what is firefox used for

Firefox is a free, open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation in 2004. It is mainly used for browsing the internet like its other modern browser competitors, Chrome and Safari. Firefox works on Windows, Mac, and Linux devices, and is also available for Android and iOS. Firefox introduced and popularized many of todays standard browser features, such as tabbed browsing, bookmark toolbar, pop-up blocker, and add-ons or browser extensions. Firefox Quantum, an update to its search engine, improved user experience and processing power by transitioning Firefox to a multiprocess architecture that uses less memory with many browser tabs open. Firefox also provides an environment for web developers in which they can use built-in tools, such as the Error Console or the DOM Inspector, and extensions, such as Firebug and more recently there has been an integration feature with Pocket. Firefox automatically blocks known third-party trackers, social media trackers, cryptominers, and fingerprinters from collecting your data, making it a privacy-focused browser. Firefox Lockwise lets you access all the passwords you’ve saved in Firefox, and it’s free. Firefox uses less memory than Chrome, so your other programs can keep running at top speed.