Firefox Feature Roadmap


Firefox 1.0
Firefox 1.1
Firefox 1.5
Firefox 2.0
timing
November 9, 2004
June 30, 2005
November 15, 2005
June 1, 2005
marketing themes
  • Browser you can trust.
  • Safe, secure, fast.
Even faster
  • drag and drop tab re-ordering
  • faster back
  • UMO - 2-3 extensions
  • DevMo - feature article, 2-3 docs
  • Mozilla Store - Moz Gear
  • SpreadFirefox - adopt isp/banner stuff/syndicated content
Even safer.
Next level web experiences.
end-user features
  • tabbed browsing
  • pop-up blocker
  • live bookmarks
  • search bar
  • extension manager
  • download manager
  • themes
  • password manager
  • form manager
  • cookie controls
  • anti-spoofing
  • plug-in finder service
  • mail integration
  • import wizard
  • clear privacy settings
    • preferences re-organization
  • RSS styling
  • improved MIME type handling
  • software update enhancements (update, updater)
  • download manager improvements
  • mac os x integration
    • default browser, import managers
  • printing improvements
  • software update mgr 1.1 (tbd)
  • extension mgr 1.1 (almost done)
  • anti-phishing feature
  • tabbed browsing improvements
  • software update enhancements
  • page info improvements
  • annotations, "notes"
  • "places" (bookmark improvements)
  • search engine management
  • resumable downloading; cross session
  • per site options
  • new theme
other ideas/other needs

  • improve support (through partners)
  • FlashGot
  • "Developer Pack"
  • "RSS pack"
  • better text zoom
  • resizing text area
  • adaptive full page zoom
  • anti-virus product integration/partneship
  • some sort of blog integration
  • "discover" sidebar tab, bringing back related links/delicious
  • grease monkey?
  • hosted xul apps?
  • chat client (productize chatzilla or trillian clone)
  • editor extension
  • hosted services

platform enhancements
Mozilla 1.7.5

  • HTML 4.0
  • CSS 1 & 2
  • DOM 1 & 2
  • RDF
  • XML 1.0
  • XML Namespaces
  • SOAP 1.1
  • XSLT
  • XPath 1.0
  • XHTML
  • xmlHTTP request
  • JavaScript 1.5
  • .gif, .jpg, .png, .ico, .bmp
Mozilla 1.8

  • CSS 2 (quotes, url cursors, outline)
  • CSS 3 (columns, overflow)
  • SVG 1.1 (partial)
  • canvas
  • XML improvements
  • NPAPI, scripting plugins
  • Increase cookie size
  • Greater IE compatability in quirks mode
  • E4X
Mozilla 1.9

  • tbd
Mozilla 2.0

  • cairo