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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>
===Mozilla Suite===
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 Suite is the basis of Netscape 6 and 7.


[[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 Firefox===
[[Mozilla_Firefox | Firefox]] is the Mozilla Foundation's standalone Web browser loosely based on 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]. One to refine the Mozilla user interface and be more user-oriented. It is expected to replace Mozilla as the flagship browser when it reaches version 1.0.


[[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) client.  Thunderbird 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>
===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 is expected to become the flagship e-mail client from the Mozilla Foundation when it reaches 1.0.


[[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>
===Camino===
[[Other_Applications_:_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.
 
===More Information===
To see which browser you should use, visit the [[Intro : Comparison | Product Comparison Matrix]].

Revision as of 01:52, 1 April 2004

Mozilla Suite

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 Suite is the basis of Netscape 6 and 7.

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox is the Mozilla Foundation's standalone Web browser loosely based on 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 is expected to replace Mozilla as the flagship browser when it reaches version 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 is expected to become the flagship e-mail client from the Mozilla Foundation when it reaches 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.

More Information

To see which browser you should use, visit the Product Comparison Matrix.

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