed to be a more flexible client, not bound to a single specific Web browser.  It became the flagship e-mail client from the Mozilla Foundation with the release of Thunderbird 1.0.
 
==Camino [[Image:Camino_icon.png]] ==
[[Camino]] is a Web browser optimized for MacOS X with a Cocoa user interface using Mozilla's underlying technologies. It has many of the features expected in the Mozilla family of browsers, but is designed to make a MacOS X user feel comfortable.
 
== Minimo [[Image:Minimo_icon.jpg]] ==
[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/ Minimo] is a Web browser for mobile or handheld devices such as  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant PDAs].  The  Minimo project  is focused on code-size and runtime footprint reduction, small screen usability, and porting to small consumer devices.
 
==Mozilla Sunbird [[Image:Sunbird_icon.png]] ==
[[Sunbird | Mozilla Sunbird]] is a standalone calendar application based on the once-popular Calendar extension for Firefox, Thunderbird and the Mozilla Suite. Sunbird is designed to be a more flexible client, not bound to any other application. The Lightning extension is available for users who need their e-mail and calendar to be integrated. Sunbird and Lightning are still in the early stages of development and only alpha test builds are currently available to the public.
 
==Bugzilla [[Image:Bugzilla_icon.gif]] ==
[http://www.bugzilla.org Bugzilla] is server software designed to manage software development and track defects.  Besides being the system used to  [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/  track bugs in Mozilla software], Bugzilla is also used by [http://www.bugzilla.org/installation-list/ many other companies and organizations].
 
==Gecko [[Image:Gecko_icon.jpg]] ==
[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Gecko Gecko] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layout_engine rendering engine] for the Mozilla Foundation&rsquo;s web browsers, e-mail programs, and other applications which display Web pages. Gecko has a well-deserved reputation for [http://nanobox.chipx86.com/browser_support.php industry-leading support of Web standards], and it also has the flexibility to support the non-standard code often found on the Web. Additionally, Gecko renders the user interface for the Mozilla Suite, Firefox, and Thunderbird using XUL, the XML User-interface Language.
 
==See also==
* [[Former product names]]
 
==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mozilla_products Wikipedia: List of Mozilla products]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers Wikipedia: Comparison of web browsers]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-mail_clients Wikipedia: Comparison of e-mail clients]
 
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All Mozilla products are free and open source.

Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey

The Mozilla Suite is the original product from the Mozilla organization (now the Mozilla Foundation). It was designed from the ground up to be robust, standards-compliant and flexible. It comprises a Web browser (usually just called "Mozilla"), an e-mail and newsgroup reader (Messenger), an HTML authoring tool (Composer), a contact manager (Address Book), and an IRC chat client (Chatzilla).

On March 10, 2005, the Mozilla Foundation announced that they would not release any further official versions of the Suite beyond 1.7.x, [1] since they are now focused on the standalone applications Firefox and Thunderbird. It was agreed that future Mozilla Suite code development would be produced by a group of volunteers, not the Mozilla Foundation. The project was named SeaMonkey, after the longstanding code name for the Mozilla Suite. On January 30, 2006, SeaMonkey 1.0 was released. For additional information see this article.

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox is the Mozilla Foundation's standalone Web browser loosely based on the Mozilla Suite's browser component. Firefox is designed to be more flexible and not bound to other applications. Firefox is designed with a different mindset—one to refine the Mozilla user interface and be more user-oriented. It replaced Mozilla as the flagship browser with the release of Firefox 1.0.

Mozilla Thunderbird

Thunderbird is a new standalone e-mail and newsgroup (NNTP) application, based on the mail portion of the Mozilla Suite. Thunderbird is also designed to be a more flexible client, not bound to a single specific Web browser. It became the flagship e-mail client from the Mozilla Foundation with the release of Thunderbird 1.0.

Camino

Camino is a Web browser optimized for MacOS X with a Cocoa user interface using Mozilla's underlying technologies. It has many of the features expected in the Mozilla family of browsers, but is designed to make a MacOS X user feel comfortable.

Minimo

Minimo is a Web browser for mobile or handheld devices such as PDAs. The Minimo project is focused on code-size and runtime footprint reduction, small screen usability, and porting to small consumer devices.

Mozilla Sunbird

Mozilla Sunbird is a standalone calendar application based on the once-popular Calendar extension for Firefox, Thunderbird and the Mozilla Suite. Sunbird is designed to be a more flexible client, not bound to any other application. The Lightning extension is available for users who need their e-mail and calendar to be integrated. Sunbird and Lightning are still in the early stages of development and only alpha test builds are currently available to the public.

Bugzilla

Bugzilla is server software designed to manage software development and track defects. Besides being the system used to track bugs in Mozilla software, Bugzilla is also used by many other companies and organizations.

Gecko

Gecko is the rendering engine for the Mozilla Foundation’s web browsers, e-mail programs, and other applications which display Web pages. Gecko has a well-deserved reputation for industry-leading support of Web standards, and it also has the flexibility to support the non-standard code often found on the Web. Additionally, Gecko renders the user interface for the Mozilla Suite, Firefox, and Thunderbird using XUL, the XML User-interface Language.

See also

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